Minnesota Homeschool Organizations & Support Groups

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Minnesota State Homeschool Organizations

Homeschool Minnesota

Minnesota Homeschoolers’ Alliance (MHA)
A statewide organization that provides information and support to homeschooling families. MHA is nonsectarian - there is no religious affiliation or orientation, and people of all faiths and beliefs are welcome. Our members are a diverse group of families with different backgrounds and different approaches to homeschooling, but we all share a common goal: to encourage and facilitate families that choose to educate their children at home.

Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE)
Formed in 1983 to encourage Christian families in the home education of their children. MACHE (pronounced "Mah-shay'") is a statewide, facilitating organization for all parents who have chosen to homeschool.

Minnesota Homeschool Support Groups

Anoka County
L.I.F.E Homeschool Group
L.I.F.E. serves homeschooling families in Anoka and surrounding counties. We offer a variety of homeschooling activities including play days, field trips, and mom meetings. If you are interested in joining the group or would like more information on homeschooling, please contact us.

Mankato
Mankato Area Home Educators
MAHE is an inclusive group for those homeschooling in the Mankato area. We offer support, activities, and fellowship for the homeschool family.

Metro area
WHIM Coop: Waldorf Homeschoolers in Minnesota
Our community of 40+ families gathers in small groups for circle-time, lessons, singing and music-making, bread-baking, handwork and seasonal crafts. We gather as a whole for camping, canoeing, putting on our own plays, going to puppet shows and plays, celebrating festivals and more. We have members across the metro area and, increasingly, beyond. To be a member, just show up! Contact: Katharine Krueger 612-798-4777 or by email:

Minneapolis
Twin City Connection Homeschool Group
Twin City Connection Homeschool Group was founded in 2007 by families whose children attended an online public school. They wanted to offer their children an opportunity to make lasting friendships with their peers that were in similar school settings by creating regular group events & activities that everyone could share and enjoy. This group consists of homeschooling families practicing a variety of schooling methods. Twin City Connection Homeschool Group meets at least once a week during the school year for field trips, play dates, science days, art history days as well as mom’s night out.

Owatonna
Owatonna Area Christian Home Educators (OACHE)
A local support group and class co-op for homeschooling families in the Owatonna, MN area. We offer monthly parent support meetings, weekly co-op classes, field trips, and service projects for the whole family. Our goal is to help families raise children who love the Lord and love to learn.

Plymouth MN
Plymouth Area Homeschoolers
Plymouth Area Homeschoolers is a new group based on the principals of Families learning together to train, teach and prepare the hearts of their children for Jesus Christ.

Rochester
Mother's Heart Homeschool Support Network
This is the place for Homeschool families in SE MN to get updates, information and schedules. Offers support, training, and fellowship.

Rochester
RAACHE Rochester Area Association of Christian Home Educators
Monthly newsletters with information about local events. $25 annual membership. Offers monthly Mom's meetings, graduation, choir, band, hand-bells, basketball, volleyball, annual picnic,etc

Rochester
Learning Together Rochester
A support group of families who have fun learning and playing together in Rochester, Mn and surrounding areas. This group is non-religious group and open to people of all backgrounds, faiths and educational styles.

Sherburne County
North West Metro Homeschoolers
Support Group meets regularly at local parks, indoor gyms and meeting facilities such as local Libraries and Community centers. Occasionally meet for optional field trips and other optional educational opportunities. Share knowledge and collaborate the resources of each family to provide excellent opportunities for our home schooled children. Members coordinate various activities for the group as the need arises. Occasional options such as Moms night out and planning meetings. Require each member and their family to be active by attending an activity at least one time with in a 3 month period.

St. Michael
WEST
WEST seeks to provide quality tutor-based classroom instruction, from a Christian perspective, to home-educated students in the 7th through 12th grades within a community setting..

Statewide
MACHE Support groups
Local members of the home education community who gather together to share suggestions, experiences, and talents to help one another in the journey. Sometimes the essence of a support group is a monthly morning coffee meeting of the moms. Other times it is moms and dads together, conducting the business of the group and discussing policies and strategies. At times it may be the families getting together for an evening hay ride in the winter. Some support groups sponsor periodic group teaching opportunities somewhat similar to co-ops.

Statewide
Early Child Homeschooling Opportunities- Minnesota (ECHO-MN)
An outreach group designed to help families with young children learn about homeschooling and support those families via quarterly meetings, egroup communication and connecting families with homeschooling support groups.

Statewide
Minnesota Homeschoolers' Alliance
MHA has a wonderful support group directory which they will provide to homeschoolers via email.

Twin Ports and surrounding areas
Northland C.O.R.E.
A source of information for homeschoolers in the Twin Ports & surrounding areas.