Authentic Leadership
by Rebecca Kocsis Gone are the days when those in homeschool leadership should feel like they have to appear perfect in order to give homeschooling credibility. Homeschooling is now legal in all 50 states. We have a track record supported by more than 35 years of...
Essential Ingredients to Homeschool Success
This week's blog is written by the owner of Cornerstone Curriculum, David & Shirley Quine, who is one of our Keys to Homeschooling & Curriculum Fair sponsors. We are grateful for their continued sponsorship and support of CHEA events. © 2021 Cornerstone...
Ready for the World: 10 Things Every High School Graduate Should Know
by Katie Julius Four years of English. Three years of math. US History. World History. Biology. Chemistry. Foreign Language. Physical Education. Music. Fine Arts. Leadership. Extracurricular Activities. Community Service … the list of what is expected of our high...
2021 Susan K. Beatty Scholarship Recipient: The Homeschooling Lifestyle
Meet Blaine KovalBlaine was born into a homeschooling family, the youngest of four children, and has been home educated his entire life. Like his parents, CHEA members, Michael & Susan Koval, Blaine has been actively involved in South Bay Faith Academy, a CHEA...
The Most Assuring Educational Plan Ever
by Michelle Howard I didn’t usually inhabit that part of town: the charming, historic shopping district. It was way out of my price range back then (and still is now, come to think of it!). I was already feeling inadequate, visibly so, when I parked along the...
Homeschool Mom Self-Care: Your 60-Year-Old Self Will Thank You
by Rebecca Kocsis Isn’t it a wonder how we as homeschool parents can be so intentional about raising our children and yet completely neglect ourselves? I guess it shouldn’t be. As homeschool mothers we are consumed with the many needs of our families. We are mindful...
Growing Mission-Minded Children
by Marcia Washburn, The Old Schoolhouse As Christian parents, we are eager for our children to serve God wholeheartedly. Our mission is to help our children develop their God-given life messages and to learn how He wants them to share these messages with the...
Faith-Based – With the Emphasis on Faith
by Rebecca Kocsis I’ve often joked with friends about our faith-based organization - that CHEA is faith-based with an emphasis on “faith”. It seems we are always in need in one way or another; whether it be finances, or board members, or volunteers, or personnel with...
Finish Well. Finish Strong.
by Katie Julius It has been a long year. It has been a long school year! Even under normal circumstances, a homeschooling parent’s journey is filled with highs and lows. There are certain times throughout the year that many families find themselves struggling a bit...
What You Are Called To Do
by Gena Suarez, The Old Schoolhouse® Twenty years goes by so quickly. The magazine you are holding in your hands or reading online is the most recent issue published by a magazine company, The Old Schoolhouse®, which God allowed to "be born" two full decades ago. For...