Protect Your Children: CHEA Recommends Megan’s Law Website
by Rebecca Kocsis When families join a homeschool group, they are joining a community that often spends many hours together each month. Close bonds are formed; lifetime friendships are forged. In the process, children have their friends over to their homes to play....
Your Children Need a Prayer Warrior
by Carla Earley As homeschool parents, we "sacrifice" quite a bit. Putting aside our career, doing without luxuries, living on one salary, or giving up some hobbies is not considered unreasonable because we know our primary task as parents is to raise our children to...
Multi-Age Home Education
by Christina Rivera A woman once told me that raising more than one child was not much more effort than raising a single child in that if she were already making a sandwich, why not make five? It is true with parenting and it is true with home education. You have...
Homeschooling Preschool
by Katie Julius One of the most common questions I see in social media homeschool support groups begins with, “My kids are 2 and 3…” I often chuckle to myself because parents of preschoolers are some of the most ambitious and eager parents out there. Our society has...
Take a Break!
by Katie Julius When I was in (public) school, I remember the build up of anticipation as the school year was drawing to a close and summer was about to begin. Freedom! Sure, we participated in activities during the summer; some were even educational. Summer reading...
Finding Hope in a Darkening World
by Katie Julius If your social media feed has been anything like mine the last month or two, it’s likely that you’ve experienced similar feelings of frustration, discouragement, and even despair. Between the attacks on parental rights, the increasing sexualization of...
Homeschooling 101: Teacher Perks & Educational Discounts
by Katie Julius With the growing number of homeschoolers, many companies that have traditionally offered educational or teacher discounts also extend these perks to parent-teachers who educate their children at home. Some require a teacher ID, but often a photo ID and...
Called to Ministry: 2019 Susan K. Beatty Scholarship Recipient
Meet Cortnie Cortnie Johnson began her homeschool journey in fifth grade after being enrolled in a public school in her early elementary years. Daughter of CHEA members Mark and Annmarie Johnson, Cortnie has been a part of Celebration Academy, a CHEA Support Network...
When Will I Homeschool the Way I’d Really Like?
by Deborah Wuehler I am finding some things lacking in our homeschool this season. I have not been able to get some things added to our schedule that I’d like. I missed some great field trips. I still haven’t found a homeschool group near enough to really settle in...
Homeschooling 101: What Kind of Homeschooler Are You?
One of the most frequently asked questions I get from new or non-homeschoolers is “What is your typical day like?” That can be a difficult question to answer because our family doesn’t really have a “typical” day, though we do have a routine structured around the...