Help! I Need a Mentor

Convention, Decisions, Encouragement, God's Plan, Homeschool, Mothers, Planning, Support Groups

by Karen D. Koch We all need mentors in many areas of our life, and homeschooling is no different. When I first began homeschooling, I was desperately in need of advice, support, and practical support.  I was blessed to join Napa Valley Home Educators that provided...

33rd Convention Dates and Update

Convention, Uncategorized

A quick status update from CHEA’s Board of Directors:  We continue to search for churches or Christian colleges where we might host our Annual Convention, with much reduced costs. A Los Angeles-area church approached us as a possible location, but later realized they...

CHEA Update from Chairman of the Board

Convention, Decisions, God's Plan, Homeschool

Important Ministry Update from the Chairman of the Board The CHEA Board of Directors met Thursday, July 30 to review the ministry’s financial situation, and we want to provide an update to our Members and supporters. First a few facts: CHEA is a non-profit...

Why Doesn’t CHEA Ask for Donations at the Convention?

Convention, Homeschool

Why CHEA Doesn’t Ask for Donations for Itself at Its Conventions? (And Why a Collection Was Taken This Year) For a number of years, CHEA had been urged to take a collection on its own behalf at our Annual Conventions, but we’ve declined. The Board of Directors has...

How Much Does It Cost to Host a Convention?

Convention, Decisions

CHEA’s first and second conventions in the 1980s were at churches, but as the event grew it became necessary to find accommodations large enough for an expanding event. Colleges didn’t have the right mix of large exhibit and keynote spaces and larger rooms...

Wake up and smell the crayons

Babies & Toddlers, Convention, Curriculum, Family, Homeschool, Preschool Articles

by Susan K. Stewart Speaker at 2014 CHEA Annual Convention In recent years I’ve been asked a new question so often that it is beginning to rival “What about socialization?” The new question is “What preschool (or kindergarten) curriculum should I buy?” When I look...