WHY JOIN HEARTLAND HOME SCHOOLERS?

There are many advantages to joining Heartland Home Schoolers!

--HOME SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: Heartland Home Schoolers is a Christian, volunteer-run non-profit organization whose mission is to provide educational and social opportunities for home schooling families. Membership dues go to pay for the website, Heartland events and various administration costs.

--FREE ADMISSION: Members will now enjoy free admission to certain Heartland Events such as the spelling bee, used curriculum fair, etc.

--WEBSITE ADVANTAGES: Members gain access to the "secure" side of this website where each family is given their own unique login that is password protected. Once logged-in to the website, members will enjoy the following features:

--WEEKLY E-MAIL UPDATES: Receive weekly e-mail updates reminding you of the upcoming week's events. This e-mail also includes any updates that have been made to the website, including new/modified items on the calendar, new classifieds listed, and new/updated forums. (Receiving this e-mail is optional.)

--CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Access to the Calendar of Events to keep you up to date and help you organize group activities and scheduling.

--INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE: Access to a listing of educational classes, instructors, music teachers, tutoring opportunities, physical education classes, etc..

--CLASSIFIEDS: Post your own classifieds-from books to curriculum to microscopes, the number of classifieds are unlimited and each family will be in charge of their own classifieds.

--FORUMS: Find answers to your questions with your own group forums. Banner FREE, with no Popups!

--MEMBERSHIP LIST: Have a "never-outdated" membership list of other members in this group. (This is secure and password protected.)

--LAST MINUTE UPDATES: Be notified via e-mail of last minute updates and changes to field trips or other events.

--PERSONAL FAMILY WEBSITE: Receive the ability to design your own secure, personal family web site within the homeschooling group's web site. No special tools are required. Your family web site is customizable with the ability to post photos, stories, share experiences, current projects and more. Your site is secure to you with your own security of a login and protected by a password. You have the option to keep your family web site private or share it with other families in your homeschooling group. Want to share your family web site with Grandpa and Grandma, brothers and sisters away at college or friends? You can set up personalized logins and passwords that you can share with family and friends. Teach your children how to create a web site with our built-in, easy to use, web tools! Make it a part of your curriculum!

--CENTRAL LOCATION: A central location for information and activities happening in the Lincoln area that are of interest to homeschoolers.