AREA RESOURCES

ATHLETICS/FITNESS

Homeschool Unified Sports Teams of Lafayette (HUSTL)- For homeschoolers who enjoy team sports up through high school. HUSTL has had fun with the Tippecanoe Tornados basketball teams (boys & girls teams) and offers soccer, cheerleading and volleyball as well. Contact Geoff Anderson, athletic director, at tippecanoetornados@gmail.com or check out their website (see link above.) to see how you can become involved.

Gym & Swim- offered by the YMCA. One hour of guided activity in the pool and one hour of guided activity in the gym. Meets Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-3:30 PM during the school year. Call the Y at 765-474-3448 for more information. Faith Community Center also offers a gym & swim program.

Arnett Sports Center- Sports Clinics for home educators. Pay per visit with a family maximum. Call
464-0100 for more information.

Swimming- competitive swimming teams (Even high school homeschoolers have some limited opportunities to compete on these teams.)
* A local swim team is Boilermaker Aquatics.

* Maverick Aquatics is another swim club.

Wrestling-  program that is open to any guy from 5th through 12th grades.  We have a full match and tournament schedule where we wrestle private schools and public schools.  The team is under the umbrella of Faith Christian School and consists of guys from FCS, home schoolers and even a few public school kids. The season usully runs rom the end of Oct./beginning of Nov through February.  For more information go to http://www.faithlafayette.org/page59.aspx or email Joe Blake at blakedad@gmail.com.
 

Fencing - For homeschooled high schoolers.  Contact John Levy at  levyj@wl.k12.in.us.

Gymnastics - classes just for homeschoolers with the Lafayette Gymnastics Club

Recreational Leagues

*First Assembly Church- soccer & baseball. Contact Chris Johns at 765-474-1432 for more information.
*Most public elementary & jr. high schools offer basketball & baseball/softball leagues. Contact the public school office closest to you.
* Faith Community Center - is a fitness center along with various sporting opportunities for youth and adults.
*Greater Lafayette Recreational Soccer Alliance for 5 - 14 year olds.
* The North West Soccer Club (NWSC) offers age appropriate soccer under nationally sanctioned rules small game philosophy for boys and girls from 4 years to 10 years of age.
Call the Information Line at 765-543-8841 or email NWSC for more information.

  4-H
Children in 2nd grade are eligible for Mini 4-H and 3rd-12th graders participate in regular 4-H. Enrollment deadline for a given year is February 1.

Westside Sunshiners 4-H Club- predominately made up of homeschoolers. Contact Colleen Sipple for more information at 765-523-2327.
Brookston Clovers 4-H Club- For more information contact Jennifer Greene at RJ5GREENE@aol.com.

SCOUTING- groups that mainly serve homeschoolers

Boy Scouts- for boys in 6th grade- age 18.  Contact the Beaver family  or by phone at (765)477-8366 more information about scouting.

"Unofficial" Adventuring Crew - an unofficial home-school "adventuring" group, a group of home-school people, guys and girls, approximately 15-18 years old, who like getting outside hiking, biking, camping, and more, with other people their own age. Contact James Foster.

 Girls Scouts - for help in finding a girl scout troop or help in starting a troop , please contact Melinda Prickett.

PERFORMING ARTS

Pro-Arts Program- youth arts program offering dance classes.  Contact Jamie West for more information.

SMALL GROUPS

A small group is a group of homeschooling families who get together for field trips, play days, and supporting one another. You can click on Small Groups to learn about the various small groups in this area.

 CO-OPS
A co-op differs from a small group in that the parents take turns teaching different subjects to a group of children. The strength of co-ops is that you can cover subjects that are hard to do at home such as debate, speech, drama, etc.

 For more information on area co-ops that are accepting members, please contact Kristine Roehl for information on the Wilcat Creek Home Educators' Cooperative (WCHEC) or for the Elijah Group Kelly Wallpe.

 Quo Vadis SPEECH and DEBATE CLUB
This club is training teens to be effective communicators for Christ. Interested students can compete in National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA) tourneys. This club will be hosting a practice speech and debate tourney in Lafayette on January 21 & 22, 2011. Contact Lori Walters or check out the Quo Vadis webpage for more information.