| Help for those new to homeschooling / Also Legislative information |
Getting Started - You Can Homeschool!
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NOTICE OF INTENT - Sample Form to Copy
This form comes from the CHEC website, under "FAQ" |
Christian Home Educators of Colorado - CHEC
Find out about CHEC, who we are, what we do, and how we can serve you. We have been serving Colorado families for over 10 years and have extensive experience in helping homeschooling parents do the best possible job with their children's education. |
Homeschooling - Family to Family
Ask yourself this question: Are you willing to share your heart for home schooling by guiding a new family through the curriculum maze, by introducing them to support groups and the social opportunities of home schooling, by providing regular counsel and encouragement when it gets tough and by praying regularly for them? If just a fraction of seasoned home schoolers catch this vision and say, "Yes!" we can bring over one million new children into home schooling over the next few years. An added benefit would be a great strengthening of our state and local home-schooling organizations. |
Home School Legal Defense Association
The Home School Legal Defense Association is a non-profit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed. |
Treon Goosen
Welcome to RO828.com. This site features information on homeschooling, links to state and federal government websites, national news organizations, and much more. It will be updated on a regular basis. The e-blog will archive the legislative updates and email alerts that are sent out from RO828.com. Visit often and stay informed. |
Treon Goosen Talk from May 13, 2008
Treon Gossen is well known in the State of Colorado for her work with the current Homeschool Law. At our invitation, Treon came to speak with us concerning recent rumblings from California and how it could affect Colorado's Homeschool future. She also shared the current homeschool law in plain terms and took a Q&A time from the people attending. If you currently homeschool or are considering homeschooling your children, this is a must listen to. |
| Springs First Home Educators - Important Information |
Order CHEC Conference tapes, CD's, or MP3's here
You can order workshops on CD's or MP3 files from the 2009 CHEC Conference. |
| Homeschooling Through High School |
College Plus!
CollegePlus! is a Christian based coaching/mentoring program that provides students with an innovative approach to earning their accredited bachelor?s degrees in less time and at a fraction of the cost. |
Education PLUS
Is home schooling the "Classroom of the Future?" Is it a viable educational alternative? Must it match the scope and sequence of public school training to be effective? What are the educational and employment prospects for home-educated graduates? How do parents graduate their children from high school? Can parents really do this successfully? The questions multiply--and there are many answers! |
Edu-Track Record Keeping
Dramatically improve the quality, accuracy, and organization of your home school, lesson planning, and record keeping. |
Homeschool High School Seminars
Are You Ready?
Do you have a child at least 11 years of age?
Do you have questions about teaching higher math, transcripts, and college entrance?
Do you know how you are going to direct your child into his or her life's calling?
Join us for the CHEC Homeschool High School Seminar to gain confidence, ideas and the tools to complete your homeschool journey. Reap the benefits and blessings of spending those final formative educational years together!
CHEC presents the Homeschool High School Introductory Seminar, a one-day seminar covering a compendium of aspects of homeschooling through high school. These seminars are loaded with information and ideas that will motivate and inspire you to homeschool through high school. |
| Curriculum Resources On-line: FREE and Resale |
An Old-Fashioned Education
Welcome to An Old-Fashioned Education. I'm Miss Maggie, owner and creator of this site. You'll find here a directory of free homeschool curricula, literature and text books organized for the use of homeschooling families.
Homeschooling can cost a fortune if we're not careful. A textbook plus the answer manual, teacher's manual and test booklet can easily run over $200! And that's just for one grade level and one subject. Good grief! Do they think we're all growing money-trees in the back yard? I live in a single income household and there is no way on God's Green Earth that I can afford to spend as much on homeschool supplies as I'd like to. Since buying whatever strikes my fancy is not an option I have decided to seek out as many free online resources as I can find. There are literally thousands from which to choose. |
Christian Homeschoolers
Many resale site links are provided here. Some may no longer be active. Newer sites do not yet appear here (such as TLPSH and HSLDA Market). |
Educator's Exchange
Since 1992, Educator's Exchange has been providing home educators with quality "used" curriculum and educational materials. With five years of personal homeschool experience, we take pride in offering our customers free curriculum consultation and advice.
Educator's Exchange provides internet and mail order sales to home educators all over the world as well as walk-in service at our store location in Richmond, Virginia. |
HomeschoolChristian.com
Used Curriculum Message Board |
HomeschoolClassifieds.com
Welcome to the largest site on the web for buying and selling new and used homeschool materials, and for finding and announcing homeschool groups, activities, and events. |
Homeschool Trading Train
Take a ride with us on the Homeschool Trading Train, it's absolutely FREE!
We'll be travelling to destinations far and wide to bring you the best deals on new and used homeschool curriculum and resources. On the Trading Train you can buy and sell your textbooks and educational materials or even trade them with other homeschoolers. |
HSLDA Used Curriculum Market
This site is for the sale of curriculum and materials specifically related to homeschooling. HSLDA created this site in response to our members' concerns about the policy of other auction sites that do not allow the sale of teacher or instructor materials (e.g., anything with an answer key). We want to provide a one-stop shop where anyone can sell, and HSLDA Members can buy, new or used curriculum. |
VegSource
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| GREAT Homeschool Enrichment Sites! |
Answers In Genesis
Upholding the Authority of the Bible from the very first verse, this organization provides many resources to help you build-up and defend your faith. |
Colorado Springs History, Church Finder, and More!
See the history of Colorado Springs in a timeline! Also, if you are looking for a church, there is a church finder on the site. Provided by Gospelcom.net. |
Donna Young Printables
This website contains lesson planners, school calendars, household planners, printables in various subjects, and planning tips for homeschoolers. |
Drive Thru History
Host, Dave Stotts, drives students to important historical sites and explains why these places are important. Bring your children around the world without packing a suitcase! |
KinderArt
FREE - KinderArt is the largest collection of free art lessons on the Internet. What began in 1997 as a few helpful ideas for teachers and parents, has since grown into an enormous collection of resources featuring thousands of free lesson plans, ideas, and resources. |
Leslie Tryon Teaching Library
FREE - Lots of great ideas for teachers to use with elementary aged students! |
Skymaps
Stargazing is a wonderful pastime enjoyed by millions of people all around the world. Anyone can join in. Here's how... |
Wunderground
Find constellation maps by zip code, weather conditions, a trip planner (gives historical highs/lows and weather conditions for a designated place to aid in planning), satellite zoom-ins, web-cams, and all kinds of weather information! |
| Links for Children! |
Bible Study Calendar and Activity Suggestions
The American Bible Society has a great calendar for kids! Each day has a verse to read and a suggested activity to go with it. This can serve as a short devotional time for children. |
God's World News
They have a section on their site "Just for Kids" which includes Bible study activities, "Today In History", and today's "News In Focus". |
Just For Kids
Explore this FUN list of websites for kids... See photographs through a high power microscope, see the world through the eyes of a bee, make animations on your own computer, or help save the rainforests, the possibilities are endless. |
| Local Resources / Classes for Homeschoolers |
4-H Club
After a long summer of vacations, county fair, state fairs, and a lot of negotiations; Kolbe Kids finally has a meeting time and place for this year. Click here to get meeting information! |
Child Diagnostics - Dianne Craft MA, CNHP
Dianne is located in Littleton, CO and she offers tremendous help for children who struggle with ADD, Dyslexia, Ear infections, Right-brained learning, and more! "Help your children work smarter, not harder!"
Also you will find wonderful tutoring instructions for many subject areas. This part of her website alone is quite valuable! |
P.E. Plus
Coach Dave Kemp leads homeschooled children in P.E. classes throughout the Denver Metro Area as well as Colorado Springs! The "Plus" part of his program makes it a unique physical education offering. Check it out! |
Piano and Flute Lessons
My goal in music instruction is to develop musical skills according to the needs and desires of individual students, as well as an understanding of music as a gift from God. Students will be introduced to a variety of experiences in musicality, technique, theory, performance, and music history, which can remain a lifelong source of personal enrichment and enjoyment. Clara Ring |
| Miscellaneous |
Church Finder
Find a Christian church in these areas: Black Forest, Briargate, Cimarron Hills/Rustic Hills, Cragmor, Downtown, Eastborough, Fountain, Gleneagle, Holland Park, Ivywild, Manitou Springs, Monument, Old Colorado City, Rockrimmon, Security/Widefield, Skyway, Southborough, Stetson Hills, Village Seven, Woodland Park |
Daily Bible Reading
Come for daily Bible reading, Children's Bible fun, Bible history, and much, much more! |
Homeschool Buyers Co-op
The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is a national, nonprofit cooperative of homeschooling families. Our collective mission is to make homeschooling more affordable for all homeschoolers. |
Living On A Dime
Tawra is known on the Internet for her expertise in frugal living. She participates in group discussions on several simple living and frugal bulletin boards and advises people regularly how to save money. |
Microsoft FREE Word Viewer
Word 97-2000 Viewer
This freeware program allows users who do not own Microsoft Word to view and print documents that were created in Word. The latest version of Word Viewer can open documents created with all previous versions of Word for Windows and version 4.x and later of Microsoft Word for Macintosh. |
SAT and ACT Preparation Program - Steep Discount!
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| On-line Curriculum - for tuition |
Global Virtual Curriculum
An alternative to K-12, which constitutes public school enrollment and negates membership in HSLDA, yet is a program developed by a public school system. Over 80 courses offered for a yearly fee per student. |
| Parenting / Family Relationships |
National Center for Biblical Parenting
FREE - Subscribe for weekly email tips to help children learn how to make long-term changes. They do also sell books and other resources. |
Pearables Character Curriculum and Materials.
Pearables provides resources for the family to enjoy together! Character is who you are when no one is looking. |
Titus 2 Living
FREE - The Maxwells are raising 10 children! They have an abundance of wisdom to share with others. Come for encouragement, support, and help along your homeschooling journey. They do also sell various resources. |
| Resources - Aid and Emergency Assistance |
2-1-1 * Pikes Peak United Way
2-1-1 provides toll-free one-call access to over 400 service providers across six East-Central Colorado counties. 2-1-1 Call Center was brought to our community by Pikes Peak United Way.
Publicly launched in June 2004, the 2-1-1 service is designed to help those in need get easy and quick access to agencies that can assist them.
Pikes Peak United Way's 2-1-1 call center services a six-county area: El Paso, Teller,
Park, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Lincoln
Residents of these counties can pick up the phone and dial the three-digit extension to speak with a knowledgeable operator who will look up important agency, program, and service information and provide referrals to the caller. |
Angel Food Ministries
With a heart to help others and a generous spirit, Joe and Linda Wingo founded Angel Food Ministries in 1994 to provide food for friends and neighbors who were struggling financially. Today, they are still doing the same thing. The Angel Food program now is helping provide food relief to more than 500,000 families each month. |
Colorado Unemployment - Apply for benefits
Learn about unemployment benefits, estimate what your benefits would be, and apply on-line for them. |
Emergency Preparation Resources
Though the link title indicates this site is only for emergency preparation - there are many wonderful resources for homeschoolers too! Cooking, food storage, first aid, maps, etc - check it out!
Ultimately, very few people would be able to prepare sufficiently to meet all situations by themselves for a prolonged period. Only by pulling together as extended family or groups can the various needs of a family or community be met. However, it is the responsibility of each individual to acquire the knowledge, skills, supplies, and desire to not merely survive, but overcome adversity and continue to live and provide hope for the future for future generations. |
Share Colorado
The goal of SHARE is to help families save about 50% on their groceries, while encouraging the building of relationships with their neighbors in the community. There are no qualifications...if you eat, you qualify. |
