Welcome to the Official site for the Perry County Homeschoolers
We are a Christian, non-profit, volunteer ministry committed to giving information, guidance, support and encouragement to homeschooling families in Perry County and surrounding counties. We believe God, in His Word, has given parents the authority and responsibility to educate their children in a godly manner. We seek to nurture each parent and child within the group and without. While we do not require that members be Christians, members should be respectful of our Christian Beliefs.
Homeschooling is a great way to teach your children while instilling them with morals and family values.
Support Group Policies:
- Membership dues are currently $10.00 per family. This is a special prorated fee that will give you membership in PCHS from now through August 31, 2023 (regular rate is $15 per year).
- A Mandatory meeting is generally held in June to plan the upcoming school year and collect dues.
- Members are expected to participate in at least one activity by volunteering to coordinate or serve in an event or activity. New Members receive a one year grace from service.
We encourage you to become a member to receive the full benefits of the group. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] for more information.
If you would like to join, please click on the picture below.
7TH ANNUAL HOMESCHOOL USED BOOK & CURRICULUM SALE
PERRY COUNTY HOMESCHOOLERS 7TH ANNUAL HOMESCHOOL NEW/USED BOOK & CURRICULUM SALE!
JUNE 1-2, 2023
(ALL DETAILS IN ATTACHED PICTURE)
Concessions available!
Baked goods, snacks, and drinks available Thursday night and all day Friday.
Beef hotdogs and pizza available Thursday 6:00-6:30pm.
Breakfast items Friday 8-9am
Beef hotdogs, pizza, and beef BBQ available from 11-1 on Friday
Notary on site Friday 10am-12pm! Bring your affidavits for the 2023-2024 school year and have them notarized for only $5 per family
Link to the FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1306304653560684
Our quarterly Community Aid clothing drive lines up with this date.
Help local families while supporting PCHS at the same time!
-Bring a clothing donation for the drive and have you family entered in a drawing for a one-year ULTIMATE membership to SchoolhouseTeachers.com. Drawing will take place at 1pm Friday. Winner will be contacted via phone/email if not present at drawing. You will have access to hundreds of courses for your entire family (PreK-12), streaming videos and ebooks, online interactive content, downloadable lessons, a year of the print subscription of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, and much more! All in time to start planning for the 2023-2024 schoolyear!
Running low on fuel?
Fill up your tank with free encouragement, inspiration, and tips for success at our upcoming restoration mini conference!
Perry County Homeschoolers is offering families the chance to attend one of three free sessions with experts on the June 2nd date of their 7th Annual Homeschool Used Book and Curriculum Sale. Different topics will be covered to help your children, teens, and family succeed.
Pre-Registration is required for the seminars and attendance is limited.
We are asking attendees to register for just one session so as many families as possible have the opportunity to benefit from this free event. If there are open spots, we will allow you to attend a second session with "at the door" admission that day.
Visit https://www.homeschool-life.com/403/iform/102299 to register
"MAKING HOMESCHOOLING POSSIBLE IN PA"
LOCAL FUNDRAISER FOR PA HOMESCHOOLERS!
HSLDA Compassion will be hosting an information table and fundraiser at the Perry County Homeschoolers 7th Annual Homeschool Used Book and Curriculum Sale. Information about the program and how it helps homeschool families will be available.
THERE WILL BE BAKED GOODS FOR SALE, 100% OF THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH WILL GO DIRECTLY TO HELPING HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Want to support those same homeschool families without compromising your waistline? Tax deductible monetary donations will also be accepted and there will be one table of curriculum for sale designated to benefit the same. Thanks to a generous Seed Money Matching Grant, any funds raised that day (up to $2000) will be matched dollar for dollar so your contribution, no matter how small, will go twice as far!
Maybe you would like information on how you could become an ambassador. Feel free to ask!
Let PCHS Help You Make the World Your Classroom
Overview of PA Homeschool Law
March
The following is a snapshot of our March calendar. Members have access to the full calendar including details and sign-ups.
April
The following is a snapshot of our April calendar. Members have access to the full calendar including details and sign-ups.
SchoolhouseTeachers.com
TOS Magazine
Get the premier trade publication for the homeschooling community delivered right to your home. Released quarterly in beautiful glossy print, each issue is packed full of advice, resources, and encouragement. Our enhanced magazine format includes BONUS digital content, which means MORE reading material for you than ever before!
PCHS Quarterly Clothing Drive
Got Clothing?

Clean out your unwanted/outgrown clothing while helping PCHS at the same time!
PCHS has joined a virtual partnership with Community Aid. Although we no longer have a physical donation bin, we will be collecting clothing donations which will be purchased by Community Aid to benefit our support group on a quarterly basis!
These drives will occur the first Friday of March, June, September, and December. These dates usually line up with our monthly gym classes or yearly book sale, so the drives will therefore be conducted at those locations. I can even arrange a pickup of your donations if needed! Or if you will be seeing Janel Martin or Diamond Hile at a function within the two weeks prior to the drive date, you may give your donations directly to them.
Please keep shoes bagged separately from clothing.
Do you suddenly have a large amount of clothing to get rid of, or did your children all simultaneously grow out of their clothes in between scheduled drive dates? If a drive is not scheduled to occur soon, contact me directly at [email protected] and I can coordinate a time and place to get your donations.
Support PCHS with the BoxTops4Education Program
Support PCHS with your normal grocery shopping!
If you already have a boxtops account, you can now change the school group you are supporting to PCHS.
If you are new to boxtops, you can choose to support PCHS right away, but first contact me to ask for a referral code. Each time someone new signs up for the boxtops app, PCHS gets a bonus if you use the referral code I can send you.
Click the photo below to email PCHS and request a referral code so you can signup and help support our group.
HSLDA
We recommend that homeschooling families join HSLDA.
Even if you never experience legal trouble yourself, your HSLDA membership will help enable other homeschooling families to get the legal help they need and will help defend our right to homeschool here in central PA.
Membership in HSLDA also gives you personal access to the legal staff; HSLDA's experienced high school, special needs, and Toddlers to Tweens consultants; and discounts through HSLDA's PerX program.
PCHS members SAVE $15 on the HSLDA membership price when you enter our Discount Group code on the HSLDA membership form!