Welcome to Poway!!
We're glad you found us. You can homeschool by yourself but it's a lot more fun sharing the journey with other likeminded families.
Not sure yet whether or not to homeschool? It's not an easy task, but with God's help you can do it! Parents often find they are frustrated with their local school system not meeting the educational or unique needs of their children. Many times, their children are not being challenged. They are falling behind because they don't learn exactly the same way as everyone else, or they have a special educational disability. When you teach your children at home, you have the flexibility to develop an individualized program with the curriculum you want.
Some parents are also discouraged by the unsafe environment of their child's school, where bullying, drugs, and violence may be presnet. Other parents are simply fed up with the public school system undermining their values and actively opposing their biblical worldview. At home, parents have the freedom to share their faith and build a moral foundation for their children. Click here to see how American Homeschoolers Measure up.
Will your child still be a Christian after High School Graduation?
Homeschooled: 94%
Public Schooled: 15%
We encourage you to support the proposed Parental Rights Amendment to the United States constitution. See www.parentalrights.org for more information.
Our Mission
CFS Poway’s goal is to enhance individual families’ abilities to meet their educational goals by providing additional opportunities for students to develop academically, socially, physically and spiritually. A range of services are provided for families who do not participate in a brick & mortar school. These include a year-end Promotion and Graduation Ceremony, School Pictures, Yearbook, Spelling Bee, Field trips, Co-op Classes, and annual Stanford standardized testing.
How to Homeschool Lessons from CHEA
Did you know that CHEA has a series of “How to Homeschool” email lessons? Upon signing up, participants will receive twelve weekly lessons delivered right to their e-mail box. This class was designed to help new homeschoolers get started, and for veteran homeschoolers who would like a refresher course.
The free class includes the following lessons:
- Emergency Start-up
- Pros & Cons of Homeschooling
- Withdrawing from School
- Filing a Private School Affidavit
- Homeschool Programs
- Setting Up School
- Record keeping - Pt. 1 (Required Records)
- Record Keeping - Pt 2 (Other Records)
- Scheduling
- Planning
- Find A Group
- What About Me?
Sign up today at http://cheaofca.org/howtolessons and lessons will begin arriving on the following Monday.
CFS Poway Membership
To join our group, click on "Request Membership" along the left side of this page. Our school year runs from August 1st to July 31st and the annual fee is $35. The annual membership expires each year at the end of July. The cost to join from Feb 15th to May 14th is reduced by 50% and is $17.50.
If you want to sign your student(s) up for Co-op classes then you will also need to pay a facility fee of $30 (for one child) or $50 (for 2 or more children.) This fee must be paid before you will be allowed to enroll in classes, but is waived for parents who teach a class or who help lead Co-op in a significant way. If registrations don't work out for you and you end up dropping co-op before September 15th, this fee will be refunded. Spring only fees are $15 for families with one child and $25 for families enrolling 2 or more children.
Have all your children graduated? You are invited to join at the special alumni rate of $10 per year.
Homeschooling families who live out of state are welcome to join as well. You will be able to participate on the forums, classifieds, and receive our monthly newsletters. The cost for this is $8 per year.
Paying via Paypal
Did you sign up to join without paying immediately? Now you can't get back to the paypal window - so either write a check and mail it to CFS Poway at P.O. Box 665, Poway, 92074 or log in to your paypal account and send payment to: payments@cfspoway.org Please make a notation as to what the payment is for so that we can assign it to the correct account. Thank you!
Homeschool Enrichment Magazine
Subscribe now to Home School Enrichment Magazine for only $15! If you subscribe by clicking through this link, CFS Poway will receive a portion of the subcription price. Thank you for your support!
HSLDA
CFS Poway is an affiliate of Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit 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. As a member of CFS Poway, you will be able to join HSLDA at a discounted price.
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Isaiah 54:13
Members,
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