Guiding Our Children Home Alliance

GOCHA

Home School Support Group

For information on Activities
in the Northern Virginia area, click below:

Our mission is to provide homeschoolers an opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and support, and exhibit the best work and projects of children and families in a congenial atmosphere. The group is inclusive and strives to provide support for homeschoolers of all ages and learning styles.

Point of Contact: Lorraine, 703-780-7769 or send me an e-mail.

To Join GOCHA, please send a blank e-mail to
GOCHA_Notes-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Other Great Home School Links with Tons of excellent information I couldn’t begin to duplicate, so please visit these sites:

VaHomeschoolers - The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers is your fully inclusive, volunteer driven, and member directed state homeschool association. Since 1993, VaHomeschoolers has worked to protect and promote homeschooling through action in legislative work, assisting homeschoolers on an individual level, and providing information, speakers, events and resources.

VaEclectic is a large, active list for in-depth discussion of issues affecting homeschooling, and for news about media articles and programs, proposed legislation, research, conferences and other information of interest to Virginia homeschoolers. To join this statewide list, send a blank E-mail to <VaEclecticHS-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>.

Ø For "Off Topic" discussions, send a blank E-mail to
<VAEclecticHS-OT-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com>.

Ø To join our Events and Field Trips list, send a blank E-mail to <VAEclecticHS-Events-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>.

NoVaUnschoolers is a large, active group that meets in and around Fairfax. All homeschoolers are welcome. To join send a blank e-mail to <NovaUnschoolers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>.

SHARENET is the information network of the Northern Virginia homeschooling community. No meetings, no commitments, no fees. To share an activity, or to be added/removed from the mailing list, please contact Melissa Riemer 703-893-4227 <SHARENET@att.net> or Susan Smith 703-327-7377 <susieg@alum.mit.edu>.

REACH sets up tons of field trips. To join send a blank e-mail to <REACHgroup-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> or contact Wanda Sloper at <sloper4@adelphia.net>.

NHEN (National Home Education Network)

HEAV (Home Educators Association of Virginia) HEAV is a non-profit, state-wide organization with an extensive website that explains the law, how to begin, and LOTS more. They offer a free magazine, e-newsletter, and legislative updates and have full-time staff and dedicated volunteers ready to answer questions and provide counseling. They also publish the Virginia Homeschool Manual.

Teach-At-Home is a comprehensive Internet resource center for the homeschool community, including homeschooling news, feature articles, quick study guides, student quizzes and a categorized, fully searchable links index.

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Last Update: 20 May 2008