Region 8
Director:
David Henderson
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Counties:
Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Vance, Wake
We are continuing to add information as it trickles in!
If you have additional information about a group below please forward it to region8@nche.com
REGION 8 Support Groups by county
Durham County
*CHEAGD – Christian Home Educators Association of Greater Durham - Contact
Description: CHEAGD is a Christian homeschool support group serving the Greater Durham area of North Carolina. We are open to all homeschool families who agree to honor the principles in our Statement of Faith. We have two annual meetings of the full membership (September & January). During the school year, we run a co-op style Enrichment program that meets monthly.
Area: Durham
*NC FIAR Five in a Row
Description: NC FIAR is a homeschool group designed to support families using the Five in a Row curriculum. We are open to families in the Triangle area. We go on field trips every other Thursday which relate to the various books in the curriculum. There is also a monthly support and encouragement meeting for Moms typically held in the Durham area.
Area: Durham and Triangle Area
Franklin County
*See Lighthouse Christian Homeschool Association - Wake Co.
Granville County
*See Lighthouse Christian Homeschool Association - Wake Co.
*GRACE
Description: We do 4-H to enhance science and we do field trips every month. And 4-H is open to any homeschooler even if they are not in our group. We are happy to help any homeschooler that needs help. We are a very diverse group of different faiths
Area: Granville Co.
Orange County
*Chapel Hill Homeschoolers
http://chapelhillhomeschoolers.com/
Description: We are a network of more than 200 parents homeschooling. Our group was founded in 1990 to provide encouragement, support and enriching activities for our homeschooling community.
Area: Orange Co.
Vance County
*See Lighthouse Christian Homeschool Association - Wake Co.
Wake County
*Ace Academy
Description: We take up to 45 families with a fall and spring co-op. Most of our kids are in the middle school range. We do have a statement of faith that we review with our potential members.
Area: Knightdale
*Apex Baptist Home Educators
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*ARCH – Cary/Raleigh - Association of Roman Catholic Homeschoolers
http://archraleigh.tripod.com/
Description: We are a Roman Catholic group of 120+ families with children of all ages. Traditional homeschool activities including co-ops, park days, science fair, field trips, spelling bee etc. Email support loop. Many opportunities to celebrate our faith as a group.
Area: Cary, Raleigh
*Bond Park Homeschoolers
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*Brooks Avenue Church of Christ
Description: We are an open group of about 8 families in Raleigh that meets at a location convenient for the member whose month it is to pick the place. We are so spread out around the area that we each take a month and pick a place so that we have a least one get-together close to home.
Area: all over the Triangle
*Capital Area Homeschool National Honor Society
Description: Membership is determined by :
Approximately 40 youth at this time No statement of faith is required
Area: Wake County and surrounding areas
*Cary Homeschoolers, Inc
http://www.caryhomeschoolers.org/
Description: We are a secular support group based in Cary but open to members from any surrounding area. Potential members may go to our website and find the appropriate contact information for joining or contacting our group. We do not have a current phone contact
Area: Cary
*Charlotte Mason Mothers Support Group
Description: We meet regularly on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 7-8:30 at the Panera Bread in Cary for CM book discussions. We are open to any homeschooler who desires to provide a Charlotte-Mason style education to their children.
Area: Triangle area
*Circle of Grace
Description: We are a group of 20+ families, open to new members. We strive to live up to our name and extend grace as we deal with other.
Area: Apex/Cary
*Colonial Homeschoolers
www.colonialhomeschoolers.org
Description: Colonial Homeschoolers is a support group for Christian homeschoolers in Cary, NC and the surrounding area. Our group is sponsored by Colonial Baptist Church, but any Christian family who can sign the statement of faith may join. Currently there are 360 member families. Co-op classes with Bible studies for mothers (SEEK) meet on Thursday mornings. High school classes (HARC) meet on various weekdays. Other small groups and clubs include debate, science, and writing co-ops. Special speakers and classes with guest teachers are offered to members periodically. Group testing and a graduation ceremony are arranged yearly.
Area: Cary and surrounding areas
*Common Thread Kids
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/common_thread_kids/
Description: This group focuses on creating & growing friendships through regular scheduled activities such as, park/play dates, movie mornings, lots of field trips, & also activities scheduled for moms, and families (including the dads). The main age groups are kids whose birthdays fall from 2000-2002, and also their siblings.
Area: Wake County - mostly in Cary, Apex, H. Springs, Willow Springs, Fuquay Varina)
*Community Life Church Homeschool Association
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*Dayspring Home Educators
http://dayspringhomeeducators.com/
Description: Dayspring is a Christian homeschool support group open to all homeschool families. Dayspring offers a variety of activities for children and parents - i.e. parent meetings, Homeschool 101, friend trips, holiday parties, science fair,etc.
Area: SW Wake County
*Encouraging Hearts
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*Footsteps
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*Foundations Homeschool Co-op
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*Fuquay Varina Homeschoolers
Description: The Fuquay Varina Homeschoolers group (Southern Wake County, NC) was established to provide a communication tool for homeschool families in the FV and surrounding areas. We also have members from nearby surrounding counties (Harnett and Chatham). The group has park days, field trips, picnics, arts and crafts activities etc.! All members must be approved to join the website.
Area: Fuquay-Varina, Angier, Willow Springs, Holly Springs, & surrounding areas.
www.generationshomeschool.com
Description: Generations is a ministry of Crossroads Fellowship Church in Raleigh. We offer an 8-week co-op in the Fall and Spring, as well as many other activities for the whole family--Science Fair, Spelling Bee, Field Day, Holiday Parties, Parent Meetings and Socials, Teen Activities and so much more. We have a private website for member connection online.
Area: N. Raleigh
*GIFTSNC
www.giftsnc.org
Description: We are an on-line support group for families home educating children with special needs. We offer annual conferences in Cary, NC. We do have some families in the RTP area that are beginning to meet for children social activities.
Area: on-line - nation wide
*HEART – Homeschool Enrichment thru Activities, Relationships,Truth
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*Heart of Carolina
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*Hearts and Hands
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*HERO-HS – Home Educators Resource Organization for High School
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*HOME – Hephzibah's Organization of Mentoring Educators
Description: We are a small group – under 10 families. Children enjoy indoor play, field trips, holiday celebrations, and other creative things.
Area: Wendell,
*Home Grown Scholars
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*Home School County Connections
http://familylobby.com/hcconnect/logon.asp
Description: Must join the group to login to yahoo group
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*Homeschool Explorers
Description: We are a group of 20 families, looking to grow. We have weekly programs and playground time. We meet at Method Community Center
Area: Raleigh
*Homeschoolers of Color
homeschoolersofcolor-subscribe@yahoogroups.com homeschoolersofcolor-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Description: We are a group dedicated to supporting homeschoolers of color and their families! We recognize that homeschoolers of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American heritage have a real need to connect with one another. Our children need a homeschool group with peers and role models who can guide them in many ways including growing in their racial and cultural identities. We hope to provide many occasions for folks to meet, gather, play, explore, learn together, and form bonds of friendship and mutual support! There are about 10+ families that gather regularly. Our group is of accepting of all people regardless of their faith. We strive to focus on our commonalities and to respect each others differences. We meet every Wednesday mid-morning. Specific times and places are announced on our yahoo group, homeschoolersofcolor-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. We do travel to all the counties of our membership at some point during the year.
Area: Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange, Wake Counties
*HSChristianHomeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HSChristianHomeschoolers/
Description: Support group for Christian Homeschoolers in the Holly springs area. We meet for park play dates and activities - open to newbies
Area: Holly Springs
*Humble Hearts
Description: We meet weekly (Thursday) for fellowship and recreation and offer field trips throughout the school year. This group is open to any homeschoolers that wish to participate and there is no cost to join or participate in park/play dates.
Area: Franklinton, Youngsville and Wake Forest
*JCHE - Johnston County Home Educators
Description:We are a large homeschool group with fantastic opportunities: band, chorus, yearbook, early homeschoolers, sports, award-winning history club, and a huge range of activities for all ages.
Area:Johnston and Wake County
*Life in Jesus Homeschool
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*LIGHT – Loving Instruction Given Through home
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Lighthouse Christian Homeschool Association
www.lighthousehsa.com
Description: Lighthouse is a support group of about 220 Christian homeschooling families from Wake Forest, N. Raleigh, Youngsville, and the surrounding area. We have a parent meeting for information and encouragement on the 1st Tuesday night of each month at 7pm, currently meeting at Wakefield Baptist Church in Wake Forest . Membership is open year round. Our activities include field trips, clubs, park days, parent workshops, teen activities, yearbook, and special events like Powder Puff Football, Christmas Fair & Gingerbread House Contest, Mom's Christmas Tea, Spelling Bee, International Fair, Field Day, and High School Graduation. Lighthouse provides the Lighthouse Eagles Sports teams for all homeschoolers in the area, and is also a partner in the Carolina Capital Homeschool Prom.
Area: Wake, Franklin, Granville, Johnston Counties - Wake Forest, Youngsville, N. Raleigh, Rolesville, Zebulon, Franklinton, Louisburg, Henderson, Creedmore, Oxford, Kittrell and more!
*Love to Learn
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*Method Moms
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*Mocha Moms
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*North Raleigh Homeschoolers
Description: We are a non-denominational/secular homeschool group offering family activities, classes, fieldtrips, parent's night and weekly park days. All ages welcome
Area: North Raleigh
*North Raleigh Play Group
Description: Our group is open to those attending our church, but we would welcome those to come and visit our church to meet our homeschoolers. We have monthly field trips usually on Friday and another day for social/play times. We arrange monthly Ladies' Night out.
Area: North Raleigh
*North Wake Homeschoolers
Description: We are a secular homeschool group in the North Wake and North Raleigh area. We currently have 43 families. We meet every Wednesday for a play date at different area parks. We also have field trips and whatever other activities the group members want to organize. Our group size is limited to 45 families.
Area: North Wake and North Raleigh
*One to One Ratio
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*P.E.A.C.E. at Bayleaf – People enthusiastic about Christian Education
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*Psalm 127 co-op
Description: We are a homeschool co-op that meets every Thursday morning. We offer a variety of classes for ages nursery-teens. The year is broken up into two semesters of twelve weeks each. The do-op is divided into two periods. First period the students are placed in class with students in their age group. Second period the students choose from several classes and will be mixed with other ages. Our goal is to provide a positive learning and social experience and to offer classes that would help.
Area: Harnett, Wake, Johnston Counties
*RACCE – Raleigh association of Classical Educators
Description: New families are considered for membership, each May. Activities include monthly parent meetings, field trips, park days, men's and women's monthly reading groups, Christmas family fellowship, End-of-year program and family fellowship, group-owned library of resources
Area: Raleigh and Wake Forest
Richland Creek Community Church
Description: We have about 40 families.
Area: Wake Forest
*Salt and Light Homeschool Association
www.mtvernonbaptist.net/ministries.php
Description: The Salt and Light Homeschool Association (SLHA) brings together homeschool families in the North Raleigh/Wake Forest area for support, encouragement, and fellowship. We provide opportunities for growth for the home schooled child and parent. Also, SLHA shares information with each other about local, state and national activities and events. We also strive to glorify our Lord Jesus Christ in everything we do. We are a small group which limits the number of families allowed in the group to 30. To learn more about SLHA, please visit our website. SLHA activities include but are not limited to: Regular meetings for fellowship and planning - Seasonal parties and learning opportunities - Whole family fellowship meals with opportunities for homeschoolers to share projects, work or talents in a public forum - Group field trips - Annual Mother's Tea - Middle/high school social/hangouts - Playgroups - Park days, homeschool hangouts - Curriculum fairs - Night of the Arts - Science Fair, Spelling Bee, International Fair - Promotion night - Annual IOWA testing - Mini Co-op classes / parent book study - 28 week academic co-op for middle and high school students - Service projects
Area: North Raleigh
*Secular Homeschoolers of NC
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/secular_homeschoolers_NC/
Description: We are a group of 60+ families that uses a yahoo group to communicate and schedule our events
Area: Wake and Johnston Counties
*SEMAH – Southeast Middlers at Home
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoutheastMiddlersatHome/
Description: We are an inclusive, secular social network for families with upper elementary and/or middle school age children. This network is not meant to take the place of the larger area support groups, but to fill the needs of this age group.
Area: Wake and Johnston Counties
*S.O.C.K.S. - Sowers of Christ's Kids
Description: SOCKS Support Group has a rolling application process for families within the Raleigh-Wake Forest and surrounding areas. Our group currently meets the first Tuesday of every month at Grace Assembly Church in Wake Forest at 7PM.
Fund Raising: We are a young and growing group of enthusiastic families. Our funding raising this year was to collect box tops for the Box Top for Education program.
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*STARS – Southeast triangle Area resources & Support for Homeschoolers
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*Steadfast Home Educators
Description: Steadfast Home Educators is a support group for Christian homeschoolers.The group consists of around 25 families with children from birth through twelfth grade. It meets in South Raleigh and is convenient to Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, and Angier. Co-op classes are offered for all ages each Friday morning. A variety of classes are offered each semester and are taught by the moms, unless we need a specialty class.Field trips, play dates, mom's meetings, and family gathers are offered periodically throughout the school year. Special seminars are offered periodically and are generally opened to the public. Year-end testing,graduation ceremony, and an annual Christmas drama (performed by the students) are offered each year to group members.
Area: South Raleigh (between Fuquay-Varina and Garner)
*Sunrise Support Group
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*TCA – Triangle Christian Academy
*Description: This group is limited to 40 families and is usually full to capacity during the school year. The group meets monthly primarily for parent meetings, park days, and kids' clubs. For the most part, members are located in North Raleigh.
Area: Raleigh
*THEA – The Home Education Association
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*THOR – Teen Homeschoolers of Raleigh
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*Triangle Teens Homeschool Network
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/triangleteenshomeschoolnetwork/
Description: This is a social group for families of homeschooled teens in the Cary/Apex/Raleigh NC area. Our focus is to provide teens with opportunities to meet, interact and build friendships. We have regularly occurring activities and are always on the look out for new and interesting things to do. Member families are homeschooling at least one teen aged 13 years or older.
Area: Cary/Apex/Raleigh
*Victory Home Scholar Connections
Description: We are a new group of 15 Christian families meeting monthly, usually the first Friday afternoon.
Area: South Raleigh, Garner
*Wake Forest Presbyterian Church
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*Waldorf Play
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*Well Trained Moms Group
Description: Our purpose is to encourage moms who use some variation of The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and also moms who are simply trying to provide a rigorous education for their kiddos! We meet the 4th Mon. evening at 7:30 at Borders in Cary on Walnut Street.
Area: Cary, Raleigh
Groups in counties surrounding Region 8
Harnett
Faith Home Educators
Description: We are a Christian homeschool group that offers coops, field trips, community service projects, and a competitive sports program. We have children from preschool to high school. We have about 80 families.
Area: Harnett County - near Ft. Bragg, Lillington, Sanford, Spring Lake, and Fayetteville, Chatham
HELP – Home Educators Living in/around Pittsboro
Description: This is a Christian group.
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Johnston
JCHE – Johnston County Home Educators
Some questions about support groups you might want to consider:
~ Christian or non-Christian (secular)
~ size of group - 15 - 100+ families
~ age specific - pre-school or high school
~ location - distance you are willing to travel
Communication
Spice-line
... a free email loop exclusively for homeschool families in the Triangle area and beyond. Join the 3200+ families as they share events, classes, questions, tidbits, etc. To subscribe, send an email with your name in the subject line to spice-line-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .
Homeschool Bookstores
The Home School Gathering Place
http://www.homeschoolgatheringplace.com/index.php
5202 Holly Ridge Dr
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-571-8106
Getting Started Articles on the web:
http://www.nche.com/ click on "How To"
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"The Old Schoolhouse Magazine "
Simple Recipes for Successful Homeschooling
http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/How_To_Homeschool/tosbrochure.pdf**************
"Teaching Home Magazine"
great getting started articles
http://www.teachinghome.com/started/q&a/index.cfm
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Spanish!
http://www.teachinghome.com/started/q&a/spanish/index.cfm
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"Homeschooling Today Magazine"
Gail Felker's 8-step recipe for homeschooling success
makes the overwhelming manageable..
http://homeschooltoday.com/resources/homeschooling101/
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look for their Information & Resource guide
http://www.homeedmag.com/ORD/mtrlst.html
A way to say thanks.....
for the help you've received would be to join NCHE!
http://nche.com/ .....the state wide support group that promotes, protects
and provides for homeschoolers!
That action will also strengthen the homeschool community in our state.