Regional 4 Liaison

Tracie Marsh

My name is Tracie Marsh, and I’ve been homeschooling for over 20 years. My husband Mike and I have been married for 26 years, and we have four children, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren. I’ve graduated two of our children and one son-in-law, and I’m currently homeschooling our younger children and grandchildren.

I co-founded and still lead Seeds of Promise FSG, a homeschool co-op serving over 120 families and 350 students across multiple NC counties. I also serve on the board for the North Charlotte Lions (NCHEAC) and enjoy ministering through Awana and children’s church.

My heart is to encourage and equip homeschool families, especially those just beginning. I’m grateful for how NCHE has supported our journey and look forward to serving Region 4 with love, joy, and purpose.

North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) exists to help parents homeschool with confidence and joy by protecting your right to homeschool, equipping you with resources and encouragement, and connecting you with families and groups across the state.

One of the best ways to find ongoing support is by joining a local homeschool group in your area. Below you’ll find a list of groups in your region, which have chosen to be listed on this page. While we are so grateful for the support these groups provide, being listed on this page is not an endorsement by NCHE.

If you’re a homeschool group leader, please take a moment to ensure your group’s listing is accurate. If your group isn’t listed, we encourage you to complete the Homeschool Group Form so families in your area can find and connect with you.

If you have questions or need guidance, your regional liaison is here to help. You can also take advantage of all the other ways NCHE supports homeschool families:

Homeschool Groups in Region 4

African American Homeschoolers of Charlotte (AAHOC) was designed to more easily allow African American homeschoolers in the Charlotte area to connect with one another. The group is open to AA Homeschoolers and those homeschooling AA children. We provide support, information, field trips and group testing. While the group itself has no religious affiliation the administrators are Christian and will conduct the group from a Christian viewpoint.

Online:https://www.facebook.com/groups/946793188747251/

Membership: open

Contact: Cynthia Abbott aahoclt@gmail.com

Areas served: Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus and Gaston


Brace Family YMCAhttps://www.ymcacharlotte.org/programs/childcare-education/homeschool
We offer enrichment, fitness, and academic classes for ages 5-17. We are a drop off program through the YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Contact: Vickie.Brammer@ymcacharlotte.org

Area(s) Served: Charlotte, Matthews, Indian Trail, Concord, Waxhaw, Pineville, Monroe


Branch Christian Academy

We are a 501 (c) (3) organization in Cabarrus County that seeks to educate our families at home and in a community together, leading and guiding them in the way they should go. We desire to do life together and support each other in this journey. We all have something to offer and we see the value of everyone in the co-op. We are one body with many parts, all essential to the co-op family. We desire to not only teach our own children, but to disciple the children and lead them toward their own individual callings in life. We will do whatever we can to support each child. In addition to the children, we want to create an environment that supports the whole family. We pick from a variety of different curriculum publishers, using only the best of the best! We use Notgrass, The Good and the Beautiful, Apologia, Lifepac, to name a few. We also offer life skills, p.e., art, drama and 4-H.

Online: Facebook  & Website
Contact: Rae Crawford branchhighschool@gmail.com
Membership: Open

Area(s) Served: We meet at two locations in Cabarrus County.


Cabarrus County Home School Association (CCHSA) The Cabarrus County Home School Association (CCHSA) is a nonprofit, nondenominational, Christian home school support group dedicated to providing tools and encouragement to home educators and their families. Benefits of membership include educational and social opportunities, sharing of resources, updates on legal issues and requirements, group privileges and discounts as well as mentoring and group support. (Taken from the CCHSA website.)

Online: https://cchsa.com     info@cchsa.com
Membership: Open

Area(s) Served: County: Cabarrus & Surrounding Cities: Kannapolis, Rockwell, Landis, Gold Hill, Stanfield, New London, Concord, Huntersville Zip Codes: 28023, 28025, 28027, 28036, 28071, 28075, 28081, 28082, 28083, 28097, 28107, 28124, 28137, 28138, and 28146


Cabarrus Homeschool Information Hub A Facebook group geared towards spreading information about opportunities for homeschoolers around Cabarrus County, a place to seek advice, and find resources for educating our children.
Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County
Online: Cabarrus Homeschool Information Hub

Contact: Erica Bell belle07us@yahoo.com
Membership: Open

Area(s) Served: Cabarrus County, Mecklenburg County


Charlotte Christian Homeschool Network (CCHNet) CCHNET is a Christian based list for new and veteran homeschoolers in, or moving to, the greater Charlotte area. Anything of interest to homeschoolers and families in the Charlotte Metro area may be discussed.  This list is Christian based but is open to all homeschoolers regardless of creed, philosophy, political orientation, race, etc. We provide a connection between Christian support groups of varying statements of faith as well as inclusive groups in order to allow individual members to pick and choose among the rich homeschooling resources available in the greater Charlotte area.

Please join CCHnet fb page and email group https://groups.io/g/cchnet and post directly if you would like.

Area(s) Served: Charlotte and surrounding areas


The Cleveland County Homeschool Association, Inc. is a local support group whose purpose is to represent the homeschool community in a manner that honors Jesus Christ while providing support, advice, information, fellowship and activities to area homeschoolers. You can find them on Facebook listed as CCHA-Cleveland County (NC) Homeschool Association.

Online: http://www.cchanc.org/
Contact: Quinne Bridges ClevelandCoHomeschool@yahoo.com
Membeship: Open

Areas served: County: Cleveland Cities: Shelby, Cherryville, Kings Mountain, Lattimore, Mooresboro, Lawndale, Polkville, Waco, Ellenboro, Grover, Gaston, Lincoln counties and upstate SC. Zip codes: 28150, 28151, 28152, 28021, 28086, 28089, 28114, 28090, 28136, 28169, 28040, 28073, 28016, 28033, 28020, 28038, 29702, 28054


Concord Christian Homeschoolers: We are a small group of Christian homeschoolers with kids age 3-8, with younger and older siblings welcome. We meet weekly in Concord and Kannapolis, just north of Charlotte. This is a social co-op with some field trips and seasonal events scheduled throughout the year, as well as weekly park days. We look forward to meeting you.


Complete in Him Homeschool Co-op: We are a Christian co-op for High Schoolers & their PreK-8th grade siblings, with core classes & electives which vary each year.  All students take Biblical worldview classes.  Individualized homeschool planning & help available.  Families volunteer to assist with end of year ceremony and graduation.  

Mecklenburg, Union & Cabarrus Counties                                                                                                                      Serving Grades Pre-k through 12

Contact: Christina Neitz co-op@completeinhim.net

Eagles’ Wings Studio, a 501c3 non-profit education organization, has been serving the Matthews, NC homeschooling community for 10+ years! Through our program, home-educated students are given the opportunity to learn, create and perform together. Our musical theatre training provides foundational training instruction that helps students explore their creativity, develop classical singing, dancing, and acting techniques, as well as provide ample opportunity for them to build self-discipline while fostering a lifetime love of the performing arts and strengthening their leadership and teamwork skills, character and confidence. Company Classes for Middle to High School-aged home-educated students are also available, which require an audition for assessment of where each individual student is looking to come into the program (not for specific roles for any specific productions). We also offer private voice instruction! Visit our website for more information about what we offer!

Auditions/Registration: Spring of every year. Keep up with us on our Social Media (Facebook and Instagram) to learn when audition interest is building, and when registration goes live each year!

https://www.eagleswingsstudio.com/
Contact: Gwen Berger
Email: info@eagleswingsstudio.com

Classes Meet at:
Havilah Dance Company(10058 E Independence Blvd, Matthews, NC 28105) or
HOPEChurch(4201, 2020-C Independence Commerce Dr, Matthews, NC 28105)

Area(s) Served: Matthews, Mint Hill, Charlotte, Concord, Indian Trail, Monroe, Pineville, Waxhaw, Weddington, Gastonia, Belmont, Mount Holly, Huntersville, etc. in the Surrounding Charlotte, NC Metro Area


FACES Catholic Homeschoolers This group is for members of the Family Apostolate of Catholic Education and Service (FACES) home school co-op located in Charlotte, NC. FACES is an apostolate of Roman Catholic families established to support homeschooling families in their role as primary educators of their children. Our ultimate goal is to help parents and their children grow in the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ through obedience to His teachings, attaining through His grace, life everlasting. This group is also open to Charlotte area Catholics who are not members of the FACES Co-op.

Contact: Christine DiRenzo, at Chrisdirenzo@hotmail.com.
Online:groups.yahoo.com/group/FACES_NC/
C0-0p Membership: Open

Area(s) Served: Charlotte


F5 Speech and Debate Club We are a small homeschool speech and debate club that seeks to develop students’ speaking and critical thinking skills. Fast friendships are formed as students participate in the weekly meetings and occasional tournaments.  We are a part of the Stoa Christian Homeschool Speech and Debate League.

Website: https://stoausa.org/what-is-stoa-like/

Online:https://sites.google.com/view/F5Debate 

Co-op: Membership: Open

Area(s) Served: Union, Stanly, and Mecklenburg counties


Greyfriars Classical Tutorials is a ministry of Greyfriars Classical Academy to homeschooling families with students from kindergarten through 8th grade. GCT-Grammar includes K through grade 5 and meets on Tuesdays, while GCT-Logic includes grades 6-8 and meets on Thursdays. Both groups are under the direction of the Board of Greyfriars Classical Academy, a three-day-a-week high school.

At Greyfriars, we believe we are working with the God-given strengths of children by emphasizing memory work in the grammar stage, discussion and problem-solving in the logic stage, and presenting ideas wisely and well in the rhetoric stage. The program provides weekly classroom instruction by tutors who love what they teach and do so from a Christian worldview and with a classical methodology. GCT meets for 30 weeks during the school year and is ideal for families who desire the benefits and blessings of educating both in community as well as in the home school.  Families of GCT find guidance, structure, curriculum help, encouragement and accountability in a nurturing community.

Online: www.greyfriarstutorials.org

Co-op: Membership: Open

Contact: Ashley Trice, Headmaster Greyfriars Classical Tutorials 2701 Rice Road Matthews, NC  28105 E-mail: ashley.trice@greyfriarsclassical.org

Area(s) Served: Matthews, Mint Hill, Charlotte, Concord, Indian Trail, Monroe, Pineville, Waxhaw, Weddington.


H.O.M.E Cooperative is a Christian cooperative with academic classes for students in grades K-12. Nursery & preschool classes are available for siblings. Parents must remain on campus and participate in classes. We emphasize a positive community atmosphere with additional opportunities for fellowship.

Online: https://homecoop.godaddysites.com/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1670963283419511

Co-op: Membership: Open

Contact: Christina Weed, home.homeschoolcoop@gmail.com

Area(s) Served: Gastonia and surrounding areas


Level Up Educational Academy (Homeschooling):  Offering Homeschoolers PreK-8th Parent-Led Co-Op (Tuesdays), as well as offering a 6th-8th Middle School Tutorials drop-off à la carte program (LU Middle – Tuesdays) & a 8th-12th High School Tutorials (Mondays & Wednesdays) drop-off à la carte program. Level Up has been a part of the South Charlotte & Union County community since 1995, serving homeschoolers with the opportunity to find academic and community support which operates on Christian ethics & values.

  • Co-Op provides academic support for Elementary-ages students.
  • LU Middle provides academic Tutorial support that helps prepare Middle School students for the rigor of the High School grades.
  • Tutorials provides academic Tutorial support that helps prepare High School students for graduation (with opportunities for college prep) in which prepares students for whatever their endeavors may be beyond High School higher education.
  • All of our programs also offer a wonderful opportunity for vibrant & supportive community – as many of our parents come with years of homeschooling experience. We also offer field-trip, community service & many other fun social opportunities!
Website: www.leveluphomeschooling.com
Email for High School Tutorials & LU Middle: info@leveluphomeschooling.com
Email for Birth-8th Grade Parent Led Co-Op: leveluphomeschoolcoop@gmail.com
Areas Served: Mecklenburg, Union & Cabarrus Counties (York County – SC)

Lincoln County Home Educators, founded in 1988, is a growing local Christian support group of about 65 families. Our purposes as a group are to offer help and encouragement to area home schoolers and to provide educational, spiritual, and social activities for member families.

Online: lchesupport.com

Membership: Open

Contact: Tracy Ballard Info@lchesupport.com

Area(s) Served: Cities: Lincolnton, Crouse, Cherryville Zip Codes: 28037


Mint Hill Community Homeschoolers is a Christian Support Group, open to any homeschooling families.  We are a homeschool co-op with a focus on supporting homeschooling moms and enriching the educational experience of our students.  We provide an encouraging Bible study geared toward homeschool moms and enrichment classes for students in grades K-12 and their younger siblings. We meet bi-weekly on Friday mornings from 9:30-12:30 Sept through May of each school year. We meet on the campus of Mint Hill Baptist Church, where we have access to classrooms and nursery facilities.

Co-op: This group is a co-op, or has a co-operative component

Membership: Open

Contact: Shana Talbert  mhchcommittee@gmail.com

Area(s) Served: Mint Hill, Charlotte, Matthews, Indian Trail, Monroe and surrounding areas


Niche Homeschool Enrichment Group is a community of like-minded homeschool families dedicated to providing our children a classical education with a Charlotte Mason flare. Our vision is to create an educational environment that supports homeschool families by offering classes that help drive and enrich their existing curriculums. 

Online: thenichehomeschoolgroup.com

Contact: 2MissKim@gmail.com or DenversNicheNews@gmail.com

Area(s) Served: Denver/Iron Station area


North Charlotte Secular Homeschool Co-op We are a group of homeschooling and unschooling families from the Greater Charlotte area working together to provide a gathering place for our children to engage in learning and social opportunities. Our mission is to provide a quality diverse, secular, and inclusive environment in which children are nurtured while engaging in classes and activities in a climate of mutual respect. We are a non-religious, all- inclusive group. Families of any/all ethnicities, gender preferences/identifications, religious or non-religious beliefs, schooling styles, ages, political beliefs, abilities, etc are welcome with open arms. Please be respectful of all beliefs and lifestyles represented here. We are all doing the best we can for our children, and we all have that in common.

Online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245898232460498/

Co-op: This group is a co-op, or has a co-operative component

Membership: Open

Contact:TracyBurkett  tracyb928@hotmail.com

Area(s) Served: Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia


Parents of Charlotte Area Home Schoolers Face Book Group Connect with other local homeschooling parents.  Share local events, special deals on classes, programs for homeschoolers and links for online tools & activities. Share things related to and helpful to Homeschoolers.   Find groups and Co-ops.

Online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/49748714914/

Contact: Karen Shattuck kls81698@yahoo.com

Area(s) Served: Serving South Central North Carolina and North Central South Carolina, the Greater Charlotte area.


PALS Co-Op & 4-H Club is a cooperative meetup that facilitates P-rayer, A-chievement, L-earning and S-ocializing for Conservative-Christian homeschooling families.  Benefits of membership include educational and social opportunities, community service projects, 4-H activities and competitions.

Online: https://m.facebook.com/groups/527279441105775?id=527279441105775&ref=content_filter&_rdr

Membership: Open

Contact: palshomeschool@gmail.com

Area(s) Served: PALS serves Union County and surrounding areas.


Pathway Christian Co-op meets every Friday in Huntersville. Provides academic instruction and social opportunities within a Christian setting.
 

Contact for K-8th: pathwaycoop@gmail.com

Contact for 9th-12th grade: pathwayhighschool@gmail.com

Online: www.pathwaycoop.com


Piedmont Homeschoolers Yahoo Group
This group is offered as a means of disseminating news and information of interest among homeschool families residing in the Piedmont region.

Online: Piedmont Homeschoolers Yahoo Group

Membership: Open

Contact: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Piedmonthomeschoolers/

Area(s) Served: The Piedmont of NC


SALT (Seeking & Learning Truth) The purpose of the SALT is to provide education, guidance, support, and encouragement from a biblical foundation to one another as home educators.

Online: SALTcharlotte.org

Membership: Open

Contact: Misty Spinelli saltcharlottehomeschool@gmail.com

Area(s) Served: Lowell, NW Charlotte, Belmont, Mount Holly, Stanley, Dallas, Gastonia, Bessemer City, Cramerton, Oakdale, Mtn. Island Lake, Coulwood


Seeds of Promise Family Support Group Seeds of Promise FSG is a non-profit, non-denominational parent cooperative homeschool family support group founded upon Biblical Judeo-Christian values.  Our members participate in group field trips, co-op courses, and events such as monthly meetings, contests, yearbook, newsletter, community service, and great family fellowship times.  Please contact us for membership fee and more information.

Online: Seeds of Promise Family Support Group

Membership: Open

Area(s) Served: Serving, but not limited to: Lincoln, Cabarrus, Iredel, Catawba, Gaston counties, and Mecklenburg Counties


Stanly-Montgomery Home School Association (SMHSA) “SMHSA is a home school group based in Stanly and Montgomery County, but we also have members in Anson and Cabarrus County. We offer opportunities for children age K-12, their younger siblings AND parents to get together at different events throughout the year. These events include, but are not limited to; holiday parties, field trips, monthly skate days, graduation, Moms’ fellowship and an annual family picnic.”

Online: www.smhsa.net

Membership: Open

Area(s) Served: Albemarle, Driden, Oakboro, Norwood, Locust, Stanfield, Mt. Gilead, Wadesboro, Polkton


Visions of the Future Homeschool Group is a non-secular group open to all members of the communities of Mooresville, Mt. Ulla, Davidson, Cornelius, and Huntersville.

Online: visionsofthefuturehomeschoolgroup.yolasite.com

Co-op: Membership: Open

Contact: Email:visionshomeschoolgroup@gmail.com

Area(s) Served: Mooresville, Mt. Ulla, Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville


WINGS ( Wise Instructors Need Group Support) exists to provide support and encouragement to homeschool parents primarily in the north Charlotte, University, and Lake Norman areas of North Carolina. Through our interactive forums, members are able not only to share information pertaining to homeschooling, but to also build relationships online that will further enrich those same friendships “offline”.

Online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wiseinstructors/

Membership: Open

Area(s) Served: North Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, UNCC area, Lake Norman

 

The Young Learners Homeschool Community  (Ages K-5, Secular) was created in 2024 to provide an inclusive, collaborative space for homeschooling families in the Belmont, NC & Surrounding areas. This nonprofit provides weekly, monthly, quarterly, & annual points of connection for the secular homeschool community. Offers:

  • Regular meetings for parents
  • Parents night out events
  • Field trips
  • Co-ops/education resource center/classes
  • Learn about homeschooling event

Contact: Sarah Siddique ylhomeschool.president@gmail.com 

Area served: Belmont, NC & surrounding areas


All Ages Complete Instruction

Provides Biblical Life Skills and Guidance, Homeschool Classes, Tutoring, a Co-op and Support Group, and How to Homeschool Consultations.

Biblical Life Skills and Guidance: Many adults struggle with unhealthy thinking patterns, habits, attachments, and decisions from their young adult years that hinder them as adults. This program aims to prevent these problems by helping students apply Biblical principles to their everyday lives and teaching important life skills.

Homeschool Classes are provided from a Christian worldview by caring homeschool moms who have extensive experience in teaching a wide age range of students.

Tutoring can be accomplished for almost any subject and any age, provided the tutor has access to the student and teacher materials.

Co-op and Support Group: Parents who would like to take part in co-operative teaching of classes can apply to become a member of the family-friendly Co-op and Support Group that has been in place since 2010, and attend field trips and service projects.  The families in this group can take part in a yearly Graduation Ceremony.

How To Homeschool Consultations: We can help with starting to homeschool, establishing an academic and personal plan, choosing curricula, and guiding parents as they begin their homeschooling journey; whether that involves learning to read or preparing for high school and graduation.

Co-op: This group is a co-op, or has a co-operative component
Membership: Open
Areas served: Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus Counties, Charlotte, Matthews, Indian Trail, Concord, Waxhaw, Monroe, anywhere in Charlotte Metro area.

Homeschool Sports in Region 4

Basketball: Cabarrus County, GCAA Stallions, VB, JVB, MSB, VG, MSG,
contact Daryl Barker at djbarker@icloud.com

Mecklenburg County, South Charlotte Thunder, VB, JVB, MSB, VG, MSG, contact Daniel Kern at aceydynamo@yahoo.com

 

Boys Soccer: Cabarrus County, GCAA Stallions, contact Bobby Wilkinson
at bobby.pastor@gmail.com

 

Girls Soccer: Cabarrus County, GCAA Stallions, contact Sarah Withey
at girlsstallionssoccer@gmail.com

 

Cross Country: Cabarrus County, GCAA Stallions, BV, BMS, GV, GMS,
contact Jed Price at jedward2724@gmail.com

 

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