The vision of APACHE is threefold:

1. To provide education and information to parents.
2. To provide activities for children to assist parents in their efforts.
3. To promote understanding and acceptance of home schooling [homeschooling] as an excellent means of education.

The purpose of the APACHE message forum is for subscribers to share and discuss curriculum, give encouragement and much more for home educators in Central Illinois!

For more information, visit APACHE.

For a list of Catholic homeschool support groups in Wisconsin, go to the Catholic Homeschoolers of Wisconsin website.

Please note: To join this email list, you must be a leader of a Catholic homeschool support group in Wisconsin or in a bordering town. The moderator will approve only those who meet this criteria.

This group is secular. We are a group of all different religions and backgrounds, and all should be respected. We all choose different methods of homeschooling. We choose what works best for our family! This group was made to provide support to each other for all of the challenges that homeshooling and parenting can bring! Together we will enjoy playdates, homeschool days, field trips, good conversation, and most of all.....friendships!

Our goal is that this group will be used as a springboard to form a solid network of families for purposes such as meeting the social needs of our children, sharing in "enrichment" activities, and supporting parents. We've already begun planning special classes for the children!

We are a Christian group that welcomes families using any style of home schooling. We feel that the best method is the method that works for YOUR family. And no matter what method you or the other families in the network use, there is still much to be learned from each other regarding how to educate our children...who often seem to be pulling us along behind them!

If you are homeschooling your gifted child or children and live in the Central Illinois region, we invite you to join this group.

If you are not sure if your child is gifted, a great online resource is Hoagies' Gifted Education Page -- There you will find more information that you could ever really need on the subject of gifted children and adults!

Most of our teenage homeschoolers also belong to one or more of the HOUSE homeschool groups or unschooling groups in the Chicago area, with members coming from, but not limited to, Cook, Will, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kendall, and Kane county homeschooling families.

Our group meets every Tuesday from 11:00 to 3:00 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Plainfield. We have a sunny, toy-filled nursery for the little ones, rooms for the art and science clubs' activities, a space where families can sit, eat and chat, and a roomy basement for free play and games. Currently, our children range in age from 0 to 12 years old. Our group is driven by our members' interests so we happily welcome your ideas and involvement. For example, if you would like to lead an art project for the group, just write an email with your suggestion and see if the other members are interested. Don't have the supplies? Write the other members for them. It's that easy!

Our members pledge to pay whatever amount they can afford each month. The suggested drop-in fee is $5 for those families who would like to pay as they go. If they choose to prepay, it's only $15 per month or 4 consecutive visits. These monies are used to pay for our rent and supplies. Please note that new members are exempt from fees for their first visit. Our group also plans occasional free park days and free or low-cost field trips. Kindly plan to attend one of our events soon as we would love to meet every one of our members.

Please come and join us as we grow, learn and play together!

Counties: DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will

In this group, all members agree to abide by a code of Christian conduct. All correspondence within the group will focus on the topic of homeschooling. Our individual family traditions and theologies may differ, but we are united in Christ as Christian brothers and sisters. Respect for each other and godly attitudes should be evident in all group communication and activities.

This is an e-group, thus all information is diseminated through e-mail. Information about outside group activities or educational opportunities will be posted regularly. Discussion topics relevant to education are welcomed. All members are invited to participate. List moderators will assist in keeping posts relevant to homeschooling. If it is decided a discussion thread is inappropriate, disrespectful, or too controversial, list members will be asked to discontinue the thread. If a persistant problem occurs, a member may be asked to leave the e-group.

Welcome to the Decatur Area Homeschool Network. The Decatur Homeschool Network is free and operates through volunteer efforts. Any member can organize a group field trip or post an upcoming community event which may interest the homeschool community. We look forward to knowing you better.

For more information, visit Decatur Area Homeschool Network blog.

In our meetings, we support, encourage, pray and teach one another. For members, we offer field trips, and a garage sale table to sell used curriculum.

We meet, generally, on the first Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m.

Our mission is to offer support and encouragement to the Catholic home educator by spiritually strengthening, inspiring, and uplifting one another to fully uphold and embrace an authentic Catholic family lifestyle, as exemplified by the Holy Family and taught by the Catholic Church.

We provide encouragement in a variety of ways, such as Day Events with Mass and children's activities, gym class, Park Days, Parent's Meetings, field trips, a Toastmaster's Youth leadership Program, teen groups, Latin Club, and much, much more. Perhaps most importantly, we pray for each other.