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There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
~ Buckminster Fuller
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Illinois Email Lists, Support Groups, Message Boards, Forums and Newsletters (L - O)
- lakeareahomeschoolers (Lake Area Homeschoolers) - The Lake Area Homeschoolers Yahoo! Group is an active email loop for homeschool families living in and around Western KY.
Use this board to announce events, field trips & outings, and homeschool activities or for general "chat" about specific topics of interest for homeschool families.
If you are a homeschool family living in western KY wishing to associate with other like-minded families then LakeArea invites you to join us!
All Members of Lake Area must agree they will strive to encourage each other in a positive manner. All members are encouraged to ask homeschooling questions, post local & national homeschool news, give curriculum reviews, discuss homeschool related topics and share upcoming activities which would be of interest to local homeschool families in and around Western KY.
The membership of this list is moderated. No business or spamming allowed.
For more information about Murray-Calloway County's Homeschool Support Group, You may visit the LAMP website.
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- To Subscribe, visit lakeareahomeschoolers.
- lakeshorechristianhomeschoolnetwork (Lakeshore Christian Home School Network) - This is a networking connections group for events and opportunities of interest to home schooling families in the general lakeshore areas of southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Our purpose is to promote and publicize special events, field trips, products, and materials that are of particular interest to home school families. All members may post messages to the group network: suggestions, ideas, techniques, or links that support and improve the quality of life for the Christian home school student, parent, and family are invited. The group continues to remain small, so new members are invited – please include some brief information about yourself when you request to join the group. It’s easy to feel like you are ‘in over your head.’ Let’s ‘tread the water’ together to promote homeschooling excellence by connecting home educating families in our area -- over here by the Big Pond where it really is ‘cooler near the lake.’ And remember, “keep swimming.”
- To Subscribe, visit lakeshorechristianhomeschoolnetwork.
- Many_Rivers_Unschoolers (Many Rivers Unschoolers) - Many Rivers Unschoolers is an inclusive unschooling support group for Will, DuPage and surrounding counties in Illinois. We are currently without a regular meeting space, but will be scheduling park days through September and continuing to look for a space for the upcoming colder weather. We welcome all ages from infant to adult.
Our members are unschoolers. We believe that children are learning all the time, and focus more on individual learning styles and interests rather than following a set curriculum or "doing school."
For more information, visit Many Rivers Unschoolers.
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- To Subscribe, visit Many_Rivers_Unschoolers.
- McHenry_Co_Homeschool_Happenings (McHenry Co. Homeschool Happenings) - The homeschooling community of McHenry County, IL is widespread and diverse. This e-group has been created to help all of us in McHenry County stay in touch with one another, share our group events with one another, and help each other find the local resources we need to succeed beyond our wildest dreams.
This list is for networking and announcements about upcoming local homeschooling related events. Looking for a good banjo teacher or a terrific field trip idea for a unit on Frank Lloyd Wright? We may be able to help you. Is your group having a used curriculum sale or a terrific faire and you want to invite others? Announce it here.
This group is for all McHenry Count homeschoolers no matter your educational philosophy, curriculum, or religious background and is not intended to discuss those issues. Respect for all is mandatory.
New members must provide their current homeschooling status (or lack their of!) and the name of the town in which they live.
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- To Subscribe, visit McHenry_Co_Homeschool_Happenings.
- Metro-East_Secular_Homeschoolers (Metro-East Secular Homeschoolers) - We are a group of friends in the Metro East area that get together for playdates, fieldtrips and other activities. We meet in the Illinois Metro East area of St. Louis including the towns of Glen Carbon, Edwardsville, Troy, Fairview Heights, and O’Fallon. We are a secular group that follows no particular religion and doesn’t bring religion into our curriculum. We are a friendly group of families that enjoy getting together to let our children play and to have other adults to interact with.
- To Subscribe, visit Metro-East_Secular_Homeschoolers.
- MHSGC (Muslim Homeschoolers of Greater Chicago) - This group is designed to facilitate communication between members of our homeschool group.
- To Subscribe, visit MHSGC.
- Mid-Illinois Cooperative Adventures in Homeschooling (MICAH) - MICAH is an inclusive, nonsectarian, homeschooling group in the greater Decatur, Illinois area. Everyone is welcome! There is no statement of faith to join MICAH, but we do expect all members to obey the Golden Rule: Treat others with respect, as you would like to be treated. We expect everyone to treat each other with love and respect and to extend grace, when necessary.
- For more information, visit Mid-Illinois Cooperative Adventures in Homeschooling (MICAH).
- Midwest-CMOM (Midwest Christian Moms of Many) - I am a Christian mom who just move to Fort Wayne, IN on June 2 2006. For the previous 7 years our family lived in SE Iowa. We have 6 children ages 3-14 years old. Having a large family is a blessing. Yet in this day and age it is challenging. Any mom in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Northern Missouri with 4 or more children living at home is welcome here. We will discuss household organization, homeschooling ideas, frugal living tips, child training, Christian living, modesty, and general encouragement. I want this to be a list where friendships are made and encouragement and prayer for one another is priority.
For more information, visit MOMYS.
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- To Subscribe, visit Midwest-CMOM.
- Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati - Join our email list to receive updates regarding the MidWest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati as well as other Homeschool-related events or news-alerts. This will include notification of the discounted “Early-Bird” registration.
We will respect your privacy and will not sell, rent or share your email address to any other parties. And, you can easily unsubscribe if you so choose.
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- To Subscribe, visit Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati.
- MomsHomeRoom (Mom's Home Room) - Mom's Home Room....come and chat with other homeschooling moms!
Pull up a keyboard mouse, grab some coffee and chocolate and come chat with some moms....share your homeschooling adventures, get some homeschooling advice, vent your homeschooling frustrations in a safe, friendly place.
Have a field trip idea? A class idea? Want to meet for lunch? Share your ideas here on the list!
This list is for informational purposes and sharing of ideas among are homeschooling moms. This list has members from all over the Chicago area and from many different religious backgrounds. Members also have different homeschooling philosophies. The common ground is homeschooling.
Members are encouraged to share their ideas and thoughts. Members are encouraged to ask questions and to share answers. New member posts are moderated until an introduction is sent to the list.
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- To Subscribe, visit MomsHomeRoom.
- NCookCounty_Homeschool_Community (North Cook County Homeschool Community) - This is a mailing list for events and opportunities of interest to home schooling families in the Northern Cook County area. We welcome announcements of field trips which are open to all home school families, area events which may be of particular interest to home school families, posting of "for sale/ want to buy" home school curriculum and related items, and brief updates regarding Illinois homeschool laws and legislation. Our goal is to promote homeschooling excellence by supporting the home educating families in our area.
Northern Cook County home school groups may wish to have one member designated to belong to this group in order to relay information on to their group's members. Individual home schoolers are also welcome to join, but must be verified by the moderator as being a home school family in the Northern Cook County area.
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- To Subscribe, visit NCookCounty_Homeschool_Community.
- Northern Illinois Homeschool Monthly - Northern Illinois Homeschool Monthly is your news resource for Current Events, Field Trips, Co-op Classes, Private or Instructor Led Classes, Used/New Curriculum Sales, Groups, Conferences, Museum Discount Days, Nature Centers and so much more.
For more information, visit Northern Illinois Homeschool Monthly.
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- To Subscribe, send an email to NorthernIllinoisHomeschoolMonthly@yahoogroups.com.
- NorthsideUnschoolers (Northside Unschoolers Group) - A group only for participants of this Chicago area based homeschooling group. For a list of our current activities, see www.northsideunschoolers.org Feel free to attend any of our free, on-going events, such as Park Days, Beach Days, Parents Support Group meeting, etc. We request that families attend a few of the group's events before joining the email list.
We provide information, support and encouragement to Chicago area families with children ages 0 to 18 who unschool or are interested in unschooling. Unschooling is child-led or child initiated learning. We also provide a variety of activities, classes and events to all interested homeschoolers
For more information, visit Northside Unschoolers of Chicago.
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- To Subscribe, visit NorthsideUnschoolers.
- OffTheBeatenPath (Off The Beaten Path) - Off the Beaten Path is an inclusive support network of unschooling families based in Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois.
OTBP was founded in July of 2000 by some moms who met through La Leche League and wanted to form a local support group for unschoolers. In fact, many of our members have their roots in LLL and Attachment Parenting. The natural continuum of this gentle and respectful approach to family led us on the path to unschooling.
Unschoolers, in general, may find themselves shying away from the curriculum-talk and school-at-home approach of more traditional homeschool groups. This situation can make it challenging for local unschooling families, and those interested in unschooling, to find each other.
OTBP’s mission is to bring local unschooling families out of the woodwork and give them the opportunity to connect and support one another, both online and in person.
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- To Subscribe, visit OffTheBeatenPath.
- OLMChomeschool (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Home School) - Catholic home school group for families that live in northern Indiana and Illinois.
- To Subscribe, visit OLMChomeschool.
- OurLadyOfMtCarmel (Our Lady of Mt Carmel Homeschool Assoc) - Networking for Catholic homeschoolers who live in Northern Indiana and Illinois.
- To Subscribe, visit OurLadyOfMtCarmel.
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Please notify if your email list, support group, message board, forum or newsletter is not included here or if you see errors.
This is an ongoing project - please check back often for updates.
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How to Get Your Child Off the Refrigerator and on to Learning
by Carol Barnier
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| “Carol Barnier knew that her son--more likely to be sitting on the table (or the refrigerator) than in his chair--was worthy of high expectations. She also knew that he could easily miss achieving them if she didn't find the right key to unlock his capacity to learn.” The only available resource for teaching a child who struggles with focus. Includes reproducible games and activity guides.
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The Way They Learn
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
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| 'The Way They Learn' is an excellent book on the learning styles of all children AND adults. It is written so that parents can understand it and begin to identify and search out the strengths of both their children and themselves.
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L Is For Lincoln
An Illinois Alphabet
by Kathy-Jo Wargin
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| The home of one of America's most revered Presidents is also home to American icons such as the Ferris wheel, Montgomery Ward stores, and John Deere tractors. Teachers, students and parents will enjoy the clever poems, rich illustrations and revealing text of L is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet.
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Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer
DeLorme
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| The first choice of outdoors enthusiasts. Beautiful, detailed, large-format maps of every state. Perfect for home and office reference, and a must for all your vehicles.
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The Teenage Liberation Handbook
How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
by Grace Llewellyn
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| For everyone who has ever gone to school or is interested in the current national debate over educational reforms, but it is especially relevant for teenagers and the parents or caregivers of teens.
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Homeschooling: The Teen Years
Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to 18- Year-Old
by Cafi Cohen
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| The teen years are when many homeschooling parents start to question or abandon their efforts. It's a precarious time, with challenging academics, pressing social issues, and the prospect of college looming. Parents can now breathe easy: this guide calms the teen-time jitters and even offers hope to those just turning to homeschooling now that their child is about to enter high school.
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Biking Illinois
Trails Book Guide
by David Johnsen
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| From Chicago’s magnificent lakefront to the mountain trails of the Shawnee National Forest, no state has more varied terrain for the cyclist than Illinois. Large, full-detail maps guide you confidently on city streets or prairie back roads, and concise, entertaining trail descriptions make your bicycle adventure come alive.
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