The group’s itinerary for each month will be posted at the beginning of every week. As well as the question of the week, homeschool tips for the week. It is important to note that parties from the tri -state area are more than welcome to make the connection. So come on in and join the conversation among sisters and brothers who are educating our beautiful children of color.

To keep the group dialogue flowing please post a least twice every month

Please keep language clean, conversation friendly and intelligent, and no spam allowed. Remember, we do not have to agree on each issue, but we must be able to disagree with a level of tact always in place, which would allow our dialogue to be useful to all the families actively engaging in our group's conversation.

Our desire for this group is that it be a loving, Christian environment to share prayer requests, concerns, curriculum questions, local or regional events, everyday chatter, recipes, housekeeping tips... you name it!

We hope that this site will be a support and blessing to each member!

P.S. This group is not intended to replace any existing yahoo group, but to enhance the support and fellowship of area homeschooling moms.

P.P.S. All are welcome to join regardless of their beliefs, but keep in mind that we are free to express our Christian faith here, while being tolerant and understanding of others. No flaming or heated theological debates, please. Thank you.

If you are new to homeschooling, you will be able to find some great resources. Please feel free to ask questions! The list has been created to provide a supportive atmosphere.

No spamming, flaming, or "put-downs" will be allowed. Each family has their own style, needs, and reasons for homeschooling and I expect that those needs will be respected.

The Catholic Homeschoolers of York Support Group formed in Sept. 2000. The group is specifically for Catholic Homeschoolers. It is open to anyone belonging to a rite which is in communion with the Holy Father. It is for homeschooling mothers, fathers and children. All are welcome at the meetings. Whether one is planning to homeschool, investigating homeschooling as a possibility, a new homeschooler or a veteran, they are welcome. We will try to support each other not only on educational issues but also in our vocations as wives/mothers and husbands/fathers and as Catholics.

The purpose of the email list is to provide support and communication in addition to the meetings.

We are a Christian homeschool support group in the Lower Westchester area of New York. We are a chapter of the New York Statewide homeschool support group called LEAH (Loving Education at Home). We meet on a weekly basis, usually on Friday afternoons. We do various field trips, good old fashion play and a place where parents of homeschool children can support one another.

The CNYHSEN e-loop is intended to encourage ALL home schooling families, only CNYHSEN-loop members may post messages. Members are encouraged to post any items that may be of interest to other home educators (examples:events, fieldtrips,info about home school-friendly retailers, group activities, ideas to make home or school run more efficiently, websites w/helpful information, co-op classes, helps for new home schoolers, etc.... please be on the look out for interesting items to post... moderator reserves the right to remove any member for any reason.

WHO WE ARE: We are a group of families who educate our children at home. The group is secular and is open to all homeschoolers, as well as to those who are thinking about homeschooling their children.

It is our goal to develop a diverse homeschooling community that can provide support, resources, networking and activities for homeschoolers of various ethnic and religious backgrounds throughout Long Island and Queens. We welcome and respect all members, no matter what homeschooling method or philosophy you choose.

WHAT WE DO: We provide a community in which members of the group can plan activities such as field trips, play dates, and learning co-ops, as well as discuss homeschooling issues. This is a member-driven group, and all members are welcome and encouraged to plan activities and post to the list. If you need ideas for activities, or just want to put out feelers to the group about ideas you might have, feel free to post your questions or ask for support. Any member may add files or databases to the site that might be of interest to the group.

We also schedule regular family get-togethers at least six times a year. The schedule of potlucks, picnics, and so on, will be posted on the calendar, and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

PLEASE: Support your fellow members! Spamming, flaming, and negative comments about others' philosophies and ideas are not acceptable on this site, and will be moderated by the listowners. Off-topic posts are allowed, but please mark OT in the subject heading to alert those who would prefer to skip such posts.

Do you live in the Eastern region of the United States? You are invited to join our online homeschool support group. We invite all parents who want to help their children succeed in school and in life, veteran home educators looking for a fresh start, new family educators searching for help and ideas, and parents just thinking about home education to join us.

Our goal is to support them in their endeavor as well as disseminate information. We welcome anyone not included in another group. Our states include: Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Michigan. ME MA RI DE CN NH VT OH MI MD NY NJ PA

1.) The kid's the one who chooses what and how to learn, in terms of "academics", the "intellect", or the "required subjects" listed in the NYS Regulations on Home Instruction.

2.) The books, materials or ways of learning are more creative, hands-on, real-world, flexible, individualized, etc., than what is typically found in conventional schools or in what is sometimes called "school-at-home homeschooling".

3.) The kid's the one who chooses what and how to learn/do not only within the narrow realm described in definition #1, but also in terms of, for example, what to eat or how much TV to watch.

You're welcome no matter which definition you prefer - or if yours doesn't fit neatly into one of these. (DISCLAIMER: Elsa, the current listowner, has a bias, preferring definition #1.)

Some listmembers came here to escape discussions of curricula, etc. Please think twice before posting here what you could just as easily post on a general-interest homeschooling list.

Our unusual List Guidelines (see Files section) are designed to protect listmembers from the powers of the listowner and moderator/s.

If you're a journalist, a researcher, or an employee or contractor of any government entity having to do with education or child welfare, or if you're acting on behalf of someone who is, you must reveal this fact to the listowner, who will decide with the moderator/s whether your presence on the list is likely to compromise the freedom of listmembers to express themselves. You are responsible for any professional ethics, rules or laws that preclude your joining this list.

Elsa is the new listowner, as of 05/30/07. (This list description differs sharply from the one used by her predecessor, Anne. See Files section.)

This List was created for informational purposes for people who want to investigate educational alternatives such as homeschooling in the Southern Tier of NYS, and is an open list for anyone to join (I have patterned it after the Fingerlakes Unschooling Network's open list); I will approve all who wish to join.

This list will be a place to ask questions, support and respect others, share information, discuss theory, plan get-togethers for families or youth, discuss what homeschooling opportunities, gatherings, and organizations are available for support in the area, search the archives, etc.

This will also be a List with the purpose of putting homeschooling newcomers in touch with experienced homeschoolers in our area. Feel free to suggest that anyone new to homeschooling (or even just interested in exploring it as an alternative) join this new list. Also, if you are someone willing to discuss homeschooling with interested individuals or newcomers, please subscribe.

*Your hostess Nancy will remove any /all spam.* Please keep curriculum advertising to no more than once or twice a week. *Consider digest mode for less email.*

Please join us. Visit us at http://www.geocities.com/hudsonvalleyhomeeducators/index.html.

It is a place to discuss issues unique to New York-area Jewish homeschoolers and unschoolers and a place where, I hope, friendships will be formed and meetings will be planned.

As part of the service, you will also receive separate email that we think will interest you--for example, individual announcements of special events for kids or parents in Rochester. When they're available, we'll also send out notifications of coupons available on the web, or of special raffles we're helping sponsor. Frequently, we send individual emails detailing major events that we will be appearing at or co-sponsoring. We may also provide notices of retail events of interest to parents, such as back-to-school sales.

As a matter of policy, we will never release your name or email address to anyone else, except in special cases like raffles and free giveaways; information about their products, services, or events will be emailed through our office only.

For more information, visit http://www.kidsoutandabout.com/homeschooling.html.

Our homepage is: http://www.longislandhomeschool.com

Please note: A name and phone number must be provided to verify membership for this group. This is important, we care about the safety of our families.

MISSION: LIGHT is a secular grassroots non-profit organization directed by member consensus. The common interest of our members is home-education. The purpose of this organization is to offer information, organize activities for members by members (and their children and families), hold meetings that support members in their home education choice and help members to introduce themselves to one another. All services are provided through the unpaid volunteer efforts of the members. All members are invited to attend business meetings or send written opinions.

GOAL: Our goal is to offer the Long Island area a stepping stone in which they can:

• gain home school information
• network with other home schooling families
• create cooperative learning opportunities
• create home school choice support
• collectively direct the culture of the group

All members are invited and encouraged to participate in the planning and running of our group.

CREED: LIGHT is a secular organization. We welcome people of all faiths, belief systems, religions (or lack thereof), ethnicity and abilities to come together as fellow home schoolers as long as they do not infringe upon the right of other members with differing beliefs. Our members peacefully coexist under the umbrella of home schooling.

VISION: LIGHT's vision is to ensure that all families are aware that homeschooling in New York is a legal, viable option as an educational choice.

Remember that NOBHA is an *inclusive* group. Please be respectful and tolerant of members with ideas and beliefs that are different from your own.

For more information, visit http://www.nobha.com/.

Please feel free to utilize the separate NYHEN-Support list for discussion of other issues and the "nitty-gritty" questions related to home education.

Please note that NYHEN is not a religiously oriented organization, and that this is not a place for religiously oriented messages. Also, please refrain from posting local announcements unless you have no local email list or your event is likely to attract people from a long way away.

For more information, visit http://www.nyhen.org/.

Topics on this loop should primarily be about activities and resources for homeschoolers. Other messages should be clearly marked "OT". If you are searching for regulatory information about homeschooling or if you are not yet homeschooling, we encourage you to visit www.NYHEN.org.

This is an inclusive group. Homeschooling families from all faiths, backgrounds and teaching styles are welcome. We share a commitment to offering our children an excellent home-based education. Please no SPAM, flaming or political messages. To protect the semi-private nature of our correspondence and encourage comfort between our members, the moderators must approve new members to this list. The moderators reserve the right to remove members who disrupt the purpose of this loop or do not obey the stated posting guidelines.

TO JOIN: If you are a CURRENT member of Schenectady L.E.A.H., click the "Join This Group" button. Please read the directions carefully. Put your name and e-mail address in the message box when you are requesting membership. Without your name and the e-mail address you put in your membership paperwork, I have no idea who you are and whether or not you are a current member. Without this information you will NOT be approved to join the group.

After you have entered this information, you will not be able to log on until I personally approve your application - please allow at least 24 hours.

MESSAGES: Messages can only be viewed by CURRENT MEMBERS of this group. Messages can ONLY be posted by a moderator. If you are a current member and wish to have a message posted on this group, please e-mail your request to the group moderators: Linda at LEAHnews@nycap.rr.com or to Sherri at rbenner2@nycap.rr.com.

NEWSLETTER: Newsletters can only be viewed by CURRENT MEMBERS of this group. Once you have signed in to the group, click where it says "Files" on the left side of this page. Current and archived newsletters can be found there. You MUST have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the newsletters. If you can't read the newsletter, you probably have an outdated version.

CALENDAR: The Calendar can only be viewed by CURRENT MEMBERS of this group. Check out the calendar for all our events!

Some topics that may be discussed on this list include: Planning field trips and other events, resources and opportunities available to homeschoolers in Suffolk County, finding other homeschoolers with similar interests, understanding and dealing with NY state homeschooling regulations, first hand experiences with specific school districts, suggestions for writing IHIPs and quarterly reports, and varying homeschooling approaches and curriculums. This list may stray off topic.

SPAM or advertising of any kind is not permitted and will be removed. If you have a personal business or service you would like to let others know about, please e-mail the moderator to see about including it in our monthly Ad Digest.

As a group, we endorse no political, religious, philosophical or pedagogical orientation over another. Simply put, we come together from vastly different backgrounds, and feel this is our strength. Our mission is to facilitate support and fellowship among local homeschoolers as we share information, resources and encouragement with one another.

Foremost, we seek to create a positive social environment in which our children can play, learn, establish lasting relationships, and develop a true sense of community-belonging. Toward this goal, we emphasize parental responsibility and active involvement in the cultivation of a positive, enriching and supportive homeschooling community. All members are encouraged to organize and participate in group activities as their personal interests and energies allow. Parents are required to monitor the behavior of their children during group events and provide guidance and direction as needed to ensure safety, kindness, and respectful consideration of others.

This list is for Simply Homeschooling members to communicate with one another; to share ideas, information, resources, and all else related to homeschooling. Subscription is moderated to ensure the security and privacy of our members. Business solicitation is not permitted, though personal recommendations for enrichment opportunities and/or resources are encouraged and appreciated. The general rules of online etiquette apply.

Located in Lockport, New York. For more information, email comments@stpeternorthridge.org or call 716-433-9014.

For more information, visit http://www.syracusehomeschoolers.com/.

There is no membership fee to join. The only "requirements" for becoming a TLC member include *all* of the following:

• Attachment Parenting
• Dedicated to homeschooling
• Striving to practicing respectful and peaceful parenting

We are *not* a religious based homeschooling group. All religious beliefs will be accepted. Events that are planned with regards to religious holidays will be welcome, as long as all religious faiths are welcome to attend. For example, it is perfectly OK to have a Hannukah Party or an Easter Gathering, as long as all faiths could attend both events. However, discussion or debates about religion (or politics) will not be tolerated on the loop.

Topics on this loop should primarily be about activities and resources for homeschoolers in the Northern NJ and Southern NY areas. Other messages should be clearly marked "OT".

If you are looking for regulatory information about homeschooling in NY please visit www.NYHEN.org.

PLEASE SEE OUR EXTENSIVE LINKS PAGES FOR HOMESCHOOLING AND ATTACHMENT PARENTING LINKS. Feel free to add to them.

This group is to be used for people to connect from all areas mentioned above to promote a positive home school environment and community.