Though this is a Christian homeschool support group, all homeschoolers are welcome as long as they conduct themselves in a way that is not offensive to Christian beliefs and/or values. Members of this website are encouraged to post helpful, inspirational and encouraging information; activities and field trips that are open to other homeschoolers; list homeschool curriculum, equipment and supplies available for sale, etc. All members, activities, field trips and information posted on this website are subject to the approval of the moderators and leadership of OEW Homeschool Support Group of Frederick County, MD. Abuse of membership will result in removal of member from e-group.

If interested in joining, please include an introduction of your family, ages of children, how long you have been homeschooling, and what you are looking for in a homeschool support group.

Our goal is to provide an open atmosphere where all feel free to share information, ask questions, organize, coordinate, plan and/or participate in events and activities that best support their families. We hope that The PWC Homeschool Network will serve as a gathering point for ideas that anyone or any group of individuals can take off with as they desire.

Our goal is to foster informal, friendly interactions between home schooling families. We develop our community through get togethers, park days, field trips and other events. Feel free to chat here about more than just home schooling!

We offer weekly meetings for children's activities, occasional adult enrichment evenings, seasonal festival celebrations and occasional field trips. Depending on age, the children's activities offered include puppet plays, nature walks, circle games, crafts, storytelling, drawing, watercolor painting, form drawing, recorder, handwork, math games, bean bag games, jump rope games, drama, poetry recitation and others. We offer age appropriate activities for ages 3 to 14+.

This list is a discussion list for active group members only. If you are interested in becoming an active group member, please contact the membership coordinator at riverbendgardenVA@gmail.com. To expedite the membership process, please state the age and gender of your children when making an inquiry. We review applications from families with at least one child age 3 or older. Sibilings under age 3 are always welcome.

We are a local support group for the Metro D.C. area. Sankofa has members in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and as far north as Baltimore. We are religiously diverse and our members use a variety of homeschooling methods.

Why join Sankofa? Homeschoolers of color need a consistent reference group. Many times our children take classes, meet children, only to never see them again. Often when the season changes our homeschool activities or schedule may change. Through regular participation with the Sankofa Community, children and homeschooling families can look forward to seeing and building relationships with one another, on a consistent basis, no matter their home school path.

Sankofa uses our Yahoo Group listserv as our on-line base of operation, but in most cases, the true power of Sankofa is found in person, in small groups, meeting in people’s homes or sharing resources on a variety of subjects.

There are many different types of homeschooling groups; some whose focus is solely academic, some who are divided by ages groups, while others are little more than e-mail lists that lack the strong bonds of a sustained community, where parents and children really get to know one another and build real friendships. Sankofa believes that we combine the best of both worlds for children of all ages. We hope that through participation in Sankofa, our families will build connections that will last a lifetime.

These are the stories that capture our minds & hearts and deserve a place in our Homeschooing Curriculums. This site is for parents to swap ideas on how to use these topics in homeschooling making "school"fun for all of us. We will be creating a collective pool of information to pull from and creating a unique group of friends.

Local members(near Andrew's Air Force Base,MD)-So Southern MD, DC & Upper Eastern VA is close) can get together for fieldtrips & playdates, while the non-local (virtual) members can link up with us for online (via live chat) book discussion groups -for both kids & adults. Books will be selected ahead of time (by poll) & members can post activities & downloads prior to discussion date for everyone to enjoy. The youngest ones can have their books read to them or via audio books to be prepared for their discussion group.

Polls will be posted frequently (please send poll ideas to the Owner), email Craft Project ideas, post Dioramas pics or ideas, share Recipe & Party ideas that go with our Favorite Fictional themes, favorite book lists and authors (for the kids & the adults), plus favorite movies. We would also like to include stuff about gaming (board, card, and video), Anime, Animation, comic books, & of course cartoons.

We see a big gap in the homeschooling community in utilizing Science Fiction and Fantasy as a legitimate theme for homeschooling curriculums. We mean to fill that gap and ask you to join us. May the Force be with you! Or is it... Come to the Dark Side and buck conventional homeschooling with us? Which ever appeals, so grab your sense of humor and join us.

Our recent activities include parent meetings, nature days, chess club, volleyball, park days, field trips, science fair, international day, used curriculum sale, skating, gingerbread house party and other seasonal celebrations. All members are encouraged to plan activities and share their talents.

If you are new to homeschooling or new to the area, we would like to offer you a free and easy access point to information and fellowship with other local Christian homeschoolers.

This is an in inclusive list and is made up of unschoolers, eclectic, and relaxed homeschoolers. There are many ways to homeschool and in our view everyone has to make decisions for their families based on what they think best. I want everyone to feel welcome on this list and to have fun. I want people to find friends and to find support. This is not a debate board on how to homeschool or unschool so please be respectful. This is a regional offshoot of the Northern Virginia Unschoolers Group.