This list is for parents in New Jersey who are unschooling (or child-led, "relaxed" homeschooling)Â.
A recipe group list with recipes that big families can enjoy. Discuss recipe successes and failures. Feel free to upload your own recipes or download others.
Support and information for unschoolers in the state of New Jersey.
The focus of this list will be to provide homeschooling support and resources to Jewish homeschoolers of all levels of observance. Topics include curriculum choices, teaching tips, and holiday observances.
This is an online support group for families who are pursuing an eclectic style of homeschooling. Although many members of the group are religious-minded, the list itself is secular.
This list is dedicated to families homeschooling only-children. These families have unique socialization issues and must often be super-creative in their solutions. Join this list if you are homeschooling a wonderful Only.
Literature Alive! is an email group list for the literary website of the same name. This list seeks to encourage and support parents who have a love for literature and a desire to share good wholesome books with their children. Its purpose is to develop the art and excitment of using great living literature in a learning lifestyle. This group will share information on how to turn a living book into a cherished book within the home. Different literature study methods enhanced by Charlotte Mason's writing will be discussed: lapbooks, notebooks, journals, book clubs, reading settings, etc.
This list is for expatriates who homeschool their child or children.
This is a companion list to the website UnSchoolers Online. It is a safe place to openly discuss anything related to unschooling and our children.
A single mom started this email group to provide a means of sharing the unique problems and solutions a single, working parent faces in their homeschooling pursuits.
TheHomeSchoolMom In The Kitchen is an e-mail group designed to provide economical, balanced meal ideas that are quick and easy for busy moms. Provides dinner tips, recipes, and resources that help take "piranha hour" and turn it into calmer and more peaceful time.
Teens, Tweens, & Company of Northern NJ is a group that facilitates older activities aimed at middle/high schoolers. This is a network aimed at teens and their siblings. They aim to engage all of the children, but are particularly focused on the older ones, who, many times, get lost in the shuffle. Everyone is encouraged to meet up whenever, not just on meeting days. Teenagers are a social breed & they are hoping to fill this need, as well as get them involved in more formal activities. Members are also encouraged to plan their own activities & events.
Tri-State Homeschool Network is a support group that serves the northern Delaware, northeastern Maryland, southwestern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania region. Their purpose is to further the cause of homeschooling, with emphasis from the viewpoint of Christian families.
This message board is designed for single homeschooling parents to support each other and get ideas and information on homeschooling as a solo parent.
This discussion group/email list is focused on the rich Catholic heritage and how to incorporate the Liturgical year into your daily life as a homeschooling family.
This is discussion loop is intended as an on-line extension of the classical network group forming in the DE-MD-NJ-PA area. This group is for those following the classical homeschooling education model, such as described in "The Well Trained Mind" (Jessie Wise and Susan Bauer) or similar method.
FreedomQuest Alternative is a diverse secular support group whose members homeschool for many different reasons including academic, religious, philosophical and medical. This is a support group for homeschooling families with children who are primarily 13 years and younger. The purpose of this group is to provide social, emotional and educational support for parents and educational trips and social/play time for children. Families experiencing special circumstances such as chronic illnesses, learning differences, developmentally-delayed/special needs children, etc., are encouraged to join. Discussions, trips and special events are organized throughout the year. A resources lending library is offered. Regular meetings are usually held in Medford, NJ.
This is a secular, inclusive support group for homeschoolers in a large area (no longer just the three original counties) generally Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, & Westchester Counties in NY, Bergen County in NJ, and Fairfield County in CT, and into neighboring counties. Offers events, activities, newsletter, and more.
This mailing list is set up for parents of large families. Large for this list is defined as having five or more kids. They welcome everybody who has at least that many of any religion, or even no religion.
Mater Amabilis is a free online homeschool curriculum, which takes the methods of Charlotte Mason and applies them for the 21st century Catholic family. Offering a detailed and flexible syllabus for each age level, Mater Amabilis can be used as a complete curriculum or simply as a springboard for learning. This online teacher training forum provides support in implementing the methods of Charlotte Mason and tips for adapting these methods to today's family.
This email group is for those who use Sonlight curricula but also like the unschooling approach (and other compatable methods). Working out how to mix the two, curricula exchange/sales, and connecting with other eclectic Christian unschoolers is the object.
This is a mailing list for people who home school or are thinking of homeschooling in New Jersey, kids and parents alike. Here you can exchange ideas, support each other, and share resources and information.
For those using Charlotte Mason homeschooling methods for special needs children. A wide range of special children are represented on our list, from learning differences to developmental delays, audio and visual processing disorders to deafness and blindness. This list is for the sharing of information related to adapting CM for special needs and for sharing the unique challenges and joys of everyday life with our kids, for support, encouragement and prayer.
Email list offering support for homeschooling families in Central New Jersey.
FreedomQuest Alternative is coordinating with the Unschoolers Network to provide NJ homeschoolers experiencing special circumstances (parents and/or children) such as chronic illnesses, learning differences, emotional/mental illness challenges, developmental delays and special needs, etc., networking opportunities. This list is a place where you can find support and companionship as well as share resource information.
This forum at vegsource.com focuses on parents with adopted children who choose to home educate.
This email list is the study-only version of the Charlotte Mason Study Loop. This is a topical, Christian discussion list dedicated to learning and encouraging others who are implementing the Charlotte Mason methods and philosophy in their homes. We are largely but not exclusively homeschool families.
This list is for Jewish homeschoolers in the New England area, including CT, NH, VT, ME, RI, MA. Members include Orthodox Jews, Conservative Jews, Reform Jews, Reconstructionist Jews, and secular Jews.
This is a place for Jewish homeschoolers to get together, both virtually and face to face. This group is for support for Jewish homeschoolers of all varieties and a place to discuss Jewish observance, homeschooling, family life, synagogues, etc.
The Unschoolers' Circle is an inclusive list for anyone interested in home education with unschooling leanings.
The Unschoolers Network is a support group for homeschoolers in New Jersey
This new group is to provide opportunities for Jewish homeschooling families and children to get together in Hudson County, New Jersey, and the surrounding areas. This list is intended to be a venue for planning and announcing activities, providing information and for support.
African-American Teens who unschool/homeschool: Come hear how others live exciting, creative lives outside of traditional schooling. This is a free and comfortable space for teens to call their own.
This list is a place where parents can come to understand and give value to our creative children as we home/unschool with them. The focus will be on discussing alternative ways (versus public school methods) to help our creative children learn which best suits their learning style and respects their complex personality traits, taking a look at creating a success-based learning environment that draws on the strengths of our creative learners while providing support-based opportunities to gently guide their intense natures.