HomeSchool Friends Network (HSFN)
Links-Links-Links!
We hope these helpful links will help enhance your homeschooling life experience!
GETTING STARTED HOMESCHOOLING!
EDUCATIONAL GROUPS
- GRACE ACADEMY (Fort Smith, AR): http://www.graceacademyarkansas.com/. Its mission is to provide academically challenging classes and enrichment classes in a nurturing and safe classroom environment with opportunities for Christian educational and social development for families choosing a homeschool education for their children.
- YOUNG CHRISTIAN MUSICIANS ENSEMBLE - YCME (Fort Smith, AR): http://www.ycme.org/. A non-profit organization set up to teach homeschooled students music from a Biblical perspective. Christian school students who don't have a choir or instrumental program are also welcome. The group exists to provide opportunities for students to expand their musical experience and knowledge, especially in working as a team to minister to others in different settings.
SUPPORT GROUPS
- BELIEVERS Homeschool Association (Fort Smith, AR): http://www.homeschoolbelievers.org/
- FAITH Homeschool Group (Fort Smith, AR): http://www.faithhomeschool.org/
- L.E.H.F. Alma Homeschool Group (Alma, AR): http://www.almalehf.com/
ASSISTANCE & RESOURCES
- Home School Foundation - (providing assistance to homeschooling families in need nationwide): http://www.homeschoolfoundation.org/
SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
- NATHHAN National Challenged Homeschoolers' Associated Network - (Christian families homeschooling special needs children): http://www.nathhan.com/
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ADE)
- Arkansas DE Home Schools: http://arkansased.org/schools/schools_home.html
- Arkansas DE Home School Testing Information: http://www.arhomeschooltesting.org/
HOME SCHOOL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
- Home School Legal Defense Association - (advocates for home schooling nationwide): http://www.hslda.org/
- The Education Alliance - (promoting, protecting & strengthening home schooling in Arkansas): http://www.arkansashomeschool.org/
- Oklahoma Christian Home Educators Consociation, Inc.: http://www.ochec.com/
OTHER GROUPS
- Homeschoolers for Life: http://www.homeschoolersforlife.com/
- National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI): http://www.nheri.org/
CHECK BACK FOR MORE LINKS IN THE NEAR FUTURE!
