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| Catholic Homeschool Association of Omaha |
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| Geographic Area Serving: Omaha, Nebraska |
| Description: The Catholic Homeschool Association of Omaha is a like-to-like ministry of homeschooling families supporting and encouraging one another.
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| Requirements: Membership in the Association is open to any homeschooling Catholic family in good standing with the Church. |
| Benefits: We meet formally for Mass on the second Friday of each month, September-May, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church followed by a sack lunch and workshops for kids. There are numerous other activities that our association organizes including field trips, educational classes, Blue Knights and Little Flowers, a bowling league, parent support meetings, meals to new moms, graduation Mass and celebration in May, and junior and senior high youth groups. Information is printed monthly in a newsletter and we have a Yahoo group site where information pertinent to our members is posted daily |
| Cost: $20 yearly |
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| E.S.T.H.E.R.S |
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| Geographic Area Serving: Omaha, Nebraska |
| Description: We are a small group specifically for support and encouragement of moms and dads. While we do have activities for kids, our monthly meetings are adults only. We meet 2nd Thursdays, 7-9 PM at Northwest Bible Fellowship, 96th and Grand Avenue. We have new and veteran homeschoolers. Anyone is welcome.
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| Requirements: None |
| Benefits: We have a monthly newsletter. Also available are occasional field trips and a monthly meeting for kids of co-op teaching called Kaleidoscope. There are specific requirements for joining Kaleidoscope.
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| Cost: None |
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| H.O.P.E |
| Carol Halstead |
| firstpsalm@huntel.net |
| 402-426-3264 |
| Lori Allison |
| lori_l_allison@yahoo.com |
| 402-426-7121 |
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| Geographic Area Serving: Blair, Nebraska |
| Description: Our group is a Christ-centered group, but all are welcome. We have a meeting for moms the third Thursday evening of the month. One field trip is scheduled per month. The Blair Y.M.C.A. offers a home school physical education program once a week for $3.00 per student per week. We publish a monthly newsletter that is sent via U.S. mail or e-mail. In the spring we have our annual "Cultural Arts Fair" which provides an opportunity for the students to share their accomplishments.
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| Requirements: There are no requirements. Members may participate according to the needs/desires of each family. The membership fee is requested to cover postage for the newsletter and supplies for our annual "Cultural Arts Fair". |
| Benefits: Monthly newsletter, Monthly field trip, Monthly support group meeting, Resource library, Encouragement |
| Cost: $5 yearly |
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| Unschooling Nebraska |
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| Geographic Area Serving: Nebraska |
| Description: This list is a place for Nebraska unschoolers to get together and discuss unschooling ideas. Unschooling is about not creating a miniature school inside your home. You are free to learn and live as a family. As a family, you are free to choose how that looks in your individual home. You are *Mom*, not the *teacher*. Dad is not the *principal*, he is the dad. Unschooling is living life, not dividing *life* up into compartments such as math, science, social studies, etc.
Unschooling is *not* a hands-off type of parenting or living. If you are coming to this from conventional parenting it can be a leap of faith. Faith that your child *will* learn without being forced, and at his own individual pace. Unschooling can question some traditional thoughts that usually don't get questioned in other circles. Such as learning without a curriculum, treating children with kindness, respect and dignity, modeling our interactions with them the way we'd like them to interact with others. Trusting your child's natural ability to learn can have wonderful benefits. It is a enjoyable journey and if you think this sounds appealing to you, join us. |
| Requirements: Request to join yahoo group |
| Benefits: Sharing unschooling ideas |
| Cost: None |
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| Western Nebraska Home Educators Network |
| Virginia Mues |
| info@wnhen.org |
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| Geographic Area Serving: Nebraska Panhandle and Eastern Wyoming; based out of Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
| Description: The Western Nebraska Home Educators Network is a voluntary network that exists to support homeschooling families in Western Nebraska and Eastern Wyoming with educational opportunities and support group activities that enhance their homeschool experience. Our primary goal is to support, encourage and educate homeschooling families. We do this in two different and very distinct ways. First is our Support Group which focuses on the family! Our Support Group offers such things as field trips, special outings, campouts, activities and most importantly support for homeschooling families. Second is our Cooperative which focuses on our child's educational needs. Our Cooperative offers a variety of classes for all ages including classes which are difficult to teach at home such as Band, Choir, and Speech. |
| Requirements: We are an inclusive homeschool network. We welcome all families regardless of their religious beliefs, political views, education or parenting philosophies. We do not require our members to sign a statement of faith in order to participate. We believe that it is the parent's right and responsibility to decide which activities and classes are appropriate for their child based on their personal family values and needs. We encourage members to focus on similarities and respect differences. |
| Benefits: Monthly newsletter, Support Group, Cooperative, Workshops, Seminars, Library, HSLDA Discount Membership and more |
| Cost: $25 prior to June 1 or $35 after June 15, yearly |
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