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Learning All the Time: John Holt
Learning All the Time
by John Holt
In clear, direct language, Learning All the Time describes the crucial difference between learning (making sense of the world) and education (being forced to digest and regurgitate what someone else dictates). Without vitriol, John Holt exposes how our children are harmed more than helped by institutional schools.
 
The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School
The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School
by Valerie Fitzenreiter
A work of nonfiction about a child raised with no coercion and no curriculum. Laurie Chancey spent her childhood immersing herself in topics of her own choosing.
 
Homeschooling Our Children Unschooling Ourselves
by Alison McKee
This is a vivid, complex, powerful, triumphant, reassuring and moving account of a whole family's education.

Michigan Homeschool Support Groups

Allegan County Area

Allegan Area Homeschoolers
This is an inclusive group providing support for homeschool (home school) families in the Allegan area. We meet monthly to discuss activities and any homeschooling concerns.

West Michigan Eclectic Homeschoolers
This is an inclusive group with no religious, political, or philosophical orientation. Serving: Ottawa, Kent, Muskegon, and Allegan counties.

Calhoun County - Battle Creek

School Home Athletic Recreation & Enrichment
SHARE is Battle Creek (Michigan) area's Christian homeschool support group, made up of families answering God's call to educate their children at home.

Dane County - Madison, WI

Holy Family Homeschoolers
A support group for Catholic homeschoolers in the greater Madison, Wisconsin, area.

Sacred Heart Homeschoolers
A homeschooling support and fellowship group for Catholic families in the Madison, Wisconsin, and Dane County areas.

Delta County

Delta County Christian Home Educators
DCCHE exists to support and encourage those who are home educating and to act as a source of information to those considering educating their children at home. Located in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula. Leaders must agree to a Statement of Faith.

Eaton and Ingham Counties - Lansing

Eaton-Ingham Michigan Home School Group
We schedule field trips, events, monthly social dates and are looking into regular educational sessions.

Lansing Capital Area Homeschoolers
We are an inclusive group of families in the greater Lansing area. Our children range in age from babies to adults and our homeschooling styles from unschooling to classical and from school-at-home to eclectic.

Lansing Homeschoolers
This is an inclusive list for homeschooling parents in the greater Lansing Michigan area. This is a place for you to share ideas, links, curriculum and personal homeschooling experiences. Posting of field trips throughout MI is encouraged.

Minds In Motion
An inclusive, secular support group for homeschooling families with children in grades 1-6 in the Greater Lansing Area.

Genesee County

Flint Homeschoolers
The group, now with about six students ages 9-14, started meeting weekly in January at Woodside Church in Flint, 1509 E. Court St.

Ionia County

Agape Homeschool Group
We are a new homeschool group in the Ionia, Lake Odessa, Clarksville, Saranac area. We are a parent run, Christ centered group and will offer support, field trips, get togethers, and a Thursday school co-op. We will meet for co-op at West Berlin Wesleyan Church, Lake Odessa.

Isabella County

Ionia Area Home School Support Group
While many of our members are Christian, this is not a requirement for membership. The group is open to all home schoolers regardless of religious beliefs, home schooling methods, or other distinctions.

Jackson County

Jackson Area Home Educators
J.A.H.E. was founded as a Christian organization with the goal of meeting the needs of the home educators in the Jackson County, Michigan and surrounding area.

Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo Area Home School Association
Find out information about Home Schooling as an option. Join a community of like-minded Christian parents. Keep up to date on what is happening in the Kalamazoo area.

Kalamazoo Homeschool Connection
We are an eclectic group of families in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area who meet in real life on a regular basis to offer support and comraderie in our homeschool journeys.

Oasis
We are a diverse group of homeschooling families in the Greater Kalamazoo Area. We are an inclusive group that benefits from the vast knowledge, creativity, and diversity of each family. We keep our members "in the know" concerning events, classes, and opportunities available in Southwest Michigan through our Yahoo Group.

Kent County- Grand Rapids Area

Grace Home School Association
GRACE provides regularly scheduled classes taught by qualified teachers for the benefit of students who are not able to take such classes at home. GRACE classes are open to all students K-12 whose parents are committed to home schooling and who are willing to abide by the GRACE code of conduct while at school.

Grand Rapids Area Homeschoolers
We're here to fellowship with each other, encourage and support each other, share our successes and trials, as well as our resources and information. We welcome those who are just beginning to homeschool as well as those who are "old pros."

Home School Building
Christian homeschool support based in Wyoming, MI. Holds numerous information sessions throughout the year. Has a good number of clubs, sports, field trips and other opportunities for fun.

Keweenaw Area

Copper Country Home Educators
A nonprofit educational organization that provides networking for area homeschooling families primarily through conferences, organized activities, and newsletters.

Lapeer County

Junior Explorers
We look into field trips and other fun activities in the Michigan thumb area.

Lenawee County

Lenawee Involved in Family Education
A non-denominational Christian homeschool support group. We are based in Adrian, Michigan and service Lenawee, Hillsdale, Monroe, Washtenaw counties and Northern Ohio.  We have 125+ families and have been serving families for over 10 years.

Livingston County

Learning in a Family Environment
We welcome all homeschooling families in Livingston county in Lower Michigan. We will have at least one field trip a month during the school year, a Back-to-School picnic and Mom's Night Out once a month.

Livingston Area UNschoolers and eClectic Homeschoolers
LAUNCH is a secular support group for unschoolers and eclectic homeschoolers in and around Livingston County, Michigan. Most of our activities occur in the Howell area.

Olive Branch Homeschoolers
This group was created for Christian homeschooling families in Flint, Davison, Linden, Holly, Fenton, Argentine, Byron, and surrounding areas. Weekly park days in Linden.

Macomb County

Faith Homeschoolers of Macomb
We hope to connect Christian homeschool-focused families in Macomb County, Michigan whose reasons for homeschooling are not exclusive to education.

Homeschool Teen Community Service Team
This group is comprised of Michigan Christian Homeschooled Teenagers and their parents and is a "Spin-Off" from The Macomb Co. Christian Homeschool Parent Group.

Macomb County Christian Homeschoolers
We are a relaxed group of Christian parents and children who get together to socialize, commiserate and collaborate for and about homeschooling.

Michigan-Macomb County Homeschoolers
This group is where we can come & find support, ask questions and even plan field trips, for those of us in Macomb County, open to everyone in the surrounding area.

South East Michigan Well Trained Mind
The group's activities will be centered in Macomb County, but as we have more members we will expand.

Michiana

Catholic Homeschoolers of Michiana
We are a group of Catholic home school families in the Michiana area of Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan, which includes the South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart and Niles areas.

The Homeschool HUB
Organizes enrichment programs, volunteer opportunities and field trips, and provides a communication network among homeschool families in the Michiana area. We are an inclusive organization. Yahoo Group.

Michiana LIFE (Learning in Family Environment)
Our group is secular in nature and inclusive to all homeschooling families, regardless of religious affiliation. Our group stresses diversity and open-mindedness, fosters creative and intellectual discussion, and is based on a common love and interest in what is best for our unique children. We are based in South Bend, IN and include all areas nearby.

Monroe County

Homeschoolers with Open Hearts
We are a group of homeschoolers from different religous and educational theory backrounds. We have come together to help and support each other in anyway that we can. We are spread out in the Monroe County Michigan and the Lucas County Ohio area.

Oakland County - Detroit

Kids Out Reach Team
K.O.R.T. is designed for homeschooled kids of all ages, in and around the metro Detroit area to find volunteer opportunities. We hope to make K.O.R.T. a wonderful source of information and opportunities for the kids.

Oakland County Michigan Homeschoolers
This group is where we can learn, support, ask question, provide answers, plan field trips and group resources, for those of us in the Oakland County Michigan area, open to everyone in the surrounding area.

Oratory of the Blessed Sacrament - Archdiocese of Detroit
Catholic community of home-educators located in the Archdiocese of Detroit and based at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Wyandotte, MI.

Pack 379
We are a small but growing Boy Scout pack comprised of dedicated homeschoolers in Rochester Hills, MI. We are very family oriented. We welcome other homeschoolers, and are an all inclusive group.

Restoring Education And Cherishing Home Homeschool Group
REACH is an inclusive group meeting in Auburn and Brandon (and soon in Southfield). We are an inclusive group open to anyone homeschooling for any reason with any method. Yahoo Group.

Rochester Home School Connections
A place for homeschoolers to connect to discuss ideas and questions about homeschooling as well as sharing announcements, field trips, activities and opportunities available to the homeschool community in Rochester, Michigan and surrounding areas.

SL Heritage Home Educators
The purpose of this yahoogroup is to enhance communication relating to the Thursday co-op classes offered at Fellowship Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Lyon Michigan.

Ogemaw County

T.R.U.T.H. of West Branch
A northern Michigan area Christian home education group located in West Branch. T.R.U.T.H. will be offering co-op style classes in the fall and spring with field trips spread throughout the year.

Saginaw County

Tri-Cities Home Educators in Michigan
For home educators located in Saginaw, Midland and Bay City, Michigan.

Southeast MI - Toledo, OH and Dearborn, MI

Helping Hands Home Schoolers
A mission focused Christian Home Schooling Group affiliated with Cornerstone Christian Church. The Helping Hands Home Schooling Group is located in South-Eastern Michigan in the Dearborn-DownRiver area.

Homeschool Michigan Downriver Area
This group will share activites for homeschoolers. You will be able to list books for sale or want to buy. Also, share homeschooling sites that would benifit our children studies.

St. Clair County

Christian Home Educators of the Blue Water Area
CHEBWA serves the St. Clair County Area of Michigan including; Port Huron, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair, Columbus, Richmond, Marysville, and China/East China areas. Our monthy meetings take place in Port Huron and the co-op meets in Columbus.

St Clair County Homeschoolers
This group is where we can come & find support, ask questions and even plan field trips, for those of us in St. Clair County. Open to everyone in the surrounding area.

St Clair County Secular Co-Op
Our co-op will consist of a 3.5 hour day with two 45 min sessions, a 30 min lunch and two more 45 min sessions. We can offer a variety of topics – art, science, math, creative writing, geography, story drama, etc. to all age ranges, separated into ages: preschool, 5-12, and teens.

Washtenaw Couty - Ann Arbor

Adventurers Homeschool Co-op
Mail group for Adventurers Homeschool Co-op, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Adventurers Homeschool Association
Meets just south of Ann Arbor, MI, for weekly classes on Thursday afternoons and evenings, specifically serving Christian high school families.

Ann Arbor Area Unschooling Support Network
We offer information, activities, and opportunities to socialize and get to know each other.

Homeschoolers of Washtenaw
H_O_W is an inclusive group for homeschooling and unschooling families in Washtenaw County, Michigan and surrounding areas. Our group mission statement is to respect all opinions, celebrate the diversity of our members and help enrich the homeschooling community.

Manchester Homeschool Club
Homeschool support group that operates in and around the Manchester, Michigan area.

Washtenaw County Homeschoolers
For homeschoolers living in Washtenaw County, Michigan (Saline, Ann Arbor, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan).

Washtenaw County MI Homeschool Announcements
Here's a place to post announcements for homeschooling families in the Washtenaw County area.

Wayne County

Christian Home Educators Parents Association
CHEPA is dedicated to family and God, providing information, support and many activities including monthly meetings. Canton.

Michigan Wayne County Homeschoolers
This is a Secular/Inclusive home school group where we can come to find support, ask questions and plan field trips throughout the year. If you are homeschooling or thinking about homeschooling, we invite you to participate in this group.

West Michigan

Home School Building Connections
Connects home schoolers in West Michigan with the information, support, activities and events that will help them reach their home education goals.

Support Group Lists

Local Support Groups
List from the Network of Michigan Home Educators. To be listed, email cindy at .

Michigan Email Lists, Support Groups, Message Boards, Forums and Newsletters
From Leaping from the Box. Please notify if your email list, support group, message board, forum or newsletter is not included here or if you see errors.

Michigan Support Groups
List from Home Education Magazine. To be listed, email .

Regional Information
INCH's network for Christian homeschoolers. To edit this section, contact .

Support Groups
Complete page for each support group, whether or not they have their own website. Home School Building Connections.

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