Tennessee Homeschooling Support Groups
Welcome to homeschooling in Tennessee! Tennessee has three
ways you can homeschool. You have the option of being (1) an
independent homeschooler (registered with the state), or (2)
registered with a Church-Related School or (3) registered as
a satellite school of a Church-Related School (The Jeter Memo.)
As a result, the number of days and hours to be taught would
depend on where you are registered (State=4 hours*180 days).
Kay Brooks, TnHomeEd,
is one of several good contacts about homeschooling in Tennessee.
Others are in the links below. [Note: you may
contact Kay about Tennessee Homeschooling concerns. Contact Ann
Zeise, the webmaster, about general homeschooling concerns through
the "Contact" link at the bottom of this page.]
Chattanooga Area |
Knoxville Area |
Memphis Area |
Nashville Area |
North of Knoxville |
Tri-Cities
Southeast Tennessee and Tennessee Valley Cities and Counties: Athens, Blount, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Collegedale, Lookout Mountain, Ooltewah
Blount Home Education Association
BHEA is an association of independent homeschooling families
that has been established to promote and encourage home education
in Blount County. BHEA Yahoo Group
Blount County TN Homeschool
A group for those interested in discussing opportunities for Homeschoolers in Blount County Tennessee, and sharing information of interest to the Homeschool community in East Tennessee. The group operates from a Christian worldview.
Bradley County Home Educators
A Christian-based homeschool support group in the Cleveland,
TN, area that exists to provide encouragement and support, fellowship,
and spiritual leadership to those who are seeking to teach their
children at home.
Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Home Education Association
CSTHEA is a local chapter of THEA. Membership in THEA is $10.00
annually (not prorated) and supports the important legislative
activities and other events of your state organization, the Tennessee
Home Education Association.
Christian Home Independent Mission Education Support
CHIMES is a cooperative which provides enrichment classes, field trips, and support. We meet in Athens, TN.
Eclectic Homeschoolers of Chattanooga
We meet the 2nd Friday of the month from 11am till whenever!
We are a totally inclusive group serving those homeschoolers
looking for a liberal voice in the homeschooling movement.
Lookout Mountain Homeschoolers
A homeschool support group serving families that have chosen to educate their children at home.
NWGA and Chattanooga Christian Homeschoolers
We are a support group for homeschooling moms and their families who live in the Chattanooga and NorthWest Georgia area and who feel that it was God's calling to home educate their children.
Signal Mountain Home Schoolers
Phone contact information on the city website for the group co-leaders.
Tennessee Valley Homeschoolers
We are an all inclusive group of homeschooling families in the Tennessee Valley. Currently, our group offers a Mom's Night once a month, holiday parties, field trips, and any other activity proposed and planned by any of our members.
East Tennesseen Cities and Counties: Knox County, Knoxville, Sevier
East Tennessee Latter-Day Saint Homeschoolers
We are an eclectic group of homeschoolers who are members of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and live in the
Greater Knoxville/East Tennessee area.
Our Kids Matter
We wanted to create a group here in Knoxville and surrounding areas where all of us homeschooling families out there could discuss strategies, exchange advice on home schooling and have play dates.
Sevier County Secular Homeschool Group
This group will be for those in Sevier County, TN, and surrounding counties who homeschool or unschool in a secular manner. Atheist, agnostic, Jewish, whatever you are, you are free to join us. There will be no dues of any kind.
Smoky Mountain Home Education Association
SMHEA serves the families of eighteen counties surrounding Knox
County. We are a Christian led, non-profit service organization
with membership open to all.
Tennesse Kids Club
We are an eclectic home school support group and a clearing house
for all activities and opportunities available to homeschoolers.in
the Knoxville,TN area.
Collierville, Germantown, Memphis, Middleton, Rutherford, Shelby, Tipton
Collierville Home School
Christian group. Meets monthly.
Homeschool Hideout
A website by Robyn Bray of the Tipton & Shelby County Area.
This site contains links to her writings, and support groups
in that area, Christian Home Educators Association of Tipton
County and the Frayser/Millington Homeschool Support Group.
Memphis-Area Home Education Association
MHEA is a Christian organization dedicated to serving home educators.
(A THEA/HSLDA affiliate.)
Memphis Area Homeschoolers
This is an online group for all Memphis area homeschoolers regardless of religious beliefs or political following. Debates are acceptable as long as they are respectful.
Memphis Homeschool Internet Support
A Christian Internet Support group open to any homeschool family
in the Memphis/Shelby County area.
Middleton, TN Home School Support Group
We are a small, very informal group that gets together in a relaxed type atmosphere. We moms sit and visit. We share both our frustrations and joys of homeschooling, and support each other. We let our kids have free social time to play on the playground, play games, or just hang out with each other.
Midtown Homeschool Support Group
We are a group of families who provide mutual support and encouragement to one another as we educate our children at home.
Middle Tennessee Cities and Counties: Bedford, Cannon, Centerville, Clarksville, Coffee, Crossville, Donelson, Franklin, Grundy, Lake, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Nashville, Portland, Rutherford, Spring Hill, Warren, Williamson, Wilson
37148 Area Homeschoolers
Networking, social activities, and support for home school families close enough to the Portland library to enjoy getting together regularly.
Bedford County Homeschoolers
Ordinary as this sounds, we are no ordinary moms! (or dads!) We are a fun-loving and dedicated bunch, and we hope you will join us not just for the purpose of receiving timely updates on activities and happenings, but also for the purpose of fellowship via internet.
Centerville Homeschoolers
Even though this says Centerville, any other homeschooling family who would like to join us on this group are most welcome.
Circle of Friends Learning Cooperative
A Christian world-view, multiage learning co-op that offers an African American perspective. We meet weekly on Tuesday in the Nashville, TN area for enrichment in a relaxed learning environment.
Clarksville Homeschool Network
We are a member-led, inclusive network in the Clarksville, TN, area with the goal of connecting independent home educators and members of existing groups through a common virtual meeting place in order to encourage discussions and dialogue where members can share resources, learn together and build a sense of community. We plan "real life" meetings, field trips, discussion treads for 4-H, Cloverbud, or other clubs, plans for homeschool community workshops and programs, co-ops, park days, play dates, etc.
Eclectic Homeschoolers of Middle Tennessee
Formed in 1990 we openly embrace spiritual, political, culinary,
environmental, philosophical, lifestyle, and family composition
diversity.
Heart & Hearth Home Education Support Group
Our support group is located in and around Coffee County in southern
middle Tennessee - Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy,
Lincoln, Moore, Rutherford, and Warren Counties. We would love
to hear from you.
Helping Others Maximize Education
The H.O.M.E. group is a support group that takes educational field trips and gets together for fun activities. We welcome any Christian home schooling family in the Donelson, Opryland area to join us.
Home Education Association, Rutherford Tennessee
HEART is a volunteer organization comprised of families who chose
to home educate their children. The families live in the
Rutherford County area of Tennessee. Our membership comprises
the largest home school support group in the county.
Homeschooling-on-the-Tennesee-River
We are a group of homeschoolers who live on or near the Tennessee River/Kentucky Lake in rural Middle Tennessee. We are looking for other homeschoolers who share our educational quest of making life a better place for our children.
Hope At Home
Promotes organizational continuity and solidarity among the various
support groups in the Clarksville, Tennessee area. A MTHEA affiliate.
Lake Area Homeschoolers
An active email loop for Christian homeschool families that live in and around Murray-Calloway County, Kentucky.
Metro Area Roman Catholic Homeschoolers
Support group for Catholic homeschoolers in Nashville, TN, and the surrounding area.
Middle Tennessee Home Education Association
M.T.H.E.A. is a network and Christian ministry to serve home
educators by supporting, educating and motivating our members. Announcement list and Chat group.
Nashville Homeschooling Onlies
This is a group where Nashville homeschool parents and their only children can meet together, form friendships, swap childcare, plan educational activities together and offer each other support. All Nashville homeschoolers are welcome, new, old, school-at-homers, unschoolers.
NW Tennessee Home Educators Association
Opportunities for support and enrichment available within a roughly 60 mile radius of Henry County, TN. We welcome posts from local homeschool organizations. Meeting announcements, field trip and activity opportunities, workshops and conferences, and homeschool related for-sale items will be welcome.
POCH - Ethnically Diverse Homeschoolers
This group has been formed for people of color of any ethnicity who homeschool and are located in Middle Tennessee. Because Middle Tennessee encompasses a wide area of the state, POCH activities are not centralized.
Spring Hill Area Parent Educator's Group
Come on in to discuss the latest in homeschooling methods and materials. Ask questions, get answers about home schooling and your family. If you need more help than can be offered here our group does have in place a mentoring program that we can match you up with a mentor who is a "seasoned" Homeschooler.
TN Secular Homeschoolers: Any Religion, Eclectic
An inclusive homeschooling group for homeschoolers in Clarksville, TN and the surrounding areas. All homeschoolers are welcome to join this group, regardless of religious beliefs, race, homeschooling methods, or family life-styles.
Warren County Christian Homeschoolers
The purpose of this group is to provide all the Christian homeschool families in Warren County, TN an easy way of communicating about field trips, meetings, and general calendar and newsworthy events.
Williamson County Homeschool Group
We are an organized homeschool group that utilizes this announce-only
list to announce field trips and activities.
Williamson County, TN Home Schoolers
This Christian group is dedicated to bringing together all home schoolers and home school support groups in Williamson County, TN and surrounding areas; including Franklin, Columbia, Spring Hill, Thompson Station, Brentwood, etc. Even if you live pretty close to the Williamson County border, in another county, you are welcome too.
Wilson County Home Educators Connect
Great way to stay posted on what is going on in the area and get support from other homeschooling families. Due to obvious privacy needs, this group is restricted but if you homeschool in the area, we welcome you to join.
Cumberland Gap Area Cities and Counties: Anderson, Campbell, Crossville, Cumberland, Scott
Anderson County Christian Home School Support Group
Request information from the moderator of this Yahoo Group.
Crossville HEARTS (Home Educators Always Ready to Serve)
We are a homeschool ministry that meets each Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church in Crossville, Tennessee. All homeschoolers are welcome, regardless of denomination or religious preference.
For The Children Homeschool
This is a Christian support group for families in Campbell County, that are currently homeschooling (or are very interested in homeschooling their children).
Home Educators Assn of the Cumberlands
We are a non-denominational, Christian co-operative association that is seeking to provide enrichment and encouragement to home school families in the Cumberland County area, Crossville, Tennessee.
Scott County Tennessee Homeschoolers Support Group
This is a support group for Scott County, Tennessee Homeschools. We invite you to come and share your experiences with homeschooling.
Tri-Cities Area Cities and Counties: Bristol, Elizabethton, Erwin, Greeneville, Jefferson City, Johnson City, Jonesborough, Kingsport, Morristown
East Tennessee Secular Homeschoolers
This group is for parents in East Tennessee who wish to homeschool / unschool their children with a secular approach.
State of Franklin Homeschoolers (SOFH)
North East Tennessee, Tri-Cities Area. An inclusive group open
to ALL homeschoolers regardless of race, religion, creed or educational
philosophy without caveat, proviso, quid pro quo or any other
qualifier. We usually have several opportunities for getting
together each month.
TriCities Family Unschooling Network
For unschoolers, unschool-learning, and unschool-curious in the
Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Members
of this list believe child-led learning is more effective than
other-directed instruction and more enjoyable and enriching to
the child, parent, family, community, and world.
Tri-Cities Homeschool
Provides new and veteran homeschooling parents a central source
for local homeschooling news, events, and resources.
Tri-Cities
Homeschool Support Groups
Contact information for support groups in the Tri-Cities area.
Support Groups/Organizations/Lists/Boards
Extensive and annotated list maintained by TnHomeEd.
Tennessee Email Lists, Support Groups, Message Boards, Forums and Newsletters
Extensive list on 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.
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