Christian Home Schooling Virginia
SPRINGTREE Home School Support Group -
An inclusive, eclectic group serving families throughout Northern
Virginia, DC, and Southern Maryland. Meets each Wednesday through the school
year for learning and socializing. No dues or hierarchy.
http://members.cox.net/lowfog
Teaching Our Own -
Christian led non-profit home-school activity and support group in the Tidewater
(Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk) area. Many
activities. Site includes teaching tips, summaries of homeschool styles,
choosing curriculum, and links.
http://www.geocities.com/toolhomeschool/toolhomeschool.html
Teaching Virginia Standards of Learning -
Provides sample resource materials and teaching strategies for English,
history, math, and science. Helpful resource for those homeschoolers who wish to
implement the Virginia Standards of Learning. Also included are links to other
educational sites.
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html
Tidewater Educators Association for
Christian Homeschooling, Inc -
TEACH (formerly BEACH) is a regional Christian homeschool support group
serving southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Monthly meetings,
educational enrichment, school sports programs for elementary, middle, and high
school age students. Board of Directors designated by appointment. Site includes
links to Christian resources.
http://www.teachhomeschool.com/
TORCH of Springfield, Virginia
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Catholic group offers information and services: Homeschooling FAQ,
articles, events, clubs, discounts, Catholic curriculum swap board, link to
national TORCH site.
http://www.geocities.com/torchnv/
Valley Home Educators -
A Christian homeschool support group for families in Harrisonburg and Rockingham
County. Group has a constitutional statement of philosophy and a statement of
faith.
http://vheweb.org/
Virginia's List of Pre-Approved Correspondence Courses -
Virginia homeschoolers filing under Option (iii) must use one of the
pre-approved correspondence school programs from this list, which is created by
the Va Dept. of Education.
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/suptsmemos/2003/inf119a.pdf
Virginia's Standards of Learning (SOLs) -
State standards for public education. Some homeschoolers like to use these as a
guideline. Those who file under Option (iv) need to refer to the SOLs for math
and language arts in their description of the program of study.
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Superintendent/Sols/home.shtml
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