by Julie Lavender | Nov 9, 2020 | General
Autumn is a gorgeous time of year to spend extra minutes outdoors. In fact, November 17 is National Take a Hike Day, a day set aside to encourage families to breathe fresh air, get the heart pumping, and soak in the beauty of natural surroundings. Plan to take lots...
by Amy Sager | Nov 2, 2020 | General
Will you join homeschool families from all across the nation in a day of prayer on Friday, November 6th? A Heritage of Prayer in our Nation Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as we follow in our founding fathers’ footsteps and seek the wisdom of God when...
by Lacey Hooie | Oct 26, 2020 | General
Fall is a terrific time of year. Outside is colorful, leaves are falling, and routines are setting in. Life seems calmer. However, days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping, and even though routines are getting easier, everyone may also be ready for a break....
by Kylene Varner | Oct 20, 2020 | Education
On July 27, 2020, the Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) became aware of an effort to recruit “homeschool” families into a new program that promised $1,700 per child in reimbursements for “educational resources” through a new-to-Indiana virtual school named...
by Heidi Kreider | Oct 19, 2020 | General
Have you ever noticed that your homeschool day is often dictated by how it starts? Some days start out calmly and quietly and the day blissfully continues in that direction and other days seem like a train wreck before 10 a.m.? While there are no guarantees to...
by Amy Sager | Oct 12, 2020 | General
Questions are swirling around about standardized tests and college entrance exams, in particular. With the cancellation of many exams this past spring and the confusion that Covid-19 has caused, many families are wondering what this next year will bring. Some colleges...
by Meghan Carver | Oct 5, 2020 | General
Here in Indiana, autumn can be a terrific time to get out of the house and have a field trip or do some school outdoors as the weather finally begins to cool and the humidity levels decrease. There are so many tactile experiences available as well that it’s not...
by Tara Bentley | Sep 18, 2020 | Homeschooling in Indiana
In July, we informed Indiana families about the massive amount of misinformation regarding homeschooling being shared by public school personnel. We also shared our concerns with multiple people within the Indiana Department of Education and asked that they correct...