2025 IAHE Homeschool Day at the Capitol
Thursday, January 23, 2025, 10 am – 3 pm
Join us at the Statehouse! Be the face of homeschooling!
You don’t want to miss the 2025 IAHE Day at the Capitol! Homeschooling families from all over Indiana will be gathering at the Capitol for a day of learning, meeting new friends, speakers, and activities. It’s great for you, and it’s great for our legislators. Homeschool freedom matters and joining us at the Capitol is a great way to show your support for homeschool freedom.
Make sure to join us at noon to hear from legislators and our IAHE Action team.
This can be a great educational field trip day with hands-on learning and a chance to build meaningful connections with legislators and homeschoolers from all across the state. We can’t wait to see you there!
REGISTER TODAY
Family Registration includes:
IAHE Day at the Capitol event registration, an Event Guide (coming soon!), plus your new 2025 ebook (an $8 value).
Only $5
Make more of your day!
Capitol Tours and State Library Tours are also available during our event. Tours have limited space available and require adding the total number of individuals in your family to your event registration.
Note: At checkout, be sure to opt-in to our emails to receive the Event Guide and Capitol Day updates!
The Notable Hoosiers ebook is included FREE with your IAHE Day at the Capitol registration
Pack your bags! It’s time to connect the past with the present. Notable Hoosiers will take you on a memorable journey around Indiana to learn about fifteen people that directly impacted our history, and in some cases, helped shape it into the great state we know today.
Each of these Hoosiers have a museum, house, or other building as a memorial to him/her. Homeschoolers love their field trips! And there is no better way to bring history to life than through visiting the actual homes and communities where people lived. Seeing, in a tangible way, the choices these Hoosiers made, and the impact those choices had on their community, and in some cases, the world, is eye-opening. We hope you enjoy learning about some fellow Hoosiers and feel inspired to take a few trips around the state to visit the places they have touched.
After registering for Capitol Day, go to iahe.net/my-account/downloads and download your free Notable Hoosiers ebook. Your 2025 IAHE Day at the Capitol Event Guide is coming soon.
2025 Homeschool Day at the Capitol Schedule
Rally at Noon With Chaplain Matthew Barnes!
Chaplain Matthew Barnes grew up in a pastor’s home in Southeast Indiana. He was a homeschool grad and a homeschool dad. In 2004, Chaplain Barnes founded Public Servants’ Prayer, a ministry designed to provide prayer and pastoral care for those in civil government. Matthew also serves as the very first chaplain in the Indiana Statehouse.
General Schedule (10:00 am – 3:00 pm)
- Registration/Check-in
- Chat with IAHE & IAHE Action
- Activity Tables
- Watch a Legislative Session
- Prayer Walk
- Scavenger Hunt
- Write Postcards to Legislators
- Challenge/Drawing with Prizes
- Guided Tours (pre-registration only)
Education. Advocacy. Civics.
It’s our desire that EVERY legislator meets a homeschool family from their district during our event. It sends a powerful message to know that homeschool rights are important enough to take time out of your very busy schedule to come to the Statehouse. Contact your legislator prior to the event to schedule a time to meet with them.
Locate your legislator here.
- Senate Office, 800-382-9467
- House of Representatives Office, 800-382-9842
Parking
There are several parking options near the Statehouse. Click the following image or visit www.downtownindy.org for more information.
Entrances
All State House visitors will be required to use one of two public entrances to access the Capitol building:
- The upper level east entrance, near Capitol Ave. and Market St.
- The lower level west entrance (ADA compliant), accessible via the Robert D. Orr Plaza.
These entrances will be equipped with metal detectors and screening devices that will be monitored by Indiana State Police Capitol Police.
Lunch
- Option 1: You may bring a sack lunch to the Statehouse. There will be a dedicated lunch area with tables and chairs this year.
- Option 2: You may purchase lunch in the cafeteria. Leave the Statehouse and take the short walk to the Government South building. The cafeteria is in the Lower Level (LL).
- Option 3: There is a cantina in the Lower Level (LL) of the Statehouse. They offer a limited selection or lunch and snack options.
Event Guide
A link to the Event Guide will be emailed closer to the event. If you are not on our email list, you will not receive the Event Guide. To sign up for our email list go to iahe.net/email
Additional Activites
Page for A Day Program
Families with a student ages 13 and older may like to be a Page that day. The Page for the Day program is an excellent way for your student to gain a first-hand glimpse of how the legislative process works at the Indiana Statehouse. During IAHE’s Home School Day, the rest of the family will have other events in which to participate while your child serves. This program fills up quickly, so check the IN.gov website for details and deadlines.
Register for the page program and learn more at these links:
Senate Democrats | House Democrats | Senate Republicans | House Republicans
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