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Hawai'i Homeschool Organizations
Support group for the Island of Oahu:
Hawai'i Homeschool Association
PO Box 970811
Waipahu, HI 06797
www.hawaiihomeschoolassociation.org
Home Educators on the North Shore
Contact: Lindsey Pierce or Michelle Blimes
Support Group for Maui Homeschoolers
Contact: Gail Nagasako
Gail Nagasako published "H.A.P.P.Y Homeschool Pack":
all the essentials to get started, presented in a very accessible manner.
This material is available in most public libraries on Maui.
It is also reproduced here on this Website (this link opens an new window with the text).
Wai'anae Coast Christian Homeschoolers
8:30 a.m. Mondays at Pililaau Park
Call Penny at 695-7009 or Melissa at 696-5132
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Homeschoolers (OLGCH)
We are a Catholic Homeschool support group which meets monthly for beach/park days, Catholic liturgical and feast days and fun fieldtrips. Any families interested in more information can contact on Oahu, contact persons:
Melissa Crisostomo 808-626-2469
Teresa Fredericks 808-672-7208
Christian Homeschoolers of Hawai'i
www.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org
John/Arleen Alejado, 91-824 Oama St., Ewa Beach HI 96706, Information line: (808) 689-6398
Homeschool Nations - Oahu
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Oahu
Department of Education
The DOE has a website for homeschooling with the Chapter 12 rules. They also maintain a list of Hawai'i support groups.
DOE Home School page:
http://doe.k12.hi.us/myschool/homeschool/
Joanne Swearingen
641 18th Ave. Bldg. V Room 201
Honolulu HI 96816
(808) 733-9895
Hawai'i State Board of Education maintains an online document library with the latest (revised 5/13/00) version of Chapter 12, "Compulsory Attendance Exceptions."
| With Gail Nagasako's permission, I'm including her wonderful list of suggestions here: |
| Home Education Magazine website: http://www.homeedmag.com/ Growing Without Schooling Magazine website: http://www.holtgws.com/index.html Life Learning Magazine website: http://www.lifelearningmagazine.com Homeschoolers’ College Admissions Handbook -- available at Amazon.com A-Z Home’s Cool website: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/ Homeschool 101 website: http://homeschooling.about.com/od/gettingstarted/p/homeschool101.htm About Homeschooling: http://homeschooling.about.com/ |
| MYRON B. THOMPSON ACADEMY: on line standards based curriculum for all grades. http://staff.thompsonacademy.org/opencms |
| article: “I, Too, Cry in the Night” by Gail Nagasako: http://www.homeschoolnewslink.com/homeschool/backissues.html |
| Global Virtual Curriculum http://www.globalstudentnetwork.com/homeschool.htm On-line Curriculum for grades 2-12. Homeschool parents are logged in to the "Teacher" module which includes the answer keys. Aligns with National Academic Content Standards. Flexibility ideally suitable for every student, whether they have challenges or are advanced. Only requires basic computer with internet access. |
| What Makes a High School Great? Newsweek © 2006 MSNBC.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532668/site/newsweek Article gives traits uncannily like homeschooling. |
| CLONLARA SCHOOL, http://www.clonlara.org/ Provides variety of services for all ages, from simple materials up to a custom curriculum, diplomas and handling of DOE representatives, principals and such, in your school district. |
| Some helpful books are: (Highest recommendations in bold. Many of these are available in the Hawaii State Library System.) COLLEGE ADMISSIONS: A GUIDE FOR HOMESCHOOLERS, Poppy seed Press, P.O. Box 85, Sedalia, CO 80135; HOME STYLE TEACHING, HOME SPUN SCHOOLS, HOME GROWN KIDS, SCHOOL CAN WAIT, the Moore Foundation, PO Box 1, Camas, WA 98607; LEARNING ALL THE TIME, TEACH YOUR OWN, HOW CHILDREN LEARN, HOW CHILDREN FAIL, BETTER THAN SCHOOL, CHILD’S WORK, THE MYTH OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, THE MAGIC FEATHER, TEENAGE LIBERATION HANDBOOK: how to quit school and get a real life and education; REAL LIVES: ELEVEN TEENAGERS WHO DON’T GO TO SCHOOL - from Growing Without Schooling, 2269 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Write for a free catalog containing these and many more books. HOMESCHOOLING FOR EXCELLENCE, Mountain House Press, Box 353, Philo, CA 95466; 1-800-832-2741 |
| ***If you contact any of these and find their address has changed, please let me know so I can correct the information in these materials. |
Home School Legal Defense Association
The Home School Legal Defense Association is a non-profit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms.
On-line Homeschooling Resources
There is a wealth of homeschooling and learning resources online. Here are just a few to get you started.
National Home Education Network www.nhen.org
Home Eduction Magazine Online:
www.home-ed-magazine.com
A very comprehensive, well structured site with many links
by Ann Zeise www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling
Discussion Groups About Education Reform and Home-Schooling by Karl Bunday. learninfreedom.org/discussiongroups.html
Catholic Homeschooling in Hawai'i
www.angelfire.com/hi3/catholichomeschool
Homeschool Central
www.homeschoolcentral.com
Homeschool Periodicals
Growing Without Schooling, 2380 Massachusetts Ave Suite 104, Cambridge, MA 02140-1226, (617) 864-3100, www.holtgws.com (Founded by John Holt, unschooling)
Home Education Magazine, PO Box 1083, Tonasket, WA 98855, (509) 486-1351,
www.home-ed-magazine.com