MCHENRY COUNTY HOMESCHOOL
GROUPS CONTACT LIST
This
contact list is for the exclusive purpose of helping homeschoolers to find the
support group right for their family. This list is not to be used to
promote sales, events, or any religious or political causes. Anyone
found to use this list for a purpose other than intended will be publicly named
and homeschoolers throughout the state will be asked to boycott your cause,
service or other promotion.
If you have an event or service the specifically relates to homeschooling
you may promote it by 1) sending it to the Johnsburg Library and 2) asking the
list owner of: MCHENRY CO HOMESCHOOL HAPPENINGS to post it on her
site.
List owner: McHenry_Co_Homeschool_Happenings-owner@yahoogroups.com
The list here is getting long, so we are now dividing it into three categories.
SUPPORT GROUPS
(where families get together for social time, activities and field trips),
COOPERATIVES
(where parents teach each other's students and volunteer hours are typically
required) and
SUPPLIERS OF HOMESCHOOLING CLASSES
are each listed in their own categories.
SUPPORT GROUPS:
BARRINGTON
AREA HOMESCHOOLERS
For membership information, call:
Sherry Bennett, at 815-444-8183 or
Barb Olsson, at 847-658-0229
CHEER
A Christian support group with monthly Mom's meetings, they meet at the Crystal
Lake EV Free Church with occasional family oriented field trips and park days
over the summer. A Statement of Faith is only required for board members.
Madeline Becker
815-459-3043
GENESIS
Genesis is a non-denominational Christian parent support group that meets in
Marengo.
Patty Vlahakis
815-568-1667
HARVEST HOMESCHOOLERS
We have been asked to keep all information about this Christian CL group
private.
HERITAGE HOMESCHOOL GROUP
HHG is a Christian mother's support group that meets once a month in
Harvard. A children's enrichment group is also available and meets once a
week. They offer occasional field trips for member's children. Statement
of Faith required.
Karen Savino
815-943-1934
HOPE
We have been asked to keep all information about this Christian Woodstock group
private.
HUNTLEY AREA HOMESCHOOLERS
This group is an on-line group with occasional in real life gatherings.
Kate Eeg
847-669-5569
MCHENRY CO HOMESCHOOL HAPPENINGS
The homeschooling community of McHenry County, IL
is widespread and diverse. This e-group is designed to help all of us in McHenry County stay in touch with one another,
share our group events with one another, and help each other find the local
resources we need to succeed beyond
our wildest dreams. This group is for all McHenry County
homeschoolers no matter your educational philosophy, curriculum, or religious
background and is not intended to discuss those issues. Respect for all is
mandatory.
Web Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/McHenry_Co_Homeschool_Happenings/
List owner: McHenry_Co_Homeschool_Happenings-owner@yahoogroups.com
MCHENRY CO H.O.U.S.E.
McHenry Co. H.O.U.S.E. is a chapter of Illinois H.O.U.S.E., a non-sectarian and
all-inclusive group for child and parent peer support. They meet throughout the year in Crystal Lake and Woodstock.
Please call for meeting's current time and location.
Lorri Kunz
815-568-4548
MC UNSCHOOLING
This is an on-line and in real life support group dedicated to the unschooling lifestyle.
Carla Gibson
815-459-5012
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
OTBP is an inclusive support network of unschooling
families based in Lake & McHenry
Counties, Illinois.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OffTheBeatenPath/
Michelle Chelap
OffTheBeatenPath-owner @ yahoogroups.com
OPEN H.O.U.S.E.
Open H.O.U.S.E. is a chapter of Illinois H.O.U.S.E., a non-sectarian and
all-inclusive group for child and parent peer support. Open H.O.U.S.E.
meets in various locations throughout SE McHenry Co. and includes field trips,
and more.
Carla Gibson
815-459-5012
SOCIETY OF ST. SCHOLASTICA HOMESCHOOLERS
This Catholic support group offers mom’s meetings the third Friday of the month
in private homes throughout the region. Support for the entire family in
the form of field trips and activities such as spelling bees, recitals, rosary
making sessions, and May Crowning ceremonies help to immerse the children in
their Catholic culture.
Cindy Lesniewski
815-675-9402
COOPERATIVES:
APPLE TREE NORTH
A Biblically based cooperative learning enrichment program for
homeschoolers pre-K - 12th grade. Provide hands-on supplements to your
home curriculum including PE, drama, art, sports, music, accountability,
fellowship and fun. Registration is full for the 2006-2007 school
year. They meet once a week in Fox Lake, IL.
Iris Bowman
847-566-2018
APPLE TREE SOUTH
A Christian educational support group and teaching cooperative for pre-K
through High School. They meet three times monthly + one monthly
field trip throughout the school year and have a monthly mom’s night out as
well as other activities. During the summer they meet at Veteran's Acres Park
in Crystal Lake
the first and third Fridays of each month, starting at 11:00 a.m. To
join, there is an interview process and statement of faith. They meet in Cary. Registration
by August for upcoming year. Call about visiting day.
Dorothy Robin
815-337-7125
GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOLING CO-OP
We are a group of families that get together twice a month to share teaching
time, fellowship and fun. We meet every other Friday at Holy Apostles Catholic
Church. As indicated by our name, we celebrate the traditions of the Roman
Catholic Faith, but we welcome members from all faiths. All parents are asked
to participate either by teaching a class (subjects are determined by the
members at the beginning of the year) or by acting in a support capacity. We
are currently accepting new members.
Jennifer Aleksiun
(815) 653-1443
Petkkat @ aol.com
(mush together to get it to work)
H.E.A.R.T. (Homeschool Enrichment Achieved Respectfully Together)
is a nine-month, weekly program for homeschooled
children that
supplements the teaching they receive at home through qualified instruction in
the areas
of art, science, Spanish, music and physical education. In addition,
students are exposed to a wide variety of other subjects during month-long unit
studies taught by parent volunteers. The program is on Thursdays from
8:30 am to 3:30 pm at The Village Church of Barrington. No Statement of Faith required. Tuition
is $810 a year per student with a volunteer hour comittment.
They are full for the 2006-2007 school year but there is a waiting list.
Jennifer Burns
847-713-2674
CLASSES:
THE ARK
Christian group offering a wide variety of services including workshops, classes, and tutoring for all
ages. Their Harvard based facilities offer a Resource Library, Discovery Center and more. For details
please visit http://www.educaremissions.org or contact:
Laura
815-258-6821
info @ educaremissions.org
CLASSICAL CONSORTIUM
New classical education academic program designed for
3rd through 12th grades meets on Mondays and gives the curriculum
for the rest of the week at home. Village Church of Barrington.
Tuition is $1200 for the year with no volunteer hour comittments.
No SOF required for student families.
Jennifer Burns
847-713-2674
HOMESCHOOL P.E. - BECAUSE KIDS COUNT!
Classes are at the Regional Sports Center in Crystal Lake and are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m. for 7-12th grades or 10-11 a.m. for K-6th grades. Sessions are Sept. 5th-Oct. 26th, Nov. 2nd-Jan. 11th, Jan. 16th-Mar. 8th, and Mar. 13th-May 10th.
Please contact Mike at 815-385-4804 or Courtney at 815-477-9436
MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE HOMESCHOOL FRIDAYS
These are non-credit/no grade two hour classes offered at McHenry County
College on eight consecutive Fridays for home schooled students. Three eight
week sessions are scheduled during the academic year, fall, winter and spring.
A certificate with class hours is given to each student at the last day of
classes.
Marie Frostman
(815) 479-7559
mfrostma @ mchenry.edu
HEARTLAND HOME SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
The purpose of the workshops is to provide high quality, academically
challenging, spiritually uplifting classes to supplement, support, encourage,
but not to replace, what is being learned at home. Our workshops are a unique
educational experience in that we combine a high level of commitment from
parents, students, and teachers. Interview and SOF required.
Karen Forst
815-337-1508
forst2 @ sbcglobal.net
This list was designed for McHenry County Libraries and their patrons. If you know of any additions or changes,
please contact Kathy Wentz at 847-497-4407 or through the Johnsburg Public
Library.
Page last updated 8/10/2006.
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