Advocates for Home Education, AHEM
Email: info@AHEM.info http://www.ahem.info
A nonprofit, independent, grassroots, volunteer-run, educational organization that gathers and disseminates information about homeschooling in Massachusetts through education, advocacy, and events.
Athol Orange Massachusetts Homeschooling
Email: arrow2@postmark.net http://www.athol-orange-homeschooling.com
For Homeschoolers from Athol and Orange Massachusetts. Also,Warwick , Erving , Gill, Royalston , New Salem, , Wendell , Petersham , Phillipston,Winchendon, Gardner and Templeton are also welcome ! We are a group that meets once a month and are working to do more activities.
Attleboro Area Homeschoolers
Email: rozek@comcast.net http://hometown.aol.com/aah1995
An inclusive homeschooling group open to all homeschoolers and prospective homeschoolers. We serve families across the diverse spectrum of homeschooling styles and philosophies. Attleboro Area Homeschoolers has no official political, philosophical, or religious orientation.
Berkshire Home Schoolers http://www.berkshirehomeschoolers.org
News, information and other stuff related to home schooling in The Berkshires of Western Massachusetts and the surrounding area.
Central New England Homeschoolers
Email: cnehhsg@yahoo.com http://www.geocities.com/cnehhsg
A group of homeschoolers dedicated to providing our children a rewarding and adventure filled homeschooling experience.
Co-op Homeschool Support Group
Email: lightkeepers_67@yahoo.com http://members.tripod.com/coop_hsg
The Co-op Homeschool Support Group was established in 2000 for families in the Gardner Area or anyone willing to travel to the area to join us.
Hampden County Homeschoolers
Email: info@hchomeschoolers.com http://www.hchomeschoolers.com
Hampden County Homeschoolers is a secular (not overtly or specifically religious)
cooperative of homeschooling families building community and creating opportunities for children and adults.
Home Grown Kids
Email: webmaster@hgkids.org http://www.hgkids.org
serves the Home Schoolers in the greater Sturbridge, Southbridge and Charlton Massachusetts area. We also have families from the Holland and Brimfield, Massachusetts area as well as Woodstock, Connecticut. We are a Christian Home School group, training up our kids in the ways of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Learning Enrichment Active Fellowship, LEAF Home Learners Network
Email: leaf@learninks.org http://learninks.org/leaf
A network of home learners that welcomes all homeschoolers in many communities in south-central Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island and northeastern Connecticut.
Massachusetts Home Learning Association, MHLA
Email: mhla@mhla.org http://www.mhla.org
An advocacy and education organization, which endorses home learning as an alternative to public or private schooling.
Massachusetts Home Organization of Parent Educators, HOPE
Email: info@masshope.org http://www.masshope.org
Established in 1989 as a Christian ministry for the express purpose of encouraging home educators across the Commonwealth.
North Suburban HomeLearners http://www.nshlonline.org
An inclusive group whose primary focus is providing educational and social opportunities for our children and support for ourselves as homeschooling parents.
Tri-Boro Homeschooling Network
Email: taadah@aol.com http://www.geocities.com/triboro_homeschool
Serving Attleboro, North Attleboro, South Attleboro and Plainville, MA., and surrounding communities of
Seekonk, Rehoboth, Norton, Foxboro, Wrentham, MA and Pawtucket and Cumberland, RI.
Email Lists
Abington Area Homeschoolers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/abingtonareahomeschoolers
We are a group of Christian women who have very recently begun our homeschool journey. We are specifically looking for local area homeschoolers to connect with though we are open to all homeschooling families on the South Shore of Massachusetts.
Adams Berkshire MA Homeschool Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdamsMAHomeschoolers
This group is for homeschool families in and around Berkshire County Massachusetts and nearby counties to Berkshire County. The field trips and educational activities are open to all families who are members of this group. Participation is optional, but it is requested that a minimum of one activity be scheduled by each member per year.
Athol Orange Homeschooling http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AtholOrangeHomeschooling
This list is for Homeschoolers from Athol and Orange Massachusetts. Also,Warwick , Erving , Gill, Royalston , New Salem, , Wendell , Petersham , Phillipston,Winchendon, Gardner and Templeton are also welcome ! We are a group that meets once a month and are working to do more activities.
Belchertown Homeschool Network, BHSN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BHSN
The main pupose of the Belchertown Homeschool Network is to to provide a local group of resource sharing, field trips and events and overall networking in a variety of group settings. We will also be a local support for families interested in homeschooling.
Berkley Area Homeschoolers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BerkleyAreaHSers
Welcome to Berkley and surrounding areas' homeschooling forum. This is where we set up cool field trips, discuss pertinent subjects and just hang out together in cyber space.
Bridgewater Raynham Area Homeschool Support Group, BRAHS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BRAHS
A group of families in the Bridgewater Raynham (Massachusetts) Area who have an interest in home-based learning in common. We welcome all families into our group who have similar goals and concerns.
Cape Cod Homeschoolers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CapeCodHomeschoolers
We are a support group open to all homeschoolers from Cape Cod, Plymouth, and Wareham, Massachusetts. Cape Cod Homeschoolers is a cooperative of homeschooling families that organizes classes, clubs, field trips and other activities. We have no religious or political affiliations.
Charlotte Mason in Massachusetts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMinMA
A group for Homelearners in Massachusetts who are inspired by a Charlotte Mason philosophy... a wonderful way of learning and life.
Family Educators Resource Network, FERN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FERNetwork
An informal networking group for home educators in the areas of Columbia, Rensselaer, and Albany counties in New York and in Berkshire county in Massachusetts. FERN operates as a computer-based "newsletter" for activities, resources, and information to support homeschooling families and those interested in home education.
Friends of Grace http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends_of_Grace
This is an e-mail list to provide support and encouragement for Christian families
in the Chelmsford area who have decided to educate their children at home.
Learning Enrichment Active Fellowship, LEAF Home Learners Network http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LEAF-Network
A network of home learners that welcomes all homeschoolers in many communities in south-central Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island and northeastern Connecticut.
MASalam Homeschoolers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MASalamHSers
Support group for Muslim homeschoolers here in Massachusetts. This is where we can virtually get together, arrange field trips and exchange experiences.
Massachusetts Home Learning Association http://groups.yahoo.com/group/masshomelearningassoc
Massachusetts’ oldest statewide homeschool organization sponsors this inclusive list for homeschooling in Massachusetts. As a homeschooling organization, Massachusetts Home Learning Association represents no specific religion, political party or educational philosophy but acts as an information clearinghouse and advocacy organization.
Massachusetts Unschoolers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ma_unschoolers
A support group for unschoolers in MA. This is a friendly, inclusive group for those unschooling or thinking about unschooling. This is not the place for black-and-white thinkers and/or self-appointed gurus. Members should have open minds and Holt-like spirits.
MassHomeschool http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Masshomeschool
This is a mailing list for people who homeschool or are thinking of homeschooling in the state of Massachusetts. Kids and Parents alike! Here you can exchange ideas! support each other! give links for school stuff! just talk including, scripture, God, church, parents, kids, home cleaning, lessons and curriculum, on-line courses, and web sites.
Metrowest Homeschoolers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mwhsers
This is an inclusive group for homeschoolers throughout the Metrowest area of Boston to share ideas, classes and information.
New England Jewish Homeschoolers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nejhs
This list is for Jewish homeschoolers
in the New England area. That includes CT, NH, VT, ME, RI, MA. We welcome people who are interested in participating (and helping to organize) some of the activities we are planning. On this list, we are privileged to have Orthodox Jews, Conservative Jews, Reform Jews, Reconstructionist Jews, secular Jews. We DON'T have so-called Messianic Jews (Jews for Jesus).
South Coast Homeschoolers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCHomeschoolers
We are a support group that spans the South Coast of Massachusetts. We are centered out of New Bedford, but have members as far east as Wareham and as far west as Tiverton, RI. We are not politically or religiously affiliated. Our purpose is to provide support for homeschooling families in the form of meetings, field trips, classes, and events.
Massachusetts Charter School Association
11 Beacon Street, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (413) 268-3361
132 Main Street
Haydenville, MA 01039
Phone: (413) 268-3361
Email: info@masscharterschools.org http://www.masscharterschools.org
A school-based membership association representing its constituents, the charter public schools in the Commonwealth. Our mission is to serve, support, and advocate for Massachusetts charter public schools as they strive to achieve the goals of their charters.
Massachusetts Department of Education, Charter Schools List
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
Phone: (781)338-3000
TTY: (800)439-0183
http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter
Informational pages about the Charter process, legal documents, and reports.
North Star, Self-directed Learning for Teens
104 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Phone: (413) 582-0193
Email: ken@northstarteens.org http://www.northstarteens.org
A community center. Legally, students at North Star under age 16 must become homeschoolers by submitting a homeschooling plan to their local school superintendent. North Star supports families in developing this curriculum.
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