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Homeschooling in Michigan

Capital Homeschool Athletic Program, CHAP Chariots
Email: go@chapchariots.org
http://chapchariots.org
Capital Homeschool Athletic Program ('CHAP') exists to serve Jesus Christ, homeschool parents and their children. Our purpose is to provide homeschool children with opportunities, through competitive athletics, to develop physically, spiritually, and learn to display Christ-like character.

Christian Home Educators of the Blue Water Area, CHEBWA
Email: chebwamail@yahoo.com
http://members.tripod.com/chebwa
CHEBWA is a Christian support group for families who homeschool. We are made up of moms and dads committed to the educational, spiritual, emotional and physical growth of our children. Although we are a private support group, we consider CHEBWA open to all and welcome your participation.

Christian Home Educators Support System, CHESS
http://www.lansinghomeschoolers.com
Christian Home Educators' Support System (CHESS) was founded in the fall of 1993 as a co-operative effort on the part of a few Lansing-area home educating families who realized that by working together and sharing the load, we could all benefit tremendously! We are currently serving over 200 families from St. Johns to Jackson, Portland to Perry, Charlotte to Howell, and everywhere in between. Once your family has become a part of CHESS, you have an immediate "connection" with other like-minded, uniquely-gifted homeschooling families in mid-Michigan.

Christian Homeschool Association for Sports Excellence, CHASE
Email: chase@educationforthesoul.com
http://educationforthesoul.com/CHASE
CHASE Michigan (Christian Homeschool Association for Sports Excellence) is a newly formed corporation existing solely to provide organized sports opportunities for home educated children in and around the Genesee County Michigan area while promoting God honoring attitudes and high standards of sportsmanship.

Christian P.A.T.H. Parents As Teachers at Home
Email: christianpath@hotmail.com
http://www.homeschool-life.com/mi/christianpath
P.A.T.H.'s Goals are: 1) To provide information, inspiration, and support to Christian home school families in this local area. 2) To organize educational opportunities that would be difficult for individual families to provide for themselves, and to inform members of activities via weekly e-mails. 3) To conduct activities consistently and forthrightly Christian to the honor and glory of God. 4) To provide a Directory, which will enable families to form friendships with other families using similar curriculum or with children of similar ages and interests. This directory is strictly confidential, and is to be used only for this purpose. It is found on the web site, and is only accessible by approved members.

Clinton County Homeschool Sports Association
Email: clintoncountyhomeschoolsports@yahoo.com
http://www.cchasports.org
Our purpose is to provide the Clinton County and other surrounding area homeschoolers with a Biblical foundation in athletics (Psalms 127:1; I Corinthians 3:10-11), and also provide a structure for direction, communication, and accountability so that athletics and other homeschool programs can prosper in a positive, Christ-centered way.

Cub Scout Pack 379
Email: pack379rh@yahoo.com
http://pack379.tripod.com
Cub Scout Pack 379 is a part of the Ojibwa District of the Clinton Valley Council. We are a very family oriented Webelos pack comprised of dedicated homeschoolers.

Delta County Home School Educators, DCHSE
http://www.dchse.org
DCHSE exists to support and encourage those who are home educating and to act as a source of information to those considering educating their children at home.

Home School Building Connections
Email: office@homeschoolbuilding.org
http://www.homeschoolbuilding.org
Our mission is: To glorify God by encouraging and strengthening families who are dedicated to the academic, physical and spiritual training of their children at home; To be an information, resource and networking center for new families interested in the homeschooling option; And, to connect home schoolers in West Michigan with the information, support, activities and events that will help them reach their home education goals.

Homeschooling Michigan
Email: homeschoolingmichigan@gmail.com
http://www.homeschoolingmichigan.com/
Homeschooling Michigan is intended to be the center for homeschooling in Michigan. Our mission is to bring together support groups, resources and activities for the Michigan Homeschooler.

Home School Music Association, HSMA
http://hsma.homeschoolmusic.net
The Home School Music Association, Inc. is an organization dedicated to meeting the music education needs of Christian home-schooled students. We currently have Band, Choral and Orchestra programs in the greater Lansing, Michigan area.

Homeschool OASIS
Email: bookwebbsite@yahoo.com
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/homeschooloasis/index2.htm
OASIS is a support group for Homeschool families in Southwest Michigan. We meet each month (Sept - May) for a Mom's meeting where we explore different homeschool topics.

Howell Athletic Association of Christian Homeschoolers
Email: marsh8@familink.com
http://www.haach.org
Howell Athletic Association of Christian Homeschoolers (HAACH) is an organization created to serve the athletic needs of homeschooled children in the greater Howell/Brighton area.

Information Network for Christian Homes, INCH
http://www.inch.org
Since 1984 our mission has been to serve families interested or involved in home education by providing the information, resources and encouragement needed to teach their children at home in the state of Michigan, and to work to ensure the continued freedom to do so.

Jackson Area Home Educators, J.A.H.E.
Email: info@jahe.info
http://www.jahe.info
Jackson Area Home Educators (JAHE, or "Jaw-Hee") was founded as a Christian organization with the goal of meeting the needs of the home educators in the Jackson County, Michigan and surrounding area.

Lansing Area Homeschool Athletics Association
Email: info@lahaa.org
http://www.lahaa.org
Vision Statement: To God's glory and as ambassadors for Christ, out of love for our children, we desire to organize homeschool athletics in order to promote Godly character, excellence, and witness; and to provide Lansing area homeschool athletics an association with a structure for accountability, direction, and communication, so athletics and other programs for homeschoolers can grow and thrive in a balanced, positive way.

Lenawee Involved in Home Education, L.I.F.E.
Email: Administrator@lifechristianhomeschoolers.com
http://www.lifechristianhomeschoolers.com
L.I.F.E. membership is open to families pursuing Christian home education. As a cooperative support group, members assist with planning and conducting training and programs for students and families. We have activities year round, seminars, mentoring for new homeschool families, guest speakers from all over Michigan and neighboring states that have dedicated their lives to Homeschooling.

Michiana Christian Home Educators
Email: mcheboard@hotmail.com
http://www.mche.net
Michiana Christian Home Educators (MCHE) is a homeschool organization whose goal is to assist its members in their effort to raise mature, discerning, godly young people in a home education environment.

Michigan Catholic Home-Educators, MCH
Email: mch001@juno.com
http://www.rc.net/lansing/mch
Michigan Catholic Home-Educators is committed to encouraging the use of Catholic curriculums and the formation of local Catholic support groups. We keep a list of Catholic support groups in Michigan on file to help families find each other.

Mid-Michigan Christian Home Educators, Inc.
Email: support@mmche.com
http://www.mmche.com
MMCHE is a support group for homeschoolers who live in the general vicinity of Saginaw, Tuscola, Midland, Bay and Northern Genesee counties. On this web site we post homeschool news and happenings from our area and around the state.

Network of Michigan Home Educators, NMHE
Email: Home2Teach2@hotmail.com
http://nmhe.tripod.com
We are a group of parents who love to homeschool our children. We represent a wide range of homeschooling styles, religious beliefs, and incomes.

Oceana Christian Home Educators, OCHE
Email: wflanery@oceana.net
http://www.geocities.com/k12oche
We desire to cooperate with and encourage all area home educators in matters of common interest, including legal information, educational resources, and motivation and training both for parents and their children. However, we specifically support families who educate their children in accordance with God's will and word.

Oratory of the Blessed Sacrament
Email: missy_blumberg@yahoo.com
http://www.rc.net/detroit/oratory
The Oratory of the Blessed Sacrament is a Catholic community of home-educators located in the Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan, dedicated to the spiritual and academic formation of their children within the parish family.

Restoring Education And Cherishing Home, REACH
http://reachhomeschool.com/
REACH Homeschool Group is an inclusive home school support group. By inclusive we mean that we are open to anyone who home schools for any reason. Though we have very diverse beliefs and reasons for home schooling, we have the common bond of being home schooling families.

S.H.A.R.E., School, Home, Athletics, Recreation, Enrichment
http://www.shareinc.org
S.H.A.R.E., Inc (School Home Athletic Recreation & Enrichment) is Battle Creek (Michigan) area’s Christian homeschool support group, made up of families answering God's call to educate their children at home.

Southfield Michigan Home School Support Group
Email: garykath@flash.net
http://home.flash.net/~garykath
Getting Started Workshops, Home school high school, Moms to Moms newsletter, Christian home schooling.

The Homeschool HUB, Michiana's Homeschooling Resource Center
Email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
http://www.hshub.org
The Homeschool HUB organizes enrichment programs, volunteer opportunities and field trips, and provides a communication network among homeschool families in the Michiana area. We are an inclusive organization; our goal is to provide opportunities for all homeschoolers to share educational resources and knowledge, and to enjoy each other's company in enriching group activities.

The Networking & Information Connection for Home Educators, NICHE
Email: the.niche@att.net
http://my-niche.org
Our Purpose: To provide a comfortable, enriching environment for home educators to meet, inform, encourage, and enjoy one another.

Toledo Area Homeschool Resource Page
Email: primalmommy@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/homeschooltoledo
We're here to provide a connection to the various grass-roots homeschool support groups, resources and activities in Toledo, Northwest Ohio/ SE Michigan.

True Life Centers
http://truelifecenters.org
True Life Centers exists to aid and support parents in providing a Christian value based education. We believe that to provide a complete education, the teaching process must be based on individual needs, allow parental control of the learning process, restore balance in the home, and permit family bonding. All in obedience to Proverbs 22:6.

West Michigan Christian Athletic Association
Email: info@wmcaa.org
http://wmcaa.org
Our Mission is to provide a physically beneficial and spiritually healthy sports environment for West Michigan area youth.

Ann Arbor Unschooling Network
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/a2unschooling
We are a completely secular (though open to people of all faiths or lack thereof) local support group for unschooling and homeschooling families in the greater Ann Arbor area.

BJU Homesat of Michigan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BJU_Homesat_of_Michigan
Calling All State Wide Michigan Homeschoolers here is a place where we can meet share, swap, trade, buy, sell Bob Jones University Press Curriculum BJU Homesat Curriculum as well as request make up tapes/DVD's for BJU Homesat. This Group is Limited to Bob Jones Universtiy Press BJU Homesat Curriculum Only.

Catholic Home School in Michigan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CatholicHomeSchool-MI
Message board to offer support and information pertaining to Catholic homeschooling families in Michigan. This is the place to post events and items relevent to Michigan. This is not a debate board.

Home School Blessings In Michigan, Michigan Branch of the Christian Home Educators Association
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeSchoolBlessingsInMichigan
Homeschool Blessings in Michigan is the only statewide group specifically for Spirit filled Christian homeschoolers who seek to keep God the focus of their family. Whether you are new to homeschooling and a God focused lifestyle or a veteran, you are welcomed here.

Homeschoolers United
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeschoolhub
Homeschoolers United is a group of homeschoolers in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana that are starting a new kind of homeschool group. We are a non-profit corporation with a mission to be an information clearinghouse for local homeschool groups and individual homeschoolers, and to provide a place for meetings and enrichment opportunites.

Homeschool FLYing In Michigan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeschoolflyinginmichigan
This is a list for Home Schooling moms in Michigan who would like support and encouragement in home schooling and home organization.

Homeschool-SE Michigan Bubble Zone
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homeschool-SEMichiganBubbleZone
SE Michigan Home Educators of children with severe and/or multiple allergic reactions to typical schooling practices. The BubbleZone is a positive forum to share and exchange ideas, safe meeting areas for children, dietary challenges and solutions, social and educational clubs; provide otherwise isolated children with safe and inspiring learning experiences outside of the public school system.

Imlay City Seeds of Faith
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeedsFaith
This list is for those who would like information on the activities planned by the Seeds of Faith homeschool support group based in eastern Lapeer County. Seeds of Faith is a Christian support group that meets monthly and plans activities for homeschooled children of all ages. We now offer a twice monthly co-op.

Kids Out Reach Team, K.O.R.T.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kids_Out_Reach_Team
K.O.R.T. is designed for homeschooled kids of all ages, in and around the metro Detroit area to find volunteer opportunities.

Lansing Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lansinghomeschoolers
This is an inclusive list for homeschooling parents in the greater Lansing Michigan area. This is a place for you to share ideas, links, curriculum and personal homeschooling experiences.

Learning_in_a_Family_Environment, LIFE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Learning_in_a_Family_Environment
We welcome all homeschooling families in Livingston county in Lower Michigan. We will have at least one field trip a month during the school year, a Back-to-School picnic and Mom's Night Out once a month. We have a great preschool program, kids clubs and junior high activities as well!!! This is neither a secular or religious group it is just a group of homeschooling friends who share information with one another.

Livingston Area UNschoolers and eClectic Homeschoolers, LAUNCH
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LAUNCH
LAUNCH (Livingston Area UNschoolers and eClectic Homeschoolers) is a secular support group for unschoolers and eclectic homeschoolers in and around Livingston County, Michigan. This non-religious group meets for volunteer activities, field trips and other gatherings as arranged by its members. Most of our activities occur in the Howell area.

Macomb County Christian Homeschoolers, MCCH
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MacombChristianHomeschoolers
OUR MOTTO IS...NO MANDATORY MEETINGS! NO FEES! NO STRESS! We are a FUN group of MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLING parents and children.

Michiana LIFE, Learning in Family Environment
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michiana-LIFE
Our group is secular in nature and inclusive to all homeschooling families, regardless of religious affiliation. Our group stresses diversity and open-mindedness, fosters creative and intellectual discussion, and is based on a common love and interest in what is best for our unique children. We are based in South Bend, IN and include all areas nearby.

Michigan Homeschool
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michiganhomeschool
This is a mailing list for people who homeschool or are thinking of homeschooling in the state of Michigan. 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.

Michigan Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mich_Homeschool
Online support group for Michigan Homeschooling families including the planning of group trips and events. We welcome any and all Michigan residents (and those soon to become residents) to join us. We all enjoy the exchanging of links, curriculum, materials, joys, and even the heartaches of homeschooling.

Michigan-Macomb County Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michigan-MacombCountyHomeschoolers
This group is where we can come & find support, ask questions and even plan field trips, for those of us in Macomb County. It is open to everyone in the surrounding areas. This group is support for families homeschooling, unschooling, or thinking about homeschooling.

Michigan Unschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/michigan_unschoolers/
This group is for families in Michigan that Unschool or are relaxed homeschoolers. This group is not for discussion of curriculum or how to get kids to "do school", rather it's a forum to discuss unschooling, share our unschooling experiences, ask questions or just explore the concept.

No Place Like Home, NPLH
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPLH
This group is open to the paid membership of No Place Like Home, Inc., a non-profit Christian support group for homeschool families in or around Three Rivers, with member families from St. Joseph County and Cass County, Michigan.

North Wisconsin Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorthernWImoms
We are a list for Northern Wisconsin Homeschoolers and moms to join and plan get-togethers and outtings in the state of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. New Moms and not-so-new Moms are welcome.

Oakland County Homeschool Group, OCHS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OCHS
We are a secular homeschool group for families in the Oakland County, Michigan, and surrounding areas. Though all in the area are welcome to join and participate, activities are centered in the southern half of Oakland county. We meet often in local areas to provide fun social activities for our children and support opportunities for ourselves. There are lots of opportunities for children of all ages and plenty of volunteer opportunities for parents as well.

REACH Homeschool Group Oakland County
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/reachoakland
Homeschool Group in Oakland County, Michigan. We are an inclusive group open to anyone homeschooling for any reason with any method. This forum will be used to share events, information and support.

Rochester Home School Connections, RHSC
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RHSC
RHSC(Rochester Home School Connections) is a place for homeschoolers to connect to discuss ideas and questions about homeschooling as well as sharing announcements, field trips, activities and opportunities available to the homeschool community in Rochester, Michigan and surrounding areas.

Scholars at Home: Achievement, Recreation, Encouragement, SHARE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SHAREinOakland
Homeschooling or interested in homeschooling and looking for a local group? This list is for members of the SHARE (Schoolers at Home: Achievement, Recreation, Encouragement) homeschool group in Oakland County, Michigan serving the Milford, Wixom, Walled Lake, Commerce, Highland, West Bloomfield and other areas.

SE Michigan - Well Trained Mind
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SEMI-WTM
We serve homeschooling parents in SE Michigan, providing online communication, connections and support with other Well Trained Mind/Classical families or those interested in implementing Well Trained Mind/Classical ideas. The group offers a forum for discussion of classical education as well as notice, discussion and planning of events in the SE Michigan area.

Southeastern Michigan Homeschooling Teens & Pre-teens
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SEMichiganHomeschoolingTeens-Preteens
SE Michigan Homeschooling Teens and Pre-teens is an informally structured homeschool support group comprised of homeschooling families in Southeastern Michigan. By pooling the talents and resources of our members, we attempt to provide positive alternatives to the social and extra curricular activities typically offered in a traditional school setting.

St. Clair County Homeschool
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StClairCountyHomeschool
We are a secular based online group that participates in activities outside the online reality for gatherings. (Port Huron, Marysville, St. Clair, Kimball, Smiths Creek, Emmett, Yale, Peck, Croswell)

THRIVE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thrive
A wonderful, comfortable, welcoming group of homeschooling families in the Washtenaw County, Michigan area. We come together weekly, encouraging consistent friendships, support and activities!

Thumb Area Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thumb-AreaHomeschoolers
This list is for homeschoolers in the area of Michigan's Thumb. Our goal is to provide members with a "network" of friends within our area with which to share our homeschooling adventure!

Washtenaw County Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/washtenawcountyhomeschoolers
For homeschoolers living in Washtenaw County, Michigan (Saline, Ann Arbor, Dexter, Chelsea, Milan). All homeschool discussion of grades K-12 welcome. School ideas, local event/activity listings and ideas to make and keep homeschooling fun and thoughtful.

Central Michigan University Charter Schools Office
2520 University Park
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone: (989) 774-2100
Email: info@thecenterforcharters.org
http://cmucso.org
The Center for Charter Schools advances public education through its national leadership and gold standard approach to chartering schools, overseeing and supporting their operations, and evaluating their performance.

Michigan Virtual High School
41355 Six Mile Road
Northville, Michigan 48167
Phone: (248) 348-9031
Email: kstorey@northvillechristian.org
http://www.northvillechristian.org/school-main.php
Northville Christian School is an integral part of our church's mission. Our preschool through eighth grade school originated from a dream with dedicated people. The purpose of our school is to offer families academic excellence that is based upon a strong biblical worldview.

If you would like your group or organization listed here, please email me with your info and I'll add it in.