Involvement with other homeschoolers is very important to a family’s success in homeschooling. Joining a homeschool network or support group in your area will make a difference in your homeschooling journey. You can find homeschooling groups as well as many homeschooling classes, and programs that your students can enjoy. In this series, we are covering homeschool groups and resources across the country. This installment will cover Kansas homeschool groups and resources L-Z
LaZers This is a Competitive Homeschool Athletic program in the Kansas City, MO metropolitan area. They have boys soccer, girls soccer, boys baseball, girls volleyball, girls basketball and boys basketball for grades 6 thru 12 and my take younger children for some sports.
Lawrence Area Homeschool Network This is a secular, inclusive homeschooling group to support families and encourage homeschooling in Lawrence, KS and surrounding areas. LAHN values diversity and requests participants to be considerate to all people and faiths.
Let Education Always Remain Natural L.E.A.R.N. is the Kansas City Area’s secular homeschool support group. We provide support for people who choose to educate their children at home for educational reasons.
Loving Our Kids Homeschool Support Group We are a group of Christian homeschoolers living in Iola, Savonburg,and surrounding areas. We get together periodically for Mom’s Night Out, Field Trips, and more.
Manhattan Area Homeschoolers Network MAHN is a secular, inclusive homeschooling group that supports families and encourages homeschooling in Manhattan, Kansas and surrounding areas.
Midwest Parent Educators This group serves home educators in the greater Kansas City metro area, including many from Wyandotte, Miami, and Douglas counties in Kansas and from counties in Kansas City, Missouri.
Parliamentary Debate and Speech Association of Logical Thinkers P.S.A.L.T. is based in the Greater Kansas City area. Founded by Kristina Haines, a homeschool graduate, students learn parliamentary debate and speech in an encouraging environment.
People Achieving Through Home Schooling PATHS is a Home School support group for Christian families in Franklin and surrounding counties.
Secular Homeschooling Teens in Kansas City This is a secular group providing a supportive community for homeschooling teens and their families. SHTKC supports individuals with a wide variety of ideologies regarding parenting, lifestyle, sexual orientation, homeschooling, and religion.
Teaching Effective Academics in Christian Homes (TEACH) of Lawrence, Kansas, though decidedly Christian in focus, is open to all home schooling families.
Teaching Parents Association The regional Christian homeschool organization for the Wichita/Sedgwick County area.
Unschool Kansas This group is not limited to unschoolers yet the focus of support will be to help each other unschool or be better at unschooling.
Wichita eSchool Wichita eSchool, an online program for home school students in Kansas, will be a K-12 program for the 2001-2002 school year.
Wichita Homeschool Group The purpose of this group is to allow homeschoolers to post events, class and sports schedules, activities, and news relating to homeschooling activities in the Wichita, Kansas, area.
Wichita Independent Homeschoolers Group WIHS is designed for anyone interested in starting to homeschool or continuing to homeschool in Wichita, Kansas.
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