Are you Home Schooling

a High Schooler?

WMH has complied a booklet to

help you plan your student's

High School Program.

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Welcome to the adventure of homeschooling!  

Western Mass Homeschoolers is an organization that exists primarily to encourage and support homeschool families.  We are unashamedly a Christian group, but we are not exclusive in our membership.  Our overrriding goal is to serve God by serving families. 

Our objectives fall within four broad categories:

1. To provide a forum for families to meet and share ideas and talents with and for each other.
2. to share the Word of God as the highest form of instruction and encouragement.
3. to establish a network for the effective communication of timely legislative issues or other pertinent homesschool information.
4. To provide workshops and a clearinghouse of information and resources to assist homeschoolers in educating their children.

WMH New Homeschoolers Getting Started Info

The following are links to articles that address some of the immediate questions and concerns new homeschool parents have.

Orientation Workshop Oultine

Sample Letter of Intent

Philosophies of Homeschooling

Official Paperwork

Portfolio

Books/Catalogies/Support Resources

Have you ever read to your child? Helped them tie their shoes, ride a bike, build a model, cook a meal or helped them with their homework?  You are already Home schooling your child. 

You know the joy of seeing the look on your child’s face when they “get it” for the first time.  Homeschooling is very rewarding; however it does require a lot of discipline and hard work. 

Our friends at the Home School Legal Defense Association www.hslda.org have put together an excellent resource to help you get started.

Click on the image and get started today!

Do you have a question or concern as it relates to homeschooling in your local school district?

The individuals listed below have graciously volunteered their time: to offer encouragement and support and foster communication which, hopefully, ensures that all homeschoolers in your area are treated the same.

Please note that our Homeschool Contacts do not provide legal advice; rather they share their experience with your local superintendent and their policies as they know them.

WMH CONTACT PERSON LIST

2008-2009

AGAWAM & FEEDING HILLS:  Donna Nasiatka 

AMHERST:  Betsy Baglow  

BELCHERTOWN:   Laura Hicks 

CHICOPEE:   Paula Zaitz 

CONWAY/WILLIAMSBURG:   Karen Pitzi 

EASTHAMPTON:  Cinda Hurteau 

GRANVILLE/SOUTHWICK/TOLLAND:      Gretchen Brown 

GATEWAY REGIONAL    Charlotte Cook  

(Blandford, Huntington, Russell, Chester, Woronoco, Worthington, Middlefield, Montgomery): 

GRANBY:  Aimee Gould 

HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT:    Heather Strader 

Westhampton, Southampton, Chesterfield, Goshen and Williamsburg

LUDLOW:  Cathy Kneszewski 

MONSON:  Lisa Marie Mikkola  

PALMER:  Cindy Shepardson 

SPRINGFIELD:  Nancy Buddington  

WARE:  Kathie O’Brien   

WESTFIELD:  Paula Westcott   

ENFIELD, CT:  Doreen Cassotta 

If you town is not listed send your email inquiry to Information@wmhomeschoolers.org

Information for Superintendents

produced by Massachusetts Home Learning Assocation (MHLA) &

Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators ( MassHOPE )

Massachusetts superintendents and school officials can now find extensive information,
conveniently located on the web, about home education regulations in the Commonwealth.

http://mhla.org/supt/infosupts.PDF