Fall 2017 Archives - North Carolinians for Home Education

Reflections of a Retired Homeschool Mama

by Ivey Deitz | Mar 28, 2018 | GREENHOUSE, Fall 2017

Fall 2017 / by Ivey Deitz As many of you are planning out a new school year, excited, anticipating what lies ahead, I am reflecting on my years of homeschooling. It has been a full year since I closed our homeschool (at the time of writing this article.) We graduated...

2017 NCHE Scholarship Recipients Announced

by Evelyn Bickley | Dec 13, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Fall 2017

Fall 2017 / by Evelyn Bickley As NCHE’s activities director, one of the very exciting things I am responsible for is the administration of the scholarship program. Starting in December, the scholarship application process is opened for North Carolina homeschooled...

Dark to Light—Rough to Smooth

by Diane Helfrich | Nov 29, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Fall 2017

Fall 2017 / by Diane Helfrich Are you a new homeschooler beginning your first year, questioning if you have made the right choice for your family? Maybe you are moving into the high school years for the first time, fearing that you will ruin your child’s chances for...

Are You Missing the Greatest Goal for Home Education?

by Matthew McDill | Nov 1, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Fall 2017

Fall 2017 / by Matthew McDill My name is Matthew McDill, and it is my privilege to serve as the new president for NCHE. I would like to thank John Kirkland, our former president, for his kind heart and strong leadership over the last year. I love homeschooling, and I...

2017-2018 NCHE Athletic Tournaments

by Spencer Mason | Oct 18, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Fall 2017

18 Oct 2017 NCHE Athletic Commission (NCHEAC) operates under North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) to provide leagues and tournaments in the traditional high school sports. GOAL Provide homeschool athletes with the opportunity to participate on a high school...

Starting Back to School When You Feel Like a Homeschool Failure

by Hal & Melanie Young | Oct 11, 2017 | GREENHOUSE, Fall 2017

Fall 2017 / by Hal and Melanie Young Does thinking about the new school year make you feel kind of sick? Or sad? Are you putting off ordering curriculum, because you really don’t want to face how far behind you feel? Do you just dread the whole thing, because you just...