by Sarah Hicks | Jun 2, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Getting Started, Parenting
This week, as I was giving my son a haircut on our front porch, I had an epiphany. While I was trimming, we were talking about when his dad and I were his age. That’s when it occurred to me: both my husband and my sister homeschooled for just one year. Of course I...
by Jessica Frierson | May 22, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Getting Started
One of the first steps to take when beginning to homeschool is to choose a name. To register your homeschool with the Department of Non-Public Education, you will have to submit a name that will be assigned to your school for its entire duration. This is important...
by Ronda Marshall | Apr 2, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Getting Started, Homeschooling in Crisis, Creative Ideas
So many are schooling at home now! Welcome to the family! Some of you are not only helping your kids with school now, but also trying to work from home. I know it must feel challenging and frankly overwhelming at times. While choosing to homeschool is in some ways...
by Ronda Marshall | Mar 24, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Getting Started, Creative Ideas
So many are schooling at home now! Welcome to the family! Some of you are not only helping your kids with school now, but also trying to work from home. I know it must feel challenging and frankly overwhelming at times. While choosing to homeschool is in some ways...
by Jessica Frierson | Mar 18, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Getting Started, Homeschooling in Crisis, Creative Ideas
If you are a parent of a school-aged child, there’s a good chance that you have just been launched into the exciting, and sometimes scary, world of home education. I would like to be the first to say, “Welcome!” Unlike those of us who researched, planned, and prepared...
by Matthew McDill | Mar 13, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Getting Started, Thrive! Conference, Conferences, Homeschool Law
Should I homeschool my children? More and more parents all over the world are asking this question. Many parents in NC are answering “Yes!” As of the 2018-19 school year, there are over 90,000 homeschool families in North Carolina. Why do people choose to homeschool?...
