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Go to Page Index Support groups offer help to first-time homeschoolers with: learning about the law, doing the necessary paperwork, group activities for parents and kids, year-end assessments, finding tutors and teaching assistance, and recommendations for books and local resources. If you don't have a support group, connect with a few local families and create one! See also Step 3: Creating group activities, Blogs, Social Networking, etc., and Other Homeschooling and Education Websites. Back to top Page Index New York State New York City Long Island Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Rockland and Orange Counties Connecticut New Jersey Other Resources Back to index Back to top New York State NYHEN ( New York Home Educators' Network) is a state-wide organization of homeschoolers. Here you can learn about the latest changes in homeschooling regulations in NYS. As laws change, you can follow the discussions at the NYHEN Yahoo group. Back to index Back to top New York City Organizations NYC has a thriving community of homeschoolers, with groups forming in nearly every neighborhood. New York - Citywide / Manhattan / Brooklyn / Queens / Staten Island / New York - Citywide NYCpreschool-homeschool is a group for NYC parents interested in homeschooling toddlers and preschoolers. This group is open to parents who are already homeschooling older children, parents of toddlers who are planning to homeschool, and parents who plan to send their kids to school eventually but are homeschooling for preschool. The list is a good space for people wanting to form/join playgroups, co-op preschools, find support, share experiences and options, etc. 5BoroHSchooling is a group of Homeschool Families that enjoys the simplicities of home-instruction through various activities. About us: Learn through exploring the wealth of knowledge within the 5Boro make-up of Greater New York. All Grades Welcome / Focus on Grades 4 – 12 As 5Boro is a Support Dependent Community, we’d most appreciate your membership as an *engaged member - as it is fitting to your family All activities Organized by our 5Boro’s Moderator/Host will be exclusively for Members ONLY. Come join us. Requirements: Homeschoolers Only Prior Approval Screening Process Friendly Membership Group Introduction within three days of Membership Everyone Is An Important Member Homeschool New York is for families who are homeschooling in the New York City Area. The purpose is to share information about workshops, trips, classes, meet-ups etc. that are of interest. Home educators are also welcome to post on topics (newspaper articles, curriculum, websites,etc.) that may be of interest to homeschoolers. They are inclusive and secular, although diversity and acceptance are welcome and encouraged. Jewish Home Educators of New York City (JHENYC) is a meeting place for homeschooling or unschooling Jewish parents (or those just thinking about it) living in or around New York City. It is a place to discuss issues unique to New York-area Jewish homeschoolers and unschoolers. NYC Department of Education is the largest system of public schools in the United States, serving about 1.1 million students in nearly 1,700 schools. The also publish information on homeschooling. New York City Home Educators Alliance (NYCHEA) is a support and social organization for home schooling kids (0-18) and their parents/guardians. They do not supply or recommend curriculum or legal support. They do not officially issue compliance letters for home schooling. They are a social organization. Individually, parents may share their information, methods and experience with all aspects of home schooling. Back to top

Manhattan

• Different Directions, located on West 57th St., offers creative classes for homeschoolers as well as family get-togethers and a toddler play group.
• The ROC (Resource and Opportunity Center) for Homeschoolers (Upper East Side), is open to homeschooling families in the New York City area, and serves as a gathering/meeting place and informal resource center. Located in the East Village.

Brooklyn

• Brooklyn African-American Homeschoolers Connections, connecting families of color with other families of color who are homeschooling in Brooklyn.
• Park Slope Homeschool Community (Brooklyn), email group was created to facilitate networking, event planning, and friendships for homeschooling families in Brooklyn, NY. This is a secular group that it is not limited to one form/method of homeschooling.

Queens

• Ahead-NY is a homeschooling group located in Queens and open to all homeschoolers. They provides support, friendship, co-op, 4-H, and much more, to homeschoolers aged 13 and up.
• Queens County Homeschoolers Field trips, outings, educational opportunities, socialization network and so much more.
• Queens Homeschoolers is a secular homeschooling group based in Queens, New York. They host and attend events in Queens County and surrounding areas. The group is open to all homeschoolers regardless of homeschooling philosophy, religion or ethnic background. They also invite those who are interested in home schooling their children in the future to join us in order to learn more.

Staten Island

• Staten Island Homeschoolers and Unschoolers (SIHU) is a list for homeschoolers and unschoolers (or interested in possibly doing so) living on Staten Island, NY. Not to be confused with a list with a similar name that has been taken over by spam.

Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Rockland and Orange Counties

• Bergen/Rockland Homeschooler Association spans Bergen COunty, NJ and Rockland County, NY
• The Learning Community (TLC) of Bergen and Rockland Counties
• Tri-State Homeschoolers, Contact: Sylvia Diaz, syldiaz@optonline.net. Tri-State Homeschoolers is an active homeschooling group in the Tri-State NYC area, including Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Sullivan, Ulster and Orange counties in NY as well as Bergen County in NJ and Fairfield County, CT.

Long Island

• DREAM (Discovery, Resources, Education and More) Home School Group, which has members mostly from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, as well as a few Brooklyn and Manhattan-ites. This is a secular group with over 100 members. The group offers a forum for discussing homeschooling and other issues, sharing resources, and planning activities such as learning co-ops, field trips and get-togethers.

  The contact info is:
  Lauren Scott (Boingercat (at) aol.com; 516-746-4270)
  Susan Proven (Ulysses942 (at) aol.com)




• LIGHT (Long Islanders Growing at Home Together). email contact.

  LIGHT's vision is to ensure that all families are aware that homeschooling in New York is a legal, viable option as an educational choice. They offer information, organize activities for members by members (and their children and families), hold meetings that support members in their home education choice and help members to introduce themselves to one another.

Connecticut

• CT Homeschool Network (CHN) is Connecticut's statewide information and support network.
• Tri-State Homeschoolers, Contact: Sylvia Diaz, syldiaz@optonline.net. Tri-State Homeschoolers is an active homeschooling group in the Tri-State NYC area, including Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Sullivan, Ulster and Orange counties in NY as well as Bergen County in NJ and Fairfield County, CT.

New Jersey

• Homeschool Jersey City Hoboken for homeschoolers of Jersey City and Hoboken, Hudson County, Weehauken, and northern NJ
• Bergen/Rockland Homeschooler Association spans Bergen COunty, NJ and Rockland County, NY
• Greater Essex County Homeschoolers — NJ A support group for homeschoolers in northern NJ. Also at G.E.C.H.O.
• Gifted homeschooling in New Jersey
• Leaping from the Box > New Jersey is a great list of e-resources
• NJ Homeschool Hangout, a Meetup group
• The Learning Community (TLC) of Bergen and Rockland Counties
• Tri-State Homeschoolers, Contact: Sylvia Diaz, syldiaz@optonline.net. Tri-State Homeschoolers is an active homeschooling group in the Tri-State NYC area, including Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Sullivan, Ulster and Orange counties in NY as well as Bergen County in NJ and Fairfield County, CT.
• UnNet, the UnSchoolers' Network

Other Resources

• Meetup hosts a number of groups of interest to homeschoolers. See results for Homeschool in NYC.
• Go & Learn Homeschool is a nationwide Activities Support Group based in NYC.
• For a list of organizations including homeschooling magazines and books, go to Tarrant Home Education Association (THEA), www.theaonline.org and click on their resource guide for a very well-organized list.
• The Yahoo group Twice_Exceptional_Kids_NYC is for parents with Gifted-With-Special-Needs-Kids. This group was formed by a mother of a "twice exceptional" (2e) child. Her son is gifted and talented and also on the autistic spectrum. The list is open to parents, teachers, and service providers, connecting parents who are raising 2e kids in NYC.
• Shine with Unschooling is a joyful, positive, radical unschooling community that understands and celebrates each and every child for the unique gifts they bring to the world. They have members from all over the world.
• See our page of Special Ed Resources.
• TAG - Families of the Gifted and Talented is a website for for parents homeschooling "gifted and talented" kids. They have several email lists.
• TEENWORK is a support group designed for HomeSchool families raising teenagers between 12-18 years of age.

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