Curious about home education, or just starting your journey?

Here are some useful things to know.


What's it all about? What are the benefits? Why do people do it?
Article: Why We Home-Educate


How do I switch from public school to homeschool? What are the laws?
In Illinois, you only need to send a letter to the school and inform them
that you will be switching to home education. You DO NOT need to submit
anything else to anyone else, nor have any kind of inspections or anything.
Legal Link


Where do I get books, curricula, and other resources? I have a limited income.
Rainbow Resource has just about everything you could want, and operators
can help you with advice.
Individual publishers often have booths and discounts at conventions such as GHC.
Public libraries have good resources, and you can get others through interlibrary loan.
Used curricula can be found online, in local bookstores, or from other homeschoolers.


​Are there State or National Homeschool groups?
HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) is an excellent group.
Membership discount available through SCCCHE.
ICHE - Illinois Christian Home Educators

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