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HENA

Home Education Network
of Arizona

Supporting home education in Arizona

 

Support Groups

Statewide

Group Name:  Palo Verde Homeschoolers
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/Palo-Verde-HS/
Contact:  
Email:  
Area:  Statewide
County:  Statewide
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  Open to all
Comment:  Gifted Children

Group Name:  Western Region Unschoolers
Contact:  Liz Rizzo, Arizona
Email:  lizrizzo@gmail.com
Area:  Western Region of United States:  MT, WY, CO, NM,
County:  Statewide
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  Unschooling
Comment:  A group for unschoolers that want more time to pl...

Apache County

Group Name:  Apache County Home Educators
Website:  achomeeducators.blogspot.com
Contact:  
Email:  acheducators@gmail.com
County:  Apache
Comment:  
Welcome to Apache County, Arizona! We welcome fami...

Cochise County

Group Name:  SOARing Unschoolers
Website:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOARingUnschoolers/
Contact:  
Email:  SOARingUnschoolers-owner@yahoogroups.com
Area:  Pima and Cochise Counties
County:  Cochise
Category:  Open to all unschoolers
Specialty:  Unschooling

Coconino County

Group Name:  Eclectic Homeschoolers of Northern Arizona
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/EclecticHomeschoolersofNorthernArizona/
Contact:  Regina Wolff
Email:  truffles_dog@yahoo.com
Area:  Flagstaff
County:  Coconino
Category:  Eclectic
Comment:  Eclectic Homeschoolers of Northern Arizona is a Ho...

Group Name:  Flagstaff Roots & Shoots
Contact:  Regina Wolff
Email:  truffles_dog@yahoo.com
Phone:  928-773-9744
Area:  Northern AZ
County:  Coconino
Category:  Extracurricular
Specialty:  Environment
Comment:  Flagstaff Roots & Shoots is a homeschool group for...

Maricopa County

Group Name:  Arizona Liber Association of Families
Website:  www.azlaf.org
Contact:  Rachel Keppner
Email:  rachelslullaby@yahoo.com
Area:  largely Mesa/Phoenix area, also Pima, Taylor, AZ
County:  Maricopa
Specialty:  "Thomas Jefferson Education" (Classic Leadership E
Comment:  This group is for Arizonans striving after a class...

Group Name:  Classic Books Discussion
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/classicbooksdiscussion/
Contact:  Renee Metcalf
Email:  apple_pi_314@hotmail.com
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Specialty
Comment:  Are you seeking to give your children a first-rate...

Group Name:  Deer Valley Home Educators
Contact:  Melinda Hammontree
Email:  opheliag24@yahoo.com
Phone:  602-476-1043
Area:  19th Avenue Deer Valley Park
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  All
Comment:  meet at Deer Valley Park on 19th Ave. on Fridays at 10:00am

Group Name:  East Valley Educators
Contact:  Julie Thalman
Email:  ajhomeschool@gmail.com
Area:  East Valley
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  Open to all
Comment:  EVE is a secular homeschool group supporting 40+ ...

Group Name:  East Valley Homeschooled Teens
Contact:  Becky Harris
Email:  jblsc@cox.net
Contact 2:  Kim
Email 2:  unschoollingforfun@yahoo.com
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Specialty
Specialty:  Teens
Comment:  Inclusive group supporting homeschooled  teens and...

Group Name:  Fountain Hill Free-Thinkers
Contact:  Lori
Email:  lori@east.mars.asu.edu
Area:  Fountain Hills
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all
Comment:  This is a support group for all home educators in ...

Group Name:  Indigo Home Learners
Website:  www.indigohomelearners.com
Contact:  Tammy Ayers
Email:  tammymbayers@msn.com
Phone:  602-863-6506
County:  Maricopa
Comment:  Indigo Home Learners are united by the desire to p...

Group Name:  Kokopelli Life Learners
Website:  sites.google.com/site/kokopellilifelearners/
Contact:  Tracey
Email:  tracey.kokopelli@gmail.com
Area:  Phoenix (West Valley)
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Secular UNschoolers/Relaxed Homeschoolers
Specialty:  Secular UNschoolers/Relaxed Homeschoolers
Comment:  Kokopelli Life Learners is a secular group for unschoolers and very relaxed homeschoolers, with the goal of creating a community of like-minded families. Meet regularly in the West Phoenix area for play, support, friends, fun, and to learn from each other

Group Name:  Learning Expedition
Website:  www.learningexpedition.org
Contact:  Caryn Gardner
Email:  learningexpedition@cox.net
Area:  Valleywide
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  Secular
Comment:  Secular homeschool support group, accepting famili...

Group Name:  LIFE is Good Homeschoolers
Contact:  Shannon Buckley, Arizona
Email:  davenshan@cox.net
Contact 2:  Jennifer Bickerton
Email 2:  jbickerton@cox.net
Area:  Far West valley of Phoenix
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  Open to all
Comment:  This group meets every Wednesday from 1 - 3pm at Walton Park in Verrado.

Group Name:  Metro Phoenix Home Eductors
Contact:  Kelly Sandberg
Email:  kellysandberg@gmail.com
Phone:  602-614-5373
Area:  35th ave and Cactus
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  Diverse Group
Comment:  We welcome all types of homeschoolers, and also special needs kids:)

Group Name:  Northside Home Educators
Contact:  Elise McHatton
Email:  lise@mchatton.net
Phone:  623.551.3683
Area:  Northern Maricopa County - Anthem, New River, Dese
County:  Maricopa
Comment:  A well diversified group open to all homeschooling...

Group Name:  Phoenix & Scottsdale Home Learners
Website:  www.meetup.com/phoenix-scottsdale-homeschool
Contact:  Kaye Wright
Email:  wright.kaye@gmail.com
Area:  Phoenix & Scottsdale
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to children preschool and elementary age
Specialty:  Homeschooling Moms group

Group Name:  Phoenix_Unschoolers
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/Phoenix_Unschoolers/
Contact:  Sunday Cote
Email:  sundaycote@cox.net
Contact 2:  Pam Aronow
Email 2:  pamaronow@hotmail.com
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all unschoolers
Specialty:  Unschooling
Comment:  A support group for unschoolers who wish to commun...

Group Name:  Rainbow Explorers
Website:  rainbowexplorers.tripod.com
Contact:  Courtney Walton
Email:  scwalton@cox.net
Phone:  623.205.9883
Area:  Greater Phoenix
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Specialty
Specialty:  African-American Homeschoolers
Comment:  Rainbow Explorers is a Christian homeschool suppor...

Group Name:  Rainbow Rhythm Learning Village
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/RainbowRhythmLearningVillage
Contact:  Gina Loughrige
Email:  lightworker911@yahoo.com
Phone:  602-299-0090
Contact 2:  Liz Rizzo
Email 2:  lizrizzo@gmail.com
Phone 2:  480-326-9987
Area:  East Valley
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  Metaphysical/Holistic/Life Learning
Comment:  Rainbow Rhythm Learning Village is a community of joyfully cohesive, spirit~inspired home learning families focusing on our eclectic connection to universal consciousness. We support personal spirituality, holistic wellness, intuitive parenting, and more.

Group Name:  Sacred Heart Home Educators (SHHE)
Website:  www.shhe.org
Contact:  The Board
Email:  Board@shhe.org
Area:  Valleywide, but primarily East Valley
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Religious
Specialty:  Catholic
Comment:  Sacred heart Home Educators has 130+ Catholic families. Members support each other through our website, yahoo group, and multiple in person activities. "Many hands make light work". Please visit our website to learn more.

Group Name:  San Tan Valley / Queen Creek Homeschool Co-op
Contact:  Shellie Heitner-Brabender
Email:  canon.girl.73@gmail.com
Area:  San Tan areas, San Tan Valley (the "new" name for unincorporated Pinal county areas in the SE valley), Queen Creek and surrounding areas.
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  All
Comment:  Park days, field trips, co-op classes, get-togethers, members have children ages 2 through 14 currently.

Group Name:  South Mountain Home Schoolers
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/southmountainhs/
Contact:  Maria Birnbaum
Email:  chipies85233@yahoo.com
Area:  Laveen/South Mountain
County:  Maricopa
Category:  Inclusive
Specialty:  Local group
Comment:  We are a home school group for families living on ...

Mohave County

Group Name:  Valley Homeschoolers
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/valley_homeschoolers/
Contact:  Stephanie W.
Email:  hughouse@yahoo.com
County:  Mohave
Comment:  We are a group of seasoned and new to homeschoolin...

Pima County

Group Name:  Holy Family Home Educators (HFHE)
Website:  www.hfhetucson.org
Contact:  
Email:  info@hfhetucson.org
Area:  Tucson
County:  Pima
Specialty:  Catholic

Group Name:  Homeschoolers of Tucson Arizona Group
Website:  http://homeschoolerstucson.webs.com
Contact:  Anisa Reynolds
Email:  anisar@comcast.net
Phone:  883-0190
Area:  Tucson, AZ
County:  Pima
Category:  Everyone is welcome
Specialty:  Everyone is welcome. We have Online distant learners, Unschoolers, Traditional homeschoolers, a mix of everything.
Comment:  Our mission is very simple: We are a group of Homeschoolers that would like to share and socialize with each other through park days, field trips and as online buddies to support each other's Homeschooling success.

Group Name:  Northwest Tucson Homeschoolers
Website:  nwths.webs.com/
Contact:  Lea
Email:  NTHomeschoolers@yahoo.com
Contact 2:  Michele
Email 2:  contact@nwths.com
Area:  Tucson, Southern Arizona
County:  Pima
Category:  Inclusive
Specialty:  Welcoming all homeschoolers
Comment:  Year-round Tuesday park day (see website); field trips; activities

Group Name:  SOARing Unschoolers
Website:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOARingUnschoolers/
Contact:  
Email:  SOARingUnschoolers-owner@yahoogroups.com
Area:  Pima and Cochise Counties
County:  Pima
Category:  Open to all unschoolers
Specialty:  Unschooling

Group Name:  Sonoran Desert Homeschoolers
Website:  www.tucsonhomeschoolers.org
Contact:  Debbie Gubernick
Email:  sdhtucson@yahoo.com
Phone:  debbiegubernick@yahoo.com
Area:  Tucson, Southern Arizona
County:  Pima
Category:  Secular
Specialty:  Welcoming all homeschoolers
Comment:  Meets every Tuesday morning at Fort Lowell Park

Pinal County

Group Name:  Maricopa Christian Homeschoolers
Website:  mchsaz.weebly.com/
Contact:  Lisa Lewis
Email:  lisalewis31@msn.com
Area:  Maricopa
County:  Pinal
Category:  Leadership is Christian, group is open to all

Group Name:  San Tan Valley / Queen Creek Homeschool Co-op
Contact:  Shellie Heitner-Brabender
Email:  canon.girl.73@gmail.com
Area:  San Tan areas, San Tan Valley (the "new" name for unincorporated Pinal county areas in the SE valley), Queen Creek and surrounding areas.
County:  Pinal
Category:  Open to all
Specialty:  All
Comment:  Park days, field trips, co-op classes, get-togethers, members have children ages 2 through 14 currently.

Group Name:  SIGHT (Soaring Into Growth at Home Together)
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/SIGHTofMaricopa/
Contact:  Jenny Radigan
Email:  jt102493@gmail.com
Contact 2:  Sadie Ramsey
Email 2:  sadiejaneramsey@netzero.net
Area:  City of Maricopa
County:  Pinal
Specialty:  Inclusive, Open to All
Comment:  This group is open and accepting of families from ...

Yavapai County

Group Name:  Heart of Az Unschoolers
Contact:  Tina Yarbrough
Email:  heartofaz7@yahoo.com
Area:  Cordes Lakes, Az
County:  Yavapai
Specialty:  Unschooling

Yuma County

Group Name:  Holy Family Homeschoolers
Website:  groups.yahoo.com/group/CatholicHomeEdYuma/
Contact:  Becky
Email:  negretejb@netzero.net
Email 2:  CatholicHomeEdYuma-owner@yahoogroups.com
Area:  Yuma
County:  Yuma
Category:  Religious
Specialty:  Catholic
Comment:  Holy Family Homeschoolers consists of Roman Cathol...

Group Name:  Home Educators of Yuma ("HEY")
Website:  www.homeeducatorsofyuma.com
Contact:  Nicole Haney
Email:  tohomeschool@yahoo.com
Phone:  928-317-2737
County:  Yuma
Category:  Cristian
Specialty:  To provide an opportunity for fellowship and support to homeschooling families in a wholesome and Christian atmosphere in and around Yuma, AZ.
Comment:  Park day meetings, PE, field trips, newsletter, fellowship teens group, resource library, workshops, science fair, spelling bee, IOWA testing by BJU. Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from September to May. Dues are $20 per year, PE $30 per year