Resources

CFE newsletter is the best resource for info on the Orange County homeschooling scene. A one-year, six issue subscription is $12. Send your check to:

CFE Subscriptions
18841 Deep Well Rd.
Santa Ana, CA 92705

For a one time only sample newsletter send your name and postal mailing address to cv@vandruffconsulting.com.

Four options for legally educating your child at home are:

Filing an annual private school (R4) affidavit (private)
Joining an independent study program (can be private or government)
Hiring a state-certified tutor, or being a state-certified teacher (private or government)
Using a state-funded home study program (government). Cal. Ed. Codes: §48222, 48224 & 51745. Contact HSLDA for family-specific advice.

To File your own R4 Affidavit

Private School Affidavits were available on the Internet for the 2006-2007 school year. Go to www.hslda.org, select "California", then "go". Select "Private School Affidavit Filing Instructions", read and follow the directions. Affidavits must generally be completed and filed between October 1st and 15th each year.
New private schools that start up later in the school year should contact HSLDA for family-specific advice. Remember, an affidavit is notification of operating a private school, not a request for permission. You don't have to be an HSLDA member to check their website for affidavit info, but you should be a member for the protection it affords you as a home schooling family.
This is not legal advice.
Contact Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) for legal advice.

State, Legislative, & Legal Resources

Both CHEA and HSLDA have a great deal of homeschooling background information on their sites. Click around their sites for lots of info.

Home School Legal Defense Association, (HSLDA) P.O. Box 159, Paeonian Springs VA 22129 Phone: 540-338-5600 Web: www.hslda.org

Family Protection Ministries, P.O. Box 730, Lincoln, CA 95648-0730, Phone: 916-786-3523 FPM specializes in ensuring the freedom of parents to educate and care for their children in their own homes without governmental involvement. The Legal-Legislative Update, published bimonthly by FPM, is a unique source of information for private homeschooling families and informs you of specific actions you can take to help ensure your ongoing freedom to teach your children at home. Anyone who can support FPM for $40 or more per calendar year will receive the newsletter. Please write to them at the address above.

Christian Home Educators Association of California, P.O. Box 2009, Norwalk CA 90651 (CHEA of California or CHEA) www.cheaofca.org Email: info@cheaofca.org

Types of groups available

Support Groups are groups of families who receive support through various programs and have differing requirements and costs. Additional support groups to CFE and practically homeschooling are listed at www.cheaofca.org. Click on Directory, Orange County, and the type of group you are looking for.

Independent Study Programs are groups of families who list their children together on one R4 affidavit. ISPs offer various programs and have differing requirements and costs. ISPs are listed on CHEA's web site www.cheaofca.org. Click on Directory, Orange County, and the type of group you are looking for.

Tutoring Programs
Tutoring programs use a pre-determined curriculum with on-site classes two or three days per week. They are not, strictly speaking, home schooling, since the parents delegate some degree of authority to the tutoring program. However, for many families, these are a helpful alternative. Listings of providers of tutoring services are available by searching the CHEA web site's Directory page.

Resources & Services

Note: Most of these resources have web sites with tons of info, some useful, some not helpful at all. Pray and use discretion as you research.

100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum (book) by Cathy Duffy is available through homeschool distributors or through Cathy's website: www.CathyDuffyReviews.com

Christian Curriculum Library in Mission Viejo: For a list of available resources, cost and participation agreement, email Lara at Librarian@ChristianCurriculumLibrary.com or visit www.christiancurriculumlibrary.com

CM School Supply, 1025 E Orangethorpe, Anaheim, (Near Raymond) 714-680-6681 **Secular

Constructive Playthings/U.S. Toys 12372 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove CA 92843 Phone: 714-636-7831 **Secular

Creation Science Association of Orange County P.O. Box 4325, Irvine, CA 92616. Visit their web site for referrals to Creation Web sites and more cool info: www.creationscienceoc.org. Everett Purcell, President, 714-838-1498, Everett.1@sbcglobal.net

Fun and Educational Places to Go With Kids and Adults in Southern California, (book) by Susan Peterson, over 300 pages of information sorted by city and price, is available through many home schooling catalogs and at the big retail bookstores. ISBN 0-9646737-1-1

HOPE Country Schoolhouse 12211 Magnolia St., Garden Grove, CA 92841 714-373-4673 New and used curriculum, decorator items, Danny and Debe Haller at hope.ca@verizon.net www.hopecountryschoolhouse.com

An Introduction to Home Education (book) by Susan Beatty and Karen W. Middleton is available through CHEA, phone 562-864-2432. Web: www.cheaofca.org

Lakeshore Learning Materials 18679 Brookhurst, Fountain Valley CA – 714-963-8255 www.lakeshorelearning.com **Secular

Lighthouse Christian Stores 1845 E. Chapman Ave., Orange 92867, 714-639 0810 and 3008 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach 90808, 562-425-1211 www.lighthousestores.com

Museum of Creation and Earth History 10946 Woodside Avenue North, Santee, CA 92071 www.icr.org This museum & bookstore offer the info you need to strengthen your understanding of creation. Cost: Free, BUT take $$ for books from the bookstore and for a donation to keep the museum going.

Nature of Learning Marian Soderholm, M.A., Learning Disabilities Specialist 3826 Marwick Ave, Long Beach, CA 90808. Educational Assessment Services: We offer assessments, curriculum, and counseling. Call: 562-425-7886 or email: marian@natureoflearning.com

Orange Coast Musical Arts Advanced, Intermediate and Beginning band for musicians who want to play classical, jazz, church music and some forms of popular works. Also, lessons for strings and drums. Donn Hallman, Music Director -- Phone: 714-379-1116 www.ocm-arts.org

Perceptual Motor Consultant Linda Howe, M.A., 4187 Bernardo Court, Chino, CA 91710 Phone: 909-628-9441 -- Learning Disabilities Remedial Programs -- "By refining the perceptual motor process, a child's ability to learn can be greatly enhanced."

The Sycamore Tree Center for Home Education 17150 Newhope #701, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (Mailing: 2179 Meyer Place, Costa Mesa 92627) Open 1st & 3rd Weds from 10 to 5 (adults only), or call and ask for a catalog: 714-668-1343 www.sycamoretree.com

Used Curriculum, www.bygproductions.com posts "used curriculum" sales for the So Cal area. Contact Valerie at SavbyGrac@aol.com (put UC in the subject).

High School & College Resources

If you think your child will be entering the UC system, start YOUR education process in the middle of your child's 8th grade year (or sooner). And do your research well ahead of time so you are not derailed by any changes that may occur in the future.

CHSPE -- California High School Proficiency Exam
For test dates, eligibility, & registration requirements visit: www.chspe.net **Secular

The High School Handbook by Mary Schofield, shows you how to home school through high school, including a chapter titled "Emergency Quick Start to Home Schooling Teens". Available through CHEA & other sources.

College without Compromise by Scott & Kris Wightman is "an encouraging guide to starting early, finishing economically and protecting your homeschool vision". Available at www.visionforum.org

The Congressional Award, the U.S. Congress' award for all young Americans ages 14 to 23. For details: www.congressionalaward.org **Secular

College Bound? –- Get the who, what, when, where, why & how of SAT 1 & 2, PSAT, CLEP, and AP tests at www.collegeboard.com. **Secular

University of Calif. System: The UC website has information on how students from "non-accredited" schools can qualify for admission. Visit www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide. **Secular

We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power, and the wonders He has done. Psalm 78:4