Support Groups in the Early Years

Support Groups in the Early Years

by Coleen Bumgarner During CHEWV’s first fifteen years, Coleen Bumgarner worked to establish support groups and contacts throughout the state of WV.  Here she recounts a little bit of what it was like to be a “pioneer” in those early years of homeschooling! When CHEWV...
Contest for Homeschool Moms (& Dads)!

Contest for Homeschool Moms (& Dads)!

Would you like to win a signed copy of The Ultimate Homeschool Planner? To enter our May giveaway, all you have to do is submit a recommendation for our e-newsletter by answering a few questions about one of your favorite homeschool resources. For example, what was...
1994: Portfolio Review

1994: Portfolio Review

The First Decade and the Portfolio Option by Mike Hutchison, former Executive Director of CHEWV With a vision to serve the homeschooling community, CHEWV commenced its service in 1990.  Starting with a board of ten couples, the first real invitation to join CHEWV came...
1986 Homeschooling Law

1986 Homeschooling Law

The Birth of Legal Homeschooling: Not to be Taken Lightly by Gene and Jan Board, one of CHEWV’s founding board couples. It has been thirty years since we started homeschooling–a generation has passed and many things have changed. When our family started...