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NEW DIRECTIVE for Assessments

NEW DIRECTIVE for Assessments

by CHEWV | Jun 8, 2023 | News, Testing

A new directive from the WV Department of Education relating to Hope students could also impact privately-funded homeschoolers. According to the WVDE, only “actual results from the testing company” will be accepted for Hope students taking a nationally normed...
Visit Living History Sites This Summer

Visit Living History Sites This Summer

by CHEWV | Jun 7, 2023 | Articles

There’s nothing quite like experiencing living history. These hands-on immersion experiences are fantastic for learning and elicit the very best types of conversations. Whether sparking discussion about slavery, liberty, or progress, visits to the past via experiences...
Assessing the Important Things

Assessing the Important Things

by CHEWV | Jun 7, 2023 | Articles

In order to comply with the 18-8-1(c)(2) exemption from compulsory education in West Virginia (the path most commonly followed by homeschool families), we are simply required to file a Notice of Intent for each child we’re teaching and then complete an annual...
Homeschoolers Gain Sports Access

Homeschoolers Gain Sports Access

by CHEWV | Apr 6, 2023 | Legislative, News, Sports

HB 2820, sponsored by Delegate Crouse and co-sponsored by Delegates Steele, Burkhammer, Kimble, Worrell, Cannon, Dillon, Butler, Maynor, Lucas, and Pinson, officially passed the 2023 WV Legislature on March 11th and was sent on to the governor. Because he didn’t sign...
2023 Legislative Session: Takeaways

2023 Legislative Session: Takeaways

by CHEWV | Apr 6, 2023 | HSDC, Legislative, News, Uncategorized

During Home School Day at the Capitol, several CHEWV families gathered in the House Education Committee room to review how a bill becomes a law. We highlighted how difficult it is to write an effective law while avoiding unintended negative consequences. We also...
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    Take Advantage of Homeschool Days in Nearby Virginia!

    Take Advantage of Homeschool Days in Nearby Virginia!

    Sep 4, 2024

    As this school year takes off and you establish a solid routine, it can be quite exciting to add a few on-site lessons at historical locations.  Several national historic sites are found in our neighboring state to the east. These are places where Revolutionary ideas...

    Does My House Get Dirtier…

    Does My House Get Dirtier…

    Sep 4, 2024

    Than Everyone Else's? Well, yes. It probably does. But there’s a great reason! Maybe you used to be able to keep a clean house; but now as soon as you clean it, the dust and debris fairies wave their magic wand and it’s dirty again *poof*.  Sometimes by the time you...

    Homeschool Perspective

    Homeschool Perspective

    Sep 4, 2024

    Public School Test Scores Show Failures   A recent news article by WV Metro News points to the dismal public school climate in West Virginia, at least as evidenced by this past year’s standardized test scores. Statewide, 35% of public school students have a “minimal...

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