by CHEWV | Aug 19, 2021 | Articles, History
Aah. Parents are busily deciding what to do this fall for the education of their children. Homeschool? Private school? Public school? Parents are deciding. Parents can decide! This is reason to celebrate! Not too long ago, they would have had no choice at all, for...
by CHEWV | Nov 5, 2019 | Articles, History
Say the word “Pilgrims,” and my mind immediately goes to tall hats, big buckles, and Stove Top Stuffing. Our modern history books have so diminished our conception of the Pilgrims that we often tend to think of them mainly in terms of the “first Thanksgiving.” But...
by CHEWV | Oct 7, 2015 | Blog, History, News
by John and Edie Carey The Careys served on the CHEWV board for several years. When John began working for CHEWV at the State Capitol in 1999, advancing homeschool freedoms meant gaining the freedom to homeschool a child past the eighth grade even if the parents did...
by CHEWV | May 5, 2015 | History
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...
by CHEWV | Apr 2, 2015 | History
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...
by CHEWV | Apr 2, 2015 | History
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...
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