• Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • About
    • What is CHEWV?
    • Get Connected
    • Our History
    • WV Homeschooling History
    • CHEWV Videos
    • Legislative
  • New to Homeschooling
    • “How to” by email!
    • I’m Considering Homeschooling
    • I’m Ready to Get Started
    • Filing a “Notice of Intent”
    • WV Law Overview
    • How Do I Choose Curriculum?
    • Start Strong WV
    • Quick Start Guide
    • Compulsory Age Flow Chart
    • Table Discussions Series
    • Get Connected
  • Resources
    • Member Resources
    • Student I.D. Card
    • WV Homeschool Law
    • Articles by Topic
    • Common Questions
    • Help by Grade Level
      • Preschool
      • High School
      • College Preparation
    • Forms and Templates
    • reThinking Education
    • WV Support Groups
  • Events
    • Exploring WV
    • Fine Arts Festival
    • Graduation
    • High School Seminar
    • Home School Day at the Capitol
    • Homeschooling 101
  • Assessments
    • Portfolio
      • About Portfolios
      • WV Portfolio Reviewers
      • WV Law: Portfolio Assessment
    • Testing
      • Testing with CHEWV
      • About Standardized Testing
      • About Your Scores
    • Acceptable Progress
  • Articles
  • Pastors
  • News
  • Contact
New 2-Step Testing Registration Open

New 2-Step Testing Registration Open

by CHEWV | Jan 8, 2022 | News, Testing

Registration for CHEWV's annual testing is open, and information is available  here. You can test at one of our nine test centers throughout the state, or privately with a paper or online test. However, we’ve changed some things about our registration this year --...

read more
SMART 529 Contest – Registration Deadline February 25

SMART 529 Contest – Registration Deadline February 25

by CHEWV | Jan 8, 2022 | News

For over a decade, the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office and SMART529 have been helping children dream big and save for their future with the SMART529 When I Grow Up essay contest.  West Virginia children in grades K-5 can enter to win $5,000 in a SMART529...

read more
A Profitable Meeting With the State DOE

A Profitable Meeting With the State DOE

by CHEWV | Nov 3, 2021 | News

Representing CHEWV and CHEWV families, John Carey recently joined Kathie Crouse of the WVHEA and Mike Donnelly of the HSLDA in a meeting with Dr. Clayton Burch, State Superintendent of Schools, along with four others from the WV DOE. John Carey, our Legislative...

read more
2020 Score and Demographic Data

2020 Score and Demographic Data

by CHEWV | Nov 3, 2021 | News, Testing

Based on CHEWV test scores along with 2020 demographic data, the following graphs offer interesting facts about WV homeschoolers.          Annual testing scores for Mountain State homeschoolers have been climbing steadily since 2016-2017, at which...

read more
Will you join us in prayer November 5th?

Will you join us in prayer November 5th?

by CHEWV | Oct 31, 2021 | News

Will you join homeschool families from all across the nation in a day of prayer on Friday, November 5th? A Heritage of Prayer in our Nation Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as we follow in our founding fathers’ footsteps and seek the wisdom of God when...

read more
Learning to Serve You Better

Learning to Serve You Better

by CHEWV | Oct 8, 2021 | News

After a beautiful week with homeschool leaders from all over the US and even a few other countries, CHEWV is hitting the ground running. First was the Alliance Conference in Illinois with Christian leaders from all over the U.S. followed by the HSLDA National Leaders’...

read more
The Coveted Golden Horseshoe

The Coveted Golden Horseshoe

by CHEWV | Oct 8, 2021 | Golden Horseshoe Series, News

and WV Homeschoolers West Virginia native Homer Hickam, author of “October Sky,” has one regret. He did not win a Golden Horseshoe as a student!  Every year 221 students are awarded the coveted Golden Horseshoe and knighted as Ladies and Knights of the Golden...

read more
Book-It Incentive Starts in October

Book-It Incentive Starts in October

by CHEWV | Sep 6, 2021 | News

For decades, homeschoolers have joined other educators to incentivize reading using free pizza coupons. Available for students ages 4-12 (preK to 6th grade), the Pizza Hut Book-It Program allows parents of homeschoolers to set individualized reading goals for their...

read more
Homeschoolers Invited to Service Academy Days This Month

Homeschoolers Invited to Service Academy Days This Month

by CHEWV | Sep 6, 2021 | News

Senator Shelley Moore Capito invites middle and high school students and parents to Academy Day 2021 to learn more about U.S. Service Academies (Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, Military/West Point, Naval). Students who want to attend one of these prestigious...

read more
Public School Re-Entry

Public School Re-Entry

by CHEWV | Aug 19, 2021 | Legislative, News

A new law, HB2785, passed in the 2021 session and effective last month, affects homeschooled students who are returning to public school. The latter part of section (e) states, “A transcript or other credential provided by a public school program, private school...

read more
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Find us!

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
Join CHEWV
Donate

Legislative Update: March 12, 2025

Legislative Update: March 12, 2025

Mar 12, 2025

The 2025 legislative session is well underway. CHEWV has been watching introduced legislation and committee agendas to see what bills start to move in committees. So far, four homeschool-related bills have been introduced, none of which has moved beyond introduction....

Support Groups vs. Co-ops: Is There a Difference?

Support Groups vs. Co-ops: Is There a Difference?

Mar 12, 2025

We often talk interchangeably about support groups and co-ops, but they are actually two different entities. It’s possible that most homeschooling parents today have never really experienced a support group. In the early homeschooling years, support groups began to...

Cari’s Story

Cari’s Story

Dec 17, 2024

As told to CHEWV.  We started homeschooling because my husband was getting his Master’s, and we didn’t want to move our daughter to a new school after only a year. We found Classical Conversations while living in Blacksburg, VA, and fell in love with homeschooling! We...

©1990-2021 Christian Home Educators of West Virginia | All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy
Site Rebuilt by PotterVilla Applied Technology | Log In

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
^