by guest author Shari McMinn At a recent CHEC Intro to Homeschooling workshop where I presented the Nuts & Bolts portion of how to actually homeschool, I had several people ask me about preschool. As this is becoming a more prevalent question,...
Legislative Alert: Colorado Immunization Exemption
Dear homeschool families, We are grateful to God for the positive changes that have been made within the last two weeks to the Non-Medical Immunization Exemption form. CHEC would like to give a special word of thanks to Mike Donnelly of HSLDA, who...
Statesman of the Year Interview
Tom Tancredo has stood firm for educational freedom as a presidential candidate, U.S. Representative, Colorado Representative, and Independence Institute President. He's also served on the National Board of Education under the Reagan and Bush...
High School and Beyond Seminar
By homeschool graduate Julianna Dotten Ready to start a new journey? Perhaps you've been homeschooling all along and are just now entering the adventure of homeschool high school. Or maybe this is your first year to homeschool. Let me tell you why...
Teaching History as HIS Story
by guest author Lynn Dean When I was a student, history seemed boring. Over and done. Pointless lists of dates and wars and people long dead — events that had little to do with my own life. History only became fascinating when I began to see events...
Colorado Legislative Update: Immunization Exemptions
Since the defeat of HB16-1164, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has begun implementing some changes to immunization exemption procedures that may force parents to violate their consciences. CHEC is currently working...
Monitoring Auditory Processing
by guest author Lynn Carahaly Does your child have good hearing but listen poorly? Some parents refer to this as selective hearing, but your child may actually have trouble listening. While hearing is the ability to detect sound, listening is how...
The Homeschool Freedom Initiative
It all began in 1987. Two homeschool moms led a fledgling group of concerned homeschoolers to craft a bill that would provide homeschool freedom for Colorado. They were surrounded by families facing truancy charges, developing escape plans for...











