By Amy Pentimone
Whether you’re just starting out on your homeschool adventure or continuing on the journey, having support as you go is a huge help. Thankfully, homeschool groups exist throughout Colorado, as a place to enjoy the fellowship of others on the same journey, provide extra activities for your students, and work through questions that arise.


Loving Your Neighbor: Bringing it Home
By guest author Pete Olson
How do we as homeschool families balance reaching out to others and protecting our children from the world? Homeschool father and pastor Pete Olson gives some insight in this interview.
A person who lives next door is typically who we think of as our neighbor. Who is our neighbor, biblically speaking, and how does that change the way we look at our family?
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Encouragement For the Journey
Feeling weary or alone in your homeschool journey? Below is a list of 6 positive actions you can take to gain the encouragement you need, found in Chapter 10 of the newly updated Colorado Homeschool Guidebook, Encouragement for the Journey.
We All Need Encouragement
Are you in need of encouragement? We all are from time to time. Some days, a kind remark will keep us going. Occasionally it is time to take a serious look at what we are doing and make adjustments. Hopefully, this section will be a friendly word of encouragement as well as a resource for tracking down serious underlying problems.Read More

Free Field Trips for Homeschoolers
By Julianna Dotten
Don’t let the cost of museum admission stop you from taking your children on field trips! Did you know many county libraries have free admission cards to museums, state parks, and more? Here are the highlights on what’s available.
Arapahoe County
The Arapahoe County Libraries Exploration Pass allows access to The Butterfly Pavilion, the Molly Brown House, Dinosaur Ridge, and more. Learn more here.Read More

4 Reasons to Join a Homeschool Group
Why join a homeschool group? Here are four reasons from the newly updated Colorado Homeschooling Guidebook, chapter 9, “Homeschool Groups.”
The Need for Support in Homeschooling
- The need for encouragement and support along the journey is one thread that binds all home educators together. According to one dictionary, support means: “To bear; to sustain; to uphold; to prop up; to keep from falling or sinking — as the stem of a tree supports the branches.” So where and how can you find this support?