Local Home School Support Groups
FEAST - Family Educators Alliance of South Texas. Located on Blanco Road in San Antonio, this is a large regional group, with a bookstore and monthly newsletter, among many other things.
San Antonio Family Educators (SAFE) - This is a new group that has formed on the Internet. Their focus will be on San Antonio's north side. To sign up to be a member of their message board and hear about any upcoming activities, click on this link.
Statewide Home School Support Groups
THSC - Texas Home School Coalition. Dedicated to serving and protecting the home school community of Texas.
National Home School Support Groups
HSLDA - Home School Legal Defense Association. This group defends its' members right to homeschool.
NHEN - National Home Education Network. A varied group of individuals who met on the internet and decided to build bridges of understanding between homeschoolers in order to exchange ideas and information.
Other Home School Websites
Crosswalk.com - This website has many articles of interest to home schoolers.
A to Z Home's Cool - Good site for new home schoolers, a lot of FAQ's answered here.
Homeschool Stuff - Really good ideas for getting organized.
Homeschooling Family's Web Sites - Lots of links to other homeschooling sites.
Curriculum Websites
Five in a Row - curriculum designed for 2-12 year olds.
Randi's Reruns - Buy used curriculum here at discount prices.
Love to Learn - curriculum source, I especially like this one because each product is given a thorough review, and has been tested by a homeschooling family.
Values Parenting - This site is put out by the authors of "Teaching Your Children Joy," the book that SAHEN's "Joy School" is based on. For more information on "Joy School," e-mail us!
KONOS - Unit Study curriculum, each unit focuses on a different character quality - grades K-8
Bob Jones University Press - This curriculum is popular in private schools as well as home schools. I found the website easy to navigate, you can search by age group, subject, or both for whatever particular curriculum you are looking for.
Abeka - This is another popular curriculum in private schools as well as home schools.
Additional Links of Interest
Church of God (Seventh Day) - This is the national website for the church that sponsors SAHEN. The local church is in the process of building a website also.
Archaeology Classes for kids - SAHEN has so far sponsored one class through Tom Castanos, an archaeologist who offers classes on various topics to children.