Group names always tend to be hokey, but a necessity. I have chosen AEIOU Friendly as a multi-level pun, as my husband would say. AEIOU indicates some connection to education, puts it at the front of the listsing and is catchy. The friendly part is there as a beacon for ones looking for support, as opposed to people expecting them to do things 'their way'. It stands for Area Educators In (the) Ozarks, Unschooler Friendly.

BCHIA is a wonderfully inclusive group of active homeschoolers in and around Benton County, managed and operated by member volunteers. We meet regularly with the emphasis on providing social, fun experiences in a positive environment.

BCHIA is a secular, loosely structured, inclusive homeschool support group for active homeschoolers. We warmly welcome families of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. We are mindful and respectful that homeschoolers come from all backgrounds, religions, and cultures. Our homeschooling focus is social and educational in nature. We embrace our diversity and are bound together by the common goal of giving our children the best homeschooling experience possible. While many of our members attend church services regularly, religion is not our focus.

We will provide friendship for your children and you too! We like to laugh a lot and have a good time.

This group is restricted, you must contact the list owner and attend a public activity prior to being added to our email list. This is for the protection of our children and families' privacy.

The automated reply will send a request for more information to you. Please check your junk bin This information is required for membership. Name, Email, Kid's Names (Birth Mo/Yr) and Contact Information.

Memberships are approved after you attend a Benton County Homeschool in Action event. Active membership is required. Guidelines will be sent to you once you're approved and monthly to refresh our memory.

Please check your junk or spam bin for email and put us on in your address book to receive group emails.

If we don't hear back from you soon, we can't approve you then Yahoo will delete the request for membership and you'll have to request to join again.

We welcome those new and veteran users of CM; but most of us will fall somewhere in the middle of it. Our hope is for this group to also become a place to find other CM homeschoolers in your area and possibly meet for Nature Walks and the like.

This is not the place to send forwards, spam, or money making opportunities. Please be kind to one another; i.e., no name calling or unkind remarks. Please remember to be respectful of those whose beliefs and ways of doing things are different from your own. Remember to make everyone feel involved and included on emails as well as during activities.

ETCNWA functions as a support system for Christian home educators who strive to implement non-traditional teaching methods. Our commitment to the Christian faith and a life style in keeping with Biblical principles is the foundation of ETC. We each aspire to prayerfully disciple our own children as the Lord directs us and in a manner that takes into account the dynamics of our individual families, our unique gifts and talents, our personal convictions, our children's strengths and weaknesses, and our goals for which we aim to train our children. These eclectic, non-traditional teaching methods distinguish us from the homeschooling community at large. We welcome new homeschoolers and experienced homeschoolers exploring non-traditional teaching methods.