Next HUG Meeting:

6:30-8:30
Timberline Church, mini-auditorium

It's time to get ready for next school year! HUG Members will be selling used curriculum at this meeting. This is a great opportunity to speak to someone who has actually used the curriculum, before you buy, and then get it at a great price!

HUG Members:

bring your own table and change, and be ready to go before the meeting starts at 6:30!

Please return all HUG Library materials TONIGHT!

There is NO Childcare at this meeting. Please respect Timberline's Childcare policies by keeping your children (all under age 18) with you at all times.

There will be a table for membership sign-ups and renewals for the 2008/2009 school year. Bring your check for $25 and get INSTANT access to the NEW website!

LEADERSHIP:

As David and Rae finish their term as Facilitators, there has been no volunteer(s) to fill that position. The remaining Steering Committee members have taken on the challenge of running HUG as a team. Because of this change, HUG will be different! However, we're trusting that God is in charge of all the changes, and that HIS will is going to be done! If you have suggestions for the Steering Committee, or would like to be part of this team, you can contact them by logging in to the NEW website and going to the Steering Committee Forum. To get to the new website, click here.

COMMUNICATIONS:

The new website has many features that will allow for better communication among HUG members. First, each member is automatically included in the Membership Directory at membership registration. No more waiting until October for a membership directory! Second, the new website allows HUG to have multiple forums, just for HUG members, on a variety of homeschooling topics--and YOU get to choose which ones to be part of! Third, YOU get to choose how your e-mails come to you. Fourth, there are TWO calendars on the HUG website--one just for HUG members, and one for public viewing. ANY HUG member can post an event to the appropriate calendar--or both!

As Karri has finished her term as Newsletter Editor, and there has been no volunteer to fill that position, there is no HUG Newsletter at this time. If this is something you would like to take care of, please contact the Steering Committee by going to the new website and going to the Steering Committee Forum. To get to the new website, click here.

MEETINGS:

The HUG meetings for 2008/2009 will be on the second Monday of each month. Each meeting will have announcements, the sign-up table, and the HUG library. At this time, the Steering Committee is still in the planning process for the specific content of each meeting. If YOU would like to run a HUG meeting in this coming school year (such as the Talent Show or the Roundtable discussions), please contact the Steering Committee by going to the new website and going to the Steering Committee Forum. To get to the new website, click here.

HUG EVENTS:

Any HUG member can host a HUG event, such as a field trip or a class, and post it to the HUG calendar. Other HUG members can join the HUG event through a sign-up ON THAT CALENDAR EVENT. As an added bonus, once a HUG member has signed up for a HUG event, it automatically appears on the Welcome page whenever they log in to the new website!

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

Any HUG member can post community events that are of interest to homeschoolers by posting it to the Public Calendar. This includes anything from the library Asian Festival to Ben and Jerry's Free Cone day!

The HUG Steering Committee is trusting that these changes are part of God's plan for HUG, and that HUG will be a great support for Christian homeschoolers in the Fort Collins area!

HUG is now accepting membership sign-ups and renewals for the 2008/2009 school year. Membership Registration is at the new website. Click here to get started!

Visitors are welcome at any HUG meeting once, and then must complete a Membership Application to continue. HUG Membership is $25 for each school year, August to June. For a list of HUG membership benefits, click here.

Childcare is not available to visitors, and HUG members must register their children with Timberline by the end of the month before the HUG meeting they wish to attend. For a Timberline Childcare form, click here.

Here are some links to get you started:

Why Choose Homeschooling?: from the HUG Manual, this is a list of books that give various thoughts on homeschooling and the legal aspects of home ecucation.

CHEC: Christian Home Educators of Colorado's site carries information about the Colorado Home School Law, resources on getting started with home education, conference information, public policy updates, and much much more.

Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed.

Considering Homeschooling: Homeschooling articles, ideas and more

Getting Started: From the magazine, Teaching Home, this website has many resources to help you on your way!

Home School Foundation: The Foundation's mission is to preserve parental freedoms, promote home schooling, provide assistance to needy home schooling families, and support like-minded organizations.  We are currently seeking to help families through seven funds: the Widows Fund, the Special Needs Children's Fund, the Friends of Home Schooling Fund, the Generation Joshua Fund, the Compassion Fund, the PHC Scholarship Fund, and the Members Helping Members Fund.

NationalCenter for Home Education (NCHE): Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the freedom to homeschool. The National Center focuses on federal legislation, grassroots lobbying, research, and the media.

National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI): a key leader when it comes to conducting and reporting on homeschooling as it relates to homeschool research (i.e., home-school research), homeschool statistics, homeschool data, homeschool reports, homeschool facts, homeschool consulting, homeschool studies, homeschool population, homeschool demographics, and homeschool expert witness.

The Rutherford Institute Home School Advocacy Program: Parents have a constitutional right to direct and control the upbringing of their children, and laws or governmental actions that unreasonably infringe the rights of parents to raise and educate their children according to their own values are constitutionally suspect. The Rutherford Institute responds to over one thousand requests for assistance annually from parents whose rights were placed in jeopardy.

Single Parent Homeschool: This website is full of ideas to equip you as you consider homeschooling or assist you in your homeschooling journey. We have articles, resources and special offers to help you as a single parent provide your child with a Christian home education.

Homeschoolers Under God
P. O. Box 271224
Fort Collins, CO 80527
Message phoneline: 970-225-3011
Message e-mail: info@homeschoolersundergod.com