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Catholic Homeschool Support Groups
in Wisconsin,
Alphabetized by City:
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Albany-Brodhead |
Name of Group: Currently unnamed
• Membership contact: Clare
• This is a newly-forming group this year. If you are interested in becoming a member and getting in on the ground floor of creating a new Catholic homeschooling group, please email the contact person listed above. |
Columbus |
Mother of Mary Schoolers (MOMS)
• Membership contacts: Becky or Mary Kate
• Comprised of Catholic homeschoolers from the Columbus, Beaver Dam, Fall River and Randolph areas. St. Ann is the group's patron saint. |
Chippewa Falls |
• We are awaiting information on the homeschool group located in this area.
• Please check back. |
Eau Claire |
• We are awaiting information on the two Catholic homeschool groups located in this area. Please check back.
• Contact: Fran |
Green Bay |
Catholic Home Educating Families (CHEF)
• Membership contact: Shari or Kris
• This group is a structured organization offering homeschool activities to its members.
North East Wisconsin Catholic Homeschoolers (NEWCH) email list
• Membership contact: NorthEastWisconsinCatholicHomeschoolers@groups.msn.com
• This is an email list where area Catholic homeschoolers exchange information. To join, contact NEWCH at the email address listed above.
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Kenosha-Racine |
Holy Family Homeschoolers
• Membership contact: Pattie
• This group covers the Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Waukegan, Gurnee, Russell, Wadsworth area of northern Illinois and the Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha, Racine area in southeastern Wisconsin.
Splendor of Truth Catholic Homeschoolers
• Membership contact: Pattie
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La Crosse |
St. Elizabeth Catholic Home Educators
• Membership contact: bnguyen@centurytel.net
• Provides support for member families by way of monthly meetings, monthly programs (often using Church documents to discuss raising and educating children), Little Flowers girls club, Conquest boys club, dance class, food showers, theatre trips, spring talent show, track meet, May Crowning, fall science fair, summer t-ball, and assorted field trips. |
Madison |
Holy Family Homeschoolers (HFH)
• Membership contact: Elizabeth
• Website: http://www.homeschool-life.com/wi/hfh
• Offers weekly enrichment activities during the academic year (science lab, art, phy ed, preschool program), monthly homeschool Mass followed by Confession and catechetical "chalk talk," spelling and geography bees, various holy day and holiday parties, May Crowning, spring exhibition, field trips, potlucks, and more.
• Weekly activities are centrally-located. Some activities are west-side-based.
Sacred Heart Homeschoolers (SHH)
• Membership contact: Mary
• Activities include monthly homeschool Mass and Confessions, monthly "Catholic Family Night," annual family camping trip, field trips, parties, Mom's night out, Rosary in the park, and more.
• Most activities take place on the east side of Madison.
• Membership capped at thirty families; waiting list is maintained.
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| Manitowoc |
• No established support group at this time.
• However, at least one Catholic homeschooling family in Manitowoc is interested in finding other Catholic homeschoolers in the area. To meet another Catholic homeschooling family and possibly help start a support group, please contact Jenny. |
Marshfield |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Homeschoolers
• Membership contact: Sharon at 715-223-6120
• Sacred Heart of Jesus provides Catholic homeschooling support to families in the greater Marshfield area.
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Menominee |
• We are awaiting information on the homeschool group located in this area.
• Please check back. |
Milwaukee |
Greater Milwaukee Catholic Home Educators (GMCHE)
• Membership contact: http://www.gmche.com/contactus.html
• Website: http://www.gmche.com/
• GMCHE provides encouragement to the Catholic home school family in a variety of ways, such as Day Events with Mass and children's activities, gym class, Park Days, a Welcome Committee, Parents' Meetings, a Toastmaster's Youth Leadership Program, teen group, field trips, two Yahoo groups (for announcements and chat), a teen service group, Festival of Arts, Curriculum Show ‘N Tell meeting, monthly newsletter, Members’ Only website, and more.
• GMCHE also sponsors a “Celebrate the Faith” Catholic Book Fair and Conference in the spring. Check the group website for more details.
Lake Country Catholic Homeschoolers Email List
• Membership contact: jvanhecke@sbcglobal.net
• Lake Country Catholic Homeschoolers is an informal email list that connects homeschoolers in the communities of Waukesha, Delafield, Pewaukee, Hartland, Oconomowoc, and more. Most members of this list are also members of GMCHE (listed above), but benefit from the localized communication this list provides.
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Racine-Kenosha |
Holy Family Homeschoolers
• Membership contact: Pattie
• This group covers the Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Waukegan, Gurnee, Russell, Wadsworth area of northern Illinois and the Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha, Racine area in southeastern Wisconsin.
Splendor of Truth Catholic Homeschoolers
• Membership contact: Pattie
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Rockford
(Illinois) |
Rockford Area Roman Catholic Home Educators (RARCHE)
• Membership contact: Janine or Mary Ann
• RARCHE exists to support Catholic home schooling families in the Rockford area by offering: activities, parent meetings, and a monthly newsletter.
• RARCHE extends membership to Catholic families in their area, which may include families in far southern Wisconsin.
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St. Paul, east
(Minnesota) |
HOPE - Homeschoolers Offering Prayer and Encouragement
• Membership contact: Barb
• This east St. Paul group has some Wisconsin members. HOPE organizes monthly support group meetings for moms; field trips to Dodge Nature Center, MN Orchestra, Children's Theater and more; an Opening of the School Year Mass and Book Blessing, Christmas Caroling at a local nursing home, and a May Crowning. |
Sauk City-
Prairie du Sac |
Immaculate Heart Homeschoolers (IHH)
• Membership contact: Donna
• IHH provides a weekly opportunity for your homeschooling family to participate in Holy Mass followed by confessions one week and a catechism/Spanish class the other. In addition to this rotation there are the following activities: "Breakfast Out", field trips, gym/park/swimming, service projects, and plenty of free play for your children.
• Our goal is to provide a safe, friendly, Catholic atmosphere in which our families can live and grow in Christ. There is no membership fee at this time. We encourage members to participate as much or as little based on the needs of their family.
• The group’s leadership is shared among its members. All members are invited to planning sessions and everyone has input on how the group is run.
• IHH serves families from Sauk Prairie and the surrounding area.
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Stevens Point |
Holy Family Catholic Homeschool Association
• Membership contacts: Christine Nordberg, Service Team Coordinator at (715)-630-5005 or via email.
• Holy Family meets every First Friday for Mass, breakfast, Blue Knights boys club, Little Flowers girls club, and adoration. The group also offers field trips, family potlucks, an All Saints Day party, and Mom's Night Out meetings (for planning, fellowship, and support). Holy Family Catholic Homeschool Association includes families from the greater Stevens Point area.
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Watertown |
Roman Catholic Home Schoolers of Jesus Mary Joseph
(RCHS of JMJ)
• Membership contact: RCHSgroup@sbcglobal.net
• RCHS of JMJ is in its infancy, establishing itself for the 2005-2006 school year. If you are a Catholic homeschooler located in the area, and would like to benefit from and assist with a newly-forming group, please contact RCHS of JMJ at the address listed above. |
Wausau |
• We are awaiting information on the homeschool group located in this area.
• Please check back. |
| Wisconsin Statewide |
Are you a leader of a Wisconsin (or nearby) Catholic homeschool group?
If so, please join the Catholic Homeschoolers of Wisconsin (CHOW) Yahoo list, where group leaders share ideas, learn from each other, and extend invitations to various events.
Join the CHOW email list. |
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