CHASE SC Home School Association SC Homeschool Associations

2. Sort out which associations you can join. (Some associations only serve their county, their support group members, their curriculum, their religion, etc.)

3. Visit each association’s web site to get a feel for who they are, and what they represent. While visiting each association’s web site, you should consider the services that you need and ask yourself:

a. Does this association require more than the complete requirements of the law?

4. Call all the associations you are interested in, just to see if they are available to assist you, and to see how long it takes them to return your call if they were unavailable when you called. Remove associations that have had their phone services disconnected when you call; their phone may be temporarily disconnected again when you need them in an emergency.

5. Email all of the associations you are interested in (you can do this with one email by bcc each of the association’s email address). Prepare a list of questions to place in the body of your email. Here are some suggestions:

f. Do you allow members to choose their own curriculum? Must we use yours? If we are allowed to pick our own curriculum, do you have to approve the curriculum we choose?

g. Do you automatically notify anyone of our membership? (Schools, School District, etc) If so, why do you?

If the association’s email is bouncing as mailbox full, you need to consider marking them off your list. If you receive an undeliverable notice, you should verify that you have the correct email address by either looking at their web site, or by phoning them. If you have emailed the correct address, consider marking them off your list. You may copy and paste the questions above into the text of your email, and modify as needed.

Academic Advantage Association
Academy of Home Education
At Home In The Low Country Homeschool Association
Carolina Foothills Home School Association
CHASE SC - Christian Homeschooler's Association of South Eastern South Carolina
Foothills Accountability Association
Grace Home School Association
Greenwood Christian School Home Educators Association
Home Education & Religious Training – HEART
Homeward Education Association
Insights on Education – IOE
Laurens Educational Association Resource Network – LEARN
New Beginnings Home School Association
New System School, Inc (Membership Restricted to Jehovah’s Witness)
Oconee County Third Option Group (OCTOG)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
PACESC – Parent’s Association for Christian Education in South Carolina
Palmetto Home School Association, Inc.
Palmetto Independent Educators
Palmetto State Association of Home Schools
Piedmont Christian Academy Home School Assn.
Piedmont Home Educators’ Association
Reach The Top
Safe In Herald 5 (Residents of Lexington I, II, IV, & V)
School’s Out Support Accountability Association
Seton Home Study School
SMILE – South Carolina Membership of Inclusive Learning & Education
Spartanburg Home School Association
Upstate Association of Home Schools
Vine and Branches Home Educators

Academic Advantage Association
Barbara Lopaz, Administration
PO Box 806
Lyman, SC 29365
864-968-1118
info@aaa-sc.com
www.aaa-sc.com

Academy of Home Education
Janet Abbott, Program Coordinator
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd.
Greenville, SC 29609
800-845-5731
864-770-1315 Fax
ahe@bjupress.com
www.ahe.bjupress.com

At Home In The Low Country Homeschool Association
307 Farm Rd.
Goose Creek, SC 29445
843-297-8678
843-214-0585
843-825-2280
athomeinthelowcountry@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/athomeinthelowcountry

Carolina Foothills Home School Association
Lisa McAbee, Director
PO Box 1137
Inman, SC 29349
864-472-3471
cfha2@juno.com

CHASE SC - Christian Homeschooler's Association of South Eastern South Carolina
Ava Miller, Director
200 Johnson Lane
Ruffin, SC 29475
843-866-7208
chasesc@chasesc.com
www.chasesc.com

Foothills Accountability Association
Kim Williams, Administrator
PO Box 351
Seneca, SC 29679
864-972-2460
briarwd@bellsouth.net
www.foothillshomeschool.com

Grace Home School Association
Gloria Ferber, President
PO Box 12672
Florence, SC 29504
843-667-9777
gloria@gracehsa.org
www.gracehsa.org

Greenwood Christian School Home Educators Association
Melissa Doll, Administrator
PO Box 49362
Greenwood, SC 29649
864-229-9003
admin@gcshea.org
http://www.gcshea.org/

Home Education & Religious Training – HEART
Patti Newton, Director
PO Box 2591
Anderson, SC 29622
864-287-8567
mnewton9088@charter.net

Homeward Education Association
Rachel Ward, Administrator
6 Professional Court
Sumter, SC 29150
803-469-4927
803-469-4928
rachelward@homewarded.com
www.homewarded.com

Insights on Education – IOE
Jill Boone, Director
PO Box 6702
Greenville, SC 29606
864-335-9265
admin@insightsoneducation.org
www.InsightsonEducation.org

Laurens Educational Association Resource Network – LEARN
Phyllis Borden, Director
1021 Meadowview Drive
Gallatin, TN 37066
864-684-7373
sisteract2@bellsouth.net
http://learnhomeschoolservices.us/

New Beginnings Home School Association
Ann Ashley, Director
975 Bacons Bridge Road Unit 148 #189
Summerville, SC 29485-4189
775-552-2685
support@nbhsa.info
http://home.sc.rr.com/nbhsa

New System School, Inc (Membership Restricted to Jehovah’s Witness)
Karl Becker, Headmaster/President
PO Box 84247
Lexington, SCS 29073-4247
803-996-0539
http://www.newsystemschool.org/

Oconee County Third Option Group (OCTOG)
Kathy Carroll, Coordinator
1030 Safety Harbor Road
West Union, SC 29696
864-638-5997
kirbycarroll@yahoo.com

Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Mary Kay Palyok, Administrator
PO Box 61078
Columbia, SC 29260-1078
803-695-1282
mike@paltravel.com

PACESC – Parent’s Association for Christian Education in South Carolina
Phyllis Lowder, Director
PO Box 1767
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
843-899-4333
pacesc@pacesc.com
http://www.pacesc.com/

Palmetto Home School Association, Inc.
Merritt Morris, President/CEO
PO Box 486
Lancaster, SC 29721
803-285-3916
director@palmettoha.org
www.palmettoha.org

Palmetto Independent Educators
Denise Merchant, Director
PO Box 2475
Aiken, SC 29802
80br643-0807
admin@homeschoolingwithpie.org
www.homeschoolingwithpie.org

Palmetto State Association of Home Schools
Susan Moore, Administrator
113 Calton Drive
Gaffney, SC 29341
864-487-5947
pallmettostate.org@bellsouth.net
palmettostate.org

Piedmont Christian Academy Home School Assn.
Victor Helmuth, Administrator
750 Oil Mill Road
Piedmont, SC 29673
864-845-5154
piedmontchristin@yahoo.com

Piedmont Home Educators’ Association
Martha Freitag, Administrator
115 Buist Avenue
Greenville, SC 29609
864-268-6880
phea@att.net
www.phea.org

Reach The Top
Sebrina Camacho, Administrator
PO Box 3525
Irmo, SC 29063
803-234-3809
rtt@reachgroup.org
http://www.reachgroup.org/REACHtheTOPinfo.html

Safe In Herald 5 (Residents of Lexington I, II, IV, & V)
Jami Morris, Assistant Coordinator
PO Box 1743
Irmo, SC 29063
cohoons@bellsouth.net

School’s Out Support Accountability Association
Kelly Lovejoy, Director
118 Steeplechase South
Columbia, SC 29209-4810
803-776-4849
kbcdlovejo@aol.com
http://www.schoolsoutsupport.com/

Seton Home Study School
Mary Kay Clark
1350 Progress Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
504-636-9990
mkclark@setonhome.org
http://www.setonhome.org/

SMILE – South Carolina Membership of Inclusive Learning & Education
Myranda Brown
684 Archwood Street
Gaston, SC 29053
803-796-3364
myranda3@bellsouth.net
http://www.smile-aa.citymax.com/smileschomeschoolassociation.html

Spartanburg Home School Association
Sherry Mayes, Owner
PO Box 447
Chesnee, SC 29323
864-978-6959

Upstate Association of Home Schools
Connie Bailey, Executive Director
PO Box 718
Inman, SC 29349
864-598-9996
uah@bellsouth.net

Vine and Branches Home Educators
Melinda Tavernier, Director of Accountability
PO Box 16075
Surfside Beach, SC 29587
843-650-4834
mtavern@vine-branches.org
www.vine-branches.org

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