About HSC

  

Mission

The HomeSchool Association of California:

  • Honors the diversity of homeschoolers
  • Supports the entire spectrum of homeschooling
  • Provides information
  • Monitors and influences legislation
  • Offers opportunities for families to get together
  • Empowers families to make the choices that respect the rights, needs, and aspirations of their children

HSC welcomes anyone with an interest in homeschooling.

Programs

The HomeSchool Association of California has been around since 1987 when a small group of Bay Area homeschooling moms got together to start what was then called the Northern California Homeschool Association.  Since then we've grown to a statewide organization.  Those original families have moved on to new life stages, and passed their vision on to new members, that vision being an inclusive homeschooling organization dedicated to the support of homeschooling families in all their many flavors.  We hold to the belief that homeschooling families are the ones best able to make their own educational choices.  We are a non-profit volunteer organization.
  • California HomeSchooler, our bimonthly newsletter, carries news and information about HSC, about local and regional support groups, homeschooling resources, and more, and it will keep you up to date on the legal and legislative climate for homeschooling in California.
  • The HSC Legislative Team monitors legislation and other state activities which might affect homeschooling in California. HSC's legislative advocate in Sacramento keeps legislators and bureaucrats informed of HSC's positions and interests, and keeps HSC members up to date on any potential changes.
  • The HSC Legal Team supports families by answering their questions on how to homeschool legally.
  • The HSC Website contains information about HSC, including its history and current board of directors, as well as an online version of California HomeSchooler. You'll also find "The Legality of Private-School Homeschooling in California (May 2000)," appellate attorney Stephen Greenberg's overview of California laws affecting homeschoolers, a current list of HSC County Contacts, and information on resources, both online and off.
  • HSC County Contacts can be reached in most California counties. These are HSC members “experienced homeschoolers" who volunteer to answer questions from homeschoolers or prospective homeschoolers in their area. They can give you advice and information about local support groups and activities as well as general moral support.
  • The HSC annual Conferences , provides a place for the entire homeschooling family to gather together to hear interesting and provocative speakers, learn some crafts or skills, see resource displays, and most of all, meet, share ideas and experience just plain fun.
  • HSC Campouts offer low-key, fun opportunities to spend time with other homeschooling families from around the state, usually at group campsites in state parks.
  
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