Renee Gotcher

Renée Gotcher is a wife, writer, entrepreneur & home-educating mother of three daughters: Audrey, Claire and Elise. A former journalist, Renée was homeschooled during her last two years of high school and started homeschooling in 2010. She is editor of NextGen Homeschool and blogs on personal topics at A New Chapter. Her family lives in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Make Time for Homeschool Support Groups

Whether you’re looking for a hub of information, practical support, social opportunities, or homeschool encouragement, homeschool support groups (in all shapes and sizes) can meet

A Simple Co-Op for Tweens: Book Club

Whatever the form, homeschool “co-ops” (cooperative education groups) can be very useful for enriching your homeschool plans with additional academic and social learning opportunities. Having

Group Activities for Homeschooled Middle Schoolers

I’m blessed to be part of a local homeschool support group in my community that’s been around for about a decade. When we joined in