We are Long Island's Oldest Inclusive Homeschool Support Group!!! Celebrating over 20 years of Home Education Support for the famlies of Queens, Nassau & Suffolk Counties.

Our homepage is: http://www.longislandhomeschool.com

Please note: A name and phone number must be provided to verify membership for this group. This is important, we care about the safety of all our families.

MISSION:
LIGHT is a secular grassroots non-profit organization directed by member consensus. The common interest of our members is home-education. The purpose of this organization is to offer information, organize activities for members by members (and their children and families), hold meetings that support members in their home education choice and help members to introduce themselves to one another. All services are provided through the unpaid volunteer efforts of the members. All members are invited to attend business meetings or send written opinions.


GOAL:
Our goal is to offer the Long Island area a stepping stone in which they can:
~ gain home school information
~ network with other home schooling families
~ create cooperative learning opportunities
~ create home school choice support
~ collectively direct the culture of the group

All members are invited and encouraged to participate in the planning and running of our group.


CREED:
LIGHT is a secular organization. We welcome people of all faiths, belief systems, religions (or lack thereof), ethnicity and abilities to come together as fellow home schoolers as long as they do not infringe upon the right of other members with differing beliefs. Our members peacefully coexist under the umbrella of home schooling.

VISION:
LIGHT's vision is to ensure that all families are aware that homeschooling in New York is a legal, viable option as an educational choice.


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