A Look Back at 2007

Highlights of 2007
A trip down memory lane, or an opportunity to catch up on events and info you may have missed the first time around:
In 2006, we enjoyed connecting with a cross section of Massachusetts homeschoolers in a variety of ways:
• AHEM's Educating Legislators Project in April.
• Field trips to Worcester Art Museum in February, Hamlet in March, The Massachusetts State House in April, PhotoWalk in May, Wolf Hollow in July, Cry Innocent in October, The Crucible in November.
• Info sessions on homeschooling: Getting Started Homeschooling presentation at Robbins Library in Arlington in August; Homeschool Workshop at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge in October; An AHEM presence on the panel of North Suburban Home Learners' Homeschool Information Night in Wakefield in November.

Throughout the year, we reported on a variety of issues important to Massachusetts homeschoolers:
• Unsnarling Charles
• Clarification of IDEA and Massachusetts Homeschoolers
• Discounted MBTA Fares for Homeschooled Students
• Home schooling improves academic performance and reduces impact of socio-economic factors (Report from The Fraser Institute)
• Grassroots Action by Ed Dickerson
• Legislation

We were pleased to be able to offer:
• AHEM membership cards
• AHEM brochures, with info on homeschooling in Massachusetts - perfect for handing out at gatherings or leaving at your local library
• AHEM News for those Friends without email
• Not-Back-to-School events listing

We were pleased to be able to announce:
• Updated full color Meet Massachusetts Homeschoolers brochure

Ongoing efforts include:
• Legislative watch
• The Library Mailing Project, keeping Massachusetts libraries stocked with informative brochures about homeschooling in MA, along with an easy way for them to reorder
• Policy & Practice Database about homeschooling in Massachusetts. Our questionnaire was updated to gather information on issues of current interest to MA homeschoolers
• Communicating with our Friends (find archived newsletters at http://www.ahem.info/Newsletters.htm)
• Support group listings (44 statewide now listed; do you know of any in Nantucket or Dukes counties?)
• Events page
• County Contacts, available for phone or email help anytime.

Thank you
As we bid goodbye to 2007, we want to be sure to thank all of you for your support over the past year, whether it came in the form of reading our emails or newsletter, filling out the questionnaire, joining us on a field trip, participating in our effort to educate legislators at the State House, handing out an AHEM brochure, accessing Amazon.com through AHEM, or sending us a cash donation. Any level of interest and participation is greatly appreciated and is what fuels our efforts.

We look forward to meeting more of you in 2008, and continuing to grow the number of informed and active homeschoolers in Massachusetts. We always appreciate feedback on how we are doing and ideas about how we can serve you better.

Looking ahead to 2008
• Hosting a Spring Social - save the date: April 12, 2008!
• Updating our info-about-homeschooling-in-Massachusetts brochure
• Creating homeschool display materials and tips for libraries
• Keeping an eye out for state bills that could affect homeschooling
• State House visits and other field trips
• Meeting and connecting with more Massachusetts homeschoolers. Help us by encouraging your friends to become Friends of AHEM!

A Look Back at 2006

A Look Back at 2005

A Look Back at 2004

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