Welcome to the new High Country Christian Homeschool web pages!  Content is still being constructed, so send corrections, additional information, or pictures for the Gallery to James Wilkes (wilkesjt at gmail dot com).  If you want access to the calendar to post events, let me know that as well.  Following is the mission of HCCHS.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 commands parents to, “teach these words of mine to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you lie down and when you get up.” HCCHS firmly believes that the best way to fulfill this command is through home education, allowing parents the best possible environment to disciple their children through spiritual, moral, and academic training that is grounded in Scripture. Once a family makes the important decision to home school, HCCHS believes it is the group’s privilege and duty to equip and encourage the family to continue, mature and succeed in their home schooling journey. HCCHS endeavors to weave a tapestry of support that covers the needs of both the beginning and the veteran home schooling family. Our heart’s desire is to cultivate lasting relationships and long-term commitment to Christian home education in the lives of HCCHS member families.

Quick Links

Relevant happenings and interesting links in the homeschool world:

NCHE Annual Conference

HCCHS Student News

American Form of Government

HCCHS Calendar


President's Corner

The following is a short essay I wrote for the HCCHS newsletter in August 2006 that is still relevant today:

Deuteronomy 6:6-7  is often cited in homeschool circles to support our cause.  The Israelites were commanded to teach their children the Lord’s commandments diligently and speak of them all the time:  at home, along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.  I believe the text can legitimately be extended to include all aspects of our children’s education, which ultimately should end up back at loving God and loving others.  A father with the help of his wife is responsible for educating their children.  This also means that if he sees fit, a father can delegate the responsibility to other parties, which is obviously what happens with government school and private school children, though the parents in these situations typically do not think of it in this fashion.  Recently I have noticed and perhaps it is just because I have a child in the “high school” age category, which is by the way a completely artificial construct, that many fathers are doing more delegating to individuals outside the home than teaching in the home.  There are certainly times when this may be the best choice so let me emphasize that I am not necessarily opposed to such actions, I am just giving a word of caution to remind us all of what is really going on when this happens.  We all homeschool for a variety of reasons with numerous and sometimes conflicting goals in mind.  Just don’t diminish the word home in homeschool until all you are left with is school.

In Christ,

James Wilkes