NHCH Membership Information

NHCH Membership Requirements

Membership in NHCH implies agreement with the following:

  1. NHCH Statement of Faith (Apostles’ Creed).
  2. NHCH Statement of Purpose.
  3. Cooperation with the NHCH leadership in matters concerning involvement with NHCH.
  4. Rules for Use of Contact Information.
  5. NHCH code of conduct:
    1. Members are at all times responsible for the behavior of their own children.
    2. We are expected to uphold group standards and be an effective witness for Christ and for homeschoolers.
    3. A child's maturity regardless of age should determine participation in certain activities.
    4. In the event that conflicts among NHCH members arise, they will be addressed according to Matt. 18:15-17 in which case the parties concerned should confer privately first.

NHCH membership may be revoked pending determination of the NHCH Board of Directors that membership qualifications aree not met.

NHCH Statement of Faith

NHCH affirms the Apostles' Creed, here stated:

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

NHCH Statement of Purpose

North Hills Christian Homeschoolers is an organization of Christians in the North Hills area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who are personally committed to the home education of their children. It was founded in the fall of 1999 as a result of the interest of North Hills homeschooling families desiring a local support group. NHCH currently serves approximately 200 homeschooling families in western Pennsylvania.

In addition to supporting many ongoing NHCH-sponsored initiatives, the association provides a forum for members to share their experiences and resources as well as a large group context to unite smaller more intimate support groups and to launch member-sponsored activities.

In summary, we exist to:          

  • encourage and support parents in their homeschooling;
  • introduce members to one another, to facilitate supportive personal relationships with other Christian homeschooling families;
  • collect and disseminate information relevant to homeschooling in our region;
  • facilitate activities that enhance parents' and children's overall educational experience;
  • pool our individual resources to better serve other members of NHCH;
  • unite smaller support groups and complement them with the resources of a larger affiliate

NHCH Rules for Use of Contact Information

References to "contact information" or "lists" apply to personal information provided by members to NHCH.

All NHCH members will comply with the following guidelines:

  1. No names will be added to the contact list without completion of the membership form.
  2. Contact information is to be used exclusively for items relevant to homeschooling.
  3. Mass mailings (including emailings) will not be distributed without prior consent of NHCH leadership.
  4. Contact lists are not to be used for financial gain.
  5. Contact lists are not to be sold or given to either organizations or people outside of the membership of NHCH.

NHCH Un-moderated email list

NHCH utilizes an email list service (nhch@yahoogroups.com) to facilitate the informal dissemination of information among NHCH members. Subscription to this list is restricted to members and is automatic upon acceptance into NHCH. Members can un-subscribe at any time.

The un-moderated email list is provided as a vehicle for members to send information directly to other members. It is expected that members will follow the Rules for Use of Contact Information (above), with the exception of #3, above. Email traffic to this list is un-moderated; which is to say that any messages posted to this list will go immediately to all subscribers. However, the list administrator will loosely monitor the list for relevance. When posting items to the list, please be sensitive to others’ time and views. Appropriate examples of list use follow:

Informational announcements

  • Events (e.g. concerts, classes)
  • Legislative updates

Questions

  • homeschooling in this area
  • homeschooling in general (e.g. curricula, resources)
  • Used curricula/materials to buy/sell/share

To post messages to the NHCH e-list, send email to nhch@yahoogroups.com.  Only registered members can post information.  Members may register multiple email accounts.

To unsubscribe from the NHCH e-list, send email to nhch-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com 

If you experience a difficulty in receiving e-mail messages due to your e-mail service, please check the NHCH email archive for past messages.  It is found at  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NHCH/

NHCH Bulletin Board (“BBoard”)

This is a separate email list, called the bulletin board or "BBoard" (nhch-bboard@yahoogroups.com) for our members both to promote community within the group and to provide a means for sharing information that is not necessarily homeschool related. 
 
What kind of things might be posted on the BBoard?  Such items could include things like:

  • signing a petition for a non-homeschooling political issue/opportunity
  • promoting a relevant fund-raiser or soliciting sponsors
  • advertising an item you have to sell, that isn’t homeschooling curriculum
  • sharing information about a home business or business opportunity
  • asking what is everyone's favorite local pool and what the rates are
  • announcing that your child will be involved in the most fabulous production of...... 

The general rule of thumb would be: the un-moderated list is for homeschool-related info, whereas the Bboard is for non-homeschooling info that NHCH members might want to know.

This does NOT include your most recent email joke or other (obvious?) SPAM.

This list is available only to NHCH members, but it is by request only.  If you do not request subscription, you will not be subscribed. This is out of respect for those who feel they get enough email already.  You may unsubscribe (and re-subscribe) at any time if you are a current NHCH member. 

To subscribe, send email to nhch-bboard-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  

To post messages on the BBoard, send email to nhch-bboard@yahoogroups.com

Since traffic on this list (or others) may get high, you may want to change your own email delivery options.  Every YahooGroups list subscriber can choose to receive email messages "immediately" or via a"daily digest".  (For more info on this, go to YahooGroups, click on "My Groups", click on "Edit My Groups".)  A "digest" is a collection of all email received that day, bundled together in a single message, delivered to you as a regular (somewhat larger) email.


NHCH Membership Discounts

Membership in NHCH entitles you to a card identifying you as a member. This card can be used to verify that you are homeschooling. This can be used in order to receive discounts at the following book stores: Barnes & Noble, Sun Books (formerly Book Country), Borders, Waldenbooks and Half-Price Books. Each store has a different policy and may require some additional registration, but at last notice each store was offering a 20% educator's discount.

Membership in NHCH also entitles you to a discount (roughly 15%) on membership in the Home School Legal Defense Association. NHCH is recognized by HSLDA as discount group # 299601.

If you are interested in joining NHCH, please click here for a printable

NHCH Membership Application (PDF)

NHCH Membership Application (MS Word)

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