The Pennsylvania Home Education Network
Home
Home educating for freedom and simplicity
What if PHEN earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of purchases you make online went to support PHEN? Well, now it can! Click the Goodsearch banner to get started and watch the donations add up!
Welcome to the PHEN (Pennsylvania Home Education Network) web site. This site was developed to answer the need for accurate information on the internet about home educating in Pennsylvania. We hope you find all the information you need here. If you have further questions, or need something clarified, please get in touch with one of the listed contact people... That's why we are here!
PHEN organization information
The Pennsylvania Home Education Network is an incorporated, nonprofit,
tax exempt, statewide organization of home educating families. PHEN exists
to promote freedom and simplicity in home education, to serve all families
who educate their children at home regardless of race, religion, creed,
sex, national origin, handicap, or educational philosophy, and to inform
the general public about home education. Membership is open to all Pennsylvania
residents who agree with the organization's inclusive philosophy. The
Network is directed by a council of members who volunteer and who make
decisions by consensus.
PHEN Statement of Philosophy
We believe every family has the right to educate their children at home.
We believe government should not control home education.
We believe in trusting parents to know what is best for their children
and in allowing them to freely choose educational alternatives, so we
oppose standardization of home education by government regulations, by
promotion of any particular teaching method, or by outside evaluation
through testing, government approval, or outside evaluators.
We believe compulsory attendance laws can only enforce attendance; they
cannot guarantee education.
We believe Pennsylvania Home Education Network actions should empower
as many people as possible.
We believe members should act individually to represent themselves.
Last Updated: August 1st, 2008
Webmistress: Jessica Molek
©copyright 2008 Jessica Molek or Pennsylvania Home Education Network unless otherwise noted.
Note: if you have JavaScript disabled the only e-mail link displayed throughout this website will be that of the webmistress. All other e-mail links will be disabled. Please enable JavaScript and try again.