Choose your level of support
Basic
A Great Place to Start- Affiliation with California’s oldest and largest homeschool association
- Access to CHEA’s Digital Library, which includes recordings of virtual events and webinars and PDF downloads such as our Homeschool Planner and A Guide to U.S. Civics
- High school students of CHEA members are eligible for exclusive scholarships
- Save on membership in the Home School Legal Defense Association
- Save 10% on CHEA materials, including The California Homeschool Manual
- Monitoring of state and national legislation in association with Family Protection Ministries and the Home School Legal Defense Association to protect your homeschool and parental rights
Silver
All the benefits of BASIC Membership PLUS- Free Convention registration to the CHEA Convention for the family (parents, teens, and children); Teen and Children’s Conventions are not included but are available for an extra charge.
- Exclusive one-hour preview of the Exhibit Hall (including the Used Curriculum Sale at the Annual Convention, when offered)
- Convention Priority check-in
- You will receive a donation receipt which will reflect a deduction for Basic Membership and the Convention registration value. The remainder is your donation.
Gold
All the benefits of SILVER Membership PLUS- Free Convention registration to the CHEA Convention for the family (parents, teens, and children)
- Up to two Child Convention/Teen Convention admissions, when offered (registration required)
- Access to the Convention Hospitality Suite for parents and their children living in the same household
Platinum
All the benefits of GOLD Membership PLUS- Free Convention registration to the CHEA Convention for the family (parents, teens, and children)
- Up to four Children Convention/Teen Convention admissions, when offered (registration required)
- Honorable mention in the Annual Convention Program. This is a recognition/thank you ad and may mention your family’s name as well as a business name
CHEA Member Benefits
Not only does your membership give you access to all of these great member benefits, but you are supporting private home educators across California. Your membership allows CHEA to continue the work we have been doing since 1982.
Digital Library
CHEA’s Member Digital Library includes recordings from many of our virtual events and monthly webinars as well as free PDF downloads. New content is added regularly.
To access the Digital Library, members should log in to their CHEA account and click on “Digital Library” in the menu. You can also access it, when logged in by clicking here.
Homeschool Planner
This printable PDF planner lets you customize for your needs no matter your teaching style or the number of children you have. With attendance trackers, monthly and weekly planning pages, daily task lists, book lists, chore charts, field trip logs, high school curriculum planning pages, work experience, volunteer experience, and more, we are sure this planner will be valuable to any home educator.
A Guide to U.S. Civics
CHEA is excited to offer to our members, this collection of websites, online videos, movies, books, and California field trips that cover topics such as the Founding Fathers, Founding Documents, civic duties, elections, how laws are made, levels of government, and more.
CHEA Member-Only Scholarships
Each year CHEA intends to award a $1,000 Susan K. Beatty scholarship to one graduating homeschool student who is continuing education in a college, university, or accredited career, or vocational school in the fall following high school graduation. The student’s parents must be CHEA Members and members of a CHEA Support Network Group. CHEA also partners with certain universities to provide scholarships to those schools for members. We currently offer scholarships for Chula Vista Christian University and Grand Canyon University.
Free MP3 Recordings
CHEA offers Members free MP3 audio downloads of select Convention workshops. New Members receive three free MP3 downloads. Renewing Members receive one free MP3 download each time they renew.
Special Needs Conference Recordings
CHEA Members can access all 16 hours of content from this event in our Digital Library or by registering here (just enter your membership number or email when registering).
Annual Convention, Networking Opportunities
CHEA’s Annual Homeschool Convention is an uplifting opportunity for homeschoolers to come together for worship, support, information, encouragement, and fellowship. They are a means to connect with other like-minded people dedicated to honoring God in the raising of their children, and provide opportunities for those with experience and knowledge to train others.
All of our Premium membership levels include one free family registration to the Annual Convention. Additionally, Gold and Premium memberships include admissions for a select number of child/teens to those respective Conventions.
Discounts
For just $35 per year, CHEA Membership provides discounts that can easily cover the Membership cost while supporting homeschoolers state-wide: discounts on materials, Conventions, and HSLDA membership. As available, CHEA offers other discounts for educational materials and family attractions. We offer giveaways and other money-saving information on our Facebook page as well.