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ARCHE


Serving the Roman Catholic homeschooling community in Summit County and surrounding areas since 1991.

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Wisdom from Pope John Paul II

"The right and duty of parents to give education is essential since it is connected with the transmission of human life; it is original and primary with regard to the educational role of others on account of the uniqueness of the loving relationship between parents and children; and it is irreplaceable and inalienable, and therefore incapable of being entirely delegated to others or usurped by others." Familiaris Consortio, 36


Philosophy

We are a group of families who have chosen to educate some, or all, of our children at home. As a Catholic support group, we are committed to following Jesus Christ as instructed and led by the Magisterium (teaching authority) of the Roman Catholic Church. We are diverse in our schooling approaches, but united in our desire to raise our children to be steadfast disciples of Jesus, full of wisdom and faith, lacking nothing (James 1:4). In the spirit of ecumenism, we welcome families of all faiths.

Statement of Purpose

ARCHE exists:
  • To provide a forum for exchange of ideas and support in the education of our children.
  • To address the unique concerns of Catholic home educators.
  • To facilitate activities we could not do as individual families.
  • To provide prospective Catholic home educators or other interested parties with a glimpse of home education.
  • To connect home educators with available resources.

Events

All members are encouraged to be involved with planning one field trip, activity, or special event annually. Our wonderfully diverse and creative membership shares a variety of special interests and talents with us. We look forward to being blessed by your unique gifts.

  • field trips and cultural experiences
  • group sporting opportunities such as swimming, hiking, ice skating and bowling
  • opportunities for student presentations to a group
  • service opportunities such as nursing home visitation
  • variety of clubs and groups such as Chess Club, 4-H and others
  • many academic courses including composition, high school literature, Latin, and Spanish
  • special liturgies for beginning of school year and holy days
  • homeschool highschool question & answer night
  • annual curriculum display and sale
  • large library of Catholic homeschooling audiotapes
  • fun and active youth group
  • lots more!
We meet at various locations for special events. Send an e-mail to inquire about the location of our next special event.

Membership

ARCHE has nearly 100 member families, mostly from Summit County, but also from the counties of Medina, Wayne and Stark. Go to our online registration or fill out a printed registration form and mail it to our registrar. Members are entitled to:
  • introductory packet containing homeschooling resources and ARCHE membership information
  • monthly ARCHE Bulletin Board (our newsletter)
  • participation on ARCHE e-mail list
  • membership on the ARCHE private website, a place where members share ideas and get support
  • participation in field trips, special events and more.
  • discounted membership in HSLDA

Leadership

ARCHE is led by a steering committee, all members of which declare a formal commitment of faithfulness to the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church. The committee meets twice annually to address new decisions and concerns. All members are encouraged to give input.

For More Information

Just send us an e-mail for additional information.

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Last updated 10/05/09
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