Welcome to CHUMS! We are a community and support network for homeschoolers, unschoolers, and anyone providing a home-based education for their children in the greater Colorado Springs area. A "chum" is defined as a "close friend or pal". And that's exactly what we hope you'll find by joining our group! Our primary objective is to provide social connections for homeschooling children and parents, although we also schedule educational meetups from time to time. Join us for: - Park days - Hikes …

HOPES is dedicated to attempting to fill all the hopes that we have for our children regarding the development of their social skills and experiences. We all hope to provide for our children safe, engaging, informative, enriching, enlightening, inspiring, encouraging, enjoyable, memorable social experiences. If we can throw in some educational aspects along the way and allow them to learn while they socialize then even better. Won't you join us in seeking the best resources within our communi …