Welcome to Metro Home Educators! Metro Home Educators (MHE) is a home school support group for home schooling families in Black Hawk and neighboring counties in Iowa.  We offer many opportunities for these families to enhance the adventure of home schooling. We have a once per week activities day known as Friday Co-op.  This is where at least one home schooling parent and his/her child(ren) gather to participate in group activities that can not be accomplished at home.   C.O.R.E. classes are another way that MHE offers support to home schooling families.  We recognize that home schooling can be a challenging endeavor, and that there are some who may be intimidated by all of the planning, testing, and grading involved in implementing a quality education at home.  Families who desire more in-depth academic support can find it through MHE's C.O.R.E. classes.   We offer experienced Christian teachers who will teach your child on a weekly basis, and give you a plan to follow the remaining four days of the week.  These teachers and their assistants will do all of the planning, testing, and grading for you.   MHE also offers field trips, monthly social gatherings for moms, a 4-H club, group rate tickets for shows to the Black Hawk Children's Theater, and the Kaleidoscope series through UNI.  To find out more about these opportunities, and more click on the Supplemental Offerings in the column on the left.   ___________________________________________		CORE Registration Deadline & Class Starting Dates All families interested in registering for CORE classes need to register by the deadline: Friday, August 29. CORE classes begin on the following dates: _High School Classes_ Math Lab - Wednesday, Sept. 3 American Gov. & Biology - Thursday, Sept. 4 All other high school classes - Tuesday, Sept. 9 _All Elementary & Junior High Classes_  Monday, Sept. 8