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Tennessee

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Your state blog is the best place to keep up with the latest news on homeschooling in your state. State Coordinators post information about state-wide events, conventions and more! Stop by your state blog today to see what's been posted recently ... feel free to send in items for the Coordinator to post. If you represent a state or regional organization, local support group, or co-op, and would like to see your group listed on Homeschool Nations, please fill out this form to submit your information for listing purposes.

State Information

•	Tennessee Home Education Association http://www.tnhea.org/
•	TnHomeEd.com. Tennessee's homeschool information site http://tnhomeed.com/
•	Middle Tennessee Home Education Association http://www.mthea.org/
•	Smoky Mountain Home Education Association (SMHEA) http://www.smhea.org/

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Events

•	Chattanooga Southeast Tennessee Home Education Association July 18-19, 2008 Camp Jordan, East Ridge, Tennessee (Chattanooga) www.csthea.org
•	Memphis Area Home Education Association 22nd Annual MHEA Conference and Curriculum Fair June 20-21, 2008 Agricenter, Memphis, TN www.memphishomeschool.org
•	Middle Tennessee Home Education Association 2008 MTHEA Curriculum Fair May 16-17, 2008 Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, Tennessee www.mthea.org
•	West Tennessee Home Education Association www.mthea.org
•	Smoky Mountain Home Education Association Family Resource Fair June 27-18, 2008 Farragut Middle School, Knoxville, Tennessee www.smhea.org

Local Support Groups & Co-ops

•	Bartlett Wolfchase Support Group http://www.homeschool-life.com/tn/bwcgroup
•	Berean Homeschool Support Group http://www.geocities.com/bereanhomeschoolgroup/
•	Cedar Springs Homeschool Support Group Contact - alldenita@bellsouth.net Moms meet 3rd Monday of each month (7-9pm). We organize field trips and social activities for the kids and participate in lost of local and national contests.
•	Ebony Homeschoolers http://www.EbonyHomeschoolers.org
•	Park West Waymakers janisleee@yahoo.com
•	Unschoolers of Memphis www.geocities.com/unschoolersofmemphis
•	HomES COOL - Home Educators Supporting Choices, Opportunities, and Options in Learning www.HomesCool.homestead.com
•	TEACH (Tri-Cities Education Association for Christian Homeschoolers) http://www.teachtricities.com

Field Trips

East Tennessee

Museum of Appalachia (Norris)
http://www.museumofappalachia.com/

Governor John Sevier Home (Knoxville)
http://www.discoveret.org/jsma/

Chickamauga/Chattanooga Battlefield
http://www.nps.gov/chch/

American Museum of Science and Energy (Oak Ridge)
http://www.amse.org/

Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga)
http://www.tennis.org/

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
http://www.nps.gov/cuga/

McMinn Country Living Heritage Museum (Athens)
http://www.livingheritagemuseum.com/history.html

Beck Cultural Exchange Center (Knoxville)
http://www.discoveret.org/beckcec/

Tennessee Valley Railroad (Chattanooga)
http://www.tvrail.com/

Middle Tennessee

Fort Donelson Battlefield (Dover)
http://www.nps.gov/fodo/

Customs House (Clarksville)
http://www.customshousemuseum.org/

Belle Meade Plantation (Nashville)
http://www.bellemeadeplantation.com/

Sam Davis Home (Smyrna)
http://www.samdavishome.org/index.php

Mansker’s Station (Goodlettsville)
http://manskers.historicalifestyles.com/manskersmain.html

James K. Polk Home (Columbia)
http://www.jameskpolk.com/new/

Cookeville Depot Museum
http://ls.ci.cookeville.tn.us/depotmuseum.html

Cumberland Science Museum (Nashville)
http://www.cumberlandsciencemuseum.com/

Stones River National Battlefield (Murfreesboro)
http://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm

West Tennessee

West Tennessee Regional Arts (Humboldt)
http://www.wtrac.tn.org/

Casey Jones Home (Jackson)
http://www.caseyjones.com/pages/serv01.htm

National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis)
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/default.asp

Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield
http://www.parkerscrossroads.com/

Pinson Mounds State Park
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/parks/PinsonMounds/

The Children’s Museum of Memphis
http://www.cmom.com/

Reelfoot Lake Resort Park (Tiptonville)
http://www.reelfoot.com/general_reelfoot_lake_information.htm

Mississippi River Museum @ Mud Island (Memphis)
http://www.mississippirivermuseum.com/main.cfm

Lichterman Nature Center (Memphis)
http://www.memphismuseums.org/nature.htm

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
http://www.brooksmuseum.org/

Memphis Botanic Garden
http://www.memphisbotanicgarden.com/

Public Earthquake Resource Center (University of Memphis)
http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/perc/

Memphis Pink Palace Museum
http://www.memphismuseums.org/

Educational Book & Learning Stores

• Homeschool Headquarters
www.homeschoolheadquarters.com/pages/states/Tennessee.html

Church Related & Umbrella Schools

•	Aaron Academy www.aaronacademy.com
•	The Elijah Program http://www.serve.com/Blansett/Comply/COMPLY.HTML
•	Family Christian Academy www.familychristianacademy.com/
•	HomeLife Academy www.homelifeacademy.com/index.php
•	Gateway Christian Schools http://www.gatewaychristianschools.com

State Facts

Capital:	Nashville
Entered Union (rank):	June 1, 1796 (16)
Motto:	Agriculture and Commerce (1987)
Flower:	Iris
Nickname:	Volunteer State
Land Area:	41,217 sq mi. (106,752 sq km)
Geographic Center:	In Rutherford Co., 5 mi. NE of Murfreesboro

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