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Our Mission Mission Statement Our Purpose Our History Mission Statement HUUmans on the Web will be a voice for alternatives to traditional public schools and for school reform ideas that include homeschooling as a viable choice. We will: Build a directory of homeschool (and other educational) support groups that are inclusive and/or accepting of those who are often marginalized. Provide information regarding opportunities for relevant regional gatherings Act as a resource for Unitarian Universalist Religious Education programs interested in supporting a more integrated, whole-family educational approach. Provide information about resources, curricula and other ideas that do not presume a specific religious agenda. Develop publications that would be relevant to our group. Be a voice for Unitarian Universalist Homeschoolers within the homeschooling community. Our Purpose The purpose of HUumans on the Web is to share and develop resources for people wanting to connect with other liberal religious homeschoolers and those interested in alternatives to traditional educational methods. We want to support each other in the development of personal, ethical, philosophical and/or spiritual beliefs and to help each other with the censure we sometimes experience when we express our beliefs. We believe that learning outside of the public school system is a viable educational choice that is compatible with Unitarian Universalist philosophy and would like to open a dialogue regarding the "school-structured" styles we find in most of our religious communities and in society. Our History UU Homeschoolers got its start around 1995 with a handful of grassroots founders who believed that homeschoolers needed a liberal voice in the increasingly conservative world of home education. The group, known as HUUH, Homeschooling Unitarian Universalists and Humanists, published a newsletter called "Learning Happens," had a rudimentary email list and hosted a booth at that year's General Assembly, the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists. Eventually, HUUH-L, an online UUA support list, was formed, but the original founders moved on in other directions. In 1998, HUUKS, Homeschooling Unitarian Universalists and Kindred Spirits, developed as an outgrowth of that separation. Our current newsletter, HUUmans at Home,began publication at this time. The support group existed under the HUUKS moniker until Fall 2001, when a leadership change resulted in yet another name change, to UU Homeschoolers; the creation of this website, HUUmans on the Web, and a more focused presence in the UU community. HUUH-L continues as a popular UUA discussion site (see the Online Discussion Groups list on our Community page for the link). Today, UU Homeschoolers is a well respected organization, recognized as a UUA Related Organization, a member of the National Home Education Network, and Rose Rock Inclusive Homeschoolers. It has over 130 members and continues to grow steadily. HUUmans at Home is now an online publication, and our website and discussion list are reliable sources of information and resources for homeschoolers everywhere.

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