1995 January – LEARN Homeschool Support Group was formed when Kriss Miller, Kelly Wilson, Seneca Gilbreath, and members of the now defunct Midtown Homeschool Group organized a group for families seeking to educate their children at home for non-religious reasons. The group served approximately 10 families at its inception. Although Seneca’s family’s needs changed, Kelly and Kriss continued to oversee the growth and expansion of LEARN, eventually growing to serve over 250 families. Many activities were offered through the years including UnProm, a family masquerade ball.
2004, over Memorial Day weekend – LEARN produced LEARNapalooza, a regional homeschool conference for secular homeschooling families, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in downtown Kansas City.
2007 Kriss Miller, Jessica Mattingly, and Cheryl Westra reformed the group as LEARN Home Education Network with an active teen group co-coordinated by Carolyn Pajor.
2008 KC-CIRCLE began as a group of families practicing attachment parenting principles offering organized activities for each other.
2014 August – under the KC-CIRCLE leadership of Mandy O’Brien and Dionna Ford, KC-CIRCLE officially became part of LEARN Home Education Network.
2020 Spring – LEARN weathered a global pandemic by shifting to include outdoor SCENE classes which became a hit with many families.
2024 Fall – In expansion of the favored outdoor class settings, LEARN is introducing a forest school SCENE option.
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