Links
St. Raymond's Groups
CYO & Jr CYO
Parish youth apostolate. Fellowship & faith.
Trail Life USA
Trail Life USA at St. Raymond's
American Heritage Girls
AHG St. Raymond's
K of C - Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus are a Catholic men's organization dedicated to Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism.
Respect Life Committee
strives to provide for the parish community a prayerful presence of service, education and evangelization appropriate to all ages in areas relevant to the respect for human life from the moment of conception to natural death.
Other Religious Opportunities
Institute of Catholic Culture
The Institute of Catholic Culture is an adult catechetical organization, faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and dedicated to the Church’s call for a new evangelization. The Institute seeks to fulfill its mission by offering education programs structured upon the classical liberal arts and by offering opportunities in which authentic Catholic culture is experienced and lived.
Home School Sports
Fairfax Home School Athletic Association (FHSAA)
Northern Virginia offers a wide variety of recreational sports opportunities in which homeschool families can participate, however, homeschoolers are legally excluded from public school sports teams. Therefore, FHSAA strives to provide athletes with a competitive sports environment where they can develop and hone their skills and compete against private middle schools and high schools teams at a high level. By both mission and practice, FHSAA is not designed to serve as a recreational sports organization.
RunFit Kidz
RunFit Kidz is designed to teach boys and girls of all fitness levels in grades 2-8 about proper running mechanics, nutrition/hydration, pacing, and goal setting. The 8-week program includes dynamic warm-ups, strengthening and speed drills, form, and stretching. These skills will be taught through games and activities to help give kids a better grasp of the concepts in a fun and safe setting. Our commitment is for children at all fitness levels to run better, faster, and smarter. The goal is for the students to end the program with increased running knowledge and enhanced love for being active. The program concludes with a 5k run which is held locally in the Springfield/Burke area.
Chess for Kids Online
A place to learn chess and have fun. You can watch learning videos, play on your own, or play other kids around the world.
Other Home School Support
Catholic Home Schooled Young Adults-CHSYA
The Catholic Home Schooled Young Adults (CHSYA) is a group of Catholic young adults, grades nine through twelve, who are homeschooled. Our members live in Virginia, primarily in Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria, and Loudoun County, but all are welcome. The group exists to promote, encourage and support young adults who are homeschooling during the high school years. The young adults and parents work together to provide opportunities for learning, socializing and sharing the faith. CHSYA has as its foundation, and as the guiding principle of all its functions and activities, fidelity to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Centreville Homeschool Enrichment Support Services (CHESS)
Since 2001, CHESS (Centreville Homeschool Enrichment Support Services) has become known by homeschoolers in Northern Virginia as a trustworthy support in their pursuit of excellent education. We offer supplemental small-group classes designed to enrich the homeschool experience with the benefits of social, interactive learning and the expertise of our homeschool-friendly teachers.
Capital Baptist Home School Co-op
A weekly co-op providing educational and enrichment classes on a weekly basis. Registration required. Contact Pastor Bob Eagy for more information beagy@capitalbaptist.org
Aquinas Learning
Rather than dividing faith and reason, the Aquinas Learning program weds them together into a single track. From Kindergarten through high school, we employ a cycle-based curriculum that integrates diverse disciplines, and unifies the educational experience for the entire family. Local groups in Woodbridge, Fredericksburg and Manassas
Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
HSLDA members receive unique services, special discounts, and personal advice to support and equip their family's homeschool program.
HSLDA Transcript Service
HOME SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS
Fast Transcripts enables you to track your high schooler’s courses via online record keeping, and then helps you produce an official transcript with an auto-calculation feature for determining yearly and cumulative GPAs.
You even have the option of having your final transcript printed on watermark protected, academic record stock! Plus HSLDA members get a significant discount.
HEAV Transcript Service
Need a secure, high-quality, third-party, customized high school transcript for college or a scholarship application? Don’t have the time to create your own professional-looking document?
HEAV’s homeschool transcript service is designed to guide you through the often intimidating transcript process. You may enter information regarding courses taken, grades earned, and credits given into HEAV’s secure online database. Information can be entered online at your convenience–anytime day or night.
But that’s not all! Our experienced transcript editor doesn’t just edit and proofread your transcript. Unlike other services, this is not just a fill-in-the-blank form. At HEAV, our transcript editor guides you through the ins and outs of creating the strongest transcript possible, and she also shows you how to avoid many common pitfalls. The result? A professional-looking transcript to present to colleges and employers!