According to the National Home Education Research Institute there’s been
a 13% increase in home-educated students between 2010-2016, and continues to
grow at a rate of 2% to -8% per year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 12, 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 600 children and their
families will attend a Mass and Homeschool Families at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church, in Gainesville. The Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge will be the celebrant.
Details
When: Friday,
October 19 at 10 a.m.
Where:
Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 8213 Linton Hall Road, Gainesville
According to the National
Home Education Research Institute, there are 2.3M students
home-educated students nationwide (as of spring, 2016). This
is up from about 2 million children (in grades K to 12) home-educated during
the spring of 2010 in the United States (Ray, 2011). It appears the homeschool
population is continuing to grow (at an estimated 2% to 8% per annum over the
past few years).
The event is sponsored by the Office of Catholic Schools
of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington.
About
The Diocese of Arlington is home to an
estimated population of more than 600,000 Catholics living in 21 counties and
seven cities in central and northern Virginia. Parishioners live out their
faith at 70 parishes and six missions, and more than 17,500 students attend 45
Catholic pre-schools, elementary and high schools.
Contact
Angela Pellerano, Director of Media Relations (703)841-2517 (o) (571)-215-8731
(c) a.pellerano@arlingtondiocese.org