AAEN started when two people, Miranda Paymer and Ann Low, came up with the idea of a non-religious homeschool group. They, along with Pam Roe and others, founded the group. "We were perhaps the only group in Georgia that was non-religious and accepted anyone as a member," says Miranda Paymer. This allowed those did not want to sign a statement of faith like Lynn Reed to join a homeschooling group. Later on, Lynn helped found an AAEN sister group which quickly became independent. It was in Augusta, Georgia.

Originally, AAEN went to Chastain Park, but a murder changed that. "The moms were sitting together. The children were up the hill playing when all of a sudden the moms saw at least ten police cars zooming towards the children," recalls Carolyn Horne. "We later found out the children had heard two gunshots, but didn't know what they were. We found out that a man had been killed, and the murderer knew the victim." This occured seven to nine years ago now. The murder was not related to AAEN, but did cause us to move.

Other places the group used to meet before coming to Roswell were Stone Mountain and Waller Creek Park. When we moved to Roswell, the classes really took off. Before we had only a handful of classes. Here we had a bunch! After the potluck building, we moved to the Roswell Assembly of G-d, where we stayed for a while. The reason we moved from there was the church wanted a higher fee. So we moved down the street. This happened a few years ago. This is currently where we are.

Sources of information: Carolyn Olive, Carolyn Horne, and Miranda Paymer