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Teens, earn your driving certificate from the comfort of your own computer.
Drivers Ed - Colorado - Safe Driving
 
Real Cool Colorado Places for Curious Kids
Real Cool Colorado Places for Curious Kids
by Diane T. Liggett (Photographer),
James A. MacK
This book is a great help in planning family vacations. It is easy to read and is very clear when describing activities/areas to visit/interesting info... It offers information about places that includes wildlife, nature, history, even questions that you and your child can try to answer as you visit these places.
 
On the Trail of Colorado Critters : Wildlife-Watching for Kids
On the Trail of Colorado Critters : Wildlife-Watching for Kids
by Mary Taylor Young
This guidebook gives kids ages nine to 12 a rare look at more than 60 of the state's amazing creatures. Engaging text and striking photographs give a unique peek into their behavior and lifestyles.
 
The Colorado Guide (5th Edition)
The Colorado Guide
(5th Edition)
by Bruce Caughey, Dean Winstanley
This is the single most reliable resource for discovering and rediscovering Colorado's best-kept secrets and more famous landmarks.
 
Learning All the Time: John Holt
Learning All the Time
by John Holt
In clear, direct language, Learning All the Time describes the crucial difference between learning (making sense of the world) and education (being forced to digest and regurgitate what someone else dictates). Without vitriol, John Holt exposes how our children are harmed more than helped by institutional schools.
The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School
The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School
by Valerie Fitzenreiter
A work of nonfiction about a child raised with no coercion and no curriculum. Laurie Chancey spent her childhood immersing herself in topics of her own choosing.
 

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Colorado Homeschool Support Groups

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Boulder

BLUE_SKIES2 · Boulder Lifelong Unschooling Enthusiasts
We are a group of parents creating a community of Unschooling families and friends for our children, and ourselves in the Boulder and surrounding areas. If you are currently Unschooling or are just setting out on this lifelong adventure, join us!

Boulder County Home Educators Association
BCHEA is an inclusive community of home educators formed to support both parents and children.

Colorado Springs

    Kids in Arctic Spa
    Arctic Spas of Colorado Springs
    My sister's business. Spas engineered for ease of use, strength and carefree maintenance, Arctic Spas ® deliver a lifetime of pleasure. Drop by to see at 6480 N. Academy Blvd.

Colorado Springs Unschoolers
An email list for unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in the greater Colorado Springs area.

Diocese of Colorado Springs Catholic Homeschool Community
An informational group that is designed to share notes and plans regarding the community as a whole.

HEARTS
Helping, Educating, Accepting, Replenishing, Training, and Supporting Colorado Springs military homeschoolers in the name of Christ. Open to anyone who does not require sponsorship to get on Peterson AFB. We also have our Statement of Faith and policies on the site.

Helping Our Members Educate
HOME is a Colorado Springs homeschool support group. We are a predominantly Christian group and only allow like-minded Christians to be involved at a leadership level.

Learning For Fun
We meet twice monthly at Holy Apostles Catholic Church in Colorado Springs for fellowship and guided activities.

Peterson Homeschool Group
We are comprised of active duty, reserve, and retired military members and their families. We provide support towards the education of your child. Our events include field trips, Mom's meetings, swimming lessons, gym time, and crafts.

Secular Homeschool Support Group
Support group in Colorado Springs, CO. Legislation and contact information and calendar of events are featured. This group caters to the diverse community we live in and all homeschooling families are welcome. Our members prefer that their religious and political beliefs not be a part of this groups identity or purpose. SHSSG Yahoo Group.

Denver Area

ACE (Aurora, Colorado, Eclectic) Homeschoolers
A Non-Directed Homeschool Support Group with most members living Aurora, CO and surounding areas. Yahoo Group.

Classical Christian Home Educators
This is a group of lively Christians, living in the Northern Denver Metro area, from Arvada to Longmont. If you have any method to your madness, like: the Bluedorn's "Teaching the Trivium"; Susan Wise Bauer's "The Well Trained Mind"; Memoria Press' "Latin Centered Curriculum", Charlotte Mason or any other approach to classical home schooling, please come join us.

Colorado Community of Homeschooling Families
We are based in the South Denver area. We welcome all independently learning families, and choose to honor our differences while building on our combined strengths.

Denver Freethinking Homeschoolers
This group is designed to network liberal, not-necessarily-christian homeschoolers currently living in the Denver Metro area.

Denver Homeschool Connection
DHC provides opportunities for friendship, co-op classes, group activities, and parent support. We primarily meet on the north and west sides of town.

Denver Northwest Homeschool Community
The DNHC is an inclusive, eclectic, non-religiously affiliated group of homeschooling families who get together for friendship & learning.

Front Range Independent Educators North of Denver
An inclusive, non-directed, homeschool, support group located in Colorado with most members living in parts of metro Denver including, Arvada, Brighton, Broomfield, Commerce City, Denver, Henderson, Hudson, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster.

Mile High Homeschoolers
We offer a cooperative ("co-op") open to all Denver metro-wide homeschoolers as well as a homeschool support group offering activities such as park day, volunteer opportunities, special needs support, and a sharing of homeschool resources.

Washington Park Homeschoolers
We are a secular support group for kids and their parents who are already homeschooling or just thinking about it. Some of our activites include a science/art group, bookclub, park days and field trips.

Fort Collins

Pack 347 Information
This is Pack 347 in Fort Collins / Loveland Colorado. We are a group of homeschool parents running a Cub Scout Pack.

Rocky Mountain Homeschoolers
A support group for homeschooling families in or near Fort Collins. We offer field trips, get togethers and crafts. We also have a monthly meeting where the children can show and tell about their latest interests, toys, projects, or hobbies.

Unschooling Radicals of the Front Range Elevating Education
Support for families interested in unschooling/freelearning in the Fort Collins and surrounding area. It is intended as an unschooling/freelearning haven to remind families that learning happens all the time and empower us to make choices.

Longmont

Longmont Homeschool Group
An inclusive group welcoming people of various faith and belief systems, various homeschool styles, various lifestyle. Just plain variety in general! Things are never dull. Everyone is welcome!

Longmont Homeschoolers' Corner
Find and talk with other homeschoolers in your town. Lots of local resources.

Longmont Christian Homeschool Co-op
A Christian organization, comprised of several small support groups, for families who home educate their children in the Longmont area.

Northern Inclusive Colorado Home Educators
An eclectic and inclusive association of families who homeschool in the Boulder county and surrounding areas. Members are from Lafayette, Erie, Broomfield, Boulder, Longmont and more. Membership is free.

Other Areas

Agape Family Schools
A support group for homeschoolers in Loveland, CO and the surrounding area.  It is a forthright Christian organization established for the purpose of providing support, encouragement and information for home schooling families.

Grand Junction Homeschoolers
Encouragement for Colorado Western Slope Homeschoolers.

Grand Valley Homeschoolers
A Christian resource for homeschool families in the Grand Junction Valley.

Northern Colorado Homeschool Association
We offer field trips, gymnastics, art and craft classes. We also offer a monthly meeting where the children can show and tell about their latest interests, toys, projects, or hobbies.

Parker Area Homeschool Coalition
PAHC is an inclusive, non-directed, homeschool group for families in or near Parker, Colorado, or anyone who does not mind the drive.

Southwest Eclectic Homeschoolers
We invite families in the Durango, Silverton, Cortez, Mancos, and Bayfield areas of Colorado as well as the Aztec, Cedar Hill, and Farmington areas of New Mexico to post any social or educational events or information on this site. We are a loose community of homeschoolers and unschoolers who welcome all regardless of educational methods or religious beliefs.

Support Group Lists

Colorado Homeschool Support Groups
Local support groups, independent private schools, and state wide suppport groups. From RMEC.

Colorado Support Groups
List from Home Education Magazine. To be listed, email

Homeschooling Contact Information
BCHEA offers this list of support groups, associations and umbrella schools. Getting dated.

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Recommended books to help you explore homeschooling
 
Homeschooling : The Teen Years
Homeschooling : The Teen Years
Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- To 18-Year Old

by Cafi Cohen
This book reveals the adventure and rewards as well as the special challenges of working with this age group.
 
The Teenage Liberation Handbook
The Teenage Liberation Handbook
How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
by Llewellyn, Grace
Written primarily for teens who need to convince their parents they can teach themselves. 1998 Paperback
 
Homeschool Your Child For Free
Homeschool Your Child for Free
More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond

by LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski
The best sites for everything from reading-readiness activities for preschoolers to science projects for teens.
 
First Year of Homeschooling Your Child
First Year of Homeschooling Your Child
Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start

by Linda Dobson
With the constant concern about the safety and quality of our nation's schools, many of today's families are opting to teach their children at home. The first hurdle these families face is getting started.
 
Homeschooling: The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8- Year-Old Child
Homeschooling: The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8- Year-Old Child
by Linda Dobson
The formative years are the most critical to a child's education. They lay the foundation for developing learning skills that last a lifetime.
 
The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom

by Mary Griffith
Unschooling, a homeschooling method based on the belief that kids learn best when allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests, is practiced by 10 to 15 percent of the estimated 1.5 million homeschoolers in the United States.
 
Creative Home Schooling for Gifted Children: A Resource Guide
Creative Home Schooling for Gifted Children: A Resource Guide
by Lisa Rivero
Lisa addresses areas not usually covered in homeschooling books such as asynchronous development (uneven development), perfectionism, and learning for self-actualization.

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