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Teens, earn your driving certificate from the comfort of your own computer.
Drivers Ed - Georgia - Safe Driving
 
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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.
 
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.
 
Homeschooling Our Children Unschooling Ourselves
by Alison McKee
This is a vivid, complex, powerful, triumphant, reassuring and moving account of a whole family's education.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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Georgia Homeschooling

Associations

Georgia Home Education Association
A Christian Coalition homeschooling association.

Home Education Information Resource
HEIR is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, volunteer-only organization working to ensure that the people of Georgia and their government recognize home study, freely practiced in its diverse forms, as a legitimate choice.

Events

Southeast Homeschool Expo
July 25 - 26, 2008. Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, Georgia. A two-day Expo devoted entirely to the display, sale and discussion of educational materials with entire exhibit hall displays of materials by the best Christian, secular and specialty publishers.

See also: Past Events in Georgia

Field Trips

Georgia Field Trips
Educational places to visit in Georgia.

Legal Information

Georgia Education Code For Homeschooling
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Not intended as legal advice. Laws for your information only.

Declaration of Intent and Attendance Forms
HEIR provides copies of the legal forms in several formats as well as advice about filling not just these forms but how to deal with modified copies you may be asked to fill out.

How to Get Started
Okay, I understand the Georgia home school law and requirements, now I am ready to "get the ball rolling". How do I get started? Information and forms from GHEA.

Monthly Attendance Form
Formated for most word processors.

Monthly Attendance Form
Acrobat format to print out and handwrite in attendance.

New Drivers License Hurdles for Homeschoolers in Georgia
The snag for the homeschoolers of Georgia came about when Governor Perdue refused to compromise on deleting the provision that once allowed parents to give permission for their child to leave school prior to his/her eighteenth birthday.

Online

Creative Home Educators - North Georgia
A group of home educators who follow an Earth Centered Spirituality (many of us are Pagan, but not all use that label). We come together for play dates, field trips, cooperative learning experiences, and support with home schooling issues. Greater Atlanta area north.

Creative Home Educators - South Georgia
A group of home educators who follow an Earth Centered Spirituality (many of us are Pagan, but not all use that label). We come together for play dates, field trips, cooperative learning experiences, and support with home schooling issues.

FERNGroup
FERN - is Christian based Family Education Resource Network for homeschoolers with a goal of bringing unity to the homeschool community by promoting all homeschool activities, events, resources, opportunities, legal updates, etc. to ALL homeschool families in the CSRA (Central Savannah River Area)-Southeast Georgia/SC.

GAChristianHschooler
Come and talk about their experiences with homeschooling and ask questions. We can discuss learning and the challenges that go along with our decision to keep our children home.

GaHeirWaves
Post classes and events for home educators in Georgia. Hosted by Home Education Information Resource.

GASupportGroups
This list is for homeschool support group leaders in the state of Georgia. It's purpose is to establish communication between support groups throughout the state.

Georgia Homeschool Book Swap
If you are a Georgia homeschool family and would like to sell your used books and curriculum, videos, CD's, clothes or other items that would be of use to other homeschooling families, you may do so here.

Georgia Homeschoolers
A diverse group of people from all over the state who either homeschool in Georgia or want to homeschool in Georgia.

HeirTalk
A non-partisan, non-sectarian, discussion list for working to ensure that the people of Georgia and their government recognize home study, freely practiced in its diverse forms, as a legitimate choice and value it as a positive force for improving the quality of education.

HeirUpdates
Newsletter list with announcements from the moderators, much like HeirTalk, but without the chat.

Homeschool Friends in Georgia
I know there are a lot of homeschoolers that would like to meet other homeschoolers in Georgia. Our kids could make friends here and meet in person later.

Homeschool-Georgia
This list is for the discussion of topics related to homeschooling in Georgia. Posting of events, homeschool support organization information, and homeschool websites is welcome.

Secular Homeschoolers of Georgia
A group for those of us who are homeschooling in Georgia for secular reasons, regardless of religious affiliation or lack thereof.

Sugar Hill Homeschool CO-OP
We are located in Sugar Hill, Georgia. We offer Christ centered Support for homeschooling families, field trips, parties,co-op classes(parent directed) etc.

TEACCHomeschool
This is a private loop for all the members of TEACCH (Training, Educating As Christ Centered Homeschoolers) homeschool group in Georgia

ValdostaHSers
This list is for VAHA members and other South Georgia/North Florida-area homeschoolers to receive VAHA updates and other HS info, as well as to communicate with each other for helpful homeschool-related ideas, tips and information.

Resources

About North Georgia History
Learn about the early indigenous tribes, De Soto's visit, the Revolutionary War. Learn about the Creek and Cherokee Nations, and the Civil War.

ArtatWork Studios
I have been teaching in the Homeschool Community for two years.

ScratchNDent - Buy/Sell/Swap in GA
Have any used homeschooling curriculum for sale? Used Educational Toys? Used Teaching Materials? Come and sell it here.

Support Groups

Georgia Homeschool Support Groups
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Listed by region, counties and major cities.

Universities/Colleges

Analysis of Inequities in the Requirements for Admission to the University System of Georgia
This report outlines and contrasts admission requirements for graduates of accredited or regulated high schools (accredited applicants) with admission requirements for applicants who are not graduates of accredited or regulated high schools (non-accredited applicants). HEIR.

Laurel Springs School
Where interests, talents and learning styles are honored.
 
Arbor Academy Private School
Parental choice with ongoing support, personalized for your child's academic success.
 
WriteShop - An Incremental Writing Program
Everything you need to teach, edit, and evaluate writing. A homeschool composition curriculum ideal for 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th graders.
 
Online Interactive Curriculum
Time4Learning is a new approach to education that takes advantage of today's technology. It's a convenient, homeschool online curriculum that combines education with interactive fun for children, preschool to eighth grade.
 
Recommended books to help you explore homeschooling
 
The Complete Home Learning Source Book
The Complete Home Learning Source Book : The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology
by Rebecca Rupp
This ambitious reference guide lives up to its name. Practically three inches thick--and we're not talking large print here--it's packed with titles, ordering information, and Web site addresses.
 
Home Learning Year by Year
Home Learning Year by Year
How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School
by Rebecca Rupp
A structured plan to ensure that your children will learn what they need to know when they need to know it, from preschool through high school.
 
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
by Linda Dobson
As a homeschooling parent, you're always looking for new and creative ways to teach your child the basics. Look no longer! Inside this innovative helper, you'll find kid-tested and parent-approved techniques for learning math, science, writing, history, manners, and more that you can easily adapt to your family's homeschooling needs.
 
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.

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