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K-12 diploma program, teacher support. Peace, justice, diversity.
 
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Resource Centers & Cottage Schools

Mini-schools are springing up among homeschoolers all over the world.

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AN A TO Z RESOURCE
You want to break out of public schools. How do you enter the homeschool market?

Cottage School Net
If you are trying to form a cottage school, you'll be able to network on this message board with those trying to do the same and with homeschoolers looking for a cottage school to join.

Homeschool CPA
Helping Homeschool organizations obtain non-profit status.  Carol Topp has several articles about managing growing groups, mission statements, budgeting, by laws, applying for 501c3 tax exempt status, etc. As a homeschooling mother and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) she is blending her skills, education and experience to help other homeschoolers manage their organizations.

Start an Educational Alternative
The centerpiece of the program is a special listserve just for people who want to start new alternatives. In addition to the AERO staff, we have gathered an outstanding group of experts from a variety of educational alternatives to be on the listserve, to mentor and aid people who want to start new programs.

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Cooperative Homeschooling
Homeschool cooperatives, or groups, are a derivative of homeschooling where families join together to educate their children.

Creating Learning Communities: Freeing Education to create a sustainable Co-operative Society
These learning centres are cooperatively organised by the member families they serve with parents pooling their talents, resources and expertise. By Anna Jahns, Kindred Magazine.

Homeschool Resource Centers
Within the next 20 years community learning centers will become increasingly important as educational sources, often replacing what we now refer to as "schools." AERO is developing a kind of kit for people who want to start such programs.

Mom Schools: The Biggest Trend in American Education Since Home Schooling
Mom Schools are where a mom sees that her kids need something, so she sets it up, offers it, and invites others.

Tuesday School
Oregon. Ann Lahrson-Fisher describes two model mini-schools or expanded homeschool programs that could be duplicated by parents interested in having a little "dame school" in their home.

Examples

ARIZONA

Phoenix Rising
An independent, freedom-based learning community serving all ages. Parents have a voice in the school meetings, and are welcome to participate on campus throughout the day. They may come and go, stay to play and study with their children, and join group activities. We are centrally located near Northern Ave & the I-17 at 1818 W. El Caminito Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85021.

ARKANSAS

Home School Zone
Little Rock. We have a place where children are fully supported to pursue any interest they have, in the manner they choose, and at their own pace. The Zone is run democratically with students and parents having an equal say.

CALIFORNIA

Abacus Educational Services
Traditional and online classes for homeschoolers and homeschooling parents. Classes offered in Monrovia, CA and Online. All major core subjects are covered, including English through college entrance level and math through calculus.

Bakersfield Region Home Educators' Resource Center
California. Christian resource center offering classes and educational resources on a scheduled or drop-in basis.

Discovery Learning Center
Our intention is to enhance home-based education for children in pre-K to 5th grade and inspire self-directed, lifelong learning in Santa Cruz.

Green Valley Christian Home Education Program
Offers support to families homeschooling through Green Valley Christian School in Watsonville, California. Educating your children at home is not a job for the faint of heart, but it might just be the most rewarding job you've ever had. With the Lord's guidance, we are here to help.

Los Gatos Enrichment Center
Founded as a cooperative effort of local homeschooling parents. These parents recognized the need for a centralized place for high-quality enrichment classes and community-building opportunities.

Play Mountain Place
Los Angeles. A humanistic educational environment that is developmentally appropriate for each age group. Our curriculum is organic, child-initiated, and primarily experiential. A child's inherent desire to learn is acknowledged and facilitated, not forced or squelched.

San Diego Homeschool Resource Center
We are a non profit group of homeschoolers in San Diego. We offer a free monthly e-zine and we are building an online catalogue of teachers, tutors, clubs and classes in the San Diego area. We want to open a facility with a lending library and space for all homeschoolers to share and learn together.

COLORADO

Pine River Community Learning Center
The Family Education Resources program works directly with homeschooling families to provide support and resources that can help children excel in their primary and secondary education, especially by offering classes and group activities to supplement individual curriculum. Based out of Ignacio and Bayfield, CO.

FLORIDA

Sunshine Learning Center
Classes are now being offered in the areas of math, science, and PSAT/SAT prep specifically for the homeschool community in Margate and Davie, Florida.

GEORGIA

Homeschool Enrichment in the Arts
Located in Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA. The mission of HEArts is to offer quality instruction in subjects challenging to teach at home with competent, professional teachers in a Christ-centered environment, thereby affirming parents in their God-given roles and responsibilities.

KENTUCKY

The One Room Schoolhouse
Louisville, Kentucky. Classes for home schooled youth (ages 9-12). For adults, class offerings include creative writing, Shakespeare, poetry, and local history. Parents will find The One Room Schoolhouse a great site for field trip opportunities and a consignment connection for teaching materials and resources.

LOUISIANA

Home School Cottage
Slidell, Broussard, and Baton Rouge, LA. We have a consignment bookstore for your used homeschool curriculum and other educational materials, as well as co-op classes, workshops, and high school assistance.

MASSACHUSETTS

Milford Montessori Educational Center
Assists homeschooling families with the education of their children. Offers classes and tutoring for pre-kindergarteners through seniors in high school.

North Star, Self-directed Learning for Teens
Hadley, MA. North Star students leave school. They embark upon non-compulsory, community-based, self-directed learning programs that include a variety of activities.

Serious Fun! 21st Century Community Learning Center
The center is in Franklin County: South Deerfield, MA. We can host book groups, meet ups, classes on various digital arts topics, keyboarding, programming, animation, etc. We can also provide support for curriculum development, project based learning, and collaborative projects.

MARYLAND

Baltimore Homeschool Community Center
A diverse and vibrant community of students, parents, teachers, and friends who are changing the face of homeschooling. We're not affiliated with any one homeschool group, but open to members of all homeschool groups.

MISSOURI

Leftovers Etc. Home School Enrichment Center
Our goal is to offer activities throughout the day that will allow every family member to participate in a workshop or class simultaneously. St. Charles, MO.

NEW YORK

The Albany Free School
Albany, NY. Truth be told, we are a community far more than a school - a safe, nurturing, open space where daily fifty-five kids ages two through fourteen, eight full-time teachers, a cook, a steady stream of interns, volunteers and visitors, as well as myriad goats, chickens, rabbits, pet rats, lizards and goldfish work, play, learn and eat together.

St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church at North Ridge Homeschool Resource Center
This volunteer-driven, staff-supported educational program is designed to stay flexible and adaptable in providing resources and opportunities.

OHIO

Grace Home Extension Program
Classes are held at Kirtland Christian Fellowship in Kirtland, OH. We reach families in the counties of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull in Northeast Ohio. We are a Christian group and follow the classical education model.

The Sprouted Acorn
Holmes County, Ohio. An organization designed to promote mentoring between homelearners and local mentors through the sharing of arts, sciences and other talents.

OREGON

The Village Home Education Resource Center
Beaverton, OR. Designed and managed by homeschooling families as a private alternative education program, our resource center enhances and supports home-based education through tuition-free courses, field trips, and experiential learning opportunities, community meeting space, library and material loans, and access to technology.

TEXAS

Homeschoolers Hangout
A curriculum bookstore and activity center in Lockhart, TX, owned and operated by a local homeschooling family.

Houston Outdoor Learning Academy
Houston, TX. A full-time, non-profit school for 6-12th grade students who wish to combine their innate curiosity, love of the outdoors, and academic growth into an educational setting that uses a hands-on approach.

Master's Academy of Fine Arts
Lake Jackson. A full fine arts school designed specifically for homeschooled children ages 5-18. Meeting just one day per week, children are exposed to the arts from a Christian historical perspective.

Sonlight Christian Enrichment Classes
The purpose of SCEC is to provide enrichment classes for Christian home schooling families in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in order to supplement their own schools.

VERMONT

The North Branch School
For the past nine years, Birdsey has led, taught, championed the little school that could--The North Branch School--in the mountainous enclave of Ripton, Vermont. "Some teachers expect students to sit quietly. Tal Birdsey encourages them to stand up and scream."

VIRGINIA

The Athenian Academy of Richmond
Formerly known as Richmond Enrichment Studio. We have moved to a new first-floor location at Robious Station Circle, right next to the Goddard School. The new space is beautiful, spacious, and has more classrooms so we may further expand our schedule to suit your needs. 2331A Robious Station Circle, Midlothian, VA 23113. Phone: 804-419-4460.

WASHINGTON

The Attic Learning Community
A progressive, independent school, in Woodinville, WA. The Attic operates a developmental, multiage, child-centered learning community for children ages 5 through 18.

The Clearwater School
At Seattle's Sudbury School, children are always busy learning without the enticements of gold stars, without the requirements of pre-set curriculums, and without the pressure of constant evaluation.

ExCEL Academic League
We have a Co-op which meets once a week and offers a variety of classes that enhance the core education the students receive at home. We also organize a variety of nationally sanctioned academic competitions and teams such as Science Bowl, National Geographic Bee, Word Power Challenge and Science Olympiad. City of Washougal in East Clark County.

Frog Hollow Home School Program
Offers a one day a week program for homeschoolers ages seven to twelve. The curriculum integrates arts, music, social studies, and ecology into a solid core of language arts. Through a mix of writing, art projects, stories, singing, creative play, and outdoor exploration, students will receive a firm foundation in creative writing, grammar, literature, and mythology. Located in Madison Valley, Seattle, WA.

Puget Sound Community School
Seattle. An independent school for 9 - 18 year olds. PSCS helps develop capable, committed, compassionate young people from the inside out.

Resources

Homeschool Resource Centers
A $25 video of a homeschool resource center, featuring the Snakefoot Education Center, at Common Ground Community. This is a group of families that created a center in which 15 homeschooled children meet three times a week. They also hired a resource person. Available through Aero.

KidLead
We certify trainers to use our leadership training curriculum that is all active-learning based. It is for 10-13 year olds but can include teens. At least 10 are needed for a club to take place. Recommended for co-op instructors, cottage school directors, and large support groups looking for a program to base activities around for this age group.

Praxis National Teachers Exam
Potentially useful to homeschool parents who want to start up their own "school" for homeschoolers or want to qualify to help fellow homeschoolers in states that require a "teacher" to oversee homeschools.

 
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In Schools We Trust: Creating Communities of Learning in an Era of Testing and Standardization
by Deborah Meier
Meier focuses on her theory that schools flourish when classes are smaller, intimate and when parents take an active role in their child's educational experience.
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