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British Columbia Homeschooling

Ann Zeise — Thu, 30 May 2024 23:26:05 +0000

Associations
Field Trips
Distance Education Schools
Legal Information
Online Social Networks
Resources
Support Groups
Support Lists

Associations

B.C. Home Learners’ Association
BCHLA (Formerly CHEA) was founded to protect the individual rights of parents to choose the home education option and to conduct their child’s education according to their individual choices.

Field Trips

British Colombia Field Trips
Educational places to visit in British Colombia.

Distance Education Schools

Please note, students enrolled with the government-operated schools are not officially homeschoolers.

Burnaby Online Learning Options Online Program
One of the Burnaby School District’s “Good Places to Learn.”

Collaborative Educational Alternative Program
School District 69 (Qualicum) resides on Coast Salish Territory and within the shared territory of the Snaw’naw’as and Qualicum First Nations.

Distance Education School of the Kootenays
For all students in School Districts 5, 6, 8, 10, 20, 51.

Heritage Christian Online School
We’re a long-established, independent school that has recently added a distributed learning program for homeschooled students. While we do offer online courses, we also offer enrollment to those who are using their own curriculum at home.

Key Learning Center
We are accepting registrations at all grade levels from anywhere in BC.

North Coast Distance Education School
For all students in School Districts 50, 52, 54, 82, 92.

North Island Distance Education School
For all students in School Districts 47, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 84, 85, and other provinces (except Saskatchewan) and other countries.

Oak and Orca Bioregional School
The program provides an integrated BC curriculum, a bioregional focus with global perspectives, hands-on, child-centred activities, choices for your child, and full teacher support.

South Central Interior Distance Education School
For all students in Schools Districts19, 22, 23, 53, 58, 67, 73, 74, 83.

South Island Distance Education School
For all students in School Districts 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and in Saskatchewan.

Independent Schools

Kamloops Christian School
Services families all over the interior of BC – from Terrace to Golden, from Lytton to Valemount, and various points in between. They are willing to register homeschoolers from anywhere in the province.

SelfDesign Learning Center
(Formerly Wondertree Foundation) Our various programs enable authentic self-discovery and reflect respect for the rights of all learners, young and old, to assume responsibility for their own learning paths. Located in Creston, BC.

Vancouver Christian School
An independent school in Vancouver providing Christ-centered education from Kindergarten through grade 10.

Windsor House School
A parent-participation, democratic, academically non-coercive public school with about one hundred and fifty students and ten staff people. Located in North Vancouver.

Legal Information

British Columbia Homeschooling Policy
A new Homeschooling Procedures and Guidelines Manual has been released to supplement the existing Homeschooling Policy. The Manual summarizes requirements and optional better practices and will help to support homeschoolers and the schools that register them.

Classroom alternatives
Every September, parents have options for their child’s education. Talk to your local school district or independent school authority about specific options and program or course details.

Distributed Learning vs. Homeschooling
Students enrolled in a public or independent school distributed learning program and children who are registered as homeschooled by their parents have different legal definitions, rights and responsibilities under the School Act or Independent School Act.

Foundation Skills Assessment
This is a letter received from the Ministry of Education on the new Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA). It is not a required test for home educated learners; we still have freedom in the area of testing.

Home-schooling Statistics
Numbers of registered home-schooled students since the 1989/90 school year to the 2004-05 school year, including grants issued to registering schools.

Home Schooling Options
Various options are available to parents when choosing where and how their children will be educated. These include three options in which children complete their educational program at home.

Independent online learning programs
Distributed Learning is a method of instruction that relies primarily on indirect communication between students and teachers, including internet or other electronic-based delivery, teleconferencing or correspondence.

Online Social Networks

BC Homeschoolers of Special Needs Kids
This is a group open to all parents in British Columbia who are homeschooling children with special needs. We welcome all families interested in supporting each other, whether you have an official diagnosis or not.

BC Homeschoolers/Section 12/13 Registered option
A Facebook group for Registered/section 12\13 homeschoolers in BC. (DL or Enrollment is NOT considered homeschooling according to the BC government.)

BC Unschoolers/Homeschoolers
This is a BC Wide group for Homeschoolers / Homelearners/ Unschoolers.. whatever you call yourself to get information and support each other.

Resources

British Columbia Homeschool Chat and Swap
A site for just British Columbians who may be searching for certain curriculum, or have some to sell or pass on, or have questions and want to bounce ideas off each other, also ideas for educational field trips etc.

Online learning
B.C. has a long history of helping students learn from home successfully. Online learning continues to provide a flexible option for students to learn from home that meets provincial education standards.

Vancouver Public Library
Lots of community resources and eBooks. Join a reading program for kids!

Support Groups

ABBOTSFORD

Abbotsford Christian Home-School Association
Facebook. We are A Non-Denominational Christian Support Group for home schooling families in the Fraser Valley. We are one of the largest home school groups in Canada, with over 70 families, and growing each year. Families join us from Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Aldergrove, Langely, and even as far as Aggasiz.

CHILLIWACK

Chilliwack and Area Homeschooling Group
This is a Facebook group for anyone homeschooling in the Chilliwack and surrounding areas. Please only post activities which are homeschooling related.

EDSON

Edson Homeschool Community
A place for Edson Homeschool Family and Friends to connect and share events. We are a work in progress.

FRASER VALLEY

Surrey Homelearners
Facebook. A Homelearners support group centered in Surrey, British Columbia. We currently have members located in Surrey, White Rock, Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and New Westminster.

KELOWNA

Kelowna Homeschoolers
This Facebook page has been specifically created to connect homeschool families in Kelowna BC.

OKANAGAN

Central Okanagan Homeschoolers
This group is for anyone who homeschools or unschools their children or is interested in homeschooling or unschooling their children. We welcome families with children of all ages. Westbank, BC.

PRINCE GEORGE

Homeschoolers of Northern BC – Prince George and beyond
This group is for anyone who schools their children at home anywhere in Northern BC. Registered, enrolled, just looking for info, all are welcome. Please use the group to post questions, information about events related to homeschool and curriculum you have available to sell.

Prince George BC Homeschoolers
Some of the events that are made available to PG Home members are: Monthly coffee nights; Support to homeschool families – those new to the journey, as well as those who are long time homeschoolers; Playgroups with other members; and more.

Prince George Home Educators’ Association
The site is geared for Prince George and area home educators, but it may be of some use to those beyond our local geography as well. We’re hoping that it will be used as a reference tool for those new to home education and also to those that are more experienced.

SOOKE

Sooke Home Learners
For those who are homeschooling, unschooling, or planning to do so in the Sooke area. If you’re interested in learning more about home learning here in Sooke, feel free to join as well!

SURREY

Heritage Home Learners Christian Homeschool Support Group
By choosing to become a member of Heritage Home Learners, we choose to support each other in our diversity.

VANCOUVER AREA

Greater Vancouver Home Learners
We have listings of classes and activitiesoffered to homelearners in the Greater Vancouver area.

Greater Vancouver Parents of Special Needs Homeschoolers
At this time, to protect the privacy of our members and all of our awesome kids, this group is for parents of special needs kids only.

Homeschool Anime Vancouver
This group is open to homeschoolers in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland who are interested in Anime and Manga. For kids (and parents) who want to talk about and share their love of anime and manga, talk about upcoming events, and get together to cosplay, watch anime or share mangas.

HS-EastVan
A group for families in East Vancouver to connect and support each other through homelearning. This is a secular group.

Greater Vancouver Homelearning Teen and Tween Activities
A Facebook group for parents of home learning (homeschooling and DL schooling) teens and Tween in lower mainland area of BC (Vancouver to the Fraser Valley).

New Life Home School Association
We are a Christian support group of home schooling parents who meet monthly in the Burnaby, B.C. area to encourage each other, share information and resources, and learn new ways to help our children learn.

Preteens Connect – Unschool, Homeschool, Home-learner, Van. Lower Mainland
This group is to engage and connect preteens (8-13 year olds… ish) in the Vancouver and lower mainland BC areas, who are doing some form of alternative education… as meetups may take place during regular school hours. The goal is to help create strong supportive friendships and a fun active social group and community!

Vancouver BC Masked Homeschoolers
Homeschooling families in the greater Vancouver BC area who acknowledge the ongoing Covid pandemic and mitigate risks of its spread. Let’s stay masked and vaxed and careful, while still letting our kids have healthy fun together!

VANCOUVER ISLAND

Home Learning Victoria – Blog
Feel free to wander around and check out what’s here — we’d love to read your responses. If you feel inspired to contribute a post or have a suggestion for a topic or link, just let us know. Created by Rebecca McClure.

Oceanside Homeschool Vancouver Island
A supportive environment to post about homeschooling. Also a way to invite other members to events/playdates, and share information.

Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands Community Home Learning
A Facebook Group for Vancouver Island and Gulf Island home learning families to connect, chat and share resources.

Vancouver Island Homeschoolers
This is a group for all homeschoolers on Vancouver Island to establish connections, gain support, share community and encourage one another.

VicHomeLearn
An inclusive, free, non-directed email list for all Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island families who learn at home.

Victoria BC Homeschoolers
A Facebook group for Victoria homeschoolers to meet, share information and organize cool stuff!

Victoria Home Learners’ Network Association
A non-profit society created to support home learning families in the Greater Victoria area. Our membership is comprised of families who follow diverse home learning paths – from traditional approaches to home schooling to “radical” unschooling to everything in between. Facebook group.

Support Group Lists

BC Homeschooling Support Groups BC
For your convenience, BCHEA has compiled a list of homeschool support groups from across the province. They are in alphabetical order according to the city/region they serve.

Return to Canada Homeschooling Index

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California Charter Schools for Homeschooling by County

Ann Zeise — Thu, 30 May 2024 01:18:43 +0000

California Charter Schools which Serve Homeschoolers

This is a list of California charter schools that support your choice to school at home. Some California homeschool families prefer not to homeschool independently, but rather through an institution operated either through the state or as an independent organization.

Statewide – or in Many California Counties

California Charter Schools Association
Our mission is to improve student achievement by strengthening and expanding California’s quality public charter school movement.

California Connections Academy
Available in 25 counties in California.

CalPac
Serves 33 counties in California. The mission of California Pacific Charter Schools, a division Academy of Arts and Sciences is to develop leaders who are passionate about making a positive contribution to their local and global communities.

Compass Charter Schools
We serve the following California counties: Fresno, Kings, Mono, Riverside, Imperial, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Benito, Inyo, Madera, Monterey, San Bernardino, Tulare, Kern, Merced, Orange, and San Diego. Compass Charter Schools offers TK – 12th grade Online & Homeschool Programs.

Horizon Charter School
Formerly Horizon Instructional Systems. A K-12 charter school, it offers a wide variety of instructional options to its students and parents, ranging from distance learning, to site based instruction, to Home Schooling.

California Charter Schools by County Which Serve Homeschoolers

Alameda ~ Alpine ~ Amador ~ Butte ~ Calaveras ~ Contra Costa ~ Del Norte ~ El Dorado ~ Fresno~ Humbolt ~ Imperial ~ Inyo ~ Kern ~ Kings ~ Lake ~ Los Angeles ~ Madera ~ Marin ~ Mariposa~ Mendocino ~ Merced ~ Mono ~ Monterey ~ Napa ~ Nevada ~ Orange ~ Placer ~ Plumas ~ Riverside~ Sacramento ~ San Benito ~ San Bernardino ~ San Diego ~ San Francisco ~ San Joaquin~ San Luis Obispo ~ San Mateo ~ Santa Barbara ~ Santa Clara ~ Santa Cruz ~ Shasta ~ Sierra~ Siskiyou ~ Solano ~ Sonoma ~ Stanislaus ~ Sutter ~ Trinity ~ Tulare ~ Tuolomne ~ Ventura ~ Yolo~ Yuba

Alameda County Charter Schools

FAME Public Charter School
Any student residing in Alameda county or the six contiguous counties (Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco) surrounding it may enroll in our program.

Connecting Waters Charter School
Modesto Learning Center. Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.

Hart-Ransom Academic Charter School
TK-12, WASC-Accredited Charter school based in Modesto and serving Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties.

Hickman Charter School
A “university model” which blends homeschooling with on-site classes and online programs. Hickman is located in Stanislaus County east of Modesto. Serves Stanislaus, Tuolumne & Alameda counties.

Alpine County Charter Schools

Sierra Charter School
We give you the support, information and resources needed to make independent study easier. K-12 charter school serving students within the counties of Alpine, Mono, Madera, Fresno, Inyo, and Tuolumne.

Amador County Charter Schools

Choices Charter School
We tailor our program to the student’s learning needs (one-on-one teacher or hybrid classroom or online). We serve students in these counties: Amador, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, and Yolo.

Mountain Oaks School
A K-12 home-based charter school in San Andreas, Pine Grove, and Sonora. Many of our mentor teachers have or are currently homeschooling their own children.

Visions in Education Charter School
We provide you with a one-on-one relationship with a teacher. Serves students in these counties: Amador, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter, and Yolo.

Butte County Charter Schools

Camptonville Academy
An independent study charter school serving California students in Yuba, Sutter, Placer, Nevada and Butte counties. We offer Educational Resource Centers and individualized learning plans for all our students K-12.

HomeTech Charter School
It is expected that the majority of applicants will live within the Paradise Unified School District, however application is open to any student living in Butte County or a county adjacent to Butte County.

South Sutter Charter School
An independent study charter school that is a separate school from the district’s longstanding Marcum Illinois Elementary School.

Calaveras County Charter Schools

Connecting Waters Charter School
Modesto Learning Center. Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.

Mountain Oaks School
A school under the Calaveras County Office of Education. It is a specific instructional strategy designed to assist families who homeschool as a lifestyle.

Contra Costa County Charter Schools

Del Norte County Charter Schools

Alder Grove Charter School
Our mission is to provide students with personalized learning and to support parental choice in education. Serves Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou, and Trinity counties.

El Dorado County Charter Schools

Fresno County Charter Schools

Central Valley Home School
Provide credentialed educational coordinators and online classes on Kingsburg campus. Many Fresno families make the short drive weekly down to Kingsburg. 1310 Stroud Avenue, Kingsburg CA 93631

Chawanakee Academy
Flexibility in pacing, student grade placement, types of materials, types of programs, types of instruction. 46655 Road 200, O’Neals, CA 93645

Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center
We look forward to supporting your homeschooling through our library, enrichment schedules, and a variety of upcoming events. 4815 E. Holland Ave., Fresno, CA 93726

Hallmark Charter School
Programs are open to students who reside within Fresno County and the eight adjacent counties. We specialize in Music, Art, and Science with a 6 year WASC accreditation. 2445 Ninth St, Sanger

Mid Valley Charter Homeschool
Based in Hanford. Serves Kings, Tulare, Fresno, Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey counties. After doing an assessment to pinpoint your child’s instructional levels, we’ll build a plan to fit his or her needs.

Mountain Home School Charter
A personalized learning charter school providing the best of home school instruction and school based instruction. 41267 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA. 93644, and 777 West Shaw,
Fresno, CA. 93704

Humbolt County Charter Schools

Coastal Grove Charter School
Coastal Grove Charter School offers an Independent Home Study Program with a learning center offering classes a few days a week to supplement your home study program. Waldorf inspired.

Mattole Valley Charter School
Honors individual education choices.

Imperial County Charter Schools

Mountain Peak Charter School
A California Charter School for grades K-12 currently serving students in Orange, Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego counties.

Greater San Diego Academy
A charter home school serving all of San Diego, Imperial and Riverside Counties.

Julian Charter School
We are a public school alternative for the home-based learner serving Imperial, Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Our families have choice of instructional approach and educational materials.

Mt. Everest Academy
A Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredited K-12 school that assists student learning at home using state-adopted curriculum with the support, guidance, and supervision of credentialed teachers. Students and parents are supplied with educational materials and educational workshops.

Springs Charter School
Springs strives to uphold parent rights and choice in education. Serves Riverside County parents, as well as homeschool parents in our contiguous counties of San Bernardino, Orange, San Diego and Imperial. (formerly known as Eagles Peak- Inland Empire).

Inyo County Charter Schools

Sky Mountain Charter School
Managed by Innovative Education Management. Serves California students who reside in a six-county area including San Bernardino, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties.

Kern County Charter Schools

Golden Valley Charter School
A public charter school currently serving home schooled students in grades K-12 who reside in Ventura, Kern, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties.

iLead
An established charter school with a new home study program beginning the fall of 2015. iLEAD welcomes students in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern and Ventura counties.

Valley Oaks Charter School
A parent choice and parent participation, tuition-free charter where parents, teachers and the community work together to educate one student at a time.

Kings County Charter Schools

Lake County Charter Schools

Mark West Charter School
Serving Grades 7th and 8th. (K through 8th Independent Home Study Option). Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

Orchard View School
Chartered by the Twin Hills Union School District, is a K-12 home study school. Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties

Pathways Charter School
Dedicated to the individualized education of its students, focusing all resources on the achievement of student goals in a standards-based, success-oriented environment. Santa Rosa.

Los Angeles County Charter Schools

Aveson Center for Independent Study
We are designed to meet the needs of families who choose to be more actively involved in their child’s education. ACIS offers two programs to accommodate this choice.

Epic Charter Schools
Curriculum is self-paced within appropriate guidelines. There is no required amount of time on the computer each day. 657-220-1000. Epic serves students in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

Golden Valley Charter School
A public charter school currently serving home schooled students in grades K-12 who reside in Ventura, Kern, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties.

iLead
An established charter school with a new home study program beginning the fall of 2015. iLEAD welcomes students in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern and Ventura counties.

Ventura Charter School
Our home schooling program offers flexibility for families who prefer to have their children use their home as a base for learning under the direction of a credentialed teacher. Serves Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties.

Madera County Charter Schools

Marin County Charter Schools

Mark West Charter School
Serving Grades 7th and 8th. (K through 8th Independent Home Study Option). Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

Orchard View School
Chartered by the Twin Hills Union School District, is a K-12 home study school. Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties

Mariposa County Charter Schools

Connecting Waters Charter School
Modesto Learning Center. Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.

Mendocino County Charter Schools

Mark West Charter School
Serving Grades 7th and 8th. (K through 8th Independent Home Study Option). Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

Orchard View School
Chartered by the Twin Hills Union School District, is a K-12 home study school. Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties

Merced County Charter Schools

Connecting Waters Charter School
Modesto Learning Center. Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.

Merced Scholars Charter School
MSCS will offer high school instruction via individual and group work in laboratory, classroom, virtual, and community settings, as well as in the home. Partners with Merced College.

Mono County Charter Schools

Monterey County Charter Schools

Monterey County Home Charter School
Provides students with the necessary resources to achieve success and meet state standards in core academic subjects appropriate to their level. Serves adjacent counties, too.

Ocean Grove Charter School
Serves California students who reside in a five-county area including Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties.

Napa County Charter Schools

Mark West Charter School
Serving Grades 7th and 8th. (K through 8th Independent Home Study Option). Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

Orchard View School
Chartered by the Twin Hills Union School District, is a K-12 home study school. Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties

Nevada County Charter Schools

Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School
A family and community centered approach to homeschooling, designed to compliment and enhance your child’s educational program, and based in North San Juan, near Grass Valley and Nevada City. TRHS welcomes students in K-8 grades, from Nevada, Placer, Yuba, and Sierra Counties.

Orange County Charter Schools

Dimensions Collaborative School
A tuition-free public charter school serving TK-12 students throughout San Diego County.

iLead
An established charter school with a new home study program beginning the fall of 2015. iLEAD welcomes students in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern and Ventura counties.

Journey School Independent Study Program
Journey School Independent Study is a Waldorf-inspired charter school in southern Orange County offering enrollment for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade. For more information please call 949-448-7232.

Mountain Peak Charter School
A California Charter School for grades K-12 currently serving students in Orange, Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego counties.

Placer County Charter Schools

Plumas County Charter Schools

Plumas Charter School
Serves Quincy and adjoining counties.

Riverside County Charter Schools

Mountain Peak Charter School
A California Charter School for grades K-12 currently serving students in Orange, Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego counties.

Greater San Diego Academy
A charter home school serving all of San Diego, Imperial and Riverside Counties.

Sacramento County Charter Schools

Natomas Charter School
Look at their PACT program for homeschoolers. Offers Well Trained mind curriculum.

San Benito County Charter Schools

Ocean Grove Charter School
We will open this school for Fall 2005/6 to serve California students who reside in a five-county area including Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties.

San Bernardino County Charter Schools

iLead
An established charter school with a new home study program beginning the fall of 2015. iLEAD welcomes students in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern and Ventura counties.

San Diego County Charter Schools

Charter School of San Diego
An educational option for students in grades 7-12. It is not a traditional school. Its instructional design is based on a “University Model.”

Mountain Peak Charter School
A California Charter School for grades K-12 currently serving students in Orange, Imperial, Riverside, and San Diego counties.

Greater San Diego Academy
A charter home school serving all of San Diego, Imperial and Riverside Counties.

The Learning Choice Academy
TLC provides books and instructional materials, a certified teacher to work in partnership with parents, special student allowance for enrichment classes, field trips and other activities.

Pathways Charter School
Coronado. A comprehensive high school offering the flexibility of online instruction with face-to-face academic support from site-based, highly qualified, credentialed teachers. Our focus is on designing and delivering a personalized education, addressing diverse learning preferences and contexts.

San Francisco County Charter Schools

San Joaquin County Charter Schools

Connecting Waters Charter School
Modesto Learning Center. Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.

Rio Valley Charter School
Rio Valley Charter School received exceptional distinction by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (accredited through 2020). Lodi, CA 95242.

San Luis Obispo County Charter Schools

San Mateo County Charter Schools

Ocean Grove Charter School
Serves California students who reside in a five-county area including Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties.

Santa Barbara County Charter Schools

Golden Valley Charter School
A public charter school currently serving home schooled students in grades K-12 who reside in Ventura, Kern, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties.

Santa Clara County Charter Schools

Connecting Waters Charter School
Modesto Learning Center. Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.

Ocean Grove Charter School
Serves California students who reside in a five-county area including Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties.

Santa Cruz County Charter Schools

Shasta County Charter Schools

Shasta Secondary Homeschool
Shasta Secondary Home School has been serving Shasta and contiguous counties since 1999. We are a public charter school that offers the ability for a family to “personalize” a child’s educational path in grades 6-12.

Sierra County Charter Schools

Siskiyou County Charter Schools

Solano County Charter Schools

Mark West Charter School
Serving Grades 7th and 8th. (K through 8th Independent Home Study Option). Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

Orchard View School
Chartered by the Twin Hills Union School District, is a K-12 home study school. Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties

Sonoma County Charter Schools

Mark West Charter School
Serving Grades 7th and 8th. (K through 8th Independent Home Study Option). Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

Orchard View School
Chartered by the Twin Hills Union School District, is a K-12 home study school. Serves Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties

Stanislaus County Charter Schools

Connecting Waters Charter School
Modesto Learning Center. Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.

Sutter County Charter Schools

Trinity County Charter Schools

Tulare County Charter Schools

Charter Home School Academy
We embrace home schooling as a positive alternative for parents who want to meet individual needs by teaching their children at home. Based in Visalia.

Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center
We look forward to supporting your homeschooling through our library, enrichment schedules, and a variety of upcoming events. 31191 Rd 180 – Visalia, CA 93292

Tuolomne County Charter Schools

Connecting Waters Charter School
Modesto Learning Center. Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne.

Ventura County Charter Schools

Bridges Charter School
A new Thousand Oaks charter school opened fall 2010, welcoming 215 students in grades K-7. Bridges Charter School is sharing the Glenwood School campus on Windsor Drive, using several portable and permanent classrooms provided by the Conejo Valley Unified School District.

Golden Valley Charter School
A public charter school currently serving home schooled students in grades K-12 who reside in Ventura, Kern, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties.

iLead
An established charter school with a new home study program beginning the fall of 2015. iLEAD welcomes students in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern and Ventura counties.

Valley Oak Charter
A independent study charter program in the Ojai school district.

Yolo County Charter Schools

Yuba County Charter Schools

Charter School Lists Offsite

Charter School Database
View a list of charter schools, or locate a charter school by name. Included in the listing is the Charter number, school name, location (county, district, address) phone and fax numbers, email, web site, Grade levels served, Instruction type, curriculum focus, enrollment, API results and school rankings, funding model, start & numbering date, and business structure.

More California Homeschool Resources

Associations | Events | Field Trips | Publications | Resources

Forming a Private School | Laws | Legal Information | Legislation Watch
Private School Affidavit | PSA Sample

About Charter Schools | Charter School List

Private School Satellite Programs | Public ISPs
Online Support | Support Groups | Support Group Lists

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South Africa Homeschooling

Ann Zeise — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:51:35 +0000

There are about 100,000 home educating families in South Africa.

Homeschooling, also referred to as home education, is estimated to be growing at a rate of around 20 percent per year in South Africa, with an estimated 100,000 children being homeschooled from Grade R to Grade 12. From Pestalozzi Trust.

Associations
Legal Information
Online Social Networks
Programs and Curriculum Providers
Resources
Support Groups

Associations

Association for Homeschooling
Since its inception in 1992, the we have promoted the recognition of the right of parents to educate their children within the family in South Africa, as it is recognised in art. 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Right. Facebook page

Cape Home Educators
We work to maintaining a legal environment in which parents are able to educate their own children at home. We provide information on home education. We create platforms for home educators to meet and network. Facebook page.

Eastern Cape Homeschooling Association
The Association endeavours to obtain the recognition of society and the protection of the law for the obligation and concomitant right of parents to educate and school their children in every respect. A large site with lots of resources for all.

Western Cape Home Schooling Association
South Africa is just starting to format homeshooling laws. This site is of interest to all, to follow along with this struggle.

Legal Information

Pestalozzi Trust
A registered public benefit organisation that is exempt from income tax because it uses its income to make it possible for parents to choose home education with assurance and confidence and in the best interests of their children.

Home Schooling – South Africa Government Services
Do you prefer to teach your child at home? If so, apply to the head of your Provincial Education Department to register your child for home schooling. You can either teach your child or hire a tutor to do so.

Online Social Networks

Cambridge Primary Support for South African Homeschooling Families
This Group is for South African homeschooing families wanting to prepare for an easy transition to Cambridge high school (IGCSE & AS-Levels) using Cambridge Primary Materials to a greater or lesser degree as well as other resources. It’s a place to share these resources and personal experiences; a place to ask for other homeschoolers’ guidance and advice.

Christian Homeschooling in South Africa
An open Facebook group to support and encourage fellow Christian Homeschool families. A place where we can exchange ideas and discuss our journey of raising Godly children.

Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool support group for South Africa
This is a group for homeschoolers in South Africa using the Easy Peasy All-in-one Homeschool curriculum (or thinking about using it). This group was made so we can talk about EP, help each other out, ask questions, create events and make new friends.

Homeschool and alternative schooling South Africa
Welcome to a space dedicated to supporting and connecting South African parents on their homeschooling and alternative schooling journeys. We understand that this is a personal choice and every family’s path is unique. Here, we embrace diversity and encourage open discussions about various homeschooling approaches, philosophies, and experiences.

Homeschooling Christians in South Africa
A place to share struggles, prayer requests, ideas and more related to homeschooling as Christians in South Africa. This is a closed group which means anyone can join but your posts will remain private within the group and will not feature on your newsfeed.

Homeschool Creative Corner South Africa
On this page you may do the following: Advertise your craft business. Sell your craft creation. Sell your craft items. Share good craft deals (online or retail). And of course buy and enquire!

Homeschool Junction
Active Facebook page with lots of resources, answered questions, and other reasons South African homeschool moms will want this page in their newsfeed.

Homeschooling in South Africa
A platform to share positive or other homeschooling experiences unique to the South African Experience.

Homeschooling Autism in South Africa
This is a closed Facebook group for people who are, or are interested in finding out about homeschooling a child on the spectrum. A place to chat and support each other. Contact admins to join.

Homeschooling in South Africa
Would you like to sit back with a cup of coffee and chat online to other SA homeschoolers about any hs topic?

Homeschooling in South Africa
A platform to share positive or other homeschooling experiences unique to the South African Experience.

Homeschooling South Africa…behind the scenes.
A private page to come for advice or just to moan about the many not so wonderful parts of homeschooling.

Homeschooling Special Needs in South Africa
This is a group for people who are, or are interested in finding out about homeschooling a child with special needs. A place to chat and support each other.

Tuisonderwys in Suid-Afrika – Home education in South Africa
Lidmaatskap van die groep is nie beperk nie, en enigeen kan enige saak aanraak, mits dit direk of indirek met tuisonderwys verband hou. Membership of the list is not limited and any matter may be raised, provided that it relates directly or indirectly to home education.

Programs and Curriculum Providers

Brainline Tutor Centre
Brainline is the leader in Homeschooling and Distance Education in South Africa, with more than 20 years of experience. We are the only curriculum and assesment provider in SA currently accredited with a well known and recognised exam board as an exam centre – the IEB!. This accreditation ensures hassle-free access to the National Senior Certificate (grade 12) as issued by Umalusi. This means that we comply with all assessment standards and regulations set by the DoE, the IEB and Umalusi!

Clonard Home Education
Curricula for children from pre-school to Grade 10. The course for each grade is closely aligned to the syllabus in South African schools and is designed by highly qualified and experienced teachers. There is no need for the parent to be a qualified teacher, but parent involvement is essential.

Dynamis
Martie gives guidance to parents with children with special needs, children with special talents and giftedness and she also gives career guidance. Martie home educated her own daughter, Chamonix.

Home Schooling Curriculum Providers in South Africa
List with contact information from the Kwa-Zulu Natal Homeschooling Association.

Homeschool Services South Africa
A page for home school service providers or those who wish to promote their home school related products.

Nukleus Onderwys
Vakouteurs en verskaffer van Afrikaanse lesmateriaal en ondersteuningsdienste vir Christen ouers en leerlinge wat tuisonderrig verkies. Nukleus fokus op karaktervorming en kreatiewe denke.

Oikos Family Ministries
Oikos is a ministry which supports families in raising their children for Kingdom purpose with a biblical foundation. We offer high quality home education resources to encourage family unity. This enables parents to teach their children at home – from early years through to adult life.

Praetor Education Technology
How to use open source software to develop free curriculum online. Free Java lessons for educators. Good math and science resources already developed.

Resources

Footprints on Our Land
We invite you to explore our growing treasury of useful information about local homeschooling and some South African homeschooling curriculum options.

Home Schooling Resources in South Africa
Tuisskool Hulpbronne in Suid-Afrika
National and local support associations. Links in English and Africaans.

Homeschool Exchange South Africa
(2nd hand educational material) On this page you may buy, sell or request educational items among other South African homeschoolers.

Homeschool Resources – South Africa
A Facebook page where homeschooling parents can share resources that they found helpful.

Little Footprints
Little Footprints South African homeschool curriculum consists of literature-based lesson plans that are designed to take you and your little ones on an armchair journey around South Africa, exploring the fascinating people, animals and places that make up our beautiful land.

Mathematics Enhancement Programme
AKA MEP Math. For each year there are practice books, detailed lesson plans, and copy masters to be used in lessons, as well as general information about the Primary MEP project. The MEP Year 1 pupil material translated into two South African languages, Sesotho and Setswana, which is being used in schools in North West Province.

Nukleus Onderwys
Nukleus Onderwys bied u die volledigste tuisskool pakket in sprankel Afrikaans. A curriculum and support centre for Afrikaans speaking home schoolers.

Se7en
We are a homeschooling family with “Se7en + 1″ kids living in Fish Hoek, a seaside town just south of Cape Town in South Africa. We love sharing our outings and photo walks in and around Cape Town, showcasing what our city has to offer families.

South African Homeschool Curriculum
An estimated 100,000 families are homeschooling in South Africa. Shirley and Wendy are veteran homeschoolers who will help you to understand how homeschooling works and answer your questions. We invite you to explore our growing treasury of useful information about local homeschooling and some South African homeschooling curriculum options.

South Africa Homeschool Mum
The SA Home School Mum website, forum and blog is a site dedicated to making all home schooling information relating to South Africans available on one easy to use website We explore different curriculum options, legal aspects of home schooling, social activities and events, among other things.

Support Groups

Homeschool Western Cape
For anyone home schooling or interested in home schooling. Here we share information, organise outings and generally connect with other home schoolers in the Western Cape.

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North Carolina Homeschooling

Ann Zeise — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:47:09 +0000

Associations
Field Trips
Legal Information
Online
Resources
Support Groups

Associations

North Carolina Unschoolers
North Carolina has many unschooling families, traveling this road in their own way at their own pace. There are many wonderful people with years of collected wisdom out there.

North Carolinians for Home Education
NCHE was organized to support and encourage home educators and to protect the right to freely home educate in North Carolina.

Field Trips

North Carolina Field Trips
Educational places to visit in North Carolina.

NC Adventurous Home Educators
An all inclusive group that organizes fun, educational field trips, hiking and outdoor overnight trips, mom, kids, and teen monthly night outs, and park days all over North Carolina. There is a $10 annual membership fee per family for this group.

Legal Information and Statistics

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

Online

N.C. Homeschooling
Sharing Resources and Support for Homeschool families in N.C. This is not a fully moderated group and the opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the admins.

NC Unschooling – Triangle Area
Contact admin about joining this Facebook group.

North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE)
NCHE is a non-profit organization active at the state level, serving homeschoolers in NC.

Piedmont Homeschoolers
This group is offered as a means of disseminating news and information of interest among homeschool families residing in the Piedmont Triad (Burlington, High Point, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and nearby counties) region of North Carolina (NC).

Unschoolers of Eastern NC
The purpose of this group is to connect locally with unschoolers in our general area. Eastern NC is a rather vast region but currently we are in the general area of New Bern NC down towards Jacksonville NC

Resources

Charlotte Eagles Homeschool Soccer Clinics
Be the first to sign up for the fall session, reserve your spots today before they are all gone!

North Carolina: Facts, Map and State Symbols
From EnchantedLearning.com for the kids.

Piedmont Education Services
A North Carolina based homeschool company that provides nationally standardized achievement testing as well as homeschool resources and information. Offers The California Achievement Test (CAT/5) (gr. 1-12).

Thurbers Homeschool Testing and Educational Services
This company can help you purchse the resources you need to pass state testing requirements. Site has lots of links to help you in your day to day homeschooling endeavors as well.

North Carolina Support Groups and Lists of Support Groups

Central Area
Charlotte Area
Coastal
Northern Mountain
Raleigh Area
Southern Coastal
Southern Mountain

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Florida Homeschooling

Ann Zeise — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 21:12:30 +0000

Florida homeschool associations lobby the state government to try their best to keep legislation and education laws fair to homeschooling families in the state. Your dues and attendance at conferences help fund these efforts.

Associations
Field Trips
Laws
Legal Information
Online
Resources
Support Groups
Support Group Lists
Umbrella Schools

Associations

Florida Parent Educators Association
State-wide homeschooling resources.
255 East Drive, Suite H
Melbourne, Florida 32904
Call: 877-275-3732.

Home Education Foundation
HEF was established in 1991 to raise support and direct lobbying for home education in Florida. HEF exists to safeguard existing legislation and evaluate future legislation. Brenda Dickinson is the current lobbyist.

Legal Information

*This is not intended to be legal advice and is distributed for information purposes only. Check for updates at the Florida Department of Education website for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Home Schools.

Compulsory attendance in Florida Homeschooling Laws – Between 6 and 16 years of age by February 1.
Parental education requirement? – No
State required subjects/courses – “sequentially progressive educational activities.”
Required number of hours per day per year – None

Summary of Florida Homeschool Requirements on the Florida state DOE Home Education site.
Statutory requirements relating to home education. As laws may change, check here annually in the summer before school starts.

Evaluation Time? What? Don’t Freak Out!
Gretchen Phelps, a certified teacher who helps Florida homeschoolers by reviewing their portfolios, explains what she is looking for in an adequate portfolio.

How to Homeschool
A Comprehensive Guide to Homeschooling in Florida from Florida Homeschooling.

Starting Point: An Introduction to Homeschooling in Florida
FPEA’s online brochure for getting starting and keeping going with homeschooling.

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Florida Umbrella Home Schools

Ann Zeise — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 18:54:14 +0000

Umbrella schools in Florida to help families structure their homeschool experience.

Florida umbrella home schools provide structure and accountability for homeschool families in Florida.

Alderwood Academy
Committed to providing you, the homeschool educator, with the structured organization and accountability of a school while supporting the superior education you provide your child.

Allendale Academy
A nationwide homeschool umbrella organization which believes that the education of children is the God-given right and responsibility of their parents.

Alternative Choices in Education Academy
We are a non-profit, private school designed for home educated students grades K-12. We also offer field trips to members in the Central Florida area.

Alternative Education Institute, Inc.
A non-profit K-12 private school that supports independent education. AEI does not charge tuition. AEI supports all types of learning. There is no required curriculum. Families are solely responsible for directing the child’s education.

Applewood Private Education
Our staff are certified teachers and professionals who have homeschooled their own children. We offer a full range of services to aid parents in the education of their child.

Atrium School
A private school that offers two distinct programs so that families can select the level of support and guidance that’s right for them.

Central Christian Academy
Providing the peace of mind that comes with the structured organization and accountability of a private school. Serving homeschool families grades 1st through 12th.

Cheerful Heart Academy
A non-traditional private school serving as an umbrella for home educated students in the state of Florida and is registered with the Florida Department of Education as a private non-public school. Our purpose is to provide parents with the structured organization and accountability of a school while they enjoy the benefits of teaching at home. Enrollment is accepted year round.

Christian Institute of Arts & Sciences
A private school designed to provide a structured organization for parents who want their children to have the benefits of home education with the advantage of enrollment in a private Christian school.

Circle Christian School
We now have campuses in Winter Park, Winter Springs, Oviedo, Lake Nona, and Daytona (last 2 opening this fall). In addition to the campus locations, Circle offers a full range of services and resources for families with a homeschooling approach to education.

Crossroads Christian School
A K-12 private school which offers a non-campus umbrella program / satellite school to homeschoolers.

Education Revolution
Every child is different. As each student of Education Revolution’s is led by their home educator, usually a parent, the curriculum used for each child is different. Home educators are free to use the curriculum of their choosing and change it when needed.

Florida High School
FLVS is a cyberhigh totally online, useful for homeschoolers who need tutoring with advanced subjects.

Florida Homeschool Help
A Service Providing Company for Homeschooling Parents in Florida. We meet with you and help you get started, teaching you everything you need to know.

Florida Unschoolers
A private school established to serve the needs of homeschooling families in Florida. We do not charge tuition or fees but provide only record keeping, attendance services and FLVS access. Facebook Page.

Freedomschoolers Academy
A private school for Florida homeschooling families seeking an alternative to the Home Education Program (HEP) option. We are registered with the FL Dept of Education in the Private School Database under Flagler County, but enrollment is open to homeschoolers in all Florida counties. We currently offer a basic umbrella service free of charge. Facebook Page.

The Oaks Private School
Provides you with academic, administrative and legal covering, giving peace of mind while you educate your child in that wholesome and loving environment where learning is a natural part of everyday life, your home. Facebook Page.

Scholé Classical Academy
A Charlotte County private school registered with the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Independent Education & Parental Choice, offering an “umbrella” option for home educators. We provide accountability and record keeping services while allowing families the freedom to customize curricula to students’ needs.

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.

Florida Homeschool Resources A2Z

Associations
Events
Field Trips
Legal Information
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Resources
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Umbrella Schools

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New York Support Groups For Homeschooling

Ann Zeise — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:00:48 +0000

New York State has support groups in nearly every large city.

Albany – Saratoga

Capital District Home Educators
This list is for homeschoolers in the Capital District of New York State — the Albany/Schenectady/Troy area. We welcome homeschoolers of all types and philosophies.

Capital District NY Christian Homeschoolers
Our focus is local events and anything homeschool related. Please feel free to post anything that inspires you related to homeschooling, hs events or hs products. Meets in Latham.

Family Educators Resource Network
FERN is an informal networking group for home educators in the areas of Columbia, Rensselaer, and Albany counties in New York and in Berkshire county in Massachusetts.

Greater Glens Falls Christian Homeschoolers
We are made up of families who homeschool, from Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties. A local chapter of New York State LEAH. Facebook page.

Mother Mary’s Homeschoolers of Glens Falls
We encourage families in the journey of giving our children a Catholic education at home. You are encouraged to post questions, and discuss topics related to homeschooling and/or our faith. For the local Catholic homeschoolers of Glens Falls, NY and surrounding towns including South Glens Falls, Queensbury, Kingsbury, Lake George, Argyle, Salem, Cambridge, Greenwich, Fort Ann, Whitehall, Fort Edward, Hudson Falls, Saratoga, Schuylerville, and Gansevoort.

Adirondack Home Educators
Please use this communication tool to share announcements, ideas and information.

Saratoga County Homeschoolers
Join this list if you homeschool in the Saratoga Springs (NY) area. Here you will learn about activities that are being offered in the community as well as field trips that are organized by our own members.

Saratoga LEAH
Saratoga LEAH is a local chapter of New York State Loving Education At Home (LEAH), a statewide Christian homeschooling support group. The rest of this website is for members only, since it contains details of our group activities. In order to keep our families safe, this information is not shared with the general public. The information on this page is here to help you learn about our group, see what support we can offer, and decide if you want to join us.

Schenectady L.E.A.H.
A support group for Schenectady LEAH members.

Catskills

Catskill Mountain Homeschoolers
This page is a place for homeschool families in mainly Greene County and Columbia County, as well as northern Ulster County and outlying areas, to network and socialize.

Saugerties Area Homeschoolers
A group for Saugerties area homeschool families to network and socialize.
Members are encouraged to post relevant topics for discussion, as well as events and resources.

Westchester homeschoolers

Woodstock Home Educators’ Network
WHEN is a diverse group of homeschooling families of all learning styles in theWoodstock, Saugerties, Catskill, Kingston, Phoenicia area.

Cayuga County

Cayuga County Homeschooling
A secular place for local Moms and Dads to learn about Homeschooling and unite with other families who have Homeschooling experience.

Central – SouthernTier

F.E.A.S.T. – NY (Finding Educational Alternatives in the Southern Tier)
An open, inclusive, secular homeschooling co-operative based in the Southern Tier of New York.

Home Learners Association of Central New York
HLACNY is a secular homeschooling organization serving the CNY and Syracuse area.

Chautauqua – Allegheny

Chautauqua County Homeschoolers
I’m hoping this will create another great avenue of communication especially when it comes to questions of reporting, testing and more of the like.

Finger Lakes

ROCHESTER

PCC LEAH
LEAH is a Christian organization, made up of Christian home schooling families in the greater Rochester, NY area. This chapter is open to membership from within and outside Pittsford Community Church. Members must agree to the LEAH statement of faith.

Rochester Area Homeschoolers Association
We are a community of homeschooling families dedicated to supporting one another in our common commitment to learning without schooling. Our membership gathers together for philosophical rather than religious reasons and therefore welcomes families of all backgrounds who share our vision.

St. Thomas Aquinas Homeschoolers of the Rochester Area
An organization of Catholic families who hold several common goals relative to the education of their children in today’s world.

SYRACUSE

East Side Homeschool Cooperative
A homeschooling co-op located in Syracuse, NY. We provide enrichment, community, and life-long friendship to homeschooling families in the Syracuse area.

Home Learners Association of CNY
HLACNY is a not-for-profit homeschooling group serving the Central New York and greater Syracuse area. HLACNY is a secular group comprised of members of all faiths, beliefs, political views and parenting styles who home school their children. HLACNY welcomes and encourages all methods and philosophies of homeschooling.

Syracuse LEAH
We are a cooperative support group of homeschooling families in the Syracuse New York area. Feel free to look around and o contact us if you have any questions.

OTHER FINGERLAKES HOMESCHOOLERS

Finger Lakes Homeschool
Lots of fun things to participate in with this group, teens included.

Ithaca NY Area Homeschoolers
This is for people in the area of Ithaca NY who are, or are interested in, homeschooling. It is non-sectarian and inclusive, and all varieties of homeschooling are welcome.

Northern Light Learning Center
A non-profit, non-sectarian organization. Our primary purpose is to build a cooperative learning community that expands the educational and social opportunities for homeschoolers and homeschooling families in the Ithaca area.

WNY Homeschool for High School
For the homeschooler of older kids, middle school to college entrance.

Greater Niagara

Buffalo Southtowns Homeschoolers
This is an all inclusive group for homeschooling families in the southtowns of Buffalo, NY. Please feel free to post playgroups, classes, and any other info pertaining to homeschooling. Please keep religion and politics out of the group.

Hudson Valley

3 Rivers
We are a multi-aged secular educational and social homeschool co-op. We meet on Wednesdays from 11 to 3 in Stone Ridge NY.

The Alternative Learning Center
TALC is a homeschooling community and cooperative based in Columbia County, New York. Our membership includes approximately 30-40 families from Columbia, Berkshire, Greene, Ulster, Rensselaer, and surrounding counties. We meet twice a week at our facility, which has a gym, classrooms, a kitchen, playing fields, tennis courts, a playroom for toddlers, and an outdoor playground.

Dutchess County Christian Homeschoolers
Dutchess County Christian Homeschoolers is a place for prayer and support for Christian Homeschoolers in and around Dutchess County NY.

Dutchess County Homeschooling
Group dedicated to homeschooling in Dutchess County, New York. New members welcome! Join us for classes, field trips, playdates and fun.

Dutchess County Homeschool Sports
We are a Christ centered sports program for homeschoolers. Teaching kids biblical values through sports.

Homeschoolers of the Hudson Valley
Private group: 3.8K members

Hudson Valley Home Educators
We cover Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester Counties of NYS. Dedicated to assisting those interested in home education for their children, both the experienced home schoolers and those just starting out.

Hudson Valley Homeschoolers
For those in the Hudson Valley who are homeschooling, have homeschooled or are interested to chat and share ideas and resources.

Hudson Valley Homeschoolers NY
This is a homeschool page for everyone who is homeschooling or interested in homeschooling in the Hudson Valley. Its name derives from a cooperative that for many years existed in Warwick and of which my children have very fond memories.

Mid-Hudson Valley Homeschool Teen Years
A place for families in Ulster, Dutchess, and neighboring counties to share resources regarding homeschooling during the teen years. This group is primarily for the parent/guardian, not a place for teens to make new friends. Meet ups are encouraged, but due to teens’ busy schedules they rarely occur.

Long Island

Epoch Arts Homeschool Co-op
Artistic and educational classes for homeschool children in a social, fun and safe environment. Meets at Epoch Arts on Skinner Street in East Hampton.

Long Islanders Growing at Home Together (LIGHT)
LIGHT is now reorganizing to be a resource for homeschool information. If you have a service, a business or group that caters to homeschoolers, please use the contact page to let us know.

Region10 LEAH (Long Island/NYC)
It is our desire to be of assistance to you in your homeschool endeavors. Homeschooling is growing by leaps and bounds here in our region. A “like-minded” Christian support group.

New York City

Homeschool Support in New York City as a whole

New York City Home Educators Alliance
Like the city itself, our community is diverse, talented and exciting. With over 300 families, NYCHEA is the largest homeschooling group in the city.

RUNNY – Radical Unschoolers in New York
Here is a place for a community of families who wish to pursue joyfully whole-life-learning alongside their children. Hopefully, this e-community will serve as a place for us to inspire each other, arrange meetings, and discuss the joys and challenges of radical unschooling in and around New York.

New York City Support Groups in Boroughs

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Apple Academy
Students at B.A.A. are given the time to play outdoors, and the space and resources they need to sustain their curiosity, and become inspired, independent learners. Brooklyn Apple is Brooklyn’s first and only Home School Resource Center. In addition to our full day programs, we offer meet ups, classes, events, and room for the community to flourish! Facebook page.

Park Slope Homeschoolers
An inclusive and diverse homeschool community welcoming all homeschoolers living in and around Park Slope, Brooklyn. We are a vibrant and dedicated community, creating opportunities for the social and educational growth of our homeschool families.

Manhattan

Resource and Opportunity Center
The ROC for Homeschoolers is open to homeschooling families in the New York City area, and serves as a gathering/meeting place and informal resource center. Through the offering of programs of classes, workshops, free playtime and activities, families can enjoy socializing, and sharing/swapping – information, opinions, materials and/or meals, etc – while learning and playing together with other homeschooling families. Various classes, and activities are scheduled throughout the year at our home base in the East Village, as well as in various other locations including The Dana Discovery Center in Central Park, The Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew on the Upper West Side and the New York Riding Academy on Randall’s Island, among others.

Queens

Queens NY Homeschoolers
A secular homeschooling organization based in Queens, New York. We host and attend events in Queens County and all the surrounding areas. Our group is open to all homeschoolers regardless of homeschooling philosophy, religion or ethnic background. We also invite those who are interested in home schooling their children in the future to join us in order to learn more.https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/QueensHomeschoolers/info

Staten Island

Staten Island Homeschoolers
This is a group open to all Staten Island home schoolers. We welcome people of all religious backgrounds and theoretical approaches! Please join us so we can network & strengthen our homeschool community on the island.

Support Group Lists

New York Homeschool Support Groups
List from The Homeschool Mom. To be listed, Submit a Local Resource on her site.

New York State Homeschool Resources

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New York Homeschooling

Ann Zeise — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 23:08:12 +0000

Associations
Field Trips
Legal Information
Online
Resources

New York Homeschooling Associations

APPLE Family & Homeschool Group
This state-wide group welcomes children at all its functions. They help set up affiliated inclusive support groups in communities.

New York Home Educators’ Network
We are New York State homeschoolers past, present, and future, from seasoned veterans to newcomers. We are a diverse group with different views, and we accept members regardless of their approaches to homeschooling.

New York State Loving Education at Home
LEAH requires a statement of faith from its leaders and in some of their chapters, by choice of local leadership.

Parents Instructing Challenged Children
PICC is a network of parents home schooling, or thinking about home schooling, their handicapped child in the State of New York.

Field Trips

New York Field Trips
Educational places to visit in New York.

Legal Information

New York Education Code For Homeschooling
AN A TO Z PAGE
Not intended as legal advice. Laws for your information only.

Notice of Intent to Home Instruct
AN A TO Z PAGE
Template for filing your intent to homeschool in the state of New York. Includes links to district superintendents and addresses.

Online

Jewish Homeschoolers Everywhere
This group is for Jewish families of all sects of Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist) who homeschool their children. We will have play dates and we are trying to set up a Jewish coop to meet weekly as well as coordinate group field trips and general meet-up days. Serving NJ and its surrounding areas of NYC and PA. Origins of this group are in central NJ!

New York Homeschool group. Help, advice, support for homeschooling in NYS
Private · 1.1K members · 3 posts a day
Homeschool group for NYS, Homeschooling families can connect with other homeschoolers from New York State and get help, advice and support from other parents regarding where to start, curriculum, forms such as IHIP and quarterly reports, and everything else regarding homeschool in NY. Friendly group that welcomes newcomers to Homeschooling and longtime homeschoolers alike.

New York State Homeschooling Q & A
Private · 19K members · 10 posts a day
Are you considering homeschooling? Or have you already taken the plunge and have some questions about navigating NY regulations? Wonder how other families organize their day or choose curriculum? Our hope is that this group can help answer your questions and encourage you in the beginning of your homeschooling journey.

New York State Homeschoolers
Private · 10K members · 2 posts a day
The “New York State Homeschoolers” group is a space to communicate with other homeschoolers across the state about homeschooling laws and regulations, NY

New York Homeschool Support Group
Private · 5.9K members · 2 posts a day
We support all who choose to homeschool in the state of New York.

New York State Homeschool Resources

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