New York Support Groups For Homeschooling - A2Z Homeschool

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.

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