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Parental & Educator Resources

Essential resources for parents and educators, including guides on state laws, evaluation tools, and supportive literature to navigate the homeschooling journey.

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Apps

A selection of apps combining intuitive learning with digital convenience.

YouTube

A range of educational videos making learning engaging and accessible.

Resources

A diverse collection of tools supporting various aspects of homeschooling.

Agricultural Science Center at Clovis - New Mexico State University AOP Christian Homeschooling Arkansas STEM Coalition artCentralCarthage Bartholomew County Public Library Benton County UMN Extension Bowers School Farm Camden County Library System Carson Dellosa Education Center for Environmental Research Center for Innovative Teaching (CFIT) Center for STEM Education - The University of Southern Mississippi Central California Children's Institute Design-A-Study Douglas County Historic Preservation Board ECHO Homeschool Echoes of Nature ETC Homeschool Opportunities Family Vision Library Farm Sanctuary Humane Education Program Farmaste Animal Sanctuary First Hand Learning Florida Parent Educators Association Hifalutin Homeschooler Hilltown Families Home on the Range Animal Haven Homeschool Hub - Pikes Peak Library Homeschool Morning Basket Homeschool Revival Village Homeschool Treasury HomeTrail HSLDA -Homeschool laws by state Iowa Farm Sanctuary Jonathan Park Audio Adventures Juicebox Fam Kids Out and About Lacey MakerSpace Learnimize Living Well + Learning Well Make-IT Place at BCPL MakerFX Makerspace NC Center for Afterschool Programs North Point Educational Service Center Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Pechanga Cultural Center PragerU Resources for Educators and Parents (PREP) Raising Sawyers Reading Simplified Red Bank Public Library - Eisner Opportunity Lab Rice University R-STEM Rodale Institute Experimental Farm SciTEC (Science and Technology Education Center) Secular Homeschool List Sid Atkin MakerSpace Silo & Sage Smarty Guide to Homeschooling Resources STEM Education and Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) Sulphur Creek Nature Center Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Grayson County The Craft House Temecula The Homeschooling Mom The Simple Balance The Triangle Homeschool Resource Center The Wadlock Way Treehouse Schoolhouse Union County Extension Office West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Westside Makerspace Williamsport Municipal Water Authority Environmental Center Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center Youth Empowerment Group

X

X accounts that challenge conventional learning paths and encourage innovation.

Classes/Programs

In person or online classes designed to enrich your child's learning experience.

Alabama Nature Center Aldo Leopold Nature Center Alliance Theatre Angelic Organics Learning Center Art of Recycle Calypso Farm and Ecology Center Central Creativity Chapel Hill Homeschoolers Chicago Children's Theatre Coe Student Innovation Center Comm. Central Academy Discover Science Center Eastman Nature Center Emerald Coast Science Center Flathead National Forest - Conservation Education Program Founders Learning Commons - NIU Fun 4 Kids Raleigh Generations Homeschool Group George County Center Heart-J Nature School Heritage Home School Workshops Homeschool & Classical Learning Center at Ashland University Humane Education - Farm Sanctuary Program IMSA Youth Outreach Jessye Norman School of the Arts Jewels Academy Jones Valley Teaching Farm Kentucky Shakespeare Lansing Makers Network Life Skills Now Mel 'n Nem Farms MindCraft Makerspace Morgan Park Academy Makerspace Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Educator Programs Norman Firehouse Art Center Ohio University Chillicothe Campus Omaha Homeschool Learning Center Parkville Art House Penn Foster Pensacola Heritage Foundation Piano Marvel Raleigh Homeschoolers Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center Rockford MakerSpace Seamark Ranch Sheltering Tree Ranch Slice of Life Enrichment School Southwestern Community College - Red Oak Center Stoney Creek Farm Nature Explorers SUNY Cortland LSAMP STEM Workshops Tennessee STEM Innovation Network The Homeschool Experience The Learning Center Dothan UAF Makerspace Whitehall Home School Partnership WKU Agriculture Research & Education Center YMCA Z Recreation Science, Robotics, Engineering

Microschool

A personalized approach to education empowering children and parents to individualize education and reach their fullest potential.

Charter School

A publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a charter with a local or national authority.

Educational AI

Library

Events/programming through local libraries

Abilene Public Library Anne Arundel County Public Library Arkansas River Valley Library - Dardanelle Ashby Free Public Library Ashe County Library - Children's Services Athens Regional Library Auburn Library - King County Library System Augusta County Library Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System Aurora Public Library Austin Public Library Azle Memorial Library Barbara Bush Branch Library Barren County Public Library Barrington Public Library Barrow County Library - Winder Branch Bastrop Public Library Baxter County Library Bayliss Public Library Bayliss Public Library BCS Public Library Beacon Falls Public Library Belgrade Community Library Belgrade Public Library Bell Whittington Public Library Bellevue Public Library Bentonville Public Library Berkeley County Library System Berwick Academy Jackson Library BHSU Library Blount County Public Library Bodman Memorial Library Boonslick Regional Library Bourbonnais Public Library Bowie Public Library Brantley Public Library Braswell Memorial Library Broken Arrow Library Brown City Public Library Bruton Memorial Library Bud Werner Memorial Library Buda Public Library Burleson Public Library Calhoun County Public Library Campbell County Libraries Carbon Valley Regional Library Carnegie Library Homeschool Explorations Carroll County District Library Carroll County Library Carteret County Public Library Makerspace Carthage Public Library Catherine Schweinsberg Rood Central Library Catoosa County Library Central Point Library Central Rappahannock Regional Library - IdeaSpace Champaign Public Library Charles County Public Library Chehalis Timberland Library Chelsea Public Library Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library Christian County Library Claiborne County Public Library Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Cleburne Public Library Homeschool Hour Cleve J. Fredricksen Library Clinton Public Library Collegedale Public Library Concord Public Library Conway, Arkansas Public Library Corona Public Library Cortland Free Library Covington Library Crisfield Public Library Crittenden County Public Library Cumberland County Library Cumberland County Library System Cumberland County Public Library Dandridge Memorial Library Daniel Boone Regional Library Dauphin County Library System Dauphin County Library System Davenport Public Library Daviess County Public Library Davis County Library Dayton Metro Library Dearborn Public Library DeKalb Public Library Delaware Township Library Denver Public Library Educational Programs Detroit Public Library Deweyville Library Dickinson Area Public Library Douglas County Library Eastpointe Memorial Library El Paso Public Library Elgin Community Library Elizabeth Threatt Luther Library Emmaus Public Library Enid Public Library Fair Grove Branch Library Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Libraries Farmington Public Library Fayetteville Public Library Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library First Regional Library - Como Branch Fitchburg Public Library Flatonia Public Library Forest Grove Library Forest Library Forest Public Library Fort Novosel Center Library Fort Vancouver Regional Library Fort Worth Public Library Framingham Public Library Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library Franklin-Springboro Public Library Fulton County Library Fuquay-Varina Community Library Gail Borden Public Library Gail Borden Public Library - South Elgin Branch Galesville Public Library George Library Gillespie Public Library Glatfelter Memorial Library Gloucester County Library System (GCLS) - Homeschool Resources Gold Hill Library Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Grace A. Dow Memorial Library Grayson County Public Library Great River Regional Library - Foley Green Cove Springs Library Greenup Township Public Library Greenville County Library System Greenwood Public Library Gulf Coast Library Halifax Public Libraries Hamilton East Public Library Hardin County Public Library Harris County Public Library Harris-Elmore Library Hart County Library Hawley Public Library Hearst Free Library Helen Hall Library Helen Keller Public Library Henry County Library System Hershey Public Library Hickory Public Library High Prairie Library Holcomb Branch Library Holmes County Public Library Homewood Public Library Houston Public Library - Kids Resources Howard City Library Hughesville Area Public Library Jackson County Library Jackson-Hinds Library System Jacksonville Public Library James V Brown Library Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Library Jean Barnett Trone Memorial Library of East Berlin Jefferson County Public Library - Arvada Library Jefferson Library Jefferson Parish Library Jefferson Parish Library: Belle Terre Library John C. Fremont Library Johnson County Library Johnson County Public Library Keller Public Library Kent District Library Kenton County Public Library Kern County Library Keyport Free Public Library Killeen Public Library Kurth Memorial Library Kutztown Community Library Kyle Public Library Kyle Public Library Lake Whitney Public Library Lakeland Public Library Laramie County Library Lassen Library District Lassen Library Family Literacy Program Laurel-Jones County Library Lexington Public Library District Lexington Public Library Makerspace Lillie M. Evans Library Lincoln City Libraries Lincoln Parish Library Lincoln Public Library Livingston Municipal Library Livonia Public Library Loami Public Library Lodi Public Library Long Beach Public Library Long Beach Public Library Foundation Los Angeles Central Library Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library Lucedale-George County Public Library Luther Library Madison-Mayodan Library Madlyn L. Hanes Library, Penn State Harrisburg Magness Library Mahony Family Library Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach Maple Shade Library Maquoketa Library Programs Marathon County Public Library—Spencer Branch Marion Carnegie Library Mary Livermore Library Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library Marysville Public Library Maryville Public Library McHenry Public Library Memorial Library at SUNY Cortland Mercer Area Library Meriadoc Homeschool Library Mesa County Libraries Mid-Continent Public Library - Parkville Branch Mid-Continent Public Library System Millersville Public Library Milton Public Library Missouri City Library (HCC Libraries) Montgomery County Memorial Library System Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library Montville Public Library Mooresville Public Library Moreno Valley Public Library Muncie Public Library Murrieta Public Library Muscle Shoals Public Library Nashville Public Library Naval Air Station Pensacola Library Programs New Cumberland Public Library New Hampshire State Library New Orleans Public Library Newberry Library Newburyport Public Library Nicholas P. Sims Library Nokesville Library North Olympic Library System (NOLS) - Sequim Branch North Tonawanda Public Library Northwest Regional Library Oak Harbor Public Library Oak Harbor Public Library Youth Services Oak Ridge Public Library Ocean County Library - Tween Homeschool Makers Oceanside Public Library Odum Library Ojibwe Learning Center & Library Orange County Library System Orange County Library System - Southwest Branch Orange Public Library Orem Public Library Orland Park Public Library Osceola Library System Pasquotank-Camden Library Pender County Library Hampstead Branch Pikes Peak Library District Pikes Peak Library District - Monument Library Pikes Peak Library District Homeschool Hub Piscataway Public Library Pope County Library System - Homeschool Connection Portage County District Library Portsmouth Public Library Post Falls Library Poudre Libraries Poudre Libraries Homeschool Resources Poughkeepsie Public Library District Pratt Library - Classes for Homeschoolers Princeton Lois Nelson Public Library Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County Pueblo City-County Library - Homeschool Hub Pulaski County Public Library Pulaski County Public Library - Community Resources Raleigh County Public Library Rantoul Public Library Readfield Community Library Red Oak Public Library Redford Township District Library Rice Lake Public Library Richland Community Library Rincon Library Ripon Library River East Public Library Robert F. Sink Memorial Library Roberts County Library Rogers Public Library Rogers Public Library - Homeschool Explorers Program Roland Public Library Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library Round Lake Area Public Library Russell County Public Library Rutledge Public Library Sam Fore Jr. Public Library Sam Mitchell Public Library (Vernon Library) San Antonio Public Library San Antonio Public Library - Cody Library San Francisco Public Library San Francisco Public Library - Children's Services San Leandro Public Library San Leandro Public Library - Children's Services San Leandro Public Library - Summer Library Program Saratoga Springs Library Schenectady County Public Library Seminole County Public Library Shalimar Library Shawnee Public Library Shelton Timberland Library - William G. Reed Public Library Sherman Public Library Shreve Memorial Library - Blanchard Branch Shrewsbury Public Library - Makers Day Siloam Springs Public Library Sinton Public Library Soddy-Daisy Community Library South Berwick Public Library Spartanburg County Public Libraries Springvale Public Library St. Clair County Library - Lowry City Branch St. Clair County Library System St. Cloud Public Library (Great River Regional Library System) Stanly County Public Library Staunton Public Library Stevens Memorial Library Stewart B. Lang Memorial Library Stokes Brown Public Library Sweetwater County Library System Syracuse Northwest Branch Library Tabor Public Library: Lakin Library & Envisioning Center Tahlequah Public Library Talcott Free Library Tatum Public Library The Nokesville School Library Timberland Regional Library Timberland Regional Library (Chehalis) Town of Lilesville Library Tracy Library Tulsa City-County Library Tye Preston Memorial Library UAF Rasmuson Library Uintah County Library Uintah County Library Homeschool Group Union County Public Library System - Barton Library University of West Florida Libraries University of Wyoming Libraries Vernon Public Library Vespasian Warner Public Library Victoria Public Library Vine Grove Elementary Media Center Virgil I. Grissom Library Virginia Beach Public Library Wadena City Library Wakulla County Public Library Walker Public Library Warren County Public Library Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library Warrior Public Library Washington County Library - Homeschooling Programs Washoe County Library Webster Public Library West Boynton Branch Library West Florida Public Libraries Western Allegheny Community Library White Lake Community Library Whitesboro Public Library Wichita Falls Public Library Wichita Public Library - Advanced Learning Library Willard Library William F. Laman Public Library Windham Public Library Woodbridge Library Woodbridge Public Library Woodward Public Library Wright County Library Yankton Community Library Ypsilanti District Library

Club

An association or organization dedicated to a particular interest or activity.

Museum

A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.

Angier Museum Anna Miller Museum Arkansas State University Heritage Sites Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising Belair Mansion and Stable Belair Stable Museum Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History Butler Institute of American Art Chambersburg Heritage Center Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum Columbia Museum of Art Columbus Historical Preservation Trust Cornelius Low House Corona Heritage Park and Museum Covington Historic House Crisfield Museum Da Vinci Science Center David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) at Ball State University Dayton Art Institute Dickson Mounds State Museum Downers Grove Museum Dunn Museum E. A. Arnim Museum E. M. Violette Museum Collection East Hillsborough Historical Society Museum Flagler County Historical Society Franklin County Historical Society Fredericksburg Area Museum - Homeschool Investigators Gallatin History Museum George Eastman Museum Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Giles County Historical Society Museum Green McAdoo Cultural Center Greenwood Public Library Makerspace Harry S. Truman Library and Museum Hart County Historical Society Museum Hays County Historical Commission Helena Historical Society Heritage Museum of Layton Hershey History Center Historic Effingham Society Old Jail Museum Historic Mountain Home College Building Historical Society of Palm Beach County Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County Historical Society of Westfield Houston Memorial Library and Museum Illinois State Museum Isaac Chapel Rosenwald Museum & Educational Center J. Millard Tawes Museum Lewisburg Children's Museum Livonia Historical Society Long Beach Historical Society Longview Museum of Fine Arts Louisiana Military Museum Louisiana State Exhibit Museum Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum Mantua Historical Society Mariposa Museum & History Center MCA Learning Department Mercer County Historical Society Montgomery County History Center Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center Mount Gilead Museum Foundation Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) Museum of Old Newbury Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Museum of Texas Tech University Northeastern Nevada Museum Old Rock Schoolhouse Ormond Beach Historical Society Overdue Recognition Art Gallery Panhandle Pioneer Settlement Paso Robles History Museum Pence-Chowning Art Gallery Perot Museum of Nature and Science Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Poston School Museum Public History Center Putnam Museum and Science Center Robertson County History Museum Rotary Nature Center Royal Tyrrell Museum Ruddell Gallery at Black Hills State University Russell County Historical Society Sam Davis Memorial Museum SC State Museum Schisler Museum and McMunn Planetarium Shawnee Town Museum Sidney Historical Association Museum South Arkansas Historical Preservation Society / Gallery of History South Central Kentucky Cultural Center South Dakota State Historical Society - Museum Education Spencer Museum of Art - Education Outreach St. Clair Historical Museum & Research Center Sutliff Museum - Museum in a Box Program Tallahassee Museum Texas Science & Natural History Museum The Galleries at Wingate University The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial Museum The Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center Tread of Pioneers Museum Uintah County DUP Museum Virginia Living Museum Wintu Cultural Center Wisconsin Historical Society Witte Museum Wyandotte County History Museum

Private School

A school supported by a private organization or private individuals rather than by the government.

Tutor

A private teacher, typically one who teaches a single student or a very small group.

Roadschooling

An educational approach that combines homeschooling with a travel lifestyle and experiential learning.

Technology

Technology opens up new ways of learning and inspires creativity and curiosity in homeschool lessons. Homeschoolers can explore subjects through online platforms, educational apps, and video games that offer unique ways of engaging with the material.

Volunteer

freely offer to do something

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