Homeschooling Resources

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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Evaluation/Testing

Homechool evaluation and testing

Academic Excellence Clover Learning Center Colorado Homeschooling Fenwick Homeschool Services Umbrella School Statheros Academy Evaluations

Leadership

leading a group of people or an organization

Hobe Sound Nature Center The Black and White Schoolhouse

Makerspace

a place in which people with shared interests, especially in computing or technology, can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge.

Discovery Center - Makerspace

Museum

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

The Highground Veterans Memorial Park The Hiram Rosenwald School Museum The Historical Society of Warwick The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) The Museum Store at Morehead State University The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial Museum The School House, Shinfield The Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center The Steno Museum The Valentine Museum Thomas Cole National Historic Site Tiedemann Park and Nature Center Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum Tread of Pioneers Museum Treborth Botanic Garden Uintah County DUP Museum Union Mills Homestead Upshur County Historical Society Ute Pass Historical Society & Pikes Peak Museum Vacaville Museum Venice Museum & Archives Verulamium Museum Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society Virginia Discovery Museum Virginia Living Museum W.D. Sykes Museum Waddy Museum of Natural History Washington State History Museum Waterville Historical Society - Redington Museum Watford Museum Learning Resources Wayne County Museum (William Crenshaw Kennedy, Jr. Memorial Museum) Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum Weeksville Heritage Center West Pittston Historical Society West Virginia Mine Wars Museum West Virginia Statewide Museums Wheeler School - Alexandria Historical Site Whitley County Historical Museum Wilbur D. May Arboretum & Botanical Garden Wilderness Trails Zoo William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park William Harris Homestead & Education Center Wilmington Railroad Museum Wilson Nature Center Wilton Historical Society Winchester Science Centre - Home Educator Day Out Windsor Museum Wintu Cultural Center Wisconsin Historical Society Wolf Creek Indian Village & Museum WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre Wyandotte County History Museum

Private School

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

A Developing Mind Academy Berwick Academy Devonview Family Learning Centre Enlightium Academy Faithful Farms School House Foundations Learning Center Golden Bridges School Grace Learning Center Hobgood Academy Home School Programs Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Life Church Learning Center - West Campus Meadow Creek Academy Oro Valley Historical Society - Steam Pump Ranch Over The Moon Enrichment Center The Academy of Rome and Cartersville The Co-op School The Healdsburg School The School House Whispering Pines Kids

Roadschooling

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

Owl Mountain Farm Sanctuary Time4Learning - roadschool

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.

Acadiana Center for the Arts Aurora Public Library District - Makerspace Ballyclare Primary School Apple Regional Training Centre Delmarva Makerspace Esterline Farms Florida Atlantic University Galleries iMAKE Innovation Center KU Libraries Makerspace Northwest Mississippi Community College - Makerspace

Tutor

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

Boys Farm Inc Groza Learning Center Inspiring Minds Learning Center Light Path Student Enrichment and Learning Center Red Bank Public Library - RAD Lab & Story Walk Reed's Farm RSPB Wildlife Trusts Scissortail Learning Center Sofa Tutor STEM Christian Academic Homeschool Collaborative Superprof The Learning Curve Together We Learn Tutoring and Enrichment Center

Unit Study

Comprehensive educational units that integrate multiple subjects around a central theme or topic.

Alaska Botanical Garden Educational Programs Birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune Emerson Point Preserve For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum Fort Donelson National Battlefield Educational Programs Fresno County Public Library - Literacy Program Howell Living History Farm McFarland Family Resource Center Quest in Science Summit Lake Nature Center Tinkergarten Outdoor Learning and Play-Based Education

Volunteer

freely offer to do something

Calvary Baptist Academy Homeschool Partnership Edible Education Experience Oakland History Center at Pine Grove Raising Radishes - Tulsa Urban Farm School Sandy Spring Farm