Homeschooling Resources

Local Educational Experiences

Discover local destinations and events that offer educational value, perfect for complementing homeschool lessons with real-world experiences and explorations.

These resources are not recommendations from HomeTrail. Inclusion in this list does not imply HomeTrail's endorsement. Please do your own research to determine if a resource is a good fit for your family.

Curricula Extracurricular Resources Classes/Programs Alternative In Person School Events Co-op Tours (in-person) Field Trips Library Event Museum

Curricula

Comprehensive curriculums crafted for fostering academic excellence at home.

Backyard Nature Activities for Kids

Extracurricular

Resources for cultivating diverse interests and talents beyond academics.

Anderson Farms Art on The Street Lafayette Aurora History Museum Homeschool Days Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Geocaching Adventure Cache La Poudre River Educational Rafting City of Fort Collins Environmental Learning Center Discovery Day Fossil Creek Reservoir Bird Watching Gardens on Spring Creek Botany Study Horsetooth Reservoir Geology Tour Lafayette Recreation Center Lory State Park Nature Walk Rocky Mountain National Park Wildlife Safari Soapstone Prairie Natural History Exploration South Suburban Recreation Center Streetwise Arts The Bartels Farm The French Kitchen The Lyric Trail Life USA

Resources

A diverse collection of tools supporting various aspects of homeschooling.

Leaf and Learn

Classes/Programs

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

Ambrosia Glass Art Bird Conservancy of The Rockies Castlewood Makerspace - Arapahoe Library Chapel Hill Homeschoolers Cheyenne Mountain Zoo CU Science Discovery Programs - University of Colorado Boulder Denver Art Museum - Classes/Programs Denver Firefighters Museum Four Mile Historic Park Growing Gardens Highlands Ranch Community Association Jefferson County Youth Academy Junkyard Social Club Kiva Center Laughing Buck Farm Left Hand Outdoor Challenge My Nature Lab - A Living Classroom Ollin Farms Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival Parker Arts Education Raleigh Homeschoolers Real Red Riding Hoods Rocky Mountain Conservancy Sandstone Ranch Classes, Programs & Events Sawyer Schacht School of Textile Arts Space Foundation Discovery Center Tesoro Cultural Center The Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed The Furnace - A Glassworks The Homeschool Experience The Nature Lab School The Watershed Center Town of Windsor Warner College of Natural Resources - CSU Wings Over The Rockies - Air and Space Museum

Alternative In Person School

brick and mortar schools

Children's House Preschool Folk Farm School Heartseed Wildschooling Rock Ledge Ranch Seedlings Kindertribe Sunflower Farm - Nature, Animals, Kids & Music Wee Folk Forest Kindergarten

Events

CU Wizards Shows - University of Colorado Boulder, Arts & Sciences Graceful Oaks Youth Ranch Family Nights Rocky Mountain National Park Winter Speaker Series Rocky Mountain RepRap Festival 2024

Co-op

A group of families who meet together and work cooperatively to achieve common goals. Co-ops can be organized around academics, social time, the arts, activities, crafts, service work, or projects—or some combination of these.

Each of Greensboro

Tours (in-person)

In-person tours

Art Castings of Colorado Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour Celestial Seasonings Tea Tour Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center Tour Douglas County Sheriff Garbage Garage Education Center - Larimer County Hammond's Cany Factory Tours Hudson Gardens Metro Water Recovery National Science Foundation NOAA Boulder (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assoc) Ranchlands - Chico Basin Ranch Rocky Mountain Raptor Program

Field Trips

A trip made by students or research workers to study something at first hand.

Agricultural Heritage Center Anderson Orchard Bartels Pumpkin Patch Berry Patch Farms Boulder County Scenic Farm Drive Butterfly Pavilion Chatfield Farms - Denver Botanic Gardens Colorado Ballet Student Matinee Colorado Symphony Cottonwood Farms Delaney Community Farm Denver Aquarium Denver Art Museum - Field Trips Denver Center for the Performing Arts - Student Matinee Englewood Farm (Petting Zoo) & Train at Belleview Park Fiske Planetarium - University of Colorado Boulder Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site Gallrein Farms Ghost Town Museum - Groups Gingersnap Rescue Ranch Keystone Science School Littleton Museum Outside Exhibits Lone Tree Arts Center May Farms Molly Brown House Museum Morning Fresh Dairy Museum of Illusions Nash Family Dairy Farm & Creamery Opera Colorado Parker Arts Schweiger Ranch Scovill Zoo SeaQuest Sunflower Farm Farmfest Visits The Academy's Planetarium - Group Trips The Patch Farm The Urban Farm The Wild Animal Sanctuary UCAR - Center for Science Education

Library Event

Events/programming through local libraries

Arapahoe Library Bemis Public Library Denver Public Library System Jefferson County Public Libraries Park County Libraries

Museum

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

American Museum of Western Art Black American West Museum & Heritage Center Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave CAM Raleigh Cary Heritage Museum Centennial Village Museum Center for Colorado Women's History Children's Museum of Denver City of Raleigh Museum (COR Museum) Clyfford Still Museum Colorado Model Railroad Museum Colorado Railroad Museum Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Colroado Sports Hall of Fame Denver Art Museum Denver Museum of Science & Nature Dinosaur Resource Center Dinosaur Ridge Edward C. Rochette Money Museum Fort Collins Museum of Discovery Frisco Historic Park & Museum Ghost Town Museum Gilpin History Museum, Thomas House, Coeur d'Alene Mine Shaft House, & Washington Hall Golden History Museum & Park Gregg Museum of Art & Design History Colorado History Colorado Center Hiwan Heritage Park & Museum John May Museum Center Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art Lafayette History Museum Little House Museum & Gallery Malki Museum Marbles Kids Museum Mines Museum of Earth Science Morrison Natural History Museum Museum of Art - Fort Collins New Hope Valley Railway / North Carolina Railway Museum (NCRM) North Carolina Museum of Art North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Penrose Heritage Museum ProRodeo Hall of Fame Museum and Home to The American Cowboy Raleigh Fire Museum Randleigh Dairy Heritage Museum Science Central The Academy's Planetarium The Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys The National Museum of World War II Aviation The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum University of Colorado Boulder Wake Forest Historical Museum Western Museum of Mining and Industry World of Wonder Children's Museum

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