|
|
New
to home schooling or home schooling veteran,
find up-to-date information about many approaches to home
schooling here. Scroll down the page to find information about Unschooling, Christian, Catholic, and Jewish home schooling, African American and Military home schooling, home
schooling children with special
needs, and general
information/other approaches.
Unschooling
|
| Radical
Unschooling |
Author
of
the Big Book of Unschooling,
home schooling mom Sandra Dodd shares a plethora of practical
unschooling and parenting advice at her web site, with links to
discussion groups, articles, blogs, and online resources. |
| Growing
Without Schooling |
Pioneer of the
unschooling movement, John Holt's books
and articles continue to influence home schoolers. This web site
provides access to the Growing
Without Schooling Archives
and some of Holt's writings. |
| Pat Ferenga.com |
Pat Ferenga worked
with Holt for over 20 years and
maintains the Growing with Schooling web site as well as his own. Free
downloads, FAQs, valuable links and materials. |
| A
to Z Home's Cool |
Ann Zeise
maintains a comprehensive web site about home
schooling in general and unschooling in particular. A must-see web site
for anyone considering home schooling, Home's Cool provides
links
to some of the best unschooling information available on the web and in
print. |
Christian
Home
Schooling
|
General Information
|
|
| Cathy Duffy
Reviews |
Author of Christian
Home Educators' Curriculum
Manual(Elementary Grades and Junior/Senior
High and 100
Top Picks for Homeschool
Curriculum, Cathy Duffy
reviews curriculum material from a
Christian perspective. |
| Carol
Barnier |
Information from
Barnier's books How to Get Your
Child off
the Refrigerator
and on to Learning, The Big WHAT NOW Book of Learning Styles, and
If
I'm Diapering a
Watermelon, Then Where'd I Leave the Baby, with
podcasts of her
lectures and links to her site about teaching children with ADD/ADHD. |
Home School
Magazines
|
|
| Practical
Homeschooling |
Home of Mary
Pride's magazine Practical
Homeschooling and
her books Complete
Guide to Getting
Started in Homeschooling and The
Big Book of Home Learning. Articles,
contests, events, groups,
and forums. |
| Homeschool
Digest |
Web home of
Homeschool
Digest, The Quarterly Journal for Family Discipleship. Articles,
back issues, links to other websites and homeschooling resources. |
| Homeschooling
Today |
Biblically-based
homeschooling. Digital version
available. Free e-Newsletters. |
| The Old
Schoolhouse |
Read articles
online or subscribe to the magazine. Free
weekly e-Newsletters. |
Curricula
|
|
| ABeka Book |
Originally a
publisher of textbooks for Christian
schools, A Beka also serves homeschoolers. Textbooks, teaching aids and
kits, and an accredited home study program are available. |
| Alpha Omega Publications |
Bible-based
curricula for preK through 12. Curriculum
options include Switched-on Schoolhouse, Lifepac, and Weaver. |
| Konos |
Pre-packaged,
hands-on unit studies: character
development and world cultures. Timelines, maps, parent resources. |
| Sonlight |
Literature-based,
comprehensive curriculum packages and
individual resources and materials. |
| Advanced Training
Institute International |
Provides
curriculum and parent training as part
of a faith-based community with emphasis on training children for
service. |
|
Catholic Home
Schoolers
|
| Seton Home Study
School |
Books, workbooks,
lesson plans, tests, grading service,
and academic counseling for home schoolers grades K-12. Free sample
study skills curriculum. Parent resources |
| Our Lady of the Rosary
School |
International
Catholic home school organization that
offers correspondence courses and complete home curriculum, preK-12. |
| Our Lady of Victory |
Fully accredited,
traditional Catholic home school and
church history. Correspondence course and curricula, K-12. |
| Catholic
Heritage
Curricula |
Flexible plans,
guides, and materials to help parents
customize home education, K-12. |
| Mother of
Divine Grace
School |
Classical distance
education program, K-12. |
| Kolbe Academy |
Orthodox,
classical, and Ignation (emphasizes reasoning
skills) program for K-12. Accredited. Physical day school in Napa, CA. |
|
Jewish Home
Schoolers
|
| Association
of
Jewish Libraries |
Not a home
schooling website; however, a valuable
resource of Jewish home schoolers. Reading lists, Jewish television
network, links to Internet resources. |
| The
Shluchim Office
Online School |
Orthodox online
Jewish school from Chabad-Lubavitch for
children ages 4-13. |
| League
of Observant
Jewish Homeschoolers |
Although the
league is no longer active, the website is
a rich and valuable resource for Jewish homeschoolers. |
| Room 613 |
Torah education
and support for Jewish homeschoolers
worldwide. |
African
American
Home Schoolers
|
| Afrocentric
Homeschoolers Assoc. |
Social
networking site with forums, groups, and blogs. Information about
national homeschooling conferences. |
| National Black Home
Educators |
Information about
getting started, curriculum, state laws, and local contacts.
Information about national conference. |
| Mocha Moms |
Strictly speaking
not a home school group; Mocha Moms is a national support and advocacy
group for "mothers of color who have chosen not to work full-time
outside of the home in order to devote more time to their families and
communities." |
Military Home
Schoolers
|
| The
Military Home Schooler |
Excellent source
with information and links specific to military homeschooling and
homeschooling in general. |
| A
to Z Home's Cool |
Ann Zeise's page
include links to yahoo support groups for military home schoolers, DoD
education policies, and online resources for military families who
educate their children at home. |
| HSLDA's
Military Homeschooling Overseas |
Brief overview of
DoD policy, legal issues, and military homeschoolers' access to DoD
academic and extracurricular classes. |
| Department of
Defense Education Activity |
Important policy
information,regulations, and services for the education of children of
military service members and civilian employees domestically and
overseas. |
Homeschooling
Children with Special Needs
|
| NATHHAN: National
Challenged Homeschooler Associated Network |
Christian website
for homeschoolers with special needs children. Articles, resources,
support groups, book reviews, discussion board, brochures, and more. |
| A
to Z Home's Cool |
Ann Zeise's page
includes links to articles and resources. Visit online
support to find
discussion boards and yahoo groups, and legal
advocacy for articles and links
on your legal rights. |
| Homeschool
Central |
Special needs
resources. |
| Homeschooling Kids
with Disabilities |
Links to
adaptive/assistive technology and yahoo group. |
| Family
Village |
Links to articles
and resources about homeschooling special needs children. |
| Learning
Abled Kids |
Clearinghouse with
information on specific learning disabilities, curriculum,
individualized educational plans, etc. |
Other
Approaches
and General Information
|
Legal
Advice/Information
|
Home
School Legal Defense Association Non-profit
legal advocacy group; legal consultation and support for members.
General information about Christian home schooling. |
| A
to Z Home's Cool
Links to many resources and articles pertaining to legal
issues. |
General Information
|
Home School
Central Clearinghouse of
homeschooling information, preK through college. Anything and
everything about home schooling. |
| Homeschool.com
Clearinghouse of information, resources, curriculum,
podcasts. kits, etc. |
| The Home
School Mom
Resources, curriculum, support, etc. |
| Let's
Homeschool Resources,
organizations, explanations, curricula reviews, subjects, groups, etc. |
Secular Home
Schooling
|
Secular
Homeschool.com Forums, articles,
blogs, groups, curriculum, and resources. |
| Secular
Homeschool Links for curricula,
resources, websites, email lists, and groups. |
| Secular
Homeschoolers Social network
with blogs, notes, events and chat. |
Charlotte Mason
|
Simply
Charlotte Mason Getting started,
FAQs, parenting tips, curriculum guides, bookstore, blogs, resources,
conventions and events. |
| The Original Homeschool
Series by Charlotte Mason
All 6 volumes available online, free. |
| Charlotte
Mason Homeschooling Headquarters
Background information and Mason quotes. Curricula material for art,
nature studies, narrations, timelines, language arts and pre-packaged
curriculum reviews. |
Classical
Curriculum
|
The Well-Trained Mind
Companion site to the Well-Trained
Mind
by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise. Updates on articles, resources,
links, and blogs. |
| Classical
Homeschooling Free
online magazine. Links to the Great Books Academy and the Angelicum
Academy. |
| "The Lost
Tools of Learning" Classic
text by Dorothy Sayers. |
| Classical
Christian Homeschooling
Introductions, overview, the trivium, curriculum by the three stages,
resources. |
| Well-Trained
Mind Forums Online support. |
|
