How would I go about finding a home school in my are?

Question

Ok. So, I really want to be home schooled. I have my reasons and I'm not asking for anyones opinions on it so please don't start posting things like "home schooling is stupid."

How would I go about finding a home school program in my area? I've searched the internet but can not find ANYTHING!

Like, where would I go to ask for homeschooling areas? Who would I call? Any great answers are really appreciated.

Answer 1

sorry babe i dont really think there r places tat do home-schooling cause then they r just schools ..usually parents do the home schooling and its in ur home

sorry 2 break it 2 u

u can try like transferring schools if its tat bad? =[

Answer 2

I'll help you out.  I'll give you your first homeschooling assignment.  Get online and read about homeschool. Do a search.  Go to the legal websites for your state and make sure you know and follow the rules.  Then just read, read and read about homeschool.

I think you will get thousand and thousands of websites if you do a serious search.

After you know what homeschool is, as described by the many homeschoolers in the country, then you decide what homeschool will be for you.

Answer 3

Normally homeschooling is a family issue. It is not you going to a "program", but you staying at home with one or both of your parents and your siblings and learning together.

Some do it following the same curricula they have at school, some take online or distance classes and some develop their own curricula based on their interests, needs, etc.

Homeschooling is a way of life, both for parents and children, as it is supposed to be happening all the time: you learn when you go to a museum, when you are watching TV, when you listen to music, when you share a meal with your family and talk about a subject, when you volunteer at the community, etc.

I think you may be asking about laws, regulations and resources in homeschooling, or maybe a support group, right?

In that case, the first place to go is you local area. They should have books and brochures about homeschooling. You can also make a google search adding the name of your community or the state you live in. Like "homeschooling in Nevada", or "Homeschooling in Vancouver area, BC".

Homeschooling is great, maybe the most natural and good way to learn, because you can follow your own style and pace and you can learn self-control and commitment in the way.

If you need help in a specific area, I suggest you post a question telling us where exactly do you live and what your grade/age is, so we can help you better.

Answer 4

Keep networking and try a library where someone should be able to help.

Pete ("What the h**l?")

Answer 5

Well I cannot find a particular group for you because I do not know where you live, but this website should help to find some in your area

http://www.home-school.com/groups/

Here is another one that might help,

http://www.homeschool.com/supportgroups/

  Get your parents to look into these, also you should consider becoming a member with HSLDA ( Home School Legal Defense association) You can go to there website, and learn all the legal rules for homeschooling near you.

http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1

But you do not have to be part of a group to homeschool. You can homeschool with just you and your parents. That is how most people do it.  So do not feel like you have to be in a group, they are just there to help you and you parents with homeschooling a little.

Answer 6

do you mean an independant study program?

i don't know if that's required or not.  try HSLDA.com for more info.

Answer 7

Homeschooling is done at home.  If you are referring to correspondence or on-line schools, they don't have to be in your area... you either send things via mail or work on-line.

But homeschooling doesn't have to be through a program, it can be done at home, using books that you and your parents choose, your parents can make your transcript.  As long as you follow a solid course of study, you will do fine on your college entrance exams and enter college easily- no accredited program needed.

Answer 8

Well I will e-mail you my friends Ashley,daniel,anthony and Jess are home schooled by their parents and I might get info and try this website   http://homeschooling tips.com      ok bye chao!

Answer 9

go to your school you are attending now and ask them.  They should help.  You can also get a tutor through the school who comes to your house instead of you going to school.  The difference between homeschooling and totoring is when you are homeschooled you do it with your parents; tutoring someone comes to your home.

Answer 10

Home school is done at your own home. You order your own books and software  and your parents or the like are who teaches you. Other than that, there are specialized learning centers, such as Sylvan, (i think i might have spelled that wrong) that offers more one on one than tradional schools.

Answer 11

Well good for you. Now I am assumming that you and your folks went to the HSLDA website and checked the rules for your particular State.

Now you can try 2 places in which to find a group in your area...the first is the Homeschool Office at the local School Board (no I'm not joking) as most will be able to put you in touch with a group in your area. The 2nd one is called Homeschool World try www.homeschoolworld.com.....they have groups listed by State.

I hope this helps you some.

Answer 12

First you talk to your parents, and together you need to research how you are going to approach this.

Home schooling is legal in all 50 states, and does not require permission from any school counselor, or other official.

Http://www.hslda.org/  is the site where you will find the requirements for your state; actually for all 50 states.

Then you decide the who, what, where, when, and how.

Your parents can function as the primary instructors, or as a simple guide if you decide on an independent study program; the choice is yours.

This may be a good web site to start some basic research, it has a lot of information for families who are considering the home school option.

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/

Answer 13

well what my mom did for me was talk to the student service coordinator, and they told her where i could go and then you fill out papers and i got an answer back from the program a week later.

well i also am doing independent study and that is what they did for me. what are a do u live in so that i can tell you the place to go.

Answer 14

Please tell me you're joking,

Answer 15

try your home - seriously, i'm not being silly, homeschool is done at home so what are you talking about?

Answer 16

A home school is something you put together for yourself with, perhaps, a bit of help from your mum; it's you and a stack of books at the kitchen table; or you and a stack of books halfway up your favourite tree; or you and a stack of books in the rocker on the verandah. That's prolly why you couldn't find anything online.

If you want to join an online school that will enable you to study at home, that isn't homeschooling, that is distance education ('doing public/private school at home').  

You don't say where you live (?country, ?state) but you might try going back and searching for: 'distance education provider + your shire/town'. Or search for national programmes and then look to see if they provide a service to your specific area. Again, we could give you the names and contact details of several such 'schools at home' if we knew where in the world you are!

Answer 17

you may get info from the

Home schooling association

http://www.americanhomeschoolassociation...

Answer 18

there are lots of homeschooling support groups on the internet. whether your particular area has one I don't know, but you could try searching online (include your town name with homeschool in the search)

Answer 19

You don't FIND a homeschool you CREATE one.

If it's outside your home it's not HOMESCHOOL it's ALTERNATIVE school

Home school is a mail in or virtural or hodge-podge program of learning by books, software and other means.

Homeschool has to meet STATE laws in some instances.

Answer 20

some of you are so stupid she side home schooling program                

look it up on the internet  for one in yor airea

Answer 21

your sitting there right now.

there are rules and regulations that need to be followed, however and I think that is where you are going with your question.

the only thing to do is discuss it with your parent and guidance counselor, if that is what you really want. Each state is different and has different laws and regulations.

Answer 22

Go to www.hslda.org and locate the state you live in. You will find the laws for hsing in your state. You can also look up homeschool co op in your state on line. Co ops are a good place to start for local information.

I wouldn't contact your local public school; more often then not, they are not aware of the actual laws that pertain to homeschooling.

Good luck

Answer 23

The idea of home schooling is that your parent/parents school/teach you at home.  If you approach your local board of education or local council they will be able to tell you about the requirements and curricular/program that your parents would need to meet so that they can home school you.  Thats how it works here in OZ I am sure it would be the same in most countries unless it is againt the law to home school where you live but the fact that you are asking the question means it is probably ok to home school in your country/region/area.

Answer 24

it is illegal to "home-school" other peoples children so if your going to home-school you have to do it at home. You can get into a homeschool co-op though where people who home-scool go to socialize. For that search google for a "home-school co-op" in your area. If what you mean is your looking for a home-school curriculum, try Switched On Schoolhouse from AOP. It's all on the computer and I really like the interface. It's very good. It's a little bit of money but it's worth it! Here is the link to it: http://www.aop.com/home/Curriculum_SOS.p...

Answer 25

Homeschooling is something you do, not somewhere you go or something you find.

Homeschoolers are educated outside of structured schools. Your parents can file you for distance learning courses through the computer, buy a curriculum, or let your intersts lead your education. You might find a co-op where you can take some interesting classes or you might just supplement with classes at museums or science centers or art schools.

When you homeschool, what you learn, where you learn and how you learn are up to the parents and child.

You might want to start by reading some books on homeschooling at your library.