New Mexico Homeschooling
The number of homeschooling families in the United States is growing every year. Many parents in New Mexico have chosen this path as well. If you have questions about homeschooling in New Mexico, need a support group, or simply want more information and ideas, you've come to the right place. We've compiled the best of the resources available on the Internet to give you a primary source of New Mexico homeschooling information.
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Northern Colorado Homeschool Association
Northern Colorado Homeschool Association (NCHA) is a non-profit group for homeschooling parents and children of all ages. The majority of our families live along the Northern Colorado Front Range (Fort Collins, Windsor, Loveland Area). We are an inclusive, secular, eclectic, local, member-run organization that honors the diversity of homeschoolers and provides a supportive community for our members.
Homeschool Santa Fe
Homeschool Santa Fe is a group of homeschool families, open to people of all backgrounds, in the Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico area.
FACE School
FACE (Family Academy of Christian Education) is a private and independent school, founded in 1996, to support and enhance the home education experience of families in Colorado and worldwide. FACE also serves as an official records-only program for Colorado home education that satisfies homeschooling law in Colorado. FACE offers multiple enrollment choices and exciting opportunities for families.
Lea County Homeschool Association
Lea County Homeschool Association is a group of parents and children who have come together for support and fellowship.
The purpose of their association is to provide support, encouragement, and social situations such as field day events, special field trips, etc. They also provide two, 8-week, co-op sessions per year for children of all ages in our association.
Compulsory School Age in Colorado
Colorado law requires that every child who is 6 years old on or before August 1 of the current school year, and under the age of 17, must attend school. If a homeschool is operating under Colorado’s home education statute (Option 1), the parents may wait to begin actual instruction until their child is 7 years old; however, they must still submit a notice of intent beginning with the school year that the child turns 6 by August 1.
Spiral Academy
Spiral Academy is dedicated to serving the needs of homeschooling families, primarily in Colorado, who desire the benefits of private school enrollment with minimal oversight over their educational activities. Their sole intent is to lend support for academic excellence that is always conducted in the spirit of religious and cultural tolerance. Religious and political beliefs are not part of Spiral Academy's identity or purpose. Students have an eclectic mix of beliefs, political affiliation, a...
How to Withdraw Your Child from School in Colorado
If you want to start homeschooling during the school year and your child is currently enrolled in a public or private school, you may formally withdraw your child from that school. If you are going to start homeschooling after the school year is over, and your child is considered enrolled for the following year, we recommend that you withdraw your child before the next school year begins, so that the school does not mark your child as absent or truant.
Colorado Statute 25-4-903 - Exemptions from Immunization - Rules
Regulations concerning exemptions from required immunizations in the state of Colorado.
Front Range Christian School Homeschool Program
Front Range Christian offers homeschool options for K-12 students. Elementary and junior high students (K-8) may participate in a one day per week homeschool enrichment program. Senior high students (9th-12th) may choose from any core or elective courses (on a space available basis). Front Range Christian School also offers a complete umbrella program for families desiring assistance with record keeping, graduation and more.
Rosemarys Baby Bookstore
1430 S Wadsworth BlvdLakewood, CO 80232Phone: 303-986-8799Email: Roseymarysbooks@yahoo.comRosemary's Baby Bookstore is a fine used bookstore located in the heart of Lakewood, Colorado. They have been in business since December 1991. They offer a large selection of used books and audio books. Bring in your gently used books for store credit for future purchases.
New Mexico Public Education Department
The website for the Department of Education in New Mexico.
Texas Unschooling
Texas Unschooling is the source for information on all things unschooling in Texas. At Texas Unschoolers, their mission is to educate and support those families who are exploring an alternative approach to life and learning. Many kids do very well outside the traditional public school model when they are allowed the time and resources to discover where their passions lie.
Colorado Homeschool Park Day
This Facebook group is the connecting point for secular homeschooling families. Meet ups most often happen on Tuesdays in the Denver metro area.
Procedures Manual for Home School Operators in New Mexico (Word Document)
Issued by the New Mexico State Department of Education, this Procedures Manual for Home School Operators in New Mexico is intended to provide parents, legal guardians, and local school district officials direction for implementing the legislation regulating home education. This link goes to a Word file, requiring MS Word to view.
Hooked On Books
Downtown Location:10 East BijouColorado Springs, CO 80903Phone: (719) 419-7660 Northeast Location: 3918 Maizeland Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: (719) 596-1621This used bookstore features more than 250,000 paperbacks and hardbound books plus over 1000 on tape, from fiction to non-fiction, history to children's books. They also offer rare and out-of-print books.
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The Complete Home Learning Source Book : The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology
This ambitious reference guide lives up to its name. Practically three inches thick--and we're not talking large print here--it's packed with titles, ordering information, and Web site addresses. From where to send away for a kit to make your own Chi...
Homeschooling and Libraries: New Solutions and Opportunities
Homeschools are alwsy looking for alternative ways of schooling that do not necessarily reflect what a typical classroom looks like. Since homeschooling is so diverse across families, information institutions, including public, academic, school, and ...
Raising Topsy-Turvy Kids: Successfully Parenting Your Visual-Spatial Child
Understanding how children learn best allows you to meet their needs and help them succeed. A visual-spatial learner remembers things in pictures and learns better with visual clues and strategies. This book addresses those needs and helps you figure...
Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-Fives
For the first time, Basic Montessori opens the celebrated philosophy and method to a more general public. David Gettman has devised a clear and modern explanation of Montessori's revolutionary ideas about early intellectual development, and provides...
The Mystery of History
The Mystery of History series is another alternative to traditional textbooks. The five volume set covers history from creation to present day, with a biblical worldview. This series is intended for grades K-8. Note that at this time, this series is ...
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Education rears disciples, imitators, and routinists, not pioneers of new ideas and creative geniuses. The schools are not nurseries of progress and improvement, but conservatories of tradition and unvarying modes of thought.
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