Homeschool Resources
As a homeschool support program, we would like to direct you to the following homeschool resources:
Community:
San Diego Homeschoolers Facebook Page - 6,500 San Diego homeschoolers
North County Schools Network - Facebook group of 6k homeschoolers in North County
IEW Homeschoolers Facebook Page - 6,700 members
Working Homeschool Moms - 26,000+ members nationwide
Curriculum:
Cathy Duffy Homeschool Reviews- Search reviews on hundreds of homeschool curriculums
Wild + Free- Homeschool resources for inspiration
Family Resources:
Life Ways For Living- Consulting, coaching, tutoring for parents, couples, youth, and homeschoolers
Literature:
Purposeful Parenting- Parenting book
Legal:
HSLDA- Homeschool Legal Defense Association- How to legally homeschool in your state as well as membership services for legal protection, homeschool consulting, transcript creator, and everything you need to know about homeschooling
CHEA- Christian Home Educators Association of California- Homeschool support for Private Homeschoolers
Privately Homeschool in California:
To privately homeschool in California, you need to file a private affidavit with the state beginning October 1st at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/affidavit.asp
Or you can join a Private Satellite Program (PSP) which is a private school that does not offer in classroom instruction but does complete your transcript.
*Anyone is able to create a transcript, you are not required to have a special entity complete it.*
Charter School Information:
Charter Schools are public state schools that offer an alternative model to traditional public schools. They can operate 5 days a week like a traditional public school or meet 4, 3, 2, or 1 day a week. Some offer no in classroom instruction and the parent is considered homeschooling them under the umbrella of a teacher the charter school assigns to your family. Charters usually require you to submit work samples and meet with your assigned teacher every 6 weeks. Below is a list of charter schools you can contact to see if they would be a good fit for your family.
LIst of Charter Schools Servicing the San Diego area:
- https://pacificcoastacademy.org/
- https://www.eliteacademic.com/
- https://www.compasscharters.org/
- https://www.jcs-inc.org/
- https://classicalacademy.com/
- https://ileadschools.org/
- https://missionvistaacademy.org/
- https://www.excelacademy.education/
- https://www.sageoak.education/
- https://springscs.org/
- https://suncoastprep.org/enrollment/
- https://innovationsacademy.org/
- https://california.epiccharterschools.org/
- https://www.dimensions.org/
- https://www.scaleacademy.org/
Ideas on How to Use Charter Funds (must check with charter first):
- California State Parking Pass
- Educational games
- Educational gadgets like a rock polisher
- Office supplies like ink and paint
- Craft supplies
- A laminator
- Subscription boxes
- Books
- Curriculum
- Extracurricular programs (check with your local community rec center)
- YMCA membership
- Sports clubs or gear
- Tutors
- Online educational services
- Musical instruments
- To pay vendors for educational services