Homeschooling

[Anonymous]

Could you please recommend any good homeschooling resources area for Washington DC area? Are there any public/charter schools which offer classes for students who want to go only for some classes, not full-time?
TIA

[Anonymous]

Every summer there is a Northern VA homeschooling conference out at the Dulles Expo Center. There are vendors selling everything from curricula to DVDs. I think if you google "NOVA Homeschool Expo" or something similiar, you'll find it.

Regarding classes, I belive public schools are required to accommodate you, but I've heard of homeschooling parents having trouble getting their children into public school activities.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Yahoo Group: Baltimore Washington Home Educators

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BWHE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every summer there is a Northern VA homeschooling conference out at the Dulles Expo Center. There are vendors selling everything from curricula to DVDs. I think if you google "NOVA Homeschool Expo" or something similiar, you'll find it.

Regarding classes, I belive public schools are required to accommodate you, but I've heard of homeschooling parents having trouble getting their children into public school activities.

Good luck.

MC seemed less than accommodating when I asked.

[Anonymous]

Public schools in Montgomery County are expressly NOT required to accommodate homeschoolers. There is no partial homeschooling. Some parents have had success in joining their local school PTAs (anyone can join the PTA) and in that way having their child participate in afterschool, PTA-sponsored activities, but that's it.

The more child blog has a page of links that includes local homeschooling resources: http://themorechild.com/links/

[Anonymous]

It is sad that the school systems do not work more closely with families. I can think of so many good reasons for them to cooperate.
I would love to be able to home school my kids in math and science in elementary school, but it is not possible. I have chosen to release my kids from their math homework. It is too much work when I consider that I am also doing a whole other math curriculum with them, just like many other parents. I also have a passion for science that I would love to impart on my kids in a more formal way. But that is not possible.

[Anonymous]

My son took Latin here when we were homeschooling: the Thomas More Institute -- Providing Academic Services to Home-Schooling Families. For more information, call 301-963-8026 or 301-963-8022

[Anonymous]

OP here: thank you so much for your responses!