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[quote=Anonymous]"BTW we looked into homeschooling many years ago. There's a lot of administrative work involved."

Don't be afraid...  there is NOT a lot of administrative work involved in VA.  When I (a homeschooler) decide I've had enough and decide to enroll my kids in school, I take one look at the public school forms I'd have to fill out and continue on with the homeschooling.

From what I understand OP, you can have a group of up to 15 kids without getting all sorts of permits and things.  You might have to have them register as homeschoolers, but that's very easy in VA.   I would see if the people from some of the new schools in Loudoun would discuss this with you.  The Ideal School and their middle school come to mind.  Not to model your school on, just to discuss the logistics.  Angelus Academy in Springfield was started by a group of parents.  I would check them out too.

http://www.compassclasses.com/   in Oakton/Vienna is a new homeschool co-op that's not religious.  You could models yours on that.  Lots of Christian homeschoolers use Classical Conversations, but that doesn't sound like your thing.

From what I've seen, it's the regulations are what tend to stop these kind of efforts, but if you kept it small and/or did it as a homeschool co-op, you might be able to get things going more easily.[/quote]

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