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4 Florida Homeschoolers |
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4 Florida Homeschoolers is an online support group exchanging information, ideas, resources, and legal requirements affecting homeschoolers in Florida. |
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Alliance of Bay County Homeschoolers (ABCH) |
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Alliance of Bay County Homeschoolers is an internet-based group created to forge an atmosphere of camaraderie among local homeschoolers. ABCH provides a forum for homeschoolers to connect with others, plan events and activities, and promote knowledge in its members.
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Alternative Homeschool Educators |
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Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Florida |
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Alternative Homeschool Educators is an all inclusive homeschool group serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Alternative Homeschool Educators of South Florida is a group of homeschoolers who believe in respect for all people regardless of homeschooling styles, race, age or religion. They offer an online discussion list that includes discussion on all styles of teaching (life learning, unschooling, school at home, eclectic), useful links, homeschool support from experienced parents, park days, field trips, educational co-ops and much more.
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APPLE Homeschool Group |
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Seminole County, Orange County, Lake County, Osceola County, Florida |
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APPLE is an Adventist homeschool support group for families in the Central Florida area. On this site their homeschool activities, field trips, workshops, etc. are shared. Ideas, encouragement, and support are also passed along among members. |
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Awesome Acts Homeschool Fellowship |
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North Pinellas, South Pasco, West Hillsborough, Florida |
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Awesome Acts Homeschool Fellowship (AAHF) is a Christian homeschool support group offering Christian homeschool fellowship, homeschool support, parent activities, weekly instructor led classes, field trips, and parties to homeschool families in the North Pinellas, South Pasco, and West Hillsborough areas. |
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Brandon Homeschool Cooperative (BHC) |
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Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Florida |
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Brandon Homeschool Cooperative (BHC) is a fully inclusive group of families that shares resources, ideas, and support for all methods of homeschooling. There are currently over 50 member families. They have regular activities for children in a wide variety of ages, including park days, field trips, and subject sessions. Parents also enjoy the monthly Parent's Night Out, as well as sessions that provide information and support for homeschooling. Other activities and benefits include Scholastic book ordering, FPEA and SHEAF membership at the discounted group rate, free membership to LIFE of Florida, and special activities like Greek Olympic Day and cultural food sharing.
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Brevard Homeschool Support Group |
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Brevard County, Florida |
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This group is for homeschooling parents in Brevard County, Florida. Offers discussion & support, field trips, announcement of information/events of interest to homeschoolers, book clubs, and exchange of homeschooling material locally. Serves families in Melbourne Beach, Titusville, Cocoa, Palm Bay, Space Coast, Satellite Beach, Malabar, Port St. John, Merritt Island, and surrounding areas. |
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Calvert Friends - Florida |
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Calvert Friends - Florida is a group of homeschooling parents in Florida using, or thinking about using Calvert's homeschool curriculum. |
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Charlotte Mason Families in Florida |
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Charlotte Mason Families in Florida is an email group for homeschoolers in Florida who are using the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education. |
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Classical Education Discussion Email List |
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Fort Myers, Florida |
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This Yahoo group is an online community tool for the members of the SWFL Classical Education Discussion group. It is a place to come to read information pertaining to group meetings, events and other group functions. It is also a great place for fellow homeschoolers to post their Classical Education questions and ideas. |
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CM Families of the South |
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The purpose of this loop is to encourage homeschooling families living in the Southern states who are trying to incorporate the philosophy of Charlotte Mason in their homes in their efforts to raise their children with an enthusiasm for learning. |
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Cornerstone Christian Homeschoolers |
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This email group serves to facilitate communication between members of the Cornerstone Christian Homeschoolers Support Group in Southeast Orlando, Florida. |
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Florida History Homeschool |
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This is an email list for homeschoolers of grades preK through 12 that are interested in Florida history. Exchange ideas, links, field trip ideas, crafts, book ideas and anything pertaining to the rich and wonderful history of this beautiful state. Discussions include any subject and how it relates to Florida such as history, science, geography, field trips, unit studies, social studies, art etc.
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Florida Home Education Law |
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The Florida Home Education Law list exists to network all homeschoolers interested in legislative issues in Florida regardless of any group affiliation. Those homeschooling via a private school or the home education statutes are welcome to discuss issues here.
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Florida LDS Homeschoolers |
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This group is intended for the support and fellowship of LDS and other Christian families that homeschool in Florida. Although the group owners are LDS, the group is not open ONLY to LDS members and welcomes families of all faiths and beliefs. |
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Florida LIFE |
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Florida LIFE is the discussion list for the statewide support and networking group, LIFE of Florida, and affiliated state chapters. This list acts as a resource center and clearinghouse for home and alternative educators interested in enriching their learning environments and maximizing their learning opportunities, and as an advocacy center for Choice in Education. |
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Florida Unschoolers Network |
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This discussion group is for the use of parents of students enrolled in Florida Unschoolers, the private school for homeschoolers.
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Florida Unschooling |
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Florida Unschooling support group is intended for unschooling families in the state of Florida. |
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Florida-homeschool |
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A Christian homeschooling list for Floridians, where parents can discuss exciting and unique ways to homeschool their kids. |
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Hernando Homeschool Social |
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Hernando County, Florida |
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Hernando Homeschool Social is a free, laid-back, fun and all-inclusive group that is dedicated to providing social opportunities for homeschoolers and their families in Hernando County, Florida. |
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Home Education Talk |
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This list is for home educators to exchange information pertaining to homeschooling and family life. Most information pertains to homeschooling in the SouthEast Florida area. |
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Home Educators Network of Central Florida |
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Orange County, Seminole County, Osceola County, Florida |
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Home Educators Network of Central Florida provides mentors to new homeschoolers, holds classes and co-ops including art, book club, history, science and foreign language. They also meet for social interaction, playdates and fun.
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Homeschool Alt |
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This is a message list for members of Homeschool Alternatives, a Pinellas County, Florida homeschool support group. |
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Homeschool Family Support Group SWFL |
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Lee County, Florida |
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This homeschool group serves families in Lee County. They offer a 4-H club, academic fairs, a co-op, field trips, fun, and support. |
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Homeschoolers By The Sea |
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St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida |
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Homeschoolers by the Sea is a Christian-based homeschool co-op group serving the St. Augustine, Florida area. They offer a Christian atmosphere, co-op classes for children, educational field trips, parent support programs, an email loop, and Moms' nights out.
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Homeschool-Florida |
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Homeschool-Florida is an email list that discusses topics related to homeschooling in Florida. |
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Homeschooling in Central Florida |
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Lake County, Seminole County, Orange County, Florida |
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Homeschooling in Central Florida is a support group for parents in Central Florida who are interested in discussions about issues affecting homeschooling. This group is centered in the Orlando area and is open to those from the surrounding areas. |
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Homeschool-TampaFl |
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This list is mainly for Christian homeschoolers living in Tampa, Florida, and the surrounding areas. |
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HOPE at Home-Florida |
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HOPE at Home-Florida is a homeschool support list for families in Northwest Florida. |
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Jewish Homeschoolers of PBC |
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A free group for Jewish people in the Palm Beach County, Florida area (around West Palm Beach) who are homeschooling their children or interested in homeschooling them. This is a place for Jews (whether Conservative, Orthodox, Reform, Unaffiliated, etc.) to discuss curriculum options, holiday celebrations, homeschooling laws, daily homeschooling life, etc, and to compare notes on local events and attractions. |
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K12 Florida (K12FL) |
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This group is for folks in Florida currently using K12 or thinking about using K12, Dr. William Bennett's online curriculum. Discussions include homeschooling with K12, charter schooling with K12, and education/life with kids in general. |
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Lakeland Homeschool PE |
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Polk County, Florida |
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Lakeland Homeschool PE is a support group providing fitness activities for homeschoolers. |
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Living Books |
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This is an open group sponsored and moderated by Lifetime Books and Gifts of Lake Wales, FL for members to discuss using living books and resources in homeschooling and other pertinent topics. |
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NOAH Discussion |
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This is an offshoot of the North Okaloosa Association of Homeschoolers announcement list and is an open forum discussion list to chat about local events, ideas, prayer requests, curriculum, and related topics. |
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Palm Beach Homeschool Moms |
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Palm Beach County, Broward County |
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Palm Beach Homeschool Moms is an active, inclusive and social support group for homeschooling mothers of school-age children. All members are encouraged to plan and participate in many fun and enriching activities including playdates, field trips, study sessions and more. |
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Parenting and Teaching at Home (PATH) of Flagler |
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PATH is a forum for homeschoolers living in and around Flagler County (Northeast Florida). This e-mail network was created to provide a way for local homeschooling families to communicate, share information & ideas, talk about homeschooling, and plan activities for their families. |
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Parents ETC |
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Parents ETC is an email list created to bring members of Parents ETC homeschool support group together electronically in order to have a place to meet, fellowship, upload files, share resources and successes, and support each another. |
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Pensacola Unschoolers Email List |
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This is the email list for L.I.F.E. (Learning in Freedom Everyday), an alternative education support group in Pensacola, Fl, composed of radical unschoolers, some just leaning that way, and some of the school at home variety. This is an all inclusive, eclectic group aimed at supporting the unschooling family. |
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Riverbend Home Educators |
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Calhoun County, Liberty County, Florida |
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This group is helps to equip home educators in the Calhoun & Liberty County areas through learning opportunities, encouragement, fellowship, and guidance. They offer field trips, monthly park day, Mom's support night, and quarterly parent planning sessions where all of the parents, Moms and Dads, are encouraged to attend. |
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Sarasota Area Homeschoolers |
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Sarasota Area Homeschoolers is an active group of homeschoolers for Sarasota and surrounding Counties. The group is open to all religions and lifestyles. They share in field trips, curriculum and resource ideas, co-ops and come up with more wonderful ideas for home educating families. |
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South Broward Homeschool Group |
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Broward County, Florida |
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South Broward Homeschool Group supports all homeschool families without regard to teaching style, race, religion, or family orientation. Their goal is to provide a friendly, positive and open support group.
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South Lake Home Educators |
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This is an email loop for members of South Lake Home Educators located in the Clermont/Groveland area to keep in touch, pass information and send newsletters. |
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St Pete Co-Operative Homeschoolers |
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St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida |
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St Pete Co-Operative Homeschoolers is a secular community of home schooling families in the Tampa Bay Area. |
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Unlimited Learning |
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Unlimited Learning is a support group that focuses on unschooling in Florida. |
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Unschooling in the Palm Beaches |
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Beach County, Florida |
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This group is geared toward unschooling families in Palm Beach County, Florida. Sharing concerns, questions, frustrations, fears, tears, laughs and joys with each other and forming a group that can meet to socialize and empower one another is what this list is all about. |
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Wakulla Homeschool Group |
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Wakulla Homeschool Group is a local support group that is both personal and online, for hmeschool fmilies in the Wakulla County area who are seeking to share, get together and support one another in the adventure of homeschooling. |
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1 Parent HS |
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This group is for support, advice, friendship and educational helps for single parents who are homeschooling. |
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ABC Books by Ann |
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This group consists of two things: 1) a bi-weekly newsletter with articles about living books, book collecting, taking care of and organizing your home school library, using living books in your homeschool, notebooking, book and author reviews, and more; and 2.) a bi-weekly catalog of living books for sale on eBay, plus and some unit studies.
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African American Homeschoolers |
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This group is for African American parents (or parents of African American children) who are homeschooling their children. It is also for parents looking to supplement their children's education with home study.
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Afrocentric Homeschoolers Association (AHA) Yahoo Group |
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A discussion group for pro-Black African and/or African Diasporan, Black homeschoolers, unschoolers, deschoolers, home-based educators everywhere. It is also open to non-homeschoolers and non-Blacks who are trying to teach their children about Blacks. |
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Afrocentric Homeschoolers Association Email Group |
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Afrocentric Homeschoolers Association Email Group is a discussion group for pro-Black African and/or African Diasporan, Black homeschoolers, unschoolers, deschoolers, and home-based educators everywhere. It is also open to non-homeschoolers and non-Blacks who are trying to teach their children about Blacks. It was founded as a resource for Black homeschoolers, Blacks in Canada, the U.S., Caribbean, and elsewhere, including the African Canadian, African American, African Caribbean, Black European, African, and Black Canadian. |
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AHSA-USA Email List |
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This list is an opportunity for homeschoolers to contact homeschooling attorneys and experts about homeschooling legal and litigation issues. It is an informal network of attorneys and legal experts that are concerned with litigation pending and threatened against homeschoolers. Its primary purpose is to exchange legal information within the profession, and to educate and support attorneys and experts involved in homeschool litigation. |
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Always Learning |
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Discussion for homeschooling fans of John Holt, whose books Learning All the Time, Never Too Late, and Teach your Own have made unschooling an option for thousands of families.
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Always Unschooled |
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This is a list dedicated to achieving a deeper understanding of a Radical Unschooling lifestyle with young children. It is geared towards thoughtful discussion and exploration of what Radical Unschooling looks like in the early years, from toddlerhood to around age 8 or so. Experienced and new Unschoolers can discuss how they made the transition from peaceful parenting to Unschooling in daily practice, when that transition occurred and what benefits children gain by Unschooling from the beginning.
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AmblesideOnline |
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Ambleside Online is an email support group for families using the Ambleside Online Curriculum, which is based on the philosophies of Charlotte Mason. |
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Angelicum Academy/Great Books Academy Book Swap and Chat |
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This group was started for homeschoolers using the curriculum of Angelicum Academy and its sister school Great Books Academy. This is a place to resell/swap school books and materials, and to discuss general homeschooling topics pertaining to the Angelicum/GBA curriculum.
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Basically Beechick |
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Ruth Beechick Style Homeschooling is an Eclectic approach which focuses on natural learning through Real Books and Real Life. Basically Beechick is a Christian homeschool support group to discuss the methods and ideas of Dr. Ruth Beechick. Other authors whose ideas mesh well with Beechick's are discussed as well. These authors include (but are not limited to) Susan C. Anthony, Rebecca Rupp, Jean Soyke, E.D. Hirsch, Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer, Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn, Laura Berquist, Robin Scarlata, Jane Claire Lambert, Valerie Bendt, Clay and Sally Clarkson, Cindy Rushton, Mary Hood, Marilyn Howshall, and Charlotte Mason.
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Blind Alternative Parenting |
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This group is primarily for blind parents who are interested in alternative parenting styles and issues. This includes atachment parenting, family bed, baby-wearing, gentle disipline, loving guidance, breastfeeding, healthy eating and living, health prevention, nonviolence, nonspanking, unschooling or homeschooling, spirituality, and more. |
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Blind Homeschoolers |
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This email group is for families who are homeschooling/parenting a blind child. Teachers of the Visually Impaired who would like to share tips and suggestions are also welcome.
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Bookroom-For Sale |
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Are you tired of wading through FS listings to find Living Books for homeschooling? Here they are for sale, unadulterated--no textbooks, no twaddle--just the best of the best for classical educators, Robinson Curriculum users, Charlotte Mason teachers, unschoolers, or any eclectic blend!
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BVI-Education |
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The BVI-Education mailing list is a list for the discussion of all aspects related to the education of blind, partially sighted and deaf-blind students, as well as visually impaired students with multiple disabilities.
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Catholic CM/TWTM Swap Group |
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A curriculum buy, sell, and swap group for those using a Catholic Charlotte Mason/Living Books/Classical method of home education. |
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Catholic Homemaking and Homeschooling |
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This discussion group/email list is focused on the rich Catholic heritage and how to incorporate the Liturgical year into your daily life as a homeschooling family. |
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Catholic Homeschooling |
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This Catholic homeschooling email list is intended to discuss issues of homeschooling and everyday life in the Catholic home. |
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Charlotte Mason Cottage |
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You are invited to spend a year in the home of a homeschooling mother who uses the Charlotte Mason method of education, combining this "gentle art of learning" with Montessori centers, living literature studies, and observation of the Roman Catholic liturgical year within the framework of real life learning. This list will serves only as a journal in the life of a family who uses the CM method. It is not a discussion medium. |
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Charlotte Mason for Special Kids |
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For those using Charlotte Mason homeschooling methods for special needs children. A wide range of special children are represented on our list, from learning differences to developmental delays, audio and visual processing disorders to deafness and blindness. This list is for the sharing of information related to adapting CM for special needs and for sharing the unique challenges and joys of everyday life with our kids, for support, encouragement and prayer. |
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Charlotte Mason Group for Fruity Catholics |
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Fruity Catholics are Catholics who are doing their best to practice the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, especially Charity. This group discusses the Charlotte Mason philosophy of homeschooling from a Catholic perspective. |
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CharlotteMasonKindergarten |
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A group for Charlotte Mason Mom's using the curriculum outline suggested in Karen Andreola's summer of 93 Parent's Review titled, "A Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of Six", and also trying to complete the Kindergarten Skills list as described in Catherine Levison's book, A Literary Education. |
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charlotte-mason-list |
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Charlotte Mason email list designed to discuss Charlotte Mason's ideas on education. |
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Chevra |
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Chevra was formed in September 1998 as an online support community for Jewish homeschoolers of all varieties. It tends to be a very chatty place where they discuss Jewish observance, homeschooling, family life, outside interests, and (the favorite topic) why the laundry never seems to get done. If you are looking for a group that discusses only homeschooling and Judaic resources, you may very well be disappointed in Chevra's free-wheeling discussions of everything under the sun, but there is lots of great information here. |
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Classical Curriculum Homeschool |
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This email group is for homeschooling families who are using the classical approach to education as outlined in the book "Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum" by Laura Berquist or her independent study program "Mother of Divine Grace". |
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Classical Ed Books |
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This is a free email loop for those educating their children with classical materials. Anyone may post want to buy (WTB) or for sale (FS) ads on this list. |
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Classical Review |
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This is a list for homeschooling mothers; specifically those using Charlotte Mason's approach, to broaden their knowledge and horizons by reading some of the classic books that Charlotte Mason recommended and by listening to classical music. |
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Classical~Charlotte Mason Material Swap |
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The Classical Charlotte Mason Swap list is for home schooling families to exchange living books and curricula that are used with the classical (Trivium) method or the Charlotte Mason method. This list does not support one particular way of implementing classical education, but rather is open to methods and materials as recommended in the many books and websites on the subject. Curricula, books, manipulatives, videos, and audios may be posted. |
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Classically Eclectic |
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This loop was created for homeschoolers interested in presenting school materials, real books, and/or purchased curriculum in a manner consistent with Classical Education philosophy. Specifically, Classical Education refers to educational models (such as the Trivium) described by Laura Berquist, the Bluedorns, Dorothy Sayers, Doug Wilson, Jessie Wise, Susan Wise Bauer, and others, in which material is presented to children according to their stage of development (i.e., Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric stages). The purpose of this loop is practical in nature: to share resource suggestions, reviews, schedules, ideas, and encouragement, in order to help one another provide Classical Education within the homeschool environment. |
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CM Audiobooks |
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CM Audiobooks was created to allow homeschooling parents the ability to share MP3 files of personal book readings. These audiobooks are of Twaddle-free books per the Charlotte Mason method and specifically created for those using the Ambleside Online curriculum. Anyone using the Charlotte Mason method is welcome to join and participate by reading books.
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CM Curricula |
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This list is for the buying and selling of resources (biographies,poetry and art books, teacher resources, etc.) that are in conformity with the Charlotte Mason "twaddle-free" philosophy. This is strictly a buying and selling list. |
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CM for Moms of Many |
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An email group for homeschooling moms using Charlotte Mason's methods. Focuses on homeschooling larger families. |
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CM for One |
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CM for One (CMfor1) is a message board for families home educating an only child and using the Charlotte Mason Method.
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CM Nature Walk & Nature Study Group |
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This group is set up as a resource for enhancing your own Nature Walks and Nature Study activities within your Charlotte Mason homeschool or co-op group. |
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CM While Working |
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For parents trying to utilize Charlotte Mason's (CM) methods while working. |
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CM4earlyyears |
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Email list designed to discuss the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling for children, ages birth through 6 years. While this list is not primarily religious in nature, there are often discussions of Christian topics. |
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CM4primaryyears |
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To discuss the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling elementary age children, and to share the joys and concerns of everyday life. |
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cmason |
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This list is for persons who are using or are interested in using the Charlotte Mason Philosophy for education (including homeschooling), or to enrich their own lives. Thislist espouses a Christian philosophy and is also a prayer list. It is also a very ac | | | | | |