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How do I start homeschooling?

Grab a cup of coffee and let's get started! Let's take a look at the first steps you will need to take to set up a home-based education for your child.

Check out the legal requirements for your state.

HSLDA

California Department of Education on Homeschooling

Enroll in a Homeschool Option

Independent Charter School (public)

Private School Affidavit (PSA)

Private Satellite Program (PSP)

Private Tutor with a CA Credential

Drop enrollment from any previous public school.

Get to know your child's preferred learning styles.

Choose an educational philosophy.

Research curriculum that supports your educational philosophy as well as your child's learning style.

Plan out your weekly schedule.

Next Steps

Which statement resonates with you for your homeschooling journey?

Maybe your child is in preschool and you would like to begin to prepare to homeschool in the near future. You can begin by discovering how your child learns best. Take a look at the four main types of learning styles: visual learners, auditory learners, kinesthetic, and reading/writing learners. Understanding your preferred learning styles as well as your child’s can help you develop your educational philosophy and lead you . There are a number of resources out there to help you in this process.

Splashlearn

Education Planner

Kids Learning Style Survey
Write it out! Take time to go through the process of writing out your core beliefs of education. How do you like to teach? How might that differ from how your child learns best? What is your philosophy of children and how they learn? Dig into your belief system and begin to jot down those objectives you’d like to prioritize. Start by checking out just a few approaches to educational philosophies:

Classical

Integrated Education

Charlotte Mason

Montessori

Unschooling

Waldorf
The state recommended time for teaching the core subjects (ELA, Mathematics, Science and History) is three hours a day for 175 days a year. Depending on the schedule at home there are various ways to achieve the time needed to educate your child.

Sally is on a gymnastics team and she trains six hours a day beginning at 8:00 in the morning to 2:00 in the afternoon. She begins her studies at home by 3:00pm and completes all of her core subject areas by 6:00. On occasion she will use Saturday to catch up on her homework and any long-term assignments.

Daniel is at his best in the morning so he likes to begin his school day by 8:00am and has completed all of his core subject assignments by noon. He then spends the rest of the day on his extracurricular sports and instrumental commitments.

Jenny attends mathematics and ELA courses every day of the week while she prefers to block out her history and science studies. She decided to study six weeks of science three days a week and then alternate to six weeks of history. She enjoys having the time to dive into one topic for a focused amount of time.

Nathan studies one hour of mathematics and one hour of English Language Arts on days Monday through Thursday. He alternates two days a week for science and two days a week for history. When he can complete all of his studies on time he enjoys a field trip day on Fridays.

Consider the age of your children, their attention span and set realistic expectations on how much content can be covered each hour, each week, each month and each year. Get help with pacing out your curriculum from our homeschool consultant!

Maybe the traditional campus-based model of education is not an ideal fit for your child in a rapidly growing digital generation. Maybe your child has challenges, learning disabilities or special needs and requires a smaller group setting and 1:1 instruction. Maybe your child is an accelerated learner and desires more. There may be a number of reasons that led you to search for a home-based educational program and we are here to guide you through that process.

The traditional brick and mortar classroom was originally designed more than 150 years ago for a one size fits all in an industrial society. In 150 years our society has changed to welcome a new age of technology. This generation needs an innovative, collaborative, and creative space to learn life skills and problem solving strategies in order to prepare them for a rapidly expanding future. This calls for educators who are willing to step outside of the box and provide a non traditional journey of education. In a home-based educational setting your student has access to a number of resources. They are not limited to a school-building budget or particular selection of class offerings but they have access to hundreds of in-person and virtual service vendors, teachers and tutors.

Working full-time is tough for anyone nevermind stacking on the responsibility of homeschooling your child. Your student will need 3-4 hours a day of instruction and in-person interaction just to accomplish the required core subject areas. If you're a working parent and still desire to homeschool your child there are options for you!

Option 1: Enroll in a private part-time academy for homeschooling students (Private Satellite Program)
Option 2: Hire a credentialed teacher to teach required core subjects.
Option 3: Enroll in an academic co-op that will provide instructional classes to your child in-person or online.

Check out the nearest private homeschool academies that offer hybrid education for homeschooling students. ADLife Academy is a hybrid that offers four days a week of in-person classes for your homeschooling student. There may be other programs in your area that offer a 2-3 day hybrid program. Not only does this create a wonderful academic community for your child, it allows you to find some hours to work.

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How do I start homeschooling?

Which statement resonates with you for your homeschooling journey?

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