Utah Homeschooling
How do I get started homeschooling my child? Does Utah have any special legal requirements? Where can I find a support group? How can I get help with teaching math? We have all the answers to questions like these and more! With tips, ideas, and information on everything from unschooling to structured curriculums, we can help you successfully homeschool in Utah.
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House Joint Resolution 05-1040
Recognition of April 8, 2005, as Home Education Day in Colorado.
Hooked On Books
Downtown Location:10 East BijouColorado Springs, CO 80903Phone: (719) 419-7660 Northeast Location: 3918 Maizeland Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: (719) 596-1621This used bookstore features more than 250,000 paperbacks and hardbound books plus over 1000 on tape, from fiction to non-fiction, history to children's books. They also offer rare and out-of-print books.
Christian Cottage Schools
This private school offers services to homeschoolers including assessment, custom curriculum development, mentorship, and support, and involvement and protection. We offer a full service home schooling solution for your family regardless of the educational challenges or questions you may have so you can be successful having school at home. They specialize in special needs curriculum.
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Led by Brigham Young, roughly 70,000 Mormons traveled along the Mormon Pioneer Trail from 1846 to 1869 in order to escape religious persecution. The general route is from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah, covering about 1,300 miles. The Mormon Pioneer Trail travels through five states over both public and private land.
Printed Page Bookshop
1416 S BroadwayDenver, CO 80210Phone: 303-377-7653Printed Page Bookshop is a co-op composed of more than 10 different booksellers. This used bookstore specializes in rare and used books and purchases used books as well.
Colorado's Homeschool Law Turns Twenty: The Battle Should Never Be Forgotten
Beginning in the late 1970s, as parents became dissatisfied with the public education system, the modern homeschooling movement grew rapidly. The 1983 report, A Nation at Risk, confirmed some parents belief that their children were receiving a mediocre education in public schools. Research by John Holt and Dr. Raymond Moore encouraged many parents confidence in their ability to homeschool. Conflict between some Colorado public school districts and parents led to the adoption of a 1988 legislativ...
Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument in southeastern Utah protects five prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages spread over a twenty-mile expanse of mesa tops and canyons along the Utah-Colorado border. Multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders lead visitors to marvel at the skill and motivation of their builders.
Poudre River School
Poudre River School is an independent, private school for homeschooling families in Colorado, also known as an umbrella school. PRS provides legal enrollment in a private school while parents direct the daily education of their children. Enrollment is open to students in kindergarten through high school. PRS believes that parents/guardians are capable of educating their children according to their individual needs and should be trusted to provide a high-quality education for their children. All ...
Mardel Christian & Educational Supply - Colorado Springs, CO
5964 Barnes Rd.Colorado Springs, CO 80922Phone: 719-573-0402Mardel stores average 30,000 square feet of retail space and stock over 40,000 items. These items include: Bibles, books, music, gifts, children's, office supplies, and educational materials. Mardel stocks a large selection of homeschooling materials, workbooks, and supplies.
School Crossing: Quality Toys & Teaching Tools
4262 Royal Pine Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920
Phone: 719-418-5939 School Crossing is the home of over 20,000 top quality educational products and toys and is located in the heart of Colorado Springs. A favorite among teachers and parents, School Crossing has products that will support any educational program. Owned and operated by teachers, the School Crossing staff is the most friendly and helpful around. School Crossing supports the Colorado Springs Community by offering ...
West Side Books
3434 W 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211Phone: 303-480-0220Email: wsbdenver@gmail.comWest Side Books is an independent bookstore in the historic Highlands neighborhood of Northwest Denver, providing new and used books to the community since 1997.
Homeschoolers Protected by New Utah Law
A bill shielding homeschooling parents from requirements that they meet state credential standards and give public school officials records of what they teach passed unanimously in both houses of the Utah legislature in February 2005. Senate Bill 59, sponsored by freshman Sen. Mark Madsen (R-Lehi), also prevents school boards from requiring homeschool students to take standardized tests.
Utah Education Network: K-12 Core Curriculum
The Standards and Objectives for grades K-12.
UHEA Newsletter
The UHEA Newsletter includes conference updates, trial ware, reviews, stories, classifieds, event calendars, and a legislation watch at a very affordable rate.
Salt Lake Home Educators (SLHE)
SLHE is a support group created to offer support and information to all home educators, regardless of race, religion, learning and teaching styles, etc.
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Homeschool Open House
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Learn and Do Unit Studies
Hands on unit studies on a variety of subjects, including science, life skills, arts and crafts, and animals and insects. Also offers free mini units available for download.
Teach Me to Do It Myself: Montessori Activities for You and Your Child
Based on the key Montessori principle that children learn best through active experience, Teach Me to Do It Myself presents simple activities through which children explore and develop their skills. These skill areas include sensory perceptions, body...
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What is most important and valuable about the home as a base for children's growth into the world is not that it is a better school than the schools, but that it isn't a school at all.
John Holt