Florida Homeschooling

Anyone new to homeschooling has questions. To help you navigate through the vast amounts of information about homeschooling, we've compiled the best resources, support, information, and ideas to help you make your decision to homeschool and to successfully home educate your children. Florida is full of resources that can help make homeschooling fun and enjoyable for every member of your family. Here are some common questions:

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Florida Unschoolers
8680 Eagle Avenue Hobe Sound, FL 33455 Phone: 772-546-0257 Florida Unschoolers is a private umbrella school for unschoolers and other homeschoolers in Florida. Florida Unschoolers is listed at the Florida Department of Education website in the Directory of Private Schools, as required of all private schools in Florida, under Martin County.
Peacock Springs State Park
This park has two major springs, a spring run, and six sinkholes-all in near pristine condition. One of the longest underwater cave systems in the continental United States, about 28,000 feet of underwater passages have been explored and surveyed by cave divers. Only divers who have proof of their scuba certification are allowed to explore the underwater caverns. Mature forest stands around the springs represent four major natural plant communities. A nature trail leads visitors on a path tracin...
Celebration Christian Homeschool Group
Celebration Christian Homeschool Group is a family based organization created for the express purpose of supporting home school families in Celebration, Florida and surrounding communities. The group provides a means of communication between home school families and the sharing of information pertaining to home schooling, your rights as a homeschooler, school registration issues, field trips, etc.
Indian River Home School Association
The Indian River Home School Association serves home educating families in Indian River, St. Lucie, and Brevard counties.
LIFE of Central Florida
LIFE of Central Florida (Orlando area) is an intentional community of homeschooling families. Their objective is to provide opportunities for members to network with like-minded families to create both large and small-group activities. The membership gathers together for cooperative and social reasons and welcomes families of all backgrounds. The group offers a variety of membership get-togethers, cooperatives, clubs, interest groups, demonstrations, camp outs, potlucks, workshops, planned tours...
Beaches Museum & History Center
Experience the world of Beaches pioneers for yourself at the Beaches Museum & History Center. Enjoy the interactive, informative, and intriguing look at the area's heritage through exhibits and firsthand accounts designed to bring the rich history of the Beaches communities to life. Our First Coast shores enjoy a deep and diverse heritage. Travel back to the past and get to know the people and events that shaped the area.
Live Oak Academy
Live Oak Academy offers enrollment, recordkeeping, transcripts, diplomas, achievement testing, curriculum planning, a resource library, parent/teacher workshops, networking, field trips, group activities, and much more.
Chipola College Library
The Chipola College Library serves as an integral part of the college’s instructional program. The Library pro-vides print and non-print materials to support the course offerings of the college and to support the pro-fessional and personal growth of the faculty, staff, ad-ministration, and students. The Chipola College Library is an information resource center providing books, magazines, periodicals, and newspapers. Computers offer Internet access to online databases of full text periodicals and...
Apalachicola Municipal Library
74 6th Street Apalachicola, FL 32320-1750 Phone: 850-653-8436 Apalachicola Municipal Library is a Public library. This library is the central facility for the library system that serves Apalachicola, FL.
NOAH Discussion
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.
Taylor County Public Library
403 N Washington St. Perry, FL 32347 Phone: 850-838-3512 The Taylor County Public Library offers reading material lending services, special programs and events, and other services to the residents of Taylor County.
Jacksonville Zoological Gardens
The Jacksonville Zoo is the only walking safari in Northeast Florida. See over 1,000 animals on 73-picturesque acres as they tour around the world from Africa, Central America, and Asia. Also features Wild Florida, a native Florida attraction featuring native animals and plants, and Land of the Jaguar, a neo-tropical attraction featuring jaguars and other Central and South American animals. Other animals include koalas, kangaroos, wallaby, lorikeet, and a cassowary.
Homeschool Family Support Group SWFL
This homeschool group serves families in Lee County. They offer a 4-H club, academic fairs, a co-op, field trips, fun, and support.
District Contact Information (Home Schools)
This is a complete listing by school district of district contacts for home schools. Includes names, phone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses.
Highlands Museum of the Arts
The mission of the Highlands Museum of the Arts is to promote art appreciation and art education for people of all ages. From art festivals to gallery receptions, student scholarships and art classes, the Highlands Art League offers a myriad of ways to get involved in the arts. Art Exhibits, Art workshops, bus trips, and Art classes for children are offered throughout the year.
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