Delaware Homeschooling
Homeschooling is easier and better when you have the right information and support. You also need a place to get your questions answered. This is that place. Here you'll find information about the laws regulating homeschooling in Delaware, how to find support groups, activities you can use to learn and have fun, and practical tips for making homeschooling run more smoothly.
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Delaware DOE Statistics on Homeschoolers
The Delaware Department of Education compiles statistics relating to the number and type of homeschoolers in the state of Delaware. This information is included in the DOE's annual Enrollment Reports. View regular and special education pupil enrollment for nonpublic schools in Delaware.
FAMILIES News
This is a large group of over 600 homeschool families who want to encourage each other and share information, events, curriculum, fieldtrip, and homeschooling resources, and ideas. This is a Christian group but all who homeschool are welcome to join. Most members are from the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia area (Delmarva).
Licensing & State Laws in Delaware
Delaware’s Graduated Driver Licensing program allows teens to gradually gain exposure to complex driving situations, easing them into driving over an extended period of time. The Level One Learner’s Permit is a key step.
DE Unschoolers
DE Unschoolers is a yahoo group for unschoolers in Delaware. It is a place to learn about unschooling, interact with fellow unschoolers and discuss unschooling questions, concerns and triumphs.
Teens, Tweens, & Company of Northern NJ
Teens, Tweens, & Company of Northern NJ is a group that facilitates older activities aimed at middle/high schoolers. This is a network aimed at teens and their siblings. They aim to engage all of the children, but are particularly focused on the older ones, who, many times, get lost in the shuffle. Everyone is encouraged to meet up whenever, not just on meeting days. Teenagers are a social breed & they are hoping to fill this need, as well as get them involved in more formal activities. Members ...
Delawarehomeschool
This is a mailing list for people who home school or are thinking of homeschooling in Delaware, kids and parents alike. Here you can exchange ideas, support each other, and share resources and information.
Fun Homeschooling
Fun Homeschooling is a homeschooling support group in Upper Sussex County.
White Clay Creek National Wild & Scenic River
The White Clay Creek is renowned for its scenery, opportunities for birding and trout fishing and historic features. The watershed is also an important source of drinking water for residents of both Pennsylvania and Delaware. The proximity of the Philadelphia and Wilmington-Newark metropolitan areas, however, is having an adverse impact on the watershed. In 1991 citizens requested that the creek and its tributaries be considered for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village
The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village is located in Dover and features fifteen historic structures associated with a 19th century farming community. More than 4,000 artifacts are displayed in the main exhibit building - from butter churns to threshers, from an 18th century log house to the first broiler chicken house.
Homeschool Registration Forms
Provided by the Delaware Department of Education. Includes Single-Family Homeschool Registration Form, Multi-Family Homeschool Registration Form, and Single-Family Homeschool Coordinated With the Local School District Registration Form.
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
The DCCA in Wilmington houses seven galleries, 26 artists' studios, a gift shop, high-tech auditorium, and a classroom. On the rejuvenated Wilmington Riverfront, DCCA presents over thirty exhibitions annually of regionally, nationally and internationally recognized artists.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,180-mile footpath along the ridgecrests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in northern Georgia. It traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, it was built by private citizens and completed in 1937. The trail traverses Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl...
Delaware Home School Laws
The Home School Legal Defense Association provides a brief summary of the homeschooling laws in Delaware. Includes a link to a legal analysis of laws relating to homeschooling in Delaware.
Delaware Department of Education Enrollment Report--Nonpublic Schools in Delaware 2006-2007
The Assessment and Accountability Branch of the Department of Education annually collects and reports selected information pertaining to pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve in nonpublic schools in the state, including homeschoolers. This annual report estimates the number of homeschooled students and classifies them by various demographic characteristics.
Support for Home Educators & Resources (SHERD)
This group is for discussions between the members of SHERD, announcements relating to homeschooling or parenting, and for coordinating activities. Most of the activities are in Kent County, Delaware.
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The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School
This book shows how school is not necessary for a child to gain learning, socialization, or motivation. It offers a look at radical unschooling, a way of educating children without coercion, curriculum, or control. This look at a child who grows from...
A History of Science
A History of Science is not a textbook, but is a guide to help parents and children study science through literature. It is intended for children in elementary grades.
Total Language Plus
Total Language Plus is an innovative curriculum focused on teaching thinking and communication skills using literature as a base. The authors believe an integrated system is more efficient than a fragmented approach, discovery style learning is the m...
100+ New Jersey Drivers Licensing Exam Facts That You Need To Know: Quick Review for the Written Test
Prepare for the New Jersey's Driver's Written Exam. Know the 100+ important facts for the test. Be prepared to ace the exam!
KONOS
KONOS offers unit studies for homeschoolers, with a focus on character building and the study of history.
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