MHEA - Homeschool Resources List

MHEA Homeschooling Resources List

We provide this resource list as a starting point to help you begin or continue with your homeschooling efforts. Many of the resources listed below will direct you on to further sources too numerous to list here. Remember, homeschoolers form a very diverse community and homeschooling methods are as varied as the families practicing them. This list reflects that variety. When exploring these resources please, as they say, take what you can use and leave the rest... If you have suggestions for additions or corrections to the information below please contact us.

Comprehensive (i.e., curriculum, assessment, testing, etc.)

Home Education & Family Services/Royal Academy, Inc., P.O. Box 1056, 51 West Gray Road, Gray, Maine 04039 207-657-2800

Bookstore, program design, assessments, testing, conferences, accreditation, etc.

Curriculum Suppliers (Secular):

Calvert School, 105 Tuscany Rd., Baltimore, MD 21210, 410-243-6063
Well established, traditional K-8 program and supplementary programs.

Clonlara School, 1289 Jewett St., Ann Arbor, MI 48184, 734-769-4511

Elementary and high school programs. Curriculum can be individualized. Can do high school program on the computer.

Direct Connection, John Ineson, PO Box 927, Damariscotta ME, 04543, 207-563-7460

Independent rep for Big Planet featuring Learning 2000 educational curriculum computer software, K-8 included and the Learning University computer software.

North Dakota Division of Independent Study, PO Box 5036, State University Station, Fargo, ND 58185, 701-231-6000

Middle and high school courses on line.

Oak Meadow School, PO Box 740, Putney, VT 05346, 802-387-2021

Waldorf based program which offers computer access.

University of Missouri Center for Distance and Independent Study, 136 Clark Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, 800-609-3727

Offers high school programs and is developing elementary programs.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Division of Continuing Studies, 269 NCCE, Lincoln, NE 68588, 402-472-4321

High school and college courses.

Curriculum Suppliers (Christian/Parochial):

A Becka Book Publications, PO Box 18000, Pensacola, FL 32523, 800-874-2352

K-12

Alpha-Omega Publications, Box 3153, Tempe, AR 85281, 800-821-3070

K-12

Basic Christian Education (the ACE Program), PO Box D, Nattawa, MI 49075, 616-467-7017

Hewitt Homeschooling Resources, PO Box 9, Washougal, WA 98671, 206-835-8708

Grades 1-12

Home Study International, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Springs, MD 02904, 800-782-4769

K-University level

Seton Home Study School, 1350 Progress Dr., Front Royal, VA 22630, 503-636-9990

K-12, Full or partial catholic curriculum.

Tabernacle Christian Academy, PO Box 367, Topsham, ME 04086, 207-725-7091

Maine history only.

Special Education and Testing (Note: Testing is not required in Maine):

Learning Disabilities Association of Maine, PO Box 385, Gardiner, ME 04345, 207-437-9245 or 207-582-2866, Lots of information on learning disabilities and on dealing with schools and your rights.

Hewitt Homeschooling Resources, PO Box 9, Washougal, WA 98671, 206-835-8708

Curriculum and testing services, Grades 1-12.

Home Education and Family Services, PO Box 1056, Gray, ME 04039, 207-657-2800

McGuffey Academy International, PO Box 109, Lakemont, GA 30552, 706-782-7709, K-12

Catalogs for Books and Supplemental Materials:

Backyard Scientist, PO Box 16966, Irvine, CA 92713, 714-551-2392, email: [email protected]

Christian Book Distributors, PO Box 7000, Peabody MA 01961-7000, 978-977-5000
Christian and secular homelearning curriculums, books, programs and materials.

Christian Life Workshops, Box 2250, Gresham, OR 97030, 503-667-3942
Curriculum guides and books about homeschooling.

Critical Thinking Books and Software, PO Box 448, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, 800-458-4849

Curriculums and supplements covering K-Adult, from average to gifted to special ed.

Edmund Scientific, 101 E. Gloucester Pike, Barrington, NJ 08007, 609-573-6250

Scientific equipment.

The Edutainment Catalog, PO Box 21210, Boulder, CO 80308, 800-338-3844

A good variety of computer software, books, activity kits and educational stuff.

ESP Publishers Inc., 7163 123rd Circle N., Largo, FL 34643, 800-643-0280 Publishes the Super Yearbooks for K-6.

Essential Learning Products, PO Box 2590, Columbus, OH 43216-2590, 800-357-3570,
Workbooks, general educational materials and supplies.

God's World Publications, PO Box 2330, Ashville, NC 28802, 800-951-5437

Weekly K-8 current events newspaper from a Christian perspective.

Great Christian Books, PO Box 8000, Elkton, MD 21922, 800-775-5422

A variety of books and curriculums. Christian and secular books to choose from.

Homeschooling Book Club, 1000 East Huron, Milford, MI 48381-2422, 800-421-6645 or 248-685-8773

Christian and secular curriculums and books.

John Holt's Bookstore, 2269 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140-1226, 617-864-3100

Books about "un-schooling", education (including John Holt's work) and a variety of other materials for children and families.

New England School Supply, 609 Silver St., Agawam, MA 01001, 800-628-8608, Supplies for infants, preschool, elementary and special ed.

Timberdoodle Company, E. 1510 Spencer Lake Rd., Shelton, WA 98584, 800-478-0672, email: [email protected], Broad selection including Pathway readers, Bible study, software and CD's.

Magazines and Newsletters:

ALLPIE - Alliance for Parental Involvement in Education Inc., PO Box 59, E. Chatham, NY 12060, email: [email protected], Newsletter.

Drinking Gourd, PO Box 2557, Redmond, WA 98073, Multi-cultural.

Growing Without Schooling, Holt Associates, 2269 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140-1226, 617-864-3100

Continuing in the tradition of John Holt, this is a mostly reader written publication with many personal accounts of "unschooling" experiences.

The Heart of HOME, Homeschoolers of Maine, 337 Hatchet Mountain Rd., Hope, ME 04847, 207-763-4251

A statewide, Christian focused organization for homeschooling families.

Home Education Magazine, Home Education Press; PO Box 1083, Tonasket, WA 98855, 506-486-1351, 800-236-3278

A bimonthly national magazine featuring book and resource reviews, state and national homeschooling news, personal accounts, commentary on political and legal issues, and much more.

Home School Helper, Bob Jones University Press, Greenville, SC 29614, 800-845-5731

Christian.

Homeschool Digest, The quarterly journal for serious homeschoolers, Wisdom's Gage, PO Box 125, Sawyer, MI 49125

The Link, A Homeschool Newspaper, 587 N. Ventu Park Rd., Suite F-911, Newbury Park, CA 91320, 805-492-1373

A free, general interest publication for homeschoolers.

The Moore Report, Raymond S. and Dorothy N. Moore Foundation, Box 1, Camas, WA 98607

The Teaching Home, PO Box 20219, Portland, OR 97294, 503-253-9633
Subscription address and phone: PO Box 496069, Escondido, CA 92046, 800-395-7760, Christian.

Public Library:

The Librarian's Guide to Homeschooling Resources, Susan G. Scheps
One of the all time best resources is your public library. This is a recently published book from the American Library Association.