Public School Programs for Homeschool Families November 27, 2007
Thanks to Niche Member, Michelle Johnson for compiling these programs.
Options Longmont meets Thursdays from 8:30 to 3:30. Classes for 2007/08 year include violin, music, drama, Ameritowne, P.E., and many more. This program is funded by Aurora Public Schools but residency is not a consideration. Also, many curriculum choices are offered for free such as Rosetta Stone, Singapore math, Daily Grammar. The creator of this website has her children in this program and we are very happy with the classes. OptionsLongmont@mho.com Other locations include
Options Boulder kimlancaster@comcast.net
Options Brighton http://www.aps.k12.co.us/alternatives/brighton/index.htm
Options Broomfield OptionsBroomfield@mho.com
Options Loveland lynne@olypen.com
Hope Options School has 2 locations, Broomfield and Arvada. This program is similar to Options with different location and is funded through Jefferson County schools. They will offer services for IEP’s or start them if needed. Meets weekly. http://hopeoptionsschool.org/
Woodrow Wilson Academy – Home School Connection, a free fine arts and enrichment
program for K-6 grades meets on Tuesdays from 8:30-2:50 at Family in
Christ Church in Westminster. Offer a variety of classes including
art, music, drama, PE, Spanish, Hands-on Science, kindergarten, and
creative writing. www.wwacademy.org
VIRTUAL ACADEMIES - These programs are good for some families but others find the paperwork and work load overwelming. If you try it and enjoy it, great! But if you try it and are overwhelmed, do yourself a favor and try homeschooling without a publicly provided curriculum. Also, talk with other families who “use” these programs to figure out how you can ease the work load while still remaining eligible to participate. The package of curriculum that comes at the start of the year is great fun! Also, the law recently changed and these programs will now be able to take currently homeschooled children. In the past, they could only take children who had come from a public school in the last year.
COVA is a virtual charter school. They use K-12 as their main curriculum. They have optional activities in the communities. They also offer all IEP services and will start them if needed. They offer a computer, free curriculum and an internet reimbursement. If you don’t want the computer from them they will increase your internet reimbursement sometimes. You must do CSAP if signed up with them.
Connections is a virtual charter school similar to COVA. Connections uses Calvert curriculum as it’s main curriculum. Other subjects are provided by BrainPOP, Discovery Education, Hooked on Phonics, JumpStart, and Power-Glide . Contact the program for various services and details.
Cdela is a virtual charter school serving k – 12. Cdela uses Compass Learning Odyssey , Glencoe, PLATO Web Learning Network, Apex Learning featuring Beyond Books and Power-Glide. Cdela offers the following student opportunities: Science fairs, field trips and plans to offer student council and National Honor Society in the future. Contact the program for other services and details. Please send me information on other publicly funded programs and I will add them to this growing list of resources.
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