How to Homeschool in California

A homeschool community that grew out of a co-op, now offering more than 100 a-la-carte academic and enrichment classes for K-12 kids across four Bay Area campuses in San Jose, Cupertino, San Mateo, and Morgan Hill. The social life on campus matters as much as the classes.

A Christian homeschool association offering educational and social support for both parents and kids in Ventura County, with member activities, speaker events, and a resource library. Homeschooling families of any background are welcome to join.

A volunteer-run nonprofit where member families team up for shared social and educational activities across Fresno County and surrounding areas. A solid home base for Christian homeschoolers in the Central Valley looking for community.

California's grassroots statewide homeschool organization, protecting the right of parents to educate at home and connecting families to local support groups, legal information, and getting-started help anywhere in the state.

Helping homeschoolers in Butte County thrive, this group shares curriculum guides, local co-op and activity listings, and community events for families in Chico, Oroville, Paradise, and Durham. Friendly support whether you are brand new or a longtime veteran.

A countywide support network with eight regional park day groups, active co-op classes, field trips, and an annual homeschool expo for Christian home-educating families across San Diego County. A great way to find your neighborhood crew.

For almost 30 years CVH has hosted weekly Tuesday park days plus field trips, enrichment classes in art, music, science, and robotics, and special teen activities for families in and around the Conejo Valley. An easy, welcoming first stop for connection.

A private Christian homeschool organization running a parent-participation Wednesday co-op with kindergarten-through-high-school classes plus drop-off Tuesday academics and social events for high schoolers. They come alongside parents in supporting and discipling their kids.

A religiously and ideologically neutral homeschool enrichment community where families pick a-la-carte Wednesday classes taught by independent providers, with no registration fee and charter-funded students supported. Enrolling now for the fall semester.

Serving the greater Sacramento region since 1984, SCOPE connects private, independent Christian homeschooling families through local chat-group support circles, training events, and an annual mini-conference. A long-running anchor if you want fellowship and seasoned guidance.

Nature-based toddler, preschool, and early-elementary programs held outdoors under the East Bay redwoods, serving more than 100 families a year. A tuition equity fund keeps this compassion-based community education open to all who seek it.

A nature-immersion program built primarily for homeschooling families, exploring LA's canyons, beaches, and forests in small groups and tending a garden plot at the Sepulveda Basin Community Garden. Child-led, curiosity-driven days entirely outdoors.

A nonprofit outdoor education organization offering homeschool classes, the Little Coyotes forest kinder, teen naturalist programs, and family camps on the lands around Davis and Woodland. They put real effort into tuition assistance so every family can take part.

A nature-immersion nonprofit running Forest Kindergarten and weekly homeschool field classes for ages 6-12 from its 39-acre Big Oak Canyon site and wild places all over Orange County. Expect wilderness awareness, ancestral skills, and plenty of dirt time.

Nature-based homeschool programs and summer camps for ages 5-12 on a beautiful site in Sebastopol, where the innate wonder of nature becomes the context for learning through discovery, observation, and mentorship.

A preschool-through-high-school Waldorf school in the San Fernando Valley with farm and garden time, music, woodworking, and world languages woven through a hands-on, low-tech, college-preparatory curriculum.

More than 60 years of Waldorf education from early childhood through grade 12 on a farm-like campus in Fair Oaks, drawing families from about 20 towns across four counties in the Sacramento region.

The city's preschool-through-high-school Waldorf school, balancing strong academics with arts, outdoor education, and experiential learning, and backing it up with an equitable tuition program that serves 40 percent of families.

Three generations of rich, joyful Waldorf schooling from early childhood through 8th grade, with music, handwork, woodworking, Spanish, and gardening alongside academics in the redwoods above Santa Cruz.

Pre-K through 12th grade Waldorf education across two San Diego campuses, blending kinesthetic, arts-integrated learning and emotional intelligence with college-prep academics and small class sizes.