Homeschooling in Wyoming

Explore

Hot Topics

Homeschool Curriculum

There is a smorgasbord of choices when deciding on curricula for your family. It is often trial and error until you find what works best for you and your child. We offer you a complete look at the curriculum choices available.

What's Popular

Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy

St. Thomas Aquinas Academy is an independent home school program, established in 1995. They are dedicated to the Catholic formation and education of children by the persons granted the grace and commission to do so by Our Heavenly Father, the child’s own parents. To that end, they offer a 12-year Catholic liberal arts curriculum for the home schooling family.

The Truth about Homeschooling and Socialization
The reality of homeschool socialization is that there are usually more opportunities to socialize than there is time. The crush of activities, friends, and interactions with others keeps most homeschoolers more than busy.
Learning Styles and Hemispheric Dominance: Is Your Learning Style at Odds with That of Your Child's?
This article focuses on how the differences between your own learning styles and right-brain/left-brain capabilities and that of your children can affect your home learning atmosphere. Learn to identify and understand learning styles, along with strategies to integrate your learning style with that of your children.
Unschoolers Online

Unschoolers Online offers information, support groups listings, articles, resources, and more to help parents get the information and resources they need to successfully unschool their children. 

Devils Tower National Monument
The nearly vertical monolith known as Devils Tower rises 1,267 feet above the meandering Belle Fourche River. Once hidden below the earth's surface, erosion has stripped away the softer rock layers revealing Devils Tower. Known by several northern plains tribes as Bears Lodge, it is a sacred site of worship for many American Indians. The rolling hills of this 1,347 acre park are covered with pine forests, deciduous woodlands, and prairie grasslands. Deer, prairie dogs, and other wildlife are abundant. Proclaimed September 24, 1906 as the nation's first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Title 21 Education: Chapter 4 - Pupils, Article 4 - Isolation

21-4-402. Instruction for hospitalized or homebound pupils.

  1. The board of trustees of each school district shall offer homebound instruction for each pupil in the district who is hospitalized or homebound for more than one (1) week because of injury or illness.
  2. The board shall also offer homebound instruction for each pupil in the district who is hospitalized or placed in a state accredited or state certified treatment facility for more than one (1) week in a hospital or facility located in another Wyoming school district because of injury or illness. The board shall either provide instruction directly or contract with the school district in which the pupil is hospitalized or placed in a facility to provide this instruction. This subsection does not apply to pupils who are hospitalized or placed due to a mental, physical or psychological handicap and who are receiving educational services under W.S. 21-2-501.
10 Reasons to Homeschool in the Summer
These top 10 reasons for homeschooling during the summer will help you identify the advantages of year-round homeschooling. These advantages include having more days during the school year for field trips, projects, local programs, and emergencies. It also provides more routine and continuity.
Special Ed: Factory-Like Schooling May Soon Be a Thing of the Past
Britton Manasco, writing for Reason Magazine, looks at the advantages of homeschooling, along with some interesting facets of home education. Discusses the benefits of encouraging independent thought and decentralized learning practices. The article also takes a look at the state of today's classrooms and the limitations of traditional notions of education. There is also a discussion of the use of technology in the homeschool environment and how this relates to the issue of socialization.
Unschooling.com
Provides information and support for those who unschool or who have chosen a relaxed, child-led form of learning. Includes stories from experienced unschoolers, message boards, a free monthly email newsletter, and helpful resources.

Resources

Looking for Another State?

Small Map of the U.S.A.

Featured Resources