Missouri Local Homeschooling Resources

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Missouri Homeschooling Resource Pages

Missouri Homeschooling
Helpful Information, Links & Tips for Homeschoolers in Missouri

Time4Learning Parent Discussion Forum - Missouri
Discussions and Resources for Missouri Homeschoolers

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Missouri Homeschool Legal Requirements

Homeschool Legal Advantage (HLA)
HLA is an outreach of the Christian Law Association. The CLA has faithfully served churches and families since 1969, and has successfully defended over 8,000 educational freedom related cases. Today, the Homeschool Legal Advantage team includes a large group of full-time attorneys and an additional 200+ affiliated attorneys throughout the United States. HLA stands ready to educate and empower Homeschoolers so that they can respond kindly and confidently to local officials when homeschooling questions arise. And, when direct attorney involvement or even legal representation is required to defend your right to homeschool, as a member of Homeschool Legal Advantage, you can rest assured that assistance from one of our experienced attorneys is only a phone call away! For more information, please visit http://www.HomeschoolLegalAdvantage.com

From FHE
The Missouri Home Education Law

Missouri school laws - Home Schooling
From the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Home schooling is one of the options available for meeting the state's compulsory attendance law, Section 167.031, RSMo. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does NOT regulate or monitor home schooling in Missouri. Neither the State Board of Education nor the Department have authority to issue regulations or guidelines concerning home schooling.

Home Schooling Information
From the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Revised Statutes of Missouri Related to Home Schooling
From the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

The Compulsory Attendance Law FAQ's
From the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Home Schooling Topics and Resources
From the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Missouri and Regional Homeschool Conferences and Conventions

St. Louis
St. Louis Catholic Homeschool Association - 2010 Catholic Homeschool Conference
March 26, 2010 - March 27, 2010
Join us for a day of exciting and informative discussions designed to introduce and educate Catholic families to the endless possibilities of homeschooling. Cardinal Rigali Center 20 Archbishop May Drive, St. Louis MO 63119

Manchester
2010 Greater St. Louis Area Home Educators Expo!!
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
First Evangelical Free Church of St Louis County, 1375 Carman Road. Manchester, MO 63021. Our confirmed speakers, so far, for the 2010 Expo are: David Hazell (My Father's World), Steve Demme (Math-U-See) Jeannie Fulbright, Dianne Craft, Barry Stebbing, Carl Werner and still more to come....... Special Pre-Registration Incentives

Cincinnati
2010 MidWest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati
April 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
The HOMESCHOOL EVENT of the YEAR! Outstanding Speaker Roster includes Dr. Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise, Doug Phillips, Cathy Duffy, Andrew Pudewa, Catherine Levinson, Douglas & Nancy Wilson, Jim Weiss, Amanda Bennett, Attorney David Gibbs and more! 220+ Seminar & Workshop sessions including a WORLDVIEW Teen Track led by John Stonestreet & Dr. Jeff Myers. HUGE Exhibit Hall with 200+ Exhibitors. Optional Childrens Program. Extremely affordable! Homeschoolers attend from 20+ states! For more information, please visit http://www.CincinnatiHomeschoolConvention.com

Springfield
2010 SHEM Home Education Convention
April 22, 2010 - April 24, 2010
Springfield Expo Center 635 St, Louis St. Springfield, MO 65806

St. Charles
Christian Home Educators Fellowship - 26th Annual CHEF Conference and Curriculum Fair 2010
June 22, 2010 - June 23, 2010
Advancing God’s Kingdom through Family Discipleship June 22,23 2010 St. Charles Convention Center. This year marks CHEF’s 26th year of dedication to equipping parents to train up their children in the admonition of the Lord. Thanks to all of you who have supported the CHEF conference during these past 26 years. God has blessed our faithful partnership to effectively advance God’s kingdom. SPEAKERS THUS FAR: Dr. Ken Ham, Kevin Swanson, Dr. Marshall Foster, Dr. Paul Jehle, Bill Potter, and Woody Robertson

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Other Missouri Homeschooling Events

Springfield
2010 National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships
March 15, 2010 - March 20, 2010
The 19th Annual National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships Division I, Division II and Division III. Location: Patrick Henry College

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Missouri Homeschooling Classes

Chesterfield
Chesterfield Arts
Home School Art Classes

Chesterfield
Olympiad Gymnastics in Chesterfield
Gymnastics classes

Cottleville, St. Peters, O'Fallon and St. Charles
Champion Martial Arts
Welcome to Champion Martial Arts. Whether you're a child or adult, we have a program designed to meet your needs. We offer martial arts classes for children (ages 4-12) which stress character development and positive reinforcement while teaching functional self-defense skills. We offer self-defense classes for adults (13-over) as well which focus on situational self-defense (both standing as well as on the ground); we cover all ranges of defense.

Kansas City
Classical Conversations
Our once-a-week, supplemental, academic programs provide a committed Christian community of structure and support, along with great fellowship for the students and parents. Birthed out of a desire to equip every parent in teaching their children, Leigh has developed Parent Practicums, which range from one-day to three-day events with academic camps for students. Our 1-Day Practicums are led by state teams in various cities and states throughout the year. Our 3-Day Practicums are led by CC's trained practicum facilitators in the spring/summer months in select states. If you have been looking for a community of home schoolers who use the Classical Model for education, live by Christian principles, and enjoy learning, come and visit us at one of our programs or practicums.

Kansas City/Overland Park
Christian Youth Theater - Kansas City
Christian Youth Theater (CYT) is an after-school theater arts training program for students ages 4 - 18. CYT is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization funded primarily through its tuition, ticket sales and outside contributions. Every session (fall, winter and spring) CYT offers theater arts classes for children as an after-school activity. Each local program conducts three ten-week sessions throughout the school year, teaching drama, voice, dance and a broad spectrum of specialty theatrical workshops at weekly two-hour classes. Enrolled students have the opportunity to work behind the scenes, or audition and perform on stage in a Broadway-style musical performed for the community.

Kirkwood
Argonne Gallery
Youth art classes are offered at the gallery. We have classes for children 4 yrs old thru 18 yrs old.

Rolla
andFLEWMovement Studio - Homeschool Program
andFlew! Movement Studio is launching a new Daytime DANCE program for students ages 8 – 16. All experience levels are invited to our new cooperative, community-focused Children’s Program. Pre-registration is required. Each course runs 6 weeks beginning September 8th. Confidential scholarships are available. Contact the studio to register! Visit our website to download the flyer.

Southwest Missouri
Mystic Music: beginning and intermediate woodwind lessons
Professional sax man will help you to round out your student's education with expert woodwind lessons, brass/woodwind repairs here in my Taney co shop or sell completely overhauled horns from my showroom

Springfield/Branson
The New Premier Dance Academy
Specially designed instruction for homeschoolers in: World Famous Russian Style Classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom Dance, Tumbling, Folk/Ethnic Character Dance, Clogging, Acrobatic Rock-n-Roll,"My Mom and Me", Art of Ballet class, a unique program for children ages 2-3). mailto:acroruss@aol.com All classes are taught by Vadim and Elena Serykh, award winning husband and wife adagio team formerly performing on the Showboat Branson Belle. World class instruction in the performing arts now available right here in the Ozarks!

St. Louis
DaySpring Centre for Arts and Education
DaySpring School of the Arts in St. Louis, Missouri is a unique and creative environment where students can be well equipped in the disciplines of the performing and fine arts -- classical ballet, tap, jazz, modern dance, musical theater, drama, technical theater, fine art, music lessons and classes--and through creative academic programs for home schoolers.

Wentzville
Daughters of Grace Dance Company
Daughters of Grace Dance Company is a performance arts ministry that strives to share the love of Christ through dance and other art expressions. We hope to see you in class soon! We are a non-profit (501c3) organization seeking to serve local homeschool families through the following classes: Homeschool Ballet & Tap, Homeschool Hip Hop, Homeschool Tumbling, Homeschool Cheerleading, Homeschool Drama, and Homeschool Show Choir. We also offer other enriching classes such as Sewing and Clogging. Our primary focus is on girls ages 2 and up, but we do accept boys into many of our homeschool classes. Our mission is simply to "share the love of Christ through dance" and other arts forms.

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Missouri Homeschooling Co-ops

Branson /Tri -Lakes Area
Life Connections Homeschool Co-op
NEW GROUP! We are a Christian, parent taught cooperative that will meet once a week in Branson. Our scheduled program for the day includes chapel, 3 classes, snack time and lunch fellowship. We will have field trips and community service as well. All Christian families are welcome. (classes-> PE, Music, Arts and Crafts, Bible journal, Home Ec and others/ parents decide classes per grade level) For more inf. Wanda Coley 417-593-9580

Columbia
Garden Gate School of Mid-Missouri
Gate Organization seeks to enrich the lives of mid-Missouri children, their families, and the community through Waldorf-inspired education. Garden Gate believes in honoring early childhood as a time to imitate and explore through experience; attending to the rhythms, cycles, and patterns of nature in all subjects; and awakening the child’s capacities to work joyfully with others. This education approaches each discipline in the humanities and the sciences artistically, supporting a child’s abilities to learn by engaging the body, heart, and mind. In using both age and individually appropriate experiences and materials, we hope to nurture intellectual flexibility and the constant love of learning.

Springfield
Home Schoolers' Academy
A co-operative of Christian parents. We are designed to provide our home-schooled children, K-12, with supplemental classes that honor Biblical standards and principles.

Springfield
S.H.I.N.E. 4 Him Coop
We are a christian based coop that meets on Thursday mornings from 9:30 - 1:15. See our website for more information

 

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Job and Volunteer Opportunities for Missouri Homeschool Students

Carthage
Carthage Deli
part time job
http://www.carthagedeli.com/

 

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