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Home Education in Kansas

Always refer to your home school as a “private school” when dealing with officials – not as a home school.

Before you start your home school, choose a name for your “non-accredited private school” and register the name and address with the State Board of Education – there is no fee.  Use the Mail-in registration form provided by the state so you can make copies for your records. Annual re-registration is not required.

If you are withdrawing your child from a public school, be sure to notify the principal in writing when you withdraw your child. For more guidelines and information go to the HSLDA website.


NOTE: The information provided is a guideline. It is important for all parents to understand the statutes, procedures, policies, and/or guidelines in their home state and do what is necessary to comply with them. Find out the law in your state.



Home Education Resources and Support Groups

Families have been educating their children at home for years.  You don't need to start from scratch! 

Start with our Home Education Resources where you'll find links to curriculum, materials, teaching methods, answers to common questions about home education, step-by-step suggestions and creative options, and links to national organizations. Our goal is to share some of the best and most popular materials and resources.

You are not alone! There are many home education support groups in your area who have suggestions for teaching individual subjects, outlines of teaching methods, special needs links, activities, events, and much, much more. 

We also have links below to the major home education organization in Kansas.  You can find more support groups at their website.

 



Private Schools

Use the National Center for Education Statistics to find a private school in your area - just enter your city!  This useful database has many ways to search, provides stats such as grade levels of schools, student population, contact info for schools.



Laws and Standards

For the best understanding on the law and how to read it, we recommend National Home Education Legal Defense (NHELD). Once you read their site, you'll know why they are your vanguards of true legal freedom.  Here is an excerpt from NHELD:

 

Parents educate their children for a variety of reasons in a variety of ways. However, there is one thing that is crucial for all parents, the need to be free so that they are able to educate in the manner in which they choose in the best interest of their children. Together, we can and must retain this freedom; without freedom, there is only one choice: government schooling. That is not acceptable.


We also have links to the laws regarding education (from the HSLDA website) and educational standards (from Developing Educational Standards).
 

 



If you feel that your group is not properly represented below - or if you know of a group that should be listed in one of our categories - or if you find a broken link - please let us know.  Thank you!


    
ORGANIZATIONS

You may want to start with the main home education organization in your state.

Christian Home Educators Confederation of Kansas (CHECK)

P.O. Box 1332, Topeka, KS 66601
Phone:  (785) 272-6655
Email: 
info@kansashomeschool.org


CHECK's mission is to further the interests of private home education in Kansas by providing accurate, helpful information on home education; encouraging the creation, functioning and growth of local support groups; and advocating for home education in the state and federal legislatures and other relevant agencies and organizations.  CHECK-sponosored activities and publications will be consistently Christian and dedicated to the honor and glory of God.

 



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LOCAL SUPPORT 


Kansas City East Christian Academy Lions

Contact:  Larry Johnson or Tom O'Reilly

Phone:  (816) 224-8452 or (816) 779-5753

Email:  mlkj1004@sbcglobal.net

Our mission is to provide an opportunity for home school students to participate in a Christian athletic program for the praise and glory of God. We offer a full range of sports - 8-man tackle football, volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls cross country, baseball, cheerleading, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls track and field. Ages 8-18.

 

Midwest Parent Educators

Phone:  (913) 599-0311

Email:  info@midwesthomeschoolers.org

A non-profit organization dedicated to providing resources, support and encouragement to homeschooling families.

Area:  Kansas City and surrounding areas

 

Montgomery County Homeschoolers Association

Contact: Tara, (620) 331-0809

Email:  tlandcl@hotmail.com

We are a Christian homeschooling support group which offers fun and educational opportunities to the homeschooling families of Independence, Kansas and the surrounding communities.

Area:  Independence and surrounding communities

 

Teaching Effective Academics in Christian Homes (TEACH)

Phone:  (785) 843-9207

Email:  info@teachfamilies.org

We provide support for homeschoolers including a newsletter, a resource center, annual academic testing, learning groups, selected junior and senior high school classes, e-mail announcements, a web page, field trips, help for new homeschoolers, academic contests, school pictures, an annual used curriculum sale, special events, and fellowship and encouragement. Though decidedly Christian in focus, TEACH is open to all home schooling families.

Area:  Douglas County

 

Teaching Parents Association

Email:  info@wichitahomeschool.org

We minister to homeschool families in various manners providing helpful, informative answers to your questions. Our greatest goal is to meet our homeschooling families’ needs. We are blessed to have a board comprised of many homeschool veterans which allows us to draw upon years of experience and be a resource to others.

Area:  South Central Kansas

 

Visionary Christian Home Educators

Phone: (316) 773.4055

Email: Sonoranmom@sbcglobal.net

Our purpose is to educate, inspire, encourage, exhort and equip you to be confident in your ability to teach and disciple your children at home with an eternal perspective. Further, we desire to see you go on to mentor other mom's interested in and/or already involved in home education. Monthly topic meetings provide valuable tools, resources, and practical ways to accomplish this. Meeting format provides for learning, fellowship, and prayer.

Area:  Wichita

 

 



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