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This co-op is part of a network started specifically to serve Black families in response to the pandemic and the continued challenges in Detroit Public Schools.
ROOTS & WINGS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
This microschooling co-op, located on a 6-acre farm, offers farm-based holistic, experiential-based learning experiences.
serves grades K-12 in Washington, DC combining place-based academic learning customized for each student with hands-on, interdisciplinary project-based learning.
A child's home away from home, Zucchinis aims to provide a safe, caring, homelike atmosphere for children, while at the same time providing for their physical, intellectual, emotional and social development.
is an ecosystem of decentralized Montessori micro-schools that support children, teachers, and parents. Wildflower aspires to give all children and families the opportunity to choose high quality, beautiful learning environments as they follow life’s unfolding journey.
Prenda, one of our Nevada microschooling partners, located in Arizona, lists this as their mission and philosophy, “We believe that every human is a natural born learner, explorer, wonderer, and scientist. Our aim is to protect and nurture the natural human desire to learn, progress, and grow...”
in Virginia is focused on providing students small, multi-age collaborative groups that is character-based and experience driven.
in Washington’s Maple Valley is homeschool co-op, that offers classes for children ages birth through high school. Priorities include “To provide excellent academic instruction from a biblical Christian world view, to inspire a love for learning”, with a focus on maintaining a high standard of academics in upper grades. Students and families meet as a group full days on Mondays.
in Austin, Texas is a Catholic and classical-inspired model serving grades K-12. Students meet 2 days a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, in multi-age groups. They receive instruction on those two days, as well as receiving guidance to facilitate the learning they do at their own at home.
in Leesburg, Virginia has children meet with a mentor to develop a Personalized Learning Plan for each child. The 11-week microschooling program runs in 11 weeks stints. It offers educational support, and the opportunity for children to participate in science, the arts, and civics.
is a community of homeschoolers which meets once weekly for a full day of organized classes at a Methodist Church in Savannah Georgia, preschool through grade12
in Louisville, Kentucky with 10-15 students learning with two teachers leading a whole-child approach.
SAILAWAY IN KINGSTON, TENNESSEE
offers a church-connected, faith-based private school model that serves both full-time and home-based students:
HEDFEX IN MINNESOTA'S TWIN CITIES
is a secular, inclusive, homeschool co-op offering high-quality, professionally-taught classes for ages 3-16, emphasizing friendship and support for kids and parents alike.