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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.
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ROOTS & WINGS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
This microschooling co-op, located on a 6-acre farm, offers farm-based holistic, experiential-based learning experiences.
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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.
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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...”
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in Virginia is focused on providing students small, multi-age collaborative groups that is character-based and experience driven.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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in Louisville, Kentucky with 10-15 students learning with two teachers leading a whole-child approach.
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SAILAWAY IN KINGSTON, TENNESSEE
offers a church-connected, faith-based private school model that serves both full-time and home-based students:
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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.
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