Arizona Homeschooling

Homeschooling is a wonderful adventure that is both exciting and challenging. To get started on your journey, we've compiled some of the best resources to help you get started homeschooling in Arizona.

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Licensing & State Laws in Arizona
Arizona’s multi-stage licensing process allows teens to gradually gain exposure to complex driving situations, easing them into driving over an extended period of time. The graduated instruction permit and graduated driver license are key steps.
Colorado Homeschool Park Day
This Facebook group is the connecting point for secular homeschooling families. Meet ups most often happen on Tuesdays in the Denver metro area. 
Morenci Open Pit Copper Mine
The Phelps Dodge Morenci Copper Mine is located in Greenlee County in eastern Arizona, where humanity and nature stand side by side offering some of the world’s most spectacular sights. Their friendly “Copper Guides” will welcome you at the Morenci Motel in the heart of the mine community. Before the tour, you are given an overview of copper and the high-tech mining processes used at Morenci. After the briefing, you board climate-controlled tour buses and head out to the working mine area. For a...
Arizona Jewish Homeschoolers
Arizona Jewish Homeschoolers is a discussion forum and information exchange for homeschooling and unschooling Jewish educators/parents (or those just thinking about it), living in Arizona. It should serve as a means to discuss issues unique to the Arizona Jewish homeschool environment, and a means by which friendships may be formed, events will be planned, and joint homeschool activities may be held. Most of the members are in the Greater Phoenix area, but welcome those from surrounding areas.
Summit View - North Valley
This group is a branch of Summit View Homeschool Cooperative andserves the North Valley cities of North Phoenix, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, and other northern Valley communities.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA) offers a wealth of things to do and places to go year-round. Its huge lakes cater to boaters, swimmers, sunbathers, and fishermen while its desert rewards hikers, wildlife photographers, and roadside sightseers. Three of America's four desert ecosystems--the Mojave, the Great Basin, and the Sonoran Deserts--meet in Lake Mead NRA. As a result, this seemingly barren area contains a surprising variety of plants and animals, some of which may be found nowhere...
Children instructed at home; testing; prohibition (15-745)
Arizona state statute concerning testing of children who are instructed in a home school program while they are receiving home school instruction.
Colorado River Homeschoolers
Colorado River Homeschoolers an inclusive homeschool group, open to all homeschoolers, regardless of style of homeschooling or religion. Located in the Bullhead City/Fort Mohave, AZ, Laughlin, NV, and Needles, CA area.
The Home Schooling Family and the AIMS Test--How DoThey Relate?
The AIMS (Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards) test is the current instrument being used by the Arizona Department of Education to assess the learning of the public school students. The test is based on the Arizona Academic Standards, which are the benchmarks of knowledge the educators have determined that all students should master. When the AIMS was developed, home schoolers were specifically exempted from the test. No testing has been required of either home schooling students or paren...
Colorado Springs Homeschool Sports League Facebook Group
The Colorado Springs Homeschool Sports League is non-competitive, with the focus on fostering teamwork, building skills, and having a lot of fun! This Facebook group connects the organization and families in the region. 
East Valley Christian Home Educators
A home school support group for Tempe, Arizona and the surrounding community. Offers monthly meetings, lending library, monthly newsletter, children's activities, testing, and more.
Tonto National Monument
Well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied by the Salado culture during the 13th, 14th, and early 15th centuries. The people farmed in the Salt River Valley and supplemented their diet by hunting and gathering native wildlife and plants. The Salado were fine craftsmen, producing some of the most exquisite polychrome pottery and intricately woven textiles to be found in the Southwest. Many of these objects are on display in the Visitor Center museum. The monument is located in the Upper Sonoran...
Valley Secular Homeschool Group
This is a secular homeschool group for the Central Arizona Area. Offers meetings, homeschool ideas, filed trips, and other activities for children.
County Educational Service Agencies
A clickable map that takes you to each county's educational services agency's website.
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
The national trail commemorates the route followed by a Spanish commander, Juan Bautista de Anza, in 1775-76 when he led a contingent of 30 soldiers and their families to found a presidio and mission near the San Francisco Bay. Along the trail route, the visitor can experience the varied landscapes similar to those the expedition saw; learn the stories of the expedition, its members, and descendants; better understand the American Indian role in the expedition and the diversity of their cultures...
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Homeschoolers' Success Stories : 15 Adults and 12 Young People Share the Impact That Homeschooling Has Made on Their Lives
Despite their growing numbers, many homeschoolers still find their experience somewhat isolating. This collection of short biographies aims to alleviate some of that loneliness. While the stories profile modern-day homeschool grads and students, famo...
The Way They Learn
The learning-styles expert, Cynthia Ulrich Tobias,  gives parents a better understanding of the types of learning approaches that will help their children do better in school and at home. She offers practical advice for teaching in response to y...
Taking Charge of Your Child's Education: A Guide to Becoming the Primary Influence in Your Child's Life
Every parent wants to give their child the best start in life. The best way to do that is to get fully involved in their educational process as their primary influence. This book is full of helpful information, resources, and tools that will lead you...
Reading Made Easy
Reading Made Easy is a phonics-based program, featuring 108 easy lessons, designed to be taught in less than 30 minutes per day. It is fully scripted and has original Christian content and stories. Includes hands-on writing and drawing activities. Re...
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The pupil can only educate himself. Teachers are the custodians of apparatus upon which he himself must turn and twist to acquire the excellencies that distinguish the better from the poorer of God's vessels.

Martin H. Fischer