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Homeschooling offers parents the flexibility to choose the best educational method for their children. The spectrum of homeschooling models runs from unschooling, also called self-learning or child-led learning, to a structured “school at home” type of environment. In addition, there are many schools of thought, fostered by educators such as Raymond and Dorothy Moore, John Holt, Maria Montessori, Charlotte Mason, and many other. Explore the different methods and styles of homeschooling. You’ll be inspired, intrigued, and equipped with the tools to make the best educational choices for your own family.

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Fort Matanzas National Monument
Throughout its history, the story of Fort Matanzas has been closely intertwined with that of the city of St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos. This Spanish outpost fort was built in 1740-1742 to guard the Matanzas Inlet and to warn St. Augustine of British or other enemies approaching from the south. Fort Matanzas now serves as a reminder of the early Spanish empire in the New World. In addition, the park, which is located on barrier islands along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and the Matanzas estuary, provides a natural habitat rich in wildlife with the salt marsh, scrub, and maritime hammock now protecting endangered and threatened species like the historic Fort Matanzas protected St. Augustine long ago.
How Do I know If I'm Qualified to Homeschool?

Parents considering homeschooling are understandably concerned about whether they are qualified enough. Do parents need to be trained and certified like public school teachers? How in the world can you be qualified to teach them? The most important thing to realize is that as a homeschooling parent, you're job is not necessarily to teach your children. Instead, you are there to help them learn. 

Seminole Community Library
9200 113th STreet North
Seminole, FL 33772
Phone: 727-394-6905

Seminole Community Library at St. Petersburg College, Seminole Campus, is a partnership between the College and the City of Seminole. It is a public library, a college library and much more. The library is a "Community Commons" where connections are made - between people and information and each other. With new and growing print, media and electronic resources, the Cherubs Connections Café, program rooms, an art gallery and rooms for classes, conferences and reading, the library is the hub for making connections in the Greater Seminole Area and beyond.
Catholic Charlotte Mason
Online support group for Catholics interested in the Charlotte Mason method.
Homeschool Basketball USA
Homeschool Basketball USA is a member of the National Christian Homeschool Athletic Association (NCHAA). This site is dedicated to providing news links, resource links, opportunities, information, and more about homeschool basketball across the USA, as well as to promote its growth and development.
Extra Curricular Activities
Home-educated students in Florida have the opportunity to participate in Extracurricular activities. Florida Statutes 232.425, known as the Craig Dickinson Act, guarantees this opportunity. However, this was not always the case. This article is a history of HEF's work toward achieving this goal.
Jewish Home-Schooling
This articles details many of the reasons Jewish families choose to educated their children at home, including being able to teach the Torah in the context of daily life, for religious reasons, and concerns over the academic and social quality of schools.
Charlotte Mason Living Books Curriculum

Living Books Curriculum offers homeschooling families a high-quality course of study based on the time-tested methods of Charlotte Mason. The curricula facilitate learning through literature, life experiences, and oral and written expression. The curriculum is integrated, complete, and flexible. It honors the child, supports learning, develops higher-order thinking, and generates excitement about learning.

Pierce v. Society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
In Pierce v. Society of the Sisters, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "the fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments of this Union repose excludes any general power of the state to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only. The child is not the creature of the state."
A Tribute to a True Pioneer: Dr. Raymond Moore
This is an interview with Dr. Raymond Moore, with an emphasis on his and his wife's influence on the homeschooling movement.

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