Homeschooling and Distance Learning Options for High School Students

The Home Study Option paper - prepared by a Foreign Service parent who homeschooled her children.

Recent Education Initiatives in the Department of State

Homeschooling Allowances

Education Allowances
Qs and As for the Homeschooling Allowance

Homeschooling and the High School Student

One school used by Foreign Service families is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln program. It is a fully accredited program and the one on which the homeschooling allowance for high schoolers has been calculated. A student has to complete 5 courses (basically a year) through the school, combined with other credits, to receive a diploma.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tel: 402-472-4422 (toll free: 877-243-4747)
Web site: http://dcs.unl.edu/ishs/

Other choices include:

University of Missouri-Columbia High School
Tel: 800-609-3727 or 573-882-2491
Web site: http://cdis.missouri.edu
Email: cdis@missouri.edu

University of Miami Online High School
Toll Free: (877) 871-8163 of (954) 922-1621
Web site: www.UMOHS.org

Texas Tech University
Tel: 806-742-2352
Web site: http://www.dce.ttu.edu

Additional Resources

World Wide Learn - This website offers links to numerous online courses and diploma programs that can be used for high school age students.

Fairfax County Home Instruction Guidelines

About Homeschooling

Homeschooling Information from all 50 states in the U.S.

Family Education

Home Education Magazine

Calvert School

University of Nebraska, Center for Continuing Education

USDA Graduate Correspondence Program

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education - Homeschooling resources for gifted students

Power-Glide Foreign Language Courses for Homeschool

Teacher Stores - Check out their free resources!

LD On Line is a parent resource with numerous articles about specific learning disablities and links to more information on disabilities and parent support groups. The website is designed for parents, teachers, and other professionals. Information on Homeschooling

EduHound - This website offers all kinds of education information for grades K-12, including links to homeschooling sites, standards by state, safety and health, ESL and foreign language, state and federal government information on education issues, and a host of other education topics.

Teachnology - Weekly Tips for Teachers - This free online newsletter provides online resources for teachers, which may be useful to homeschooling families. Topics covered include Start Your Week, Printable Activity of the Week, eWorkbook of the Week, On-line Activity of the Week, Weekly Teacher Resources, The Latest on Our Teacher Message Board, On-line Teacher Poll of the Week, and Best on the Web for Teachers.

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