When you decide to homeschool, I am finding out, that there are so many options for every facet of home education. In Colorado, a child who is 7 years of age and older must register with their county. Registering is simply filling out the letter of intent, this is one from Jefferson County. It must be turned in 14 days prior to the start of the school year.
Something I found out today while searching the Christian Home Educators of Colorado’s website, is that you can register with Independent Schools. Independent schools offers perks such as testing, attendance tracking, record keeping, diagnostics, support, and more. Some schools offer yearbook class and field trips. If you sign up with an Independent school you do not have to register your child with the county. There are several Independent schools in the Denver Metro Area and around Colorado.
One more option I came across is registering with an out-of-state Correspondence school. When I browsed the list I noticed that a lot of these schools are run by Christian and non-Christian curriculum publishers like Alpha Omega, A Beka, Bob Jones, Calvert, Cambridge, and more. Here is a link to the list of Independent and Correspondence Schools.
I looked around Alpha Omega Academy’s website and it looks interesting, something I am going to investigate. ONE THING to note about the Correspondence schools – enrolling in these alone does not fulfill registestration requirements in Colorado. Check your state laws here at the Home School Legal Defense Association.
