
Homeschooling in Colorado
There are three ways to legally homeschool in Colorado.
Option 1: Join an Umbrella Program (FACE is one of these programs.)Joining an umbrella program is legally enrolling in a private school. If you join an Umbrella Program you do not file a Notice of Intent. Private schools do have to follow certain laws and hold certain records. Each Umbrella school maintains these a bit differently. You follow the umbrella school requirements for documentation. If you need to transfer to an umbrella school as a traditional schooler you fill out withdrawal paperwork like you would for any other transfer to a private school. To learn more about joining our umbrella program or to get questions answered please visit: Prospective Family Information (While we accept students from all over the globe, we only guarantee we satisfy education laws for the state of Colorado. )
Option 2: Submit a notice of intentSubmit a notice of intent to any school district in the state. You are required to do 172 days of school per year, cover the required subjects, and every odd grade from 3rd on submit scores from a nationally normed test or an evaluation. You maintain your own records of attendance and what was covered. (For more info on this you can visit: https://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/homeschool)
Option 3: Be a licensed teacherYou don't have to enroll with anyone if you have an active Colorado teacher's license. We do havesome teachers enrolled with FACE either because they want to join in on classes and field trips, or because they want the private school transcript and diploma.
So how does this work to homeschool in partnership with FACE?
How do I get started?
Where do I find materials to teach my kids?
FACE does not provide curricula, nor do we dictate what curricula you use. The good news is there are tons of places to find curricula online. These range from large distributors that stock a wide variety of companies to individual subject-specific publishers. Some websites are even free! Here are a few ideas to start you on your search.
www.RainbowResource.com - Large company that sells a huge variety of products
www.Homesciencetools.com - Science-specific distributor of curriculum and supplies.website. Alternatively, when you select a text box a settings menu will appear. your website by double clicking on a text box on your website. Alternatively, when you select a text box
Everyone has their favorite publishers. We can't list them all, but here are a few:
BJU
Bookshark / Sonlight
ChristianLight
AlphaOmega (Lifepac, Monarch, Horizons)
Apologia
Master Books
Abeka
My Father's World
The Good and Beautiful
Time4Learning
MiAcademy
Power Homeschool/Accellus
Memoria Press
Classical Academic Press
Teachers Pay Teachers
Classroom Complete Press
Beast Academy
Education.com
Handwriting Without Tears
Teaching Textbooks