The Homeschooling Handbook_ From Preschool to High School - Mary Griffith [122]
Correspondence Schools and Curriculum Suppliers
A Beka Correspondence School/Home Video School/Book Publications, Box 18000, Pensacola, FL 32523-9160; (800) 874-BEKA.
Traditional Christian correspondence curriculum through high school.
American School, 850 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637.
Traditional high school correspondence program.
Bob Jones University Press, Greenville, SC 29614.
BJU sells curriculum materials for Christian schools and homeschoolers.
Bridgestone Academy, 300 North McKerny Avenue, Chandler, AZ 65226-2616; (800) 662-7396; http://www.switched-onschoolhouse.com.
Bridgestone is the correspondence affiliate of Alpha Omega Publications, which produces Christian-based curricular materials.
Calvert School, 105 Tuscany Road, Baltimore, MD 21210; (410) 243-6030; http://www.calvertschool.org.
Traditional K–8 correspondence program.
Clonlara School Home Based Educational Program, 1289 Jewett Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104; (313)769-4515; Clonlara@delphi.com; http://www.clonlara.org.
Supports individualized learning with complete private school services; also offers high school program over the Internet.
CyberSchool, 200 North Monroe, Eugene, OR 97402; (541) 687-6939; http://CyberSchool.4j.lane.edu.
CyberSchool, operated by Eugene Public Schools, offers high school credit courses worldwide over the Internet.
HCL Boston School, P.O. Box 2920, Big Bear City, CA 92314; (909) 585-7188.
Private homeschool services from interest-initiated approach.
Konos Curriculum, P.O. Box 1524, Richardson, TX 75083; (214) 669-8337.
Unit study curriculum based on character traits.
Oak Meadow School, P.O. Box 740, Putney, VT 05346; (802) 387-2021; oms@oakmeadow.com; http://www.oakmeadow.com.
Waldorf-based homeschooling program.
Rod and Staff Publishers, Highway 172, Crockett, KY 41413.
Rod and Staff supplies biblically based materials across the curriculum.
Seton Home Study School, 1350 Progress Drive, Front Royal, VA 22630.
Catholic home study program.
Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd., 8185 South Grant Way, Littleton, CO 80127.
Complete unit study–style curriculum from a Christian perspective.
Sycamore Tree, 2179 Meyer Place, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
Catalog of books and resources; also curriculum guidelines and homeschool record-keeping services; high school diploma available.
University of Nebraska Independent Study High School Program, Continuing Education Center, Room 269, Lincoln, NE 68583
West River Academy, 2420 North First Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501; (970) 241-4137; wru2420@aol.com
General Homeschooling Materials
Animal Town, P.O. Box 485, Healdsburg, CA 95448; (800) 445-8642.
Cooperative board games.
Aristoplay, Ltd., P.O. Box 7529, Ann Arbor, MI 48107; (800) 634-7738.
All kinds of educational and cooperative games.
Charlotte Mason Research and Supply Company, P.O. Box 936, Elkton, MD 21922-0936.
Books and materials based on Mason’s educational philosophy.
Cobblestone Publishing, 7 School Street, Peterborough, NH 03458.
Publishes children’s magazines: Cobblestone (American history), Calliope (world history), Faces (anthopology), and Odyssey (science and technology). Also sells topical packs of back issues.
Dover Publications, 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501.
Huge selection of paperback books, on all topics. Children’s and other specialized catalogs available in addition to their main catalog.
The Drinking Gourd Book Company, P.O. Box 2557, Redmond, WA 98073; (800) TDG-5487.
Amazing catalog full of tempting books, including Joy Hakim’s American history series, A History of US. Especially strong in multicultural resources, science, and math.
Elijah Company, Route 2, Box 100B, Crossville, TN 38555; (615) 456-6384.
Wide variety of curricular materials from a Christian perspective. Catalog thoroughly explains different approaches to homeschooling.
FUN Books, 1688 Belhaven Woods Court, Pasadena, MD 21122-3727; (888) FUN-7020; FUN@IQCweb.com; www.IQCweb.com/fun/funbooks.htm.
Bill and Nancy Greer’s catalog is full of interesting