HOMESCHOOLING IS A FLEXIABLE EDUCATION OPTION THAT ALLOWS PARENTS TO CHOOSE CURRICULUM, TEACHING METHODS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL. 

HOMESCHOOLING IS AN OPTION IN ALL 50 STATES. BE SURE TO FOLLOW HOMESCHOOLING LAWS FOR YOUR STATE.

1. ENSURE THE PERSON OR PEOPLE HAVE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

YOU MUST BE A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN TO FILE A DECLARATION OF INTENT TO HOMESCHOOL THAT CHILD. YOU MAY HIRE A TUTOR TO HELP HOMESCHOOL YOUR CHILD. THE TEACHING PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN AND ANY TUTOR MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED.

2. SUMMIT ANNUAL DECLARATION OF INTENT(DOI) 

WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER YOU BEGIN HOMESCHOOLING, AND EVERY YEAR AFTER BY SEPTEMBER 1ST YOU MUST SUBMIT A DECLARATION OF INTENT TO UTILIZE A HOME STUDY PROGRAM TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HOME STUDY LINK 

3. PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS

DURING YOUR HOME STUDY SCHOOL YOUR PROGRAM MUST PROVIDE EQUIVALENT OF 180 DAYS OF EDUCATION WITH EACH SCHOOL DAY THAT CONSISTS OF 4 1/2 SCHOOL HOURS, UNLESS YOUR CHILD IS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT

4. TEACH REQUIRED SUBJECTS

YOUR  HOME STUDY PROGRAM MUST PROVIDE A BASIC EDUCATIONAL THAT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,  LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

5. WRITE ANNUAL REPORTS

AT THE END OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR YOU MUST WRITE A REPORT OF ANNUAL PROGRESS THAT YOUR CHILD MADE IN EACH OF THE REQUIRED SUBJECTS. YOU MUST KEEP THIS IN YOUR RECORDS FOR 3 YEARS. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SUMMITED TO ANYONE.

6. TEST YOUR CHILD EVERY THREE YEARS AFTER CHILD COMPLETES 3RD GRADE.

YOUR CHILD MUST TAKE A NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED TEST "ADMINISTERED IN CONSULTAION WITH A PERSON IN THE ADMINISTRATION ANDINTERPRETATION OF NORM REFERENCE TEST." TRAINED AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS STARTING AT THE END OF 3RD GRADE. RECORDS OF TESTS SHOULD BE REATAINED BY PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN.

1. TRADITIONAL HOMESCHOOLING

DEFAULT STYLE OF HOMESCHOOLING FOR MANY NEW HOMESCHOOLERS. AN ALIGNED APPROACH WITH THAT OF THE CLASSROOM EDUCATIONAL MODEL USUALLY FOUND IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

2. ROADSCHOOLING

A UNIQUE HOMESCHOOLING APPROACH THAT IS TAKEN ON THE ROAD. FLEXIBLE AND CONVENIENT WHILE TRAVELING.

3.  WORLD SCHOOLING

A WORLD VIEW GLOBAL APPROACH STYLE THAT CONNECTS LEARNER TO THE WORLD AND ADDS CULTURAL EMPHASIS TO STUDENTS.

4. UNCHOOLING

A STYLE OF HOME EDUCATION THAT ALLOWS THE CHILD TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THEIR INTEREST AND CURIOSITIES TO DRIVE THEIR PATH OF LEARING.

5. ECELCTIC 

A HIGHLY UNIQUELY INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION METHOD RESULTING FROM THE MIXING AND MATCHING OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.

6. CLASSICAL

THE OVERALL EDUCATIONAL GOAL TO ALLOW LEARNER TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES. THIS LEARNING METHOD CONSIST OF 3 STAGES :THE GRAMMAR STAGE, THE LOGIC(DIALECTIC) STAGE, AND THE RHETORIC STAGE.

7. MONTESSORI

LEARNING METHOD BASED OF THE FINDINGS OF MARIA MONTESSORI THAT VALUES EACH LEARNER AS AN INDIVIDUAL. CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY IS ENCOURAGED WHICH ENCOURAGES LEARNER TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE IT ON THEIR OWN.

8. UNIT STUDIES

EDUCATION APPROACH CENTERED AROUND SPECIFIC TOPIC OR THEME. IT CAN INVOLVE THE INTEGRATION OF VARIOUS ACADEMIC STUDIES IN ONE.

9. CHARLOTTE MASON

AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH BASED ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF CHARLOTTE MASON, BRITISH AUTHOR, TEACHER, AND LECTURER. THE METHOD CONSISTS OF HEAVY EMPAHSIS ON HIGH-QUALITY LITERATURE.

10. WALDORF

AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH THAT IS SPACED INTO 3 GROUPS: EARLY CHILD LEARNING(HANDS-ON),  ELEMENTARY EDUCATION(INTRODUCE ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, IMAGINATION AND MANAGE EMOTIONS), AND SECONDARY EDUCATION(CRITICAL THINKING, EMPATHY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE)