Buy Now

How to Start Homeschooling in Raleigh

How to Start Homeschooling in Raleigh
View Our Lesson Demos!

These days, there are more and more families joining the homeschooling community across the country, and the Raleigh homeschooling network is growing. There are lots of new and veteran homeschoolers in Raleigh, NC just like you who chose home education for a variety of reasons.

If you’re looking to begin homeschooling in Raleigh, this guide will help you get started.

This information should by no means be interpreted as legal advice. It is your responsibility to interpret and understand the laws that you will be homeschooling under.

How to Homeschool in Raleigh

Once you’ve decided you want to homeschool in the Triangle region of North Carolina, follow these steps to get started

  1. Research the Laws: The absolute first step to homeschooling in Raleigh is making sure you are familiar with North Carolina’s homeschool laws. You need to know both your rights and responsibilities.
  2. File a Notice of Intent with the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Education (NCDNPE). This document will ask you to ensure that you have the proper education to homeschool as well as information such as the name and address of your homeschool.
  3. Choose the homeschool curriculum that best fits your family’s needs, including your child’s preferred learning style and your homeschooling approach.
  4. Research local homeschool support groups and homeschool co-ops in Raleigh. Participating in the right group for your family can provide you with resources and information, advice, moral support, and even learning and social opportunities.
  5. Enjoy: Make the most of your time learning together!

    Time4Learning Curriculum for Homeschooling in Raleigh

    Although Raleigh parents have to follow certain homeschooling rules per North Carolina home education laws, they have tons of flexibility when it comes to their children’s education.

    Time4Learning helps students in Wake County achieve their learning goals whether it’s in a full homeschooling environment, as a hybrid homeschool in Raleigh and surrounding areas or even as an after school program.

    Here are some of the reasons that families homeschooling in Wake County are using Time4Learning:

    • Students will have access to a full year’s worth of learning materials for every grade level.
    • We make sure all the basics are covered: reading, grammar, mathematics, science and social studies.
    • Time4Learning enables Raleigh homeschoolers to go beyond the basics by adding other supplemental resources like Time4MathFacts, Time4Languages, as well as a variety of high school electives.
    • Time4Learning supports new Raleigh homeschoolers like you with easy-to-use lesson planning and recordkeeping tools, leaving you more time to explore the Tar Heel State’s outdoor classroom.
    • Time4Learning provides engaging, self-paced lessons and activities, so you can cater your instruction to your child’s learning profile. You can change the rate and content of instruction and revisit content and quizzes/tests to support all children with or without special learning needs.
    • Our curriculum includes virtual labs, guided notes and other features to help your students stay engaged.
    • Time4Learning’s Parent Community and Forum offers a space for you to connect with other Raleigh homeschoolers, as well as homeschoolers from North Carolina, the United States, and the world.
    • Parents can join without risk, by starting and stopping at any time with a no-contract monthly subscription!

    Field Trips in Raleigh and Beyond

    Homeschooling in Wake County has so many benefits beyond just rules and regulations. The City of Oaks is a great place to explore and keep the learning going just about everywhere you turn. You may be able to find regular homeschool classes through Raleigh organizations and museums, or you can check with homeschooling groups in the area.

    To start, you can schedule a homeschool field trip on your own or with another family. Here are just a few field trip ideas right in Raleigh:

    Clemmons Educational State Forest — Clemmons’ pine and hardwood forests accompany rolling terrain, streams, and rock formations and are located between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Join your homeschooler in learning about the ecology of this managed forest by exploring well-marked trails and discovering exhibits and displays along the way. Use this outdoor classroom on your own or get a group of ten or more for a free ranger-conducted class.

    Marbles Kids Museum — Enjoy this hands-on museum with your homeschooler and discover a world of indoor and outdoor exhibits like Toddlers Hollow, Treetunes, Sun Sprouts, Ideaworks, STEMosphere, and much more. Catch a documentary or a full-length feature film at theIMAX theater. If you can’t visit, learn at home with Marbles-To-Go play kits, videos, and ideas and activities.

    North Carolina Museum of Art — Enjoy free admission to a permanent collection of over 5,000 years of artwork in over 40 galleries, or get a ticket to one of the many special exhibits, programs, or performances in the large amphitheater. Explore the 164-acre museum park. Self-guided or group tours can be arranged that target grade levels, or you can arrange a virtual field trip to enjoy from home.

    North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences — Visit the animals and exhibits here to learn while you have fun throughout seven floors and across two city blocks. Exhibits include Coastal North Carolina, Exploring the Deep Sea, Tropical Connections, Mountains to the Sea, and Arthropod Zoo, among many others. Virtual programs are also available if you can’t make the trip.

    Raleigh City Museum — Designed to “Preserve Raleigh’s Past for the Future,” this museum collects and cares for artifacts and seeks to educate visitors through exhibits like “Women of Change: The Legacy of the 19th Amendment” and “From Plantation to Park: The Story of Dix Hill.” Visit exhibits featuring the political cartoons of Dwane Powell; democracy in Raleigh; and over 200 years of artifacts and images showing the past, present, and future of Raleigh. Watch for special events, too!

    Ready to adventure outside of the Raleigh area? Try these North Carolina Field Trips for Homeschoolers!

    Additional Resources Related to Homeschooling in North Carolina

    PreK - 5th

    $29.95
    • Monthly, per student

    6th - 12th

    $39.95
    • Monthly, per student

    30% off each additional student

    Discount applied to the student(s) of equal or lesser value.

    Now Is the Time to Get Started!

    Start • Stop • Pause Anytime

    Sign Up

    TOP