Please note that the information on this page is no longer updated. Do a google search for current info.
These posts are specific for Georgia, especially North Georgia around Athens. Also included are some destinations within a day’s drive from Athens. Non-homeschoolers may find these resources useful too.
HOMESCHOOLING IN GEORGIA
Georgia’s Kindergarten and Homeschooling Laws – Please double check on current laws through Georgia Department of Education Home Schools website. Information on this blog is no longer updated.
Intentional Reading Using Georgia’s PINES Online Library Catalog
NATURE EVENTS & CLASSES
Knee-high Naturalist Class at the Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens, GA
The Homeschool Science Classes at the Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens, GA
The Junior Ranger Program – Includes details on the Georgia Junior Ranger Program and links to the National Junior Ranger Program
SCIENCE CENTERS
Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville, GA
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, GA
The Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, GA
Natural History Museum at Georgia College & other sightseeing in Milledgeville, GA
Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, TN
Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta
GARDENS
HIKING
Free Places to Take Kids in Athens, Georgia
Just for Fun: Our Trip to Anna Ruby Falls (a beautiful day hike for young kids and it’s stroller accessible)
The Lake Loop Trail at Unicoi State Park (stroller accessible)
ZOOS
Noah’s Ark (animal sanctuary in Locust Grove, GA)
North Georgia Petting Zoo & Farm
JUST FOR KIDS
Interactive Neighborhood for Kids (INK) Museum in Gainesville, GA
Day Trip to Greenville’s Children’s Museum, Greenville, SC
ART MUSEUMS
The Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
The Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, GA
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Michael C. Carlos Museum on the campus of Emory University
Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville
SEASONAL
Pumpkin Patch (Pick Your Own Pumpkins in Watkinsville, GA; They also have strawberries in the spring.)
Scary, Oozy Slimy Day at the Sandy Creek Nature Center (Every October)
The North Atlanta Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show – A must see! (Every December at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Gwinett County)
Lazy B Farm Statham, Georgia – Farm field trip. Field trips can be arranged for small homeschool groups during their field trip season. Also a Jr. Beekeeper certification class is offered there.
PLACES TO LEARN ABOUT HISTORY
Homeschool Field Trip to the William Harris Homestead (Near Monroe, Georgia. Open to the public on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.)
Museum of Aviation, Warner Robbins, Georgia
Michael C. Carlos Museum on the campus of Emory University
INTERVIEWS WITH GEORGIA HOMESCHOOLERS
Interview with a Former Homeschool Student
Interview with Homeschooled Student Rachel Foy
Interview with Barrow County Homeschooling Family: The McGarrys
Interview with Barrow County Homeschooling Family: The Bells
More to come…
External Links
- Georgia Department of Education Home Schools – This is where you submit your online forms to homeschool in Georgia
- GA Home Education Association
- Governor’s Honors Programs (GHP)
- Sandy Creek Nature Center, Athens
- State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens
- UGA Community Music School, Athens
- Georgia Museum of Art, Athens
- The Academy – A Different Kind of High School
- Autry Mill in John’s Creek, GA
- National Archives at Atlanta
- Georgia Aquarium
- Fernbank Museum of Natural History
- Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum
- Zoo Atlanta
Mama of Letters 
Shelli, I LOOOVE your website and go through it rather maniacally. It really helps me with my homeschooling. Of late, I’ve been using a lot of online resources to supplement my son’s education. Online worksheets, educational games seem to work with him. Do you review such resources? For example, I use http://www.jumpstart.com/ for English and Math games. I could use something else for science. Are other homeschoolers using these as well? Am I going about it the wrong way? Would love to hear back from you about this.
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Evelyn – Thank you so much! That is a big compliment for me!
No, I have not heard of jumpstart.com, so I have not used it. I use very little worksheets except for Math, and I try to keep it minimal because the seven-year-old doesn’t like them. But as to your question, “Am I going about it the wrong way?” Of course not! If your child likes it and responds well to it, then you are on the right track! I’m sure plenty of other homeschoolers use worksheets from the Internet and from all those vast resources out there. You just have to try different things and see what works best for you and your child. I have learned from my seven-year-old that if he can’t pay attention, acts silly, spaces off, or even balks at something, then he’s just not ready for it. Or it’s not for him. That’s when I try to look around for something that might work better for him, or either I stop doing those particular lessons with him for a few months and try again later.
I noticed that you posted this comment on my Resources for Georgia Homeschoolers page. Do you live in Georgia? Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!
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