Springfield, IL Area Homeschoolers

10/19/2021

Need volunteer opportunities for homeschooled high schoolers?

Jesse Sullivan from Petersburg is running for Governor of Illinois and looking for volunteers to work right here in Springfield by the old state capital!

Contact the campaign field director at
(217) 381-6281 or [email protected]

Isaac was homeschooled for three years and is teaching leadership and business skills to any interested volunteers!

Or if you know anyone of any age who wants to help our state, feel free to reach out!

Send a message to learn more

09/13/2021

Home grown in Illinois! 😆 🌽 ♥️

11/12/2020

🎶Special homeschool offer from a local piano teacher! 🎶

Hello there! My name is Debbie Ferguson and I own & teach piano full-time at PianoBuzz Studios in Springfield. Nice to "meet" you:)

I’ve created a unique piano lesson program called “Power Piano!” that I would love to share with the homeschool community.

Each lesson is designed to encourage independence, focus, listening, direction-following and social skills while fostering a love for creating music at the piano (along with having fun, of course!).

Here are some basics about piano lessons with me:

- I now offer online lessons on Zoom and in-person lessons at The Music Shoppe (Springfield)
- Ages 6 through adult (5 year olds accepted on individual basis)
- Morning & early-mid afternoon lesson spots available
- Special homeschool rate of $82/month for one student for morning/afternoon lessons
- Sibling rate of $76/month for each additional family member
- Annual Music, Materials & Technology Fee of $25-40 per student, depending on age. This covers the cost of everything your child will need for piano lessons through May 2021: music binder (ages 7+), music book, theory book, extra handouts, use of studio tablets, incentive rewards, full home subscription to hundreds of additional songs and arrangements with the Supersonics Plus program and full home subscription to Piano Maestro by JoyTunes.
- Weekly 60-minute lessons for ages 7+
- Weekly 30-minute lessons for ages 5-6

If you’d like more info or would like to schedule a free, no-strings-attached first lesson, let’s chat!

I help kids and adults learn to love playing piano, and it’d be my privilege to meet you and see if piano is something that you or you kids would enjoy!

Play on! 🙂
Miss Debbie

https://www.facebook.com/pianobuzzstudios/
www.pianobuzzstudios.com
[email protected]
(217)572-4721

PianoBuzz Studios engages kids and adults with exciting, non-traditional piano lessons. Unusually upbeat lessons with extraordinary results.

09/24/2020

Springfield Art Association has classes starting Monday...

“There are some daytime Monday offerings for teens who are being homeschooled or have independent study time, as well as other youth classes“ ...

07/22/2020

ICHE is giving away these MP3's files to new homeschoolers. Value $28.00
Curriculum That Fits
Exploring Learning Styles
Learning to Delight in Your Children
Homeschooling on a Shoestring Budget
Homeschooling/Parenting Outside the Box
Starting Mid-Stream
https://iche.org/products/new-homeschooling-bundle

07/21/2020

I have to share this video again, it’s one of my favorites!

This is a comical encouraging video for all homeschool moms and families. Hope you enjoy!

07/21/2020

Sharing from Illinois Homeschool page. I’ll also share a link to a secular page in the comments since many of these are Christian based.

07/03/2020

Hi all! We have so many new families interested in homeschooling right now, I’d like to ask that you post a link or 2 to your favorite homeschool curriculum or resource website.

When we first began homeschooling, I found it necessary to go through a mind shift phase for all of us. Rather than just repeating what was happening at public school at home, we embraced a new kind of learning. Learning that happens naturally, around the clock. As we embraced the love of learning and found the children’s individual interests/strengths/weaknesses, we added in the more structured curriculums around each child’s needs & interests.

Here’s my personal favorite:

AmblesideOnline is a free homeschool curriculum that uses Charlotte Mason's classically-based principles to prepare children for a life of rich relationships with everything around them: God, humanity, and the natural world. Our detailed schedules, time-tested methods, and extensive teacher resource...

06/24/2020

UPDATE: Schools are starting to use the phrase "utilizing PPE" instead of "Masks".
With the Governor addressing the re-opening of the state and several Illinois state school districts discussing opening guidelines many are looking to homeschool.
Look over the topic posts on this page and many of your questions will be answered. Each post provides information regarding home education. Need more assistance? Schedule a phone consultation with a representative of Illinois Homeschool. We are just a PM away.

06/06/2020

Hi friends! I’m just checking in and seeing a lot of “unseen” visitor posts. I feel so bad that you haven’t gotten a response, but it’s just because of the format of this “page” vs the “group”. If you’ve posted here and not gotten a response, my suggestion is to join the Springfield IL home educators group. In the group, everyone’s posts are seen equally. Best wishes on your homeschool journey!!