North Dakota Homeschooling

Parents around the country are choosing homeschooling as a great option for the education of their children. Homeschooling in North Dakota is growing as well. The wealth of information about homeschooling can seem overwhelming. We've sorted through it all and compiled the best information on support, methods, local and state resources and events, and much, much more!

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Fargo Public Library
The Fargo Public Library is a vital center of knowledge for all the people of Fargo. They offer traditional and innovative library services for a diverse community of citizens, to help meet their personal, professional and lifelong learning needs.
Chahinkapa Zoo
Located in Wahpeton, the Chahinkapa Zoo features over 200 animals and birds of 60 different species including otters, bison, monkeys, gibbon apes, camels, snow leopards, black bears, wallabies, cougars, gemsbok, llamas, elk and Siberian tigers, make the zoo their home.
North Dakota Home School Association (NDHSA)
North Dakota Home School Association (NDHSA) is a Christian support group. It exists to encourage and assist Christian families in the education of their children and to provide home educators and the general public information pertaining to the Biblical, academic, and legal aspects of home education.
Commentary on the North Dakota Home School Law
This summary is provided by the North Dakota Home School Association (NDHSA). The laws regulating home education in North Dakota are some of the most restrictive in the nation. NDHSA offers some insight into the application of these laws.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Explore the lives of the Northern Plains Indians on the Upper Missouri. Step into a reconstructed earthlodge and imagine boiling buffalo meat in a clay pot or pounding corn with a mortar and pestle. View the artistry of everyday and ceremonial clothing, bags, and implements. Listen to memories of traditional Hidatsa Indian life, then walk through the past to the Sakakawea site, where earthlodge depressions hint of their life in a vibrant village, alive with games, ceremonies, and trade. The site...
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company built Fort Union Trading Post in 1828 near the junction of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in what is now North Dakota (near present day Williston). In its heyday, the post was a busy place and employed up to 100 people. It became the headquarters for trading buffalo hides and other furs with the Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfeet, and Hidatsa Tribes.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
"I never would have been President if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota," Theodore Roosevelt once remarked. Here in the North Dakota badlands, where many of his personal concerns first gave rise to his later environmental efforts, Roosevelt is remembered with a national park that bears his name and honors the memory of this great conservationist. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is in the colorful North Dakota badlands and is home to a variety of plants and animals, including bi...
Hard Times in North Dakota
HSLDA received this letter in August 1988. It eloquently describes the fears and joys of a home schooling family living in North Dakota in the early 1980s.
Chapter 15.1-23 Home Education
15.1-23-01. Home education - Definition. For purposes of this chapter, "home education" means a program of education supervised by a child's parent, in the child's home, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. 15.1-23-02. Statement of intent to supervise home education. At least fourteen days before beginning home education or within fourteen days of establishing a child's residence in a school district, and once each year thereafter, a parent intending to supervise or superv...
Summary of the North Dakota Law
This is a summary of the NDHSA's understanding of the law
North Country National Scenic Trail
The North Country National Scenic Trail links scenic, natural, historic, and cultural areas in seven northern states. The approximately four thousand mile long trail incudes a variety of hikes from easy walking to challenging treks. When completed, through the efforts of many people, the trail will become the longest continuous hiking trail in the United States. From the Missouri River in North Dakota to the shores of Lake Champlain in New York, the trail allows hikers to experience a variety of...
Getting Started -- Homeschooling in ND
Here you'll find information on the laws regulating home education in North Dakota, how to find support, curriculum resources, and practical tips to help you as you begin homeschooling.
Dakota Zoo
The Dakota Zoo in Bismarck features a Bear Habitat, River Otter exhibit and Canine and small animal exhibits. There are also exhibits of Moose, Mountain Goat, Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx. Tour the Zoo on the Tribune Express or the Leach Express for a train ride through the zoo. Don't miss the Discovery Center.
Licensing & State Laws in North Dakota
North Dakota’s licensing process allows teens to gradually gain exposure to complex driving situations, easing them into driving over an extended period of time. The learner’s permit and restricted license stages are key steps.
North Dakota Division of Independent Study Distance Learning Program
The mission of the Division of Independent Study is to provide a delivery system of distance education curricula in a manner consistent with sound educational practices. They provide elementary, middle, and high school supervised distance education curricula free of time and place constraints; an alternative educational program of instruction for learners through comprehensive course materials, individualized teacher comments, computer-assisted instructino, and online courses; licensed teachers;...
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Spell to Write & Read
This teacher's manual, written by a homeschool educator with experience as a professional school teacher and private tutor, shows how to teach reading the "write" way. By phonetically teaching spelling from the start as the backbone for reading, all ...
One Thing at a Time : 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day
Simple, effective ways to put things in their placeThose piles of papers, clothes, and other things you thought you'd successfully de-cluttered have returned, and this time they brought friends. What's the use of trying to fight the clutter? Is there...
Montessori International
Montessori International is the magazine for all parents and teachers. Montessori International magazine is a high quality colour education magazine with a Montessori focus and a truly child-centred approach. The magazine is for Montessori parents, n...
Teach Me to Do It Myself: Montessori Activities for You and Your Child
Based on the key Montessori principle that children learn best through active experience, Teach Me to Do It Myself presents simple activities through which children explore and develop their skills. These skill areas include sensory perceptions, body...
Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual Spatial Learner
Dr. Linda Silverman coined the term "visual-spatial learner" to describe the special and unique gifts of people who learn best through seeing and with images. This guide is a great resource as you support your homeschooling visual learner in discover...
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The only education worth anything is self-education.

Robert Frost