Educational resource, support, encouragement, and guidance for homeschool families of the River Valley
08/31/2025
Attention Homeschool Families!
We're excited to announce a brand-new workout program just for homeschool students!
Tuesdays & Thursdays
10:00 AM
This program is designed to build strength, balance, and confidence while keeping fitness fun. Come join us and be part of a supportive, active community!
Can't wait to see you there!
08/29/2025
It’s been a while since I asked you all to share my page! This is one of the best ways to help a small business grow. I would sure appreciate it if you shared and asked your friends to follow me! Word of mouth goes a long way. 😁
08/09/2025
The Education Alliance Homeschool graduation is now open for registration! Register BEFORE February 15, 2026 to save $20 on the registration fee.
Learn more about the locations and dates here: https://arkansashomeschool.org/index.php/services/graduation-diplomas/
08/07/2025
08/06/2025
07/20/2025
Last week, we emailed all of our homeschool friends about financial aid options for concurrent credit courses.
I wanted to let you know that this week, we received word that the Department of Education has issued new concurrent credit scholarship guidance for homeschoolers.
Under the department's new guidance, homeschoolers will be eligible for a $65/credit hour scholarship for up to 15 hours each semester under the new Access to Acceleration (A2A) scholarship.
This is really good news for homeschool families!
The Division of Higher Education will hold a Zoom meeting at 2:00 P.M. this Monday (July 21) to explain more about how homeschoolers can apply for this scholarship.
Our team plans to attend the meeting, and we encourage all homeschoolers who are interested in concurrent credit to attend as well.
Here are the meeting details:
Topic: Homeschool students and Concurrent
Time: Jul 21, 2025 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86282515180?pwd=nhc5zOHXhCrw45GyL7PSytx7rPaaFe.1
Meeting ID: 862 8251 5180
Passcode: 362030
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We will share other guidance from the Department of Education and the Division of Higher Education as it becomes available.
If you have questions, you can contact the Arkansas Division of Higher Education at 501-371-2000.
Sincerely,
Lisa Crook
06/07/2025
Thank you Decoding Dyslexia California!
05/16/2025
🎨 This Friday at 10:30 AM at the Main Library! 🎨
Homeschoolers, join us this month as we learn how to mix natural-looking greens, and then learn to paint a variety of trees and leaves. Free and all supplies provided. Geared toward 4th grade and up, but younger siblings welcome with adult. **Note: This event will take place in the Community Room at the Main Library. Please SHARE!
05/15/2025
Let’s talk about our Greenwood location! If you haven’t heard, we are excited to add 7th and 8th grades to our Greenwood location for the 2025/2026 school year! This on-campus program will offer courses in science, math, history, and life skills with the option to add online English or any of our other online courses! Visit our website at www.graceacademyarkansas.org or send us a message to learn more about how we can partner with your family in your homeschool journey!
05/15/2025
Grace Academy is excited to announce the opening of our Van Buren location! We are a microschool offering Christian education opportunities for homeschooled students. We are currently enrolling for grades K-8th! Grace Academy Van Buren will continue the mission of partnering with homeschool families by offering enrichment courses and challenging academics to families in the River Valley! This location will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays. Visit our website or send us a message for more information on how we can partner with your family!
For most homeschool families, we have spent hours, days, and years compiling resources. We are jacks of all trades, and if we don’t know something, we know someone who does. In these uncertain times and ever-changing policies and procedures in dealing with COVID-19, our homeschooling community has an opportunity to help our friends and neighbors that were unexpectedly dragged into schooling at home and those that are considering continuing down this path in the upcoming school year. We hope this page will offer those in the River Valley encouragement, support, inspiration, and guidance. As seasoned homeschoolers, there is a wealth of knowledge, and while there are many groups within the River Valley that offer a variety of support, our goal for this page is to serve as a broader attempt to support our homeschool community collectively in our area of Arkansas and Oklahoma. We hope this will ease the strain of our “new normal” and benefit our community.