Welcome to everything you wanted to know and more about homeschooling in Michigan. We have compiled the best of the best so you don’t have to spend hours researching, you can get to the fun part – actually homeschooling your children!
I know, we don’t live in Michigan anymore! Â It is a little strange for a Florida homeschooler to be posting about homeschooling in Michigan. Â But this project has been in the works for quite a long time and we started when I was living in Michigan. Â Amy and I are just now ready to share the finished project. Â This is a great resource!
A special thanks to Amy, she did a ton of work on the project while I was preoccupied with our move. Â Thanks Amy!
(scroll to the bottom for links to more info on laws and reporting in Michigan)
**edited and updated 9/2016
Michigan Homeschooling Co-ops and Support Groups
These are all groups (broken down by region) that are there to help homeschool families. Some are co-ops, some offer drop-off classes, others are support groups. Click on each link to find out more about the groups in your area.
South East
- United Learning Academy -Ann Arbor
- Explorers -Ann Arbor
- Homeschool Connections -Ann Arbor
- Heritage Home Educators – South Lyon
- Adventurers Homeschool Association– Ypsilanti
- ENRICH – Metro Detroit
- Enrichment Hub – Troy
- Homeschool Connections – Metro Detroit
- Homeschoolers of Ann Arbor
- United Learning Academy – SE Michigan
- Classical Conversations
- Michigan Catholic Homeschoolers
- Information Network for Christian Homes – Lansing
- Homeschooling Works – Detroit and surrounding areas
- CHESS – Christian Home Educators Support System, Lansing
- Faith Homeschoolers of Macomb – Macomb county
- Families in Support of Homeschooling – Belleville
- Homeschoolers of Washtenaw – Washtenaw County
- Jackson Area Home Educators – Jackson
- Lenawee Involved in Family Education – Lenawee County
- The Light Homeschool Group – Livingston County
- Macomb Christian Homeschoolers – Macomb County
- Michigan Wayne County Homeschoolers
- Oakland County Homeschoolers – Rochester Hills
- Oratory of the Blessed Sacrament – Detroit
- SE Michigan Well Trained Mind
- Renaissance Homeschool Group – Farmington Hills
South West
- The Learning Community – Kalamazoo
- Classical Conversations
- Homeschool HUB – Niles
- Kalamazoo Area Homeschool Association – Kalamazoo
- There’s No Place Like Home – St. Joseph County
- OASIS – Paw Paw
East Central
- Christian Home Education Midland Ministry – Midland
- EXCEL Co-Op – Port Huron
- Faith Homeschool – Lapeer
- Guide Homeschool – Lapeer
- Hearth Homeschool – Genesee County
- Homes Organized for Meaningful Education – Flint
- Seeds of Faith Homeschool Support – Dryden
- Saint Clair County Secular Homeschooling Co-Op
- Classical Conversations
- Networking and Information Connection for Home Educators – Flint
- St. Clair County Homeschool – St. Clair County
West Central
- GRACE – Grand Rapids
- Lake Michigan Homeschool Connection – Muskegon
- Classical Conversations
- National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network
- Homeschool Building – Wyoming
NorthEast
- Roscommon County Homeschool Co-Op – Houghton Lake
NorthWest
- Classical Conversations – Traverse City
Upper Peninsula
- Homefront EUP – Eastern upper Peninsula
Michigan Homeschooling Extra-Curricula Activities
Many local sports, art, theater, etc. places have classes that your children can take. Some of them even have classes specifically for homeschoolers, so make sure to ask! Here are some bigger organizations that are devoted to providing homeschool students with extracurricular opportunities.
- West Michigan Homeschool Fine Arts
- Capital Homeschool Athletic Program
- Christian Homeschool Association for Sports Excellence
- Howell Athletic Association of Christian Homeschoolers
- Summit Sports Club
- Christian Home Educators of the Blue Water Area
- Faith Homeschool (sports)
- Homeschool Building – Wyoming
- JAHE Patriots – Jackson
- National Homeschool Music Ensembles – Ann Arbor
- Oakland Homeschool Music – Waterford
- West Michigan Homeschool Fine Arts – Wyoming
- 6 Stools & A Folding Chair Youth Theater – Clarkston
 Michigan Field Trip Ideas
Ready for more? Â Our bonus to you is the free e-book also contains a ton of Michigan field trip ideas, and I mean a ton!
Simply enter your e-mail address to the right where it says “Sign-Up” and the FREE! Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling in Michigan will be delivered to your inbox!
Please be sure to visit Amy’s blog for the sections on  Michigan Homeschooling Laws, Conventions, Books Fairs and Educational Stores
Also, here are some of our personal favorite Michigan field trips and Michigan day trips:
as well as,
Enjoy homeschooling in Michigan!
We also have a support group in Holland: “Learning in the Family Environment” (LIFE).
The LIFE homeschool group in the Holland, MI, area doesn’t have a website that I can find. However, they do have a Yahoo group which I belong to.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LIFE_HOMESCHOOL_GROUP/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaGFnZ3F0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzc2ODU2NzM1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAwNzcwOQRzZWMDaGRyBHNsawNocGgEc3RpbWUDMTQzODY3ODM4Ng–
Thanks! Do you have a website I can link to? I’m happy to add it in.
Sharing!
We have a homeschooling support group/co-op in Waterford, Michigan. Here is the website: http://punkin0001.wix.com/anishinaabekgardens
Thank you for sharing! We just moved to Michigan from sunny California and this is where our homeschool journey began. We are not linked up with co-ops yet as we are still trying to learn the area while navigating the new waters of homeschool. This is an excellent resource! Thank you!
SE Michigan add: There is a GREAT homeschooling partnership with Plymouth Christian Academy in the Plymouth/Canton, MI area. They employ a separate homeschooling partnership teacher that takes a class of homeschool students around the school campus to take various extracurricular classes alongside the full-time students. Think PE, art, computers, library, music, etc. Kids are actually “enrolled” and able to participate in field trips {aka school bus rides lol}, groups, and concerts available to the whole student body.
Do you have to live in the area?
This post is GREAT! Thank you! I wanted to give you a few more resources for Southeastern MI:
KIT (Kids In Touch) Downriver: a support group with that does bi monthly field trips for all ages on Fridays and outings for moms too! https://www.facebook.com/groups/227412317274065/?ref=br_tf (closed FB group)
DC2 (Downriver Christian Co-Op): formal co-op with classes on Tuesdays in Lincoln Park http://dc2info.org/
e=MC2: a Metro City Church outreach/co-op, semi formal, awesome group of people! In Taylor https://www.facebook.com/groups/640501955999245/
Cultivate: an informal co-op/support group in Taylor MI that meets a couple Mondays a month https://www.facebook.com/groups/1399127753700150/
and I know there are also some in Carleton
I am moving to the West Bloomfield area later this year though and I am really interested in getting plugged into the Oakland County homeschool community. 🙂 If you see this post and you homeschool in the West Bloomfield area, I’d LOVE to hear from you!
Thanks for adding some resources!
I just moved to West Bloomfield from Maryland and am beginning homeschooling. 🙂
Enjoy your journey!
Networking &Information Connection for Home Educators has changed its yahoo group site . It is now known as NICHE Homeschool Group. Here is the New yahoo group address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NICHEHomeschoolGroup. We have the same purpose for networking home educators but we have changed leadership.
Waterford has a support group: WATCH (Waterford Area Teachers of Children at Home) that meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7-9 pm. For more information, see our website at http://www.waterfordhomeschool.org.
Thank you!