By: Andrea Dillon
By:Homeschooling is a grand adventure for both parents and children. One of the first steps when deciding to homeschool is to reach out to local homeschoolers for support, comradery, and interactions. Below we have different Minnesota co-ops and Minnesota homeschool groups to help get you started on your homeschooling journey.
Navigate the page by clicking the sections below to go to statewide, regional, and local groups by county. To have your group listed please add the information in the comments below or contact me here.
| Minnesota Statewide Homeschool Groups | Minnesota Regional Homeschool Groups | Minnesota Homeschool Groups By County |
| Secular Minnesota Homeschool Groups |
Minnesota Statewide Homeschool Groups
Statewide homeschool groups can help you find different resources that are available throughout the state. These groups can help locate local homeschool groups, co-op homeschool groups, and virtual homeschool groups in Minnesota.
Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators
“Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE) is a statewide organization for parents who have chosen to home educate their children. We partner with Minnesota home educators to inspire, equip, and protect homeschool freedoms through year round events, publications, bi-weekly newsletters, resource partnerships, and legislative monitoring with member updates.”
Minnesota Homeschoolers’ Alliance
“Minnesota Homeschoolers’ Alliance is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.
We exist to:
Support and inform families who choose home education
Inform the general public about home education
Protect the right to home education
Provide social occasions and group education experiences for member families
As a secular organization, Minnesota Homeschoolers’ Alliance is committed to providing support to homeschooling families without bias for or against any religious group or political affiliation. All homeschooling families–current or prospective–are welcome to join Minnesota Homeschoolers’ Alliance regardless of race, gender, sex, religious beliefs, political affiliation, creed, ethnicity, sexual preference, ability, familial status, or socioeconomic class. “
Minnesota Regional Groups
Some homeschool support groups and co-ops offer their services to multiple counties in the state. These groups have been sorted into regional groups.
| Central Minnesota Homeshcool Groups | South Minnesota Homeschool Groups |
Central Minnesota Homeschool Groups
“Home Educated Youth (HEY) is a Central Minnesota home-school support group comprised of approximately 200 member families. HEY is a non-denominational, Christian-based group that welcomes all philosophies of home-schooling.”
South Minnesota Homeschool Groups
Southwest Minnesota Homeschool Group
“The Southwest Minnesota Homeschool Group is an inclusive group of homeschooling families who wish to engage in social and academic experiences together. We will offer times to get together throughout each week, including tours, hands-on experiences, and other ideas as our imaginations take us through the school year. Activities will take place across Southwest Minnesota and centered in Marshall, MN, and anyone is welcome to join.”
Minnesota County Groups
Most homeschooling families are looking for the direct personal connection that local homeschooling groups can provide. Below are Minnesota homeschool groups and Minnesota co-ops sorted by county.
| Aitkin | Anoka | Becker | Beltrami | Benton | Big Stone |
| Blue Earth | Brown | Carlton | Carver | Cass | Chippewa |
| Chisago | Clay | Clearwater | Cook | Cottonwood | Crow Wing |
| Dakota | Dodge | Douglas | Faribault | FIllmore | Freeborn |
| Goodhue | Grant | Hennepin | Houston | Hubbard | Isanti |
| Itasca | Jackson | Kanabec | Kandiyohi | Kittson | Koochiching |
| Lac qui Parle | Lake | Lake of the Woods | Le Sueur | Lincoln | Lyon |
| McLeod | Mahnomen | Marshall | Martin | Meeker | Mille Lacs |
| Morrison | Mower | Murray | Nicollet | Nobles | Norman |
| Olmsted | Otter Tail | Pennington | Pine | Pipestone | Polk |
| Pope | Ramsey | Red Lake | Redwood | Renville | Rice |
| Rock | Roseau | St. Louis | Scott | Sherburne | Sibley |
| Stearns | Steele | Stevens | Swift | Todd | Traverse |
| Wabasha | Wadena | Waseca | Washington | Watonwan | Wilkin |
| Winona | Wright | Yellow Medicine |
Aitkin
Anoka
“We are a secular group of unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in the Twin Cities south metro suburbs. Our mission is to create a community of like minded families who connect online and in-person to create friendships, support each other, and share information about local homeschooling events.”
“Homeschool Adventures is an all-volunteer inclusive secular homeschool community-created online resource and communication network consisting of local homeschool families in (or near) the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota.”
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Learning Together Mankato Homeschoolers (LTM)
This group is a homeschooling cooperative for families seeking to support one another and educate their children in the context of a fun, secular, inclusive homeschooling group without discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, handicap, familial status, homeschooling style or national origin.
Brown
Carlton
Carver
“We are a secular group of unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in the Twin Cities south metro suburbs. Our mission is to create a community of like minded families who connect online and in-person to create friendships, support each other, and share information about local homeschooling events.”
“Homeschool Adventures is an all-volunteer inclusive secular homeschool community-created online resource and communication network consisting of local homeschool families in (or near) the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota.”
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Fargo-Moorhead Homeschooling Network
“This is an inclusive network for homeschoolers in the FM area, regardless of homeschooling method, educational philosophy, religion or lack thereof, age of children, political persuasion, etc. The main purposes of the group are: to get to know other homeschoolers in the area, share opportunities and resources (especially local ones!), and get our kids together for special events, group activities, and field trips.”
Homeschooling Teens In Fargo, Moorhead, Grand Forks, And Surrounding Areas
“This group will serve to facilitate meet ups and, hopefully, friendships. This group is meant yo be inclusive of all homeschooling lifestyles. Regardless of politics, religious belief, curriculum, or whatever, every homeschooled teen (6th-12th grade) and their parents are welcome.”
REACH: Resources and Encouragement for Area Christian Homeschoolers
“For many years, a small, loosely knit group of homeschooling families in the Fargo-Moorhead area enjoyed meeting together for fellowship and encouragement. When homeschooling became legally acceptable in both states, the number of families grew. Dues became necessary to pay for a regular meeting place. Activities and events such as ice-skating and field trips were arranged. The group expanded and attempts at becoming a little more organized came and went with varying degrees of success. Finally, at an August, 1994, meeting, parents agreed to become officially organized, complete with a name (Resources & Encouragement for Area Christian Homeschoolers) and a group of leaders that would oversee the framework of the organization. Those original leaders were: Jill Kandel, Roberta Knudson, Cam Leedahl, Pat Sojka, Sue Vaudrin, and Julie Walter. This group of women, with the support of their husbands, prayerfully researched the styles, strengths, and weaknesses of other homeschool support groups.”
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
“We are a secular group of unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in the Twin Cities south metro suburbs. Our mission is to create a community of like minded families who connect online and in-person to create friendships, support each other, and share information about local homeschooling events.”
“Homeschool Adventures is an all-volunteer inclusive secular homeschool community-created online resource and communication network consisting of local homeschool families in (or near) the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota.”
Southern Cross Christian Co-op
“Southern Cross Christian Co-op is a homeschool cooperative that meets in Apple Valley. We are dedicated to supporting and partnering with Christian parents who educate children at home. We strive to provide opportunities for our children’s social, intellectual and spiritual growth through planned educational and recreational activities. Our families work together to promote Christian values and character development, and to provide opportunities that will nurture and grow a child’s mind and heart to be conformed to the likeness of Christ.”
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
HEdFEx’s (Home Educators for Excellence)
“HEdFEx’s (Home Educators for Excellence) mission is to provide a secular, inclusive homeschool co-op for the Twin Cities. We offer high-quality, professionally taught classes for ages 3-16, and friendship and support for kids and parents alike.”
“We are a secular group of unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in the Twin Cities south metro suburbs. Our mission is to create a community of like minded families who connect online and in-person to create friendships, support each other, and share information about local homeschooling events.”
“Homeschool Adventures is an all-volunteer inclusive secular homeschool community-created online resource and communication network consisting of local homeschool families in (or near) the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota.”
“Heritage Homeschool Academy is an academic co-op made up of homeschooling families from across the Twin Cities suburbs. We generally meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM September through April (or sometimes May) at Elim Lutheran Church in Robbinsdale.”
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
“Willmar Area Scholars at Home, Inc. is an organization whose purpose is to serve the Lord Jesus Christ by providing support for homeschooling families in the greater Willmar, MN area. We attempt to fulfill that purpose by facilitating and encouraging excellence in Christian education. We strive to promote homeschooling and to help families new to homeschooling by sharing resources, experience, and planning group events.”
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Learning Together Mankato Homeschoolers (LTM)
This group is a homeschooling cooperative for families seeking to support one another and educate their children in the context of a fun, secular, inclusive homeschooling group without discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, handicap, familial status, homeschooling style or national origin.
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Learning Together Mankato Homeschoolers (LTM)
This group is a homeschooling cooperative for families seeking to support one another and educate their children in the context of a fun, secular, inclusive homeschooling group without discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, handicap, familial status, homeschooling style or national origin.
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
ROCHESTER AREA ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN HOME EDUCATORS
“We are a collection of more than 200 homeschool families dedicated to educating our children with a Christian worldview. While each family’s approach may vary, RAACHE offers supportive programs, opportunities and encouragement to help parents and students be successful in their homeschool journey. RAACHE is a non-profit group who supports Christian homeschool opportunities for life and learning that wouldn’t typically be available to individual families.”
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
“We are a secular group of unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in the Twin Cities south metro suburbs. Our mission is to create a community of like minded families who connect online and in-person to create friendships, support each other, and share information about local homeschooling events.”
“Homeschool Adventures is an all-volunteer inclusive secular homeschool community-created online resource and communication network consisting of local homeschool families in (or near) the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota.”
“We are a secular organization open to all faiths, beliefs and educational styles. In all that we do, we work to include, respect and learn from individual differences in ability, gender, culture, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation and educational philosophy.”
“This group is a place for St. Paul area homeschoolers to connect. This group is “secular” in that people of all faiths and belief systems are welcome. This group does not endorse any one teaching method/style or curriculum.”
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
St. Louis
“Northland CORE exists to “communicate opportunities and resources with home educators” who live in the Twin Ports (Duluth, MN and Superior, WI areas). On the right are the newest announcements and happenings.”
“We are committed to helping homeschool families, who seek to educate their children in a biblical manner, by offering high-quality classes with caring and experienced tutors. We strive to provide an atmosphere that is friendly and helpful. May our lives bring glory to the Lord Jesus Christ!”
Scott
“We are a secular group of unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in the Twin Cities south metro suburbs. Our mission is to create a community of like minded families who connect online and in-person to create friendships, support each other, and share information about local homeschooling events.”
“Homeschool Adventures is an all-volunteer inclusive secular homeschool community-created online resource and communication network consisting of local homeschool families in (or near) the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota.”
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Homeschool group in Stillwater.
“We are a secular group of unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in the Twin Cities south metro suburbs. Our mission is to create a community of like minded families who connect online and in-person to create friendships, support each other, and share information about local homeschooling events.”
“Homeschool Adventures is an all-volunteer inclusive secular homeschool community-created online resource and communication network consisting of local homeschool families in (or near) the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota.”
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