Provides support, information, and ideas for Alaskans from Fairbanks, North Pole, Salcha, Fox and outlying areas.

This email loop is for thos who are currently using or thinking about using Dr William Bennett's K12 curriculum, either as a homeschooler or as a member of a Virtual Charter School.

The Alaska Private and Home Educators Association is a membership based coalition of parents and others who have banded together for the furtherance of educational excellence through alternatives to the government-operated public schools. Offers publications, seminars, political activities, and bulletins concerning pertinent legislation and Department of Education activities.

Amidst majestic scenery, Glacier Bay offers us now, and for all time, a connection to a powerful and wild landscape. The park has snow-capped mountain ranges rising to over 15,000 feet, coastal beaches with protected coves, deep fjords, tidewater glaciers, coastal and estuarine waters, and freshwater lakes. These diverse land and seascapes host a mosaic of plant communities ranging from pioneer species in areas recently exposed by receding glaciers, to climax communities in older coastal and alp...

Alaska’s multi-stage licensing process allow teens to gradually gain exposure to complex driving situations, easing them into driving over an extended period of time. The learner’s permit and provisional stages are key steps.

Kobuk Valley National Park is encircled by the Baird and Waring mountain ranges. The park povides protection for several important geographic features, including the central portion of the Kobuk River, the 25-sqaure-mile Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, and the Little Kobuk and Hunt River dunes. Sand created by the grinding action of ancient glaciers has been carried to the Kobuk Valley by both wind and water. Dunes now cover much of the southern portion of the Kobuk Valley, where they are naturally stab...

This support group, inclusive and non-profit, fosters a rich social life amongst homeschool and small school students by organizing sports leagues, dances, games, Karaoke, bowling, pizza or movie nights. Teens take responsibility to pick the events, decide upon the participants, set rules and select volunteers on this site, even to set up and clean up. Parents of teens then supervise and advise to make this group beneficial to all.

Cape Krusenstern National Monument is a treeless coastal plain dotted with sizable lagoons and backed by gently rolling limestone hills. Cape Krusenstern's bluffs and its series of 114 beach ridges record the changing shorelines of the Chukchi Sea over thousands of years.

The Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mountain ranges converge here in what is often referred to as the "mountain kingdom of North America." The largest unit of the National Park System and a day's drive east of Anchorage, this spectacular park includes the continent's largest assemblage of glaciers and the greatest collection of peaks above 16,000 feet. Mount St. Elias, at 18,008 feet, is the second highest peak in the United States. Adjacent to Canada's Kluane National Park, the site is charact...

Sec. 14.30.010 of the Alaska Statues regarding compulsory education in the state.

Located in Kirkland, the Alaskan Brewing Company offers tours of its facilities. Visitors to Alaskan Brewing hear about the history of brewing in Alaska and the 100 year old recipe that inspired their flagship Alaskan Amber Beer. You will learn how they make their unique and award winning Alaskan Seasonal Smoked Porter. View the brewing, fermentation and bottling systems. Browse the historical collection and gift shop.

Tour the factory of the Great Alaskan Bowl Company in Fairbanks to learn about their rare technique of the bowl-making process firsthand. They use state-of-the-art equipment to turn hardwood into beautiful bowls, mugs, vases, and more.

Take a tour of this delightful little chocolate factory in Sitka and you may be offered a free sample of their deliciously decadent chocolate truffles.

Valley Christian Home Educators is a group of Christian families residing in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Offers a support group, email list, information, ideas, and events.

The website for the Alaska Department of Education.

Not Back to School Camp is a non-denominational, non-religious homeschool camp. The camp offers workshops, spontaneous events, and special evening gatherings, bringing together campers who are excited about life and willing to be themselves and to reach out and connect with the others.