Updated 12/4/24
1. Perfect for finding things out if you're new to town.
2. You can ask advice about ANYTHING ... doctors, speech therapists, co-ops, curriculum, dual credit, transcripts, places to go and things to see, and so much more.
3. Great places to sell curriculum and other items in them and they are full of trustworthy members who have been vetted by an admin.
4. Find out about field trips, dances, fun events, park days, athletic events (soccer, volleyball, basketball, all of it!) and more, as well as promote your own events and those of your co-op, church, sports organization, fine arts organization, etc.
5. Best of all, you can get support in these groups. Third grader refuses to do school? Someone in the group has been there and can tell you how they handled that issue. Middle schooler needs some socialization? A couple of these groups create a monthly calendar (one on the MO side and one on the KS side) that's print and go. New baby and husband out of town? How about a meal train?
Some of the groups below are extremely general and large, while some are very specific to a certain area of town or an event (Airsoft Wars, Camelot Dances). Some are religion-based and some are not. Some are just for teens, including the dual-credit group, which mostly seems to be centered around JCCC on the Kansas side, but you could always start your own dual-credit group centered around the Missouri side!
If you'd like to see a group you love added to this post, please email me at HomeschoolingInKansasCity@gmail.com! Happy joining!
- A Homeschool Adventure South KC — Field trips, regular social activities, park dates, etc. and all are welcome! I love this group because they put out a monthly calendar so you know what they're going to be doing in advance AND they have a Facebook chat option so you can check in when you arrive to make sure you meet up with the right group!
- Blue Springs Homeschoolers
- Caldwell, Ray, Clay Homeschool Connection
- Camelot Ballroom Dances (not just for homeschoolers)
- Cass County Home Educators (must join before being accepted into the Facebook group; membership fee information can be found here) ccheinformation@gmail.com
- Cass County Homeschool Moms Connect
- Christy Airsoft Wars Facebook Group — This group is for those who enjoy Airsoft wars and are looking for a place to play. The Christy family has been hosting these wars on their 10ish acres for many years, and the fee is always kept low and generally includes lunch.
- Classical Conversations of Greater Kansas City
- Excelsior Springs Homeschoolers
- Families for Home Education (Missouri) and the website
- Freedom Homeschoolers (Hippy Homeschoolers North Kansas City, MO)
- Freedom Homeschoolers South Kansas City Group (Hippy Homeschoolers)
- Freedom Homeschoolers West Kansas City Group (Hippy Homeschoolers)
- Gardner Homeschooling
- Heartland Home Educators (HHE)
- Homeschool Activities Kansas City Metro
- Homeschool Families of Cass and Bates County
- Homeschoolers of Caldwell County
- Homeschool Hookup (Clay-Platte)
- The Homeschool Hookup (KC Metro) — Join this one first. Huge homeschool group (3,300 members as of this writing) with all kinds of people; Christian worldview.
- HH2 (Homeschool Hookup) Teen Hangouts — (13 and up but also has events for 12 and up). You can join this one after you're accepted into The Homeschool Hookup (see above).
- Hot Mess Homeschool Mamas of Missouri
- IEC of NEK: Innovative Education Collaborative of North Eastern Kansas — Becky McNichols says: "If anyone is a founder/leader/teacher of a microschool/pod school/hybrid school option etc. in the Northeastern Kansas area, I just started a Facebook group for us to support and collaborate with one another."
- Independence Homeschool Hangout
- JOCO Homeschool Get-Together — Field trips, regular social activities, park dates, etc. and all are welcome! I love this group because they put out a monthly calendar so you know what they're going to be doing in advance AND they have a Facebook chat option so you can check in when you arrive to make sure you meet up with the right group!
- JOCO Homeschool Virtual Garage Sale
- Kansas City Black Homeschooling Families
- Kansas City Homeschool
- Kansas City Homeschoolers Bulletin Board
- Kansas City North Homeschoolers
- Kansas Homeschool
- KC Homeschool Connection (previously Lee's Summit Home Educators)
- KC Homeschool Support Group
- KC Metro Homeschoolers
- KC Teen Homeschooler Activities
- Lawrence Learning Link
- Lawrence Learning Link Classifieds, Buy/Sell, Referrals
- LEARN Home Education Network
- Lee's Summit Area Homeschool Moms/Dads
- Liberty's Learners
- Louisburg, KS Homeschoolers
- Miami County Homeschool Co-op (Homeschool Coterie)
- MICO Homeschool Get-Together (Miami County)
- Midwest Parent Educators
- Missouri Homeschoolers
- MO Homeschooling High School
- MO Homeschooling Parents
- New Life Homeschool Fellowship Support Group
- Northland Forest School
- Northlanders Homeschool Group
- Parents of Christian Students Earning Dual Credit — Most families who have kids attending Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS.
- St. Monica's Homeschooling Group (Catholic)
- Unschoolers of Kansas City
- Unschooling/Homeschooling in and Around Lawrence, Topeka, and Kansas City, KS
- Warrensburg, MO Area Homeschoolers
- Wellsville, KS Homeschoolers
- Zen Parents Homeschooling and Unschool Group of Kansas City
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