Wednesday, August 21, 2024

59 Kansas City Area Homeschool Co-ops, Drop-offs, & Hybrids

 Last updated 8/21/24

*Here's the link for the printable list of KC Area Homeschool Co-ops, Drop-offs, and Hybrids on Canva! I've had a request to make a printable map of all of these, so I might take that on in the fall. I've also received a request to make a post of tutors, so I'll be thinking that over and doing research. 


Have you just moved to the area? Considering moving to Kansas City, the best place in the world to homeschool? Lived here your whole life? New to homeschooling entirely?

Is your homeschool curriculum religious, secular, eclectic, rigorous, relaxed, or a mixture of a few of those? Whatever — you're in the right place!

Welcome to my post full of Kansas City homeschool co-ops (parents pitch in), drop-offs (parents get a break), and hybrids (a couple of days at a school building or other place to learn, and the rest of the work is done during the week at home)! 

I've spent lots of time and care compiling this information, so please let me know if you find a link that needs an update or if you know of another entry I could add to the list! If you'd like to see a place you love added to this post, please email me at HomeschoolingInKansasCity@gmail.com!

With so many options in one spot, I'm hoping it makes it easier to choose the best one (or more!) for your family! Here are your many, many options, with more added all the time!

Please also check out this great post by Midwest Parent Educators titled Homeschool Co-ops, Groups, Activities: How to Pick the Right One.

Kansas City Area Homeschool Co-ops, Drop-offs, & Hybrids

Abundant Life Homeschool Center (Christian)
Location: Abundant Life Church, Lee's Summit, MO 
Age range: All ages
Price: Fee information can be found here

Bethany Lutheran Homeschool Academy (Lutheran)
Location: 91st and Lamar in Overland Park, KS
Age range: Kindergarten through 8th grade
Price: $60 application fee. $830 for the first student. Each additional child gets a 10% discount.

Brighton Academy (Christ-centered)
Location: 5201 Antioch, Overland Park, KS
Age range: Kindergarten through high school
Price: Tuition information can be found here.

Charis Homeschool
Location: Charis Church in Shawnee, KS
Age range: How many different classes/age groups we offer depends on who comes.
Price: Free

Christ Preparatory Academy
Location: Community Covenant Church, Lenexa, KS
Age range: Kindergarten through high school
Price: Tuition and fees can be found here.
Students are at Christ Prep Monday/Wednesday/Friday and under the supervision of a parent for schoolwork on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Enrollment for 2024/2025 is closed.

Christ the King Academy Homeschool Coop (Catholic)
Location: Christ the King Catholic Church School Building at 85th and Wornall in KCMO
Age range: Birth through high school
Days: Wednesdays 8:45-3:30 including Mass, lunch, and recess (some years it's also Mondays)
Price: $200 per family paid to the church + $100 per family supply fee paid to the co-op + appx. $16 per year per family insurance. Class fees and books are extra depending on the classes you choose.

Christ the King Squires Program (Catholic drop-off)
Location: 3027 N. 54th Street, Kansas City, Kansas
Age range: Kindergarten through 8th grade
Price: Determined by your status as parishioner or non-parishioner. CAP participants will pay 2⁄5 of the total cost per student with discounts for multiple members of the same family. The enrollment fee is waived for CTK parishioners. For non-parishioners, the annual fee is $75 per child. 

Cornerstone Homeschool Enrichment
Location: Paola, KS
Age range: Kindergarten through 5th grade
Price: Monthly tuition is $120 for Tuesday/Thursday classes 

Discovery Homeschool Academy 
Location: First Baptist Oak Grove (enrichment Tuesdays); Manna Fellowship Church in Pleasant Hill, MO; Kearney, MO
Age range: Kindergarten through high school
Price: DHA Academic Program or DHA Enrichment Program 

Eagle's Wings Homeschool Enrichment Co-op (Clay-Platte Home Educators)
Location: Platte City, MO
Age range: All ages
Contact: ewregistrar@gmail.com 

Fellowship Church Homeschool Academy (Christian; drop-off)
Location: 150 Highway, Greenwood, Missouri
Age range: Preschool through 9th or 10th grade
Price: Tuition information can be found at the link above. 

For the Kingdom Homeschool Co-op (hybrid)
Location: Belton, MO
Age range: Preschool through high school

Frassati Academy (Catholic high school hybrid for boys; "northern" location—See St. Athanasius Academy)
Location: 700 W. Maple Street, Plattsburg, MO (St. Ann)
Age range: High school
Price: Total costs are around $3,000 per year. 

Freedom Learning Academy
Location: Overland Park, KS (off 103rd and Metcalf)
Age range: Kindergarten through 8th grade
Price: Classes and tuition fees can be found here
The purpose of education is to provide meaningful and memorable learning opportunities that allow natural curiosities in academia to be explored and understood. The hope for the future is to continually create strong, independent, resourceful, and reasonable contributors to society. The community around the student learning experience starts at home, but includes the teachers and peers involved with the student, all with the goal of supporting and nourishing the academic and emotional needs of the child.

Homeschool Christian Academy (drop-off, but parental involvement is encouraged)
Location: moving to First Church of the Nazarene at 118th and State Line in KCMO
Age range: Kindergarten through middle school
Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

Homeschooler Education Network
Location: Olathe, KS
Age range: Kindergarten through 6th grade
Price: $3,000 per child per year with discounts for subsequent children; hybrid education program for working parents 

Hope Lutheran Homeschool Ministry
Location: Shawnee, KS
Age range: Preschool through 8th grade

In the Light
Location: Peculiar, MO
Age range: Kindergarten through high school
Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

Journey Outpost
Location: Harrisonville, MO
Age range: Preschool through high school
Price: $25 registration fee per family + most classes are $60 a year plus a supply fee

Kansas Homeschool Project
Location: Turner Recreation Commission (Kansas City, KS)
Age range: Preschool through high school
Price: 
Membership is $15/session and provides families the opportunity to enroll in KHP classes, open gym, clubs, and member activities for the current session. (plus class fees, at the discretion of each teacher)

Kast Enrichment Academy
Location: Lenexa City Center Library in Lenexa, KS
Age range: Lower Elementary (K-2) and Upper Elementary (3-5)
Price: 
The introductory tuition rate is $40/day per student (plus field trip fees, when applicable).

Kaw Valley Homeschool Co-op Location: Age range: Price:

KC Connected Homeschool 
Location: South KC (Grace Point Baptist Church)
Age range: Kindergarten through middle school, with a high school program in development.
Price: Tuition information can be found here

Kearney Homeschool Co-op
Location: Kearney, MO
Age range: Newborn to 18
Price: Each semester each family will pay the following: Family Registration Fee of $80. This covers insurance and other expenses throughout the semester/year. (Due upon registering to join.) Student Fee: $25 per student for the first three students, then an additional $10 per student thereafter. Nursery children will also be counted as “students” for the purpose of semester fee calculations. (Due upon registering to join.) Class Fees: Some classes and the nursery may require additional fees for materials. These individual class fees/nursery fees will not exceed $15 per class, though most of our classes are in the $0-5 range. Class fees will be published when the class schedule is published. (Class fees will be due upon class registration; usually 2-4 weeks before the semester opens.)

Knox Classical School (two days a week; opening August 2024)
Location: Lenexa, KS
Age range: Kindergarten through 3rd grade
Price: $3,500 per student per year plus application fee and enrollment fee

L.E.A.R.N. Home Education Network

LEARN Home Education Network facilitates an accessible, collaborative, and affordable community with inclusive secular (non-religious) opportunities for home educating families in the Greater Kansas City area.
Location: Throughout the Greater KC Metro area
Age range: All ages
Price: You can find the three membership tiers here.
Additional Information: https://www.facebook.com/kclearn.org and www.kclearn.org

Legacy Christian Academy
Location: Lenexa, KS
Age range: Birth through high school
Price: Tuition information for Lenexa can be found here.

Legacy Connections (an extension of Legacy Christian Academy)
Location: Belton, MO at South Haven Baptist Church
Age range: Birth through high school
Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

Legacy Homeschool Enrichment Center
Location: Olathe, KS (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday campuses)
Email: legacyhomeschoolenrichment@gmail.com
Phone: 913-406-4526
Age range: Preschool through high school
Price: Supply fee $52 per student; K-12 tuition $104

L.I.N.K. (Learning and Instructing in Northeast Kansas) (Christian)
Location: Meets at Calvary Baptist Church in Leavenworth, KS
Age range: 0-18
Price: $50/semester plus class fees ($0-10)

L.I.T.E (Learning Inspired Through Exploration) Fort Leavenworth Homeschool Coop (military and military-affiliated homeschoolers)
Location: Fort Leavenworth, KS
Age range: Preschool through high school 

Little Green Schoolhouse (The) (private school and homeschool enrichment)
Location: Olathe, KS
Age range: Kindergarten through 7th grade
Price: $35 per day for a full day 9-3; $20 for half day AM or PM 

Mighty Oaks Enrichment
Location: Gardner, KS
Age range: All ages
Price: Check website
Contact: moec@mightyoaks.org 

Mighty Roots Academy
Location: Grandview, MO
Age range: Kindergarten through high school
Price: Varies depending on what you're looking for

Northern Hills Christian Academy Homeschool Co-op (not on Canva printable list yet)
Location: Holt, MO
Age range: 7th through 12th grade
Price: $150 per month for 3 classes per week

Northland Families Learning Together (NFLT, secular)
Location: North Kansas City, MO

Northside Co-op at Northside Assembly
Location: Holden, MO

Olathe Homeschooling Co-op's Facebook page
Location: Olathe, KS 

Outreach Christian Homeschool Academy
Location: Kansas City, MO

Pathway Academy Homeschool Hybrid
Location: Overland Park, KS
Ages: Kindergarten through 5th grade
Contact: Sally Dodd, sdodd.kc@gmail.com 

Phoenix Collective Co-op (Lawrence)
Location: Lawrence, KS (meets weekly for one Exploration Day and one Adventure Day)
Age range: All ages
Price: $230 per family per semester

Queen of Heaven Co-op (Catholic; Mondays)
Location: Coronation of Our Lady Catholic Church in Grandview, MO
Age range: Birth through high school (2024-2025 school year is only grades 6-10, I believe)
Price: Comparable to Christ the King in KCMO
*This one is kept pretty small, but please contact Siobhan (pronounced shove-on) at shoveon86 at gmail dot com. UPDATE for 2024-2025 school year: this co-op serves 6th through 10th graders only.

Raymore Homeschool Enrichment Co-op (Tuesdays)
Location: Raymore and Belton
Age range: Kindergarten through 12th grade
Price: 
Full Year Tuition for Each Student: $545/year. There is a $25 discount included for full payment.
Optional: High School option ONLY - Half Day High School Student: $300/year. This amount covers additional supplies needed for advanced science classes. Teaching or helping in a class can dramatically offset the cost of tuition!

Regina Caeli (Catholic; hybrid)
Location: 7700 W. 75th Street, Overland Park, KS
Age range: Birth through high school
Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

Risen Savior Classical Academy
Location: 14700 Leavenworth Road, Basehor, KS (Risen Savior Lutheran Church)
Age range: Kindergarten to 8th grade (hoping to add high school with a few more students and a teacher)
Price: Registration fee is $150 per family for the year, then $360 per student per semester. There is a 3-student cap on tuition.
They meet on Mondays for core classes in the morning and enrichment classes in the afternoon. They meet once a month for field trips and mom's nights out. They send out lesson plans for the whole week so students and parents have a guide.

Rooted Life Academy
Location: Spring Hill, KS
Ages: Kindergarten through 2nd grade
Rooted Life Academy is a Private Microschool and Tutoring Business offering personalized learning in a small educational environment. 

Saint Athanasius Academy (Catholic high school hybrid for boys; "southern" location—See Frassati Academy)
Location: Christ the King Catholic Church School Building at 85th and Wornall in KCMO
Age range: High school (curriculum used is Kolbe)
Contact: Holle Balzer and Suzanne Egger at athanasiusacademy@gmail.com 

Saint Catherine of Siena (Catholic high school hybrid for girls)
Location: Christ the King Catholic Church School Building at 85th and Wornall in KCMO
Age range: High school 
Price: Comparable to St. Athanasius Academy
Contact: Holle Balzer and Suzanne Egger at athanasiusacademy@gmail.com 

Shawnee Nazarene Academy
Location: 5539 Quivira Road, Shawnee, KS
Age range: Kindergarten through 5th grade
Price: Tuition information can be found here

Shema Homeschool Community
Location: West Haven Baptist Church in Tonganoxie, KS
Age range: All ages, meets on Tuesday mornings
Price: $50 per family per semester.

Smithville Scholars Homeschool Co-op
Location: Smithville, MO
Age range: All ages
Price: $50 per family per semester (high schoolers are an additional $25). Each class may have additional fees. 

Social Homeschooler (The): A Social Co-op
Location: Serving Leavenworth County, KS
Age range: All ages
Price: Annual membership fee of $35
The Social Homeschooler is taking what you know about homeschool co-ops and tossing it out the window! Organized as a flexible participation social club, The Social Homeschooler is the co-op for fun, learning, and friendship. We believe that connection is an important part of the learning experience and work to foster a space for meaningful relationships so that our children can learn, grow, and invest in the community they live in- all while having a whole lot of fun! Rather than a set weekly meeting day and curriculum, our co-op events are hosted by members on days and times that work for the event leader with variety in event content-allowing members to choose to participate a la carte!

Southland Academy (Christian)
Location: Providence Church, 10113 Lenexa Drive, Lenexa, Kansas
Age range: Kindergarten through high school
Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

SouthWoods Co-op (SouthWoods Homeschool Support Center)
Location: SouthWoods Christian Church, South Overland Park/Stilwell
Age range: 
Price: Fee schedule can be found here

South Side Schoolhouse (Christian)
Location: Grandview, MO
Age range: Preschool through high school
Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

Sparrow Homeschool Enrichment Program (Christian drop-off)
Location: Northland Church, 7101 NW Waukomis Drive, KCMO
Age range: PreK through 9th
Price: $110 per month for one student, $210 per month for two students, $300 per month for three students, and $90 per month per child for four+ students

Stone Table Study Group
Location: Lee's Summit, MO
Age range: Classical co-op ages 6-13; secondary academy (drop-off, a la carte) grades 7th through 12th
Contact: admin@stonetablestudygroup.org

Michelle Volz's Writing Classes (email her at volzmichele7@gmail.com for current class offerings)
*Highly recommended*
Location: Olathe, KS (out of a church)
Age range: Kindergarten through 12th grade
Price: $195-225 per semester depending on grade level and class
Special workshops: $70-135 

Well + Wonder Academy
Location: DeSoto, Kansas
Montessori inspired, nature immersion, unschooling, mindfulness
Contact: wellandwonderacademy@gmail.com


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*Here's the link for the printable list of KC Area Homeschool Co-ops, Drop-offs, and Hybrids on Canva!

This is not the most updated version. It changes quite often, so click on the Canva link, above, so you can see the most recent changes made and print the list.

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