Nevada Homeschooling
More and more parents in Nevada are choosing to homeschool their children. We offer an outstanding resource for those new to homeschooling and those who are experienced homeschoolers. Inside you'll find information on state laws, support groups, teaching tips, special needs homeschooling, and much, much more.
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NRS 385.110 State Board to prescribe and cause enforcement of courses of study for public schools; exceptions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the State Board shall prescribe and cause to be enforced the courses of study for the public schools of this state. The courses of study prescribed and enforced by the State Board must comply with the standards of content and performance established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520.
2. For those courses of study prescribed by the State Board:
(a) High schools may h...
Home Schools United Vegas Valley
Nevada Home Schools, Inc. (doing business as Home Schools United-Vegas Valley), is an all volunteer non-profit educational support group. They help any and all home schooling families with support and information.
Las Vegas Homeschoolers Social Club
This group is intended to help like-minded people who have made the choice to educate their children at home meet each other. They offer park days, field trips, and other opportunities to interact with other homeschoolers.
NAC 392.065 Duration of exemption.
A grant of an exemption from compulsory attendance at public school is effective for 1 school year. The board of trustees of the school district shall grant an exemption from compulsory attendance at public school for every school year for which the parent demonstrates compliance with NAC 392.011 to 392.065, inclusive.
Nevada Education Quickfacts
A pocket guide to general information about Nevada's public education system. Published by the Nevada Department of Education.
Cornerstone's Home Inspirational and Educational Family Schools (CHIEFS)
CHIEFS is a Christian homeschooling support group providing and sharing prayer, support, ideas, and encouragement to homeschooling families. CHIEFS offers monthly field trips, student speaking days, a reading club, music, physical education, and holiday socials.
Pony Express National Historic Trail
The Pony Express National Historic Trail was used by young men on fast paced horses to carry the nation's mail across the country, from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, in the unprecedented time of only ten days. Organized by private entrepreneurs, the horse-and-rider relay system became the nation's most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph. Though only in operation for 18 months, between April 1860 and October 1861, the trail proved the fea...
Homeschooling in Nevada: The Budgetary Impact
Public schools have long asserted that homeschooling "costs" the school system money, as funding is lost when a child is not enrolled in a public school. This report shows that, on the contrary, students educated at home save school districts money over the long term, by saving taxpayer money or making additional funds available for existing students. Based on 2003 data, the annual potential cost savings to Nevada taxpayers is up to $34.6 million due to homeschooling.
Nevada Home School Laws from HSLDA
The Home School Legal Defense Association provides a brief summary of the homeschooling laws in Nevada. Includes a link to a legal analysis of laws relating to homeschooling in Nevada.
Nevada Home Schooling
The Nevada Department of Education provides this website with some basic information about home schooling.
Nevada Homeschool Network Notification of Intent to Homeschool
Printable form to use to notify of intent to homeschool. Individual School Districts may no longer generate their own Intent Forms; they may only offer a standard statewide form made by the Department of Education.
The exact wording is as follows: "The Nevada Department of Education shall develop standard Notification of Intent forms, which shall not require any information or assurances other than those required by law." What this means is that the Department of Education will make one form...
Licensing & State Laws in Nevada
Nevada uses a multi-stage licensing process for teens. This system allows teens to gradually gain exposure to complex driving situations, easing them into driving over an extended period of time.
NRS 392.040 Attendance required for child between 7 and 17 years of age; minimum age required for kindergarten and first grade; waiver from attendance available for child 6 years of age.
1. Except as otherwise provided by law, each parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of any child between the ages of 7 and 17 years shall send the child to a public school during all the time the public school is in session in the school district in which the child resides.
2. A child who is 5 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year may be admitted to kindergarten at the beginning of that school year, and his...
NAC 392.026 Notification of intent to exempt child: Instruction from licensed teacher.
In addition to the requirements of NAC 392.024, if a child will receive equivalent instruction from a licensed teacher, the notification of intent to exempt the child from compulsory attendance must include:
1. A calendar of the proposed days on which the child will receive instruction from the licensed teacher, as calculated pursuant to subsection 2 of NAC 387.286, which must include the equivalent of at least 180 days of instruction;
2. For grades 1 to 8, inclusive, evidence ...
NAC 392.035 Required instruction: Kind, timing and amount.
1. To constitute equivalent instruction, the kind of instruction to be given a child outside the public schools must include instruction in:
(a) The core academic subjects of:
(1) English, including reading, composition and writing;
(2) Mathematics;
(3) Science; and
(4) Social studies, including history, geography, economics and government.
(b) To the extent practicable:
(1) The arts;
(2) Computer educ...
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August 11-25, 2021
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Not Back to School Camp
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.
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Education rears disciples, imitators, and routinists, not pioneers of new ideas and creative geniuses. The schools are not nurseries of progress and improvement, but conservatories of tradition and unvarying modes of thought.
Ludwig von Mises