Secular Homeschooling

Secular homeschooling is a term that is used to define homeschoolers who are either non Christian, nonreligious or not teaching at home for religious reasons.

Many secular home educators are troubled by the stereotype that all homeschoolers are conservative Christians. They also face the added challenges of finding support in a community dominated by Christians and finding high quality home school materials. Here are some tips for overcoming those challenges.

Finding support can be a challenge for secular homeschoolers because many support groups and organizations are designed to meet the needs of Christians. As the number of nonreligious homeschoolers continues to grow, organizations will arise to meet their needs.

In the meantime, these families can consider joining an inclusive homeschool group, starting an inclusive homeschool group, and participating in religiously neutral community organizations.

Here is some additional information about secular homeschooling support.

Finding a secular homeschool curriculum is another major challenge faced by homeschoolers who don't want to combine religion and academics. Some home educators feel Christian programs contain bias and inaccuracies, and they want to choose a program that is more objective and does not conflict with their family's beliefs.

Here are some tips for finding a secular homeschool curriculum, along with a link to reviews of popular programs. The following is a list of nonreligious, all-in-one, home school curriculum publishers.

Here is some additional information about nonreligious homeschooling resources that includes suggested books and magazines. 

One of the best resources for nonreligious homeschooling materials is Usborne Books at Home. Usborne sells over 2,900 titles for children ages infant through high school. The company's high-quality science, history and math resources come highly recommended from prominent publishers like Sonlight, Tapestry of Grace and The Well-Trained Mind.

Here's where you can view the entire catalog of Usborne Children's Books.