Orange County Homeschooling
County Home Education Office Contact Info:
Phones:
407-317-3314 (Phone)
407-317- 3407 (Fax)
Mrs. Toney Shoemaker
Home Education Department
Address:
Orange County Public Schools
Attention: Home Education
Educational Leadership Center – 7
445 W. Amelia St., Orlando, FL 32801
Website: https://www.ocps.net/cs/services/options/schoolchoice/HomeEducation/Pages/default.aspx
Orange County How to Homeschool Packet: https://www.ocps.net/cs/services/options/schoolchoice/HomeEducation/Documents/Home-Ed%20Packet%20Updated%20Sept%2009%20final%20revision%20092309for%20web.pdf
Orange County Homeschool Evaluators:
Charles C. Tucker -1-877-228-1569 www.Homeschool-Evaluations.com
Orange County Homeschool Support Groups:
Amy’s Christian Home School Network
(407) 694-8104, achsn@earthlink.net, Support Group
http://home.earthlink.net/~achsn/
Serving Orange & Osceola Counties
Christian Family Educators of Orlando
(407) 340-8945, edstephan@earthlink.net, Support Group
http://www.homeschool-life.com/fl/cfeo
Serving Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties
Christian Homeschoolers at Moss Park
(407) 277-7176, jennifer@flchapm.net,
www.flchamp.net, Co-op, and Support Group
Serving Orange county
Classical Conversations-Orlando
(407) 679-2750, ruthdelk@gmail.com, Co-op
Serving Orange and Seminole counties
Cornerstone Christian Home Schoolers
(407) 657-9659, cheri@billhendersondesign.com, Support Group
Serving Orange & Seminole Counties
Families Affirming Christian Training & Service
(407)-905-9508, sizbizymom84@ yahoo.com , Support group
serving orange and lake counties
First Baptist Church of Central Florida Homeschoolers
(407) 877-8953, smiLynn@earthlink.net, Support group
Serving Orange, Lake, and Seminole Counties
Florida Home Educators
(407) 568-1191, FlaHomeEd@aol.com, Support Group / Co-op
Serving Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake & Volusia Counties
The H.E.A.R.T. of Central Florida
(407) 462-1457, jrquizcoach@hotmail.com, Support Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/heart_2_heart_fla/
Serving Orange, Lake & Seminole Counties
Home Educators Network of Central Florida
(407) 568-9742, ronda@mindspring.com,
www.homeeducatorsnetwork.com, Support Group and Co-op
Serving Orange, Seminole, Osceola & Volusia Counties
Home Educators of Covenant Community Church of Orlando
(407) 277-2517, joboehlke@earthlink.net, Support Group and Church Ministry
Serving Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties
Orlando Home Educators
ohed-owner@yahoogroups.com
www.ohed.org, Support Group/Co-op
Serving Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola & Volusia Counties
Orlandohs
(407) 859-9518, carmen@cfl.rr.com,
orlandohs@yahoogroups.com, Support group
Serving Orange, Seminole, and Osceola Counties
Parkland Home Educators
(407) 381-3081, samiot@cfl.rr.com, Support Group/Co-op
Serving Orange & Seminole Counties
Providence Home Educators
(407) 260-5564, katrinabellamy@aol.com, Co-op, and Support Group
Serving Seminole, Orange, and Lake Counties
Rainbow Horizons
(407) 299-2900, (407) 299-8833, rainbowhorizon@Bellsouth.net
www.calsnet.net/rainbowhorizons, Support Group
Serving Orange County
Sacred Heart Of Jesus Home Educators
askshjhe@gmail.com
http://home.catholicweb.com/shjhe/, Support Group
Serving Orange, Seminole, Osceola & Lake Counties
South Orlando Homeschoolers
(407) 839-8646, tect3180@bellsouth.net
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/pep-SOHS, Support Group
Serving Orange & Osceola Counties
Vine Ripe Kids
(407) 380-0712, Kathryn.a@vanzwieten.org, Support Group
www.vineripekids.org
Serving East Orange County
West Orange Christian Home Educators
(407) 454-9270, westorangeAHE@aol.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/westorangechristianhomeeducators
Support Group
Serving Orange and Lake Counties
Young Individuals Excited Learning Discoveries
(863) 967-8454, yieldhomeschool@yahoo.com, Support Group
Serving Orange, Seminole & Polk Counties
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