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# California-Specific Resources
- URL: https://www.cookiesandclogs.com/california-specific-resources/
- Published: 2011-12-22T17:25:59.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-31T04:26:04.000Z
- Description: Every state has its own guidelines and laws for educating your children at home. Here are a few resources that Californian families can benefit from: California FAQ about schooling at…
- Author: TerriAnn van Gosliga
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Every state has its own guidelines and laws for educating your children at home. Here are a few resources that Californian families can benefit from:

- [California FAQ](http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/rq/psfaq.asp?ref=cookiesandclogs.com#D) about schooling at home, including information regarding filing of the [Private School Affidavit](http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/rq/affidavit.asp?ref=cookiesandclogs.com).

**Assisted Schooling**

- [Ocean Grove Charter School](http://www.ogcs.org/index.html?ref=cookiesandclogs.com) (OGCS) – for students Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties
- Connecting Waters Charter School
- [California Virtual Academies](http://www.k12.com/cava/?ref=cookiesandclogs.com) (CAVA)
- Check your local district to see if they offer independent study courses through the public school program.

**Support Groups**

- [Bay Area Homeschool Field Trips](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BAHFT/?ref=cookiesandclogs.com) (BAHFT) – Yahoo! Group
- [San Francisco Bay Area Homeschooling](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFBayHomeschool/?ref=cookiesandclogs.com) – Yahoo! Group
- [Welcome Homeschoolers](http://www.welcomehomeschoolers.org/?ref=cookiesandclogs.com) – Network of parents via Yahoo! group that arrange classes, field trips, and weekly park days. $12 fee per school year.