Mission

Seattle Homeschool Group (SHG) seeks to empower Seattle area homeschooling families to connect, share resources, and build community.

About SHG

SHG is an informal network of homeschooling families living in and around Seattle. We are connected through a private Google Group. Our hope is to facilitate connections among homeschooling families by providing a network where members can reach out to each other based on similar interests, age groups, geographic locations, or styles of homeschooling.

History of SHG

The Seattle Homeschool Group has existed since the 1980s. The group brought together like-minded families who wished to homeschool but whose reasons were not primarily religious.

In the early 2000s, SHG began to grow considerably, and more and more opportunities were created by members. SHG alumni recall that everyone who was involved provided some sort of service to the group, be it a volunteer role, field trip, or even just good advice to new families. Groups of parents worked with local community centers to create weekly class programs for homeschoolers within SHG and beyond.

Over the course of the next couple of decades, SHG has seen many changes, as influenced by changes in population, social media/technology usage, fluctuating volunteer energy, and global/local impacts.

Today, the legacy of in-person connections and personal contributions are values SHG continues to promote with its mission. SHG families organize co-ops, host park days, plan social events, run special interest clubs, facilitate private homeschool classes at local businesses, organize field trips, and more! Members are encouraged to share about interesting programs and resources they recommend or have heard about, and to ask or answer questions posed by other members. The group is meant to help support, cultivate, and augment your homeschool experience.

If you are a Seattle-area homeschooler and this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, go to our Join page for more information on how to become a member.