Washington Home Schooling Resources

Welcome! Home Schooling is an exciting journey and we will be with you every step of the way.

These resources will help you navigate the state requirements, access local support groups, and plan for fun educational outings.

Calvert Partner Schools in Washington

As part of our continued commitment to promote broad access to our world renowned curriculum, Calvert School is pleased to announce our Calvert Preferred Partner program in Washington. In addition to our traditional private tuition program, Calvert‘s Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade curriculum is also available, at no cost, through any one of our fine Preferred Partners listed below.

These options have been made available to serve those families who want to enjoy an educational experience that is supervised and directed by an Washington state certified teacher while you continue to work closely with your child in your home. While you will enjoy pacing flexibility, you must meet state requirements for hours spent in educational activities and pacing must progress in a way that ensures your child will complete the course in an academic year.

Columbia Virtual Academy

 Columbia Virtual Academy (CVA) offers a highly flexible and personalized program to meet diverse family learning needs. A parent or high school student with parental guidance can take more or less control of the curriculum through various curricular options including online courses or more traditional book learning. Our intent is to listen to your needs and to design a program to match them.

Any student in Washington may enroll in CVA tuition-free. Your student does not need to be in a partnering district to enroll. Students enrolled in private education or independent home-based education within Washington may also enroll tuition-free on a part-time basis by arrangement, or access courses by paying tuition.

CVA is the child of a tremendously successful HOME school program developed by the Valley School District in 2003. The HOME program is embraced by home-schoolers because it is founded by home-schooling families and several of our staff members home-school their own children. They understand the unique opportunities that home-schooling offers for their families along with how the HOME program supports family structure and values. To this end, CVA follows a continuous model of improvement for all course offerings.

Columbia Virtual Academy, Valley School District
3034B Huffman Rd, Valley,WA 99181
(866) 930-6282
(509) 937-4663
FAX: (509) 937-2183

Washington Home Schooling Regulatory Information

The link and contact information below will provide you with answers to any legal question you may have about home schooling in your state.

Washington Department of Education

Phone: Kristen Smith (360) 725-6433

Networking With Calvert Home School Families in Washington!

The Calvert Home School Networking Program allows us to connect families interested in home schooling with Calvert families in their area currently using our courses. Networking is a great way for families considering the use of Calvert materials to discuss with a family how the program works and to possibly inspect course materials.

To learn more or to help prospective families learn more about Calvert, visit the Home School Family Networking page.