Afterschooling
Learning
beyond the school day that may take place at home, in latchkey programs in
schools, with tutors, or in dedicated private and tax-supported afterschool
programs
www.RussianSchool.com
A math enrichment afterschool in Boston and San Jose,
Calif., with a high-level focus
www.afterschoolers.com
Dedicated to augmenting the regular school day
www.afterschoolallstars.org
National after-school programs and summer camps for at-risk
middle school youth
www.safe-youth.org
Focus on afterschooling for violence prevention
www.AfterSchoolMatters.org
City of Chicago's afterschool program giving hands-on
experience for teens in the arts, sports, technology, communications and
science
www.readwritethink.org
Lesson plans for self-directed
learning with an emphasis on language arts
www.afterschool.gov
Federal government resources
Art
www.kinderart.com
Tremendous supply of ideas for arts
and crafts
www.teachers.net
Expansive "lesson bank"
www.crayola.com
Rely on these crafts ideas at
holiday time
www.artsonia.com
Claims to be the world's largest
kids' art museum online
Classical Education
www.welltrainedmind.com
Indispensable guide to classical
education at home
www.accsedu.org
The Association of Classical and
Christian Schools
http://www.kingswayclassicalacademy.com/
Web-based classical school for
Grades 7-12 with much free content
www.classical-homeschooling.org
Don't miss this site's "1,000 Good
Books" list
www.classicalconversations.com
A nationwide network is developing
to aid parents who choose this style of education
Creativity
www.eduplace.com/activity/index_f.jsp
Lots and lots of topics and themes
www.discoveryschool.com/schrockguide
Links organized by subject
www.enchantedlearning.com
Strong in arts and crafts as well as
dozens of other topics
www.brainsarefun.com
Neat site, and not to be missed is
this "100 Reasons to Kill Your TV and Video Games":
http://49reasons.blogspot.com/
Disadvantaged Children
& Youth
www.noexcuses.org
High-poverty
yet high-achieving schools have important things in common
www.urbancure.org
Coalition
on Urban Renewal and Education
www.annenberginstitute.org
Good
data on community involvement in reshaping inner-city schools
www.kipp.org
Outstanding
success from the Knowledge Is Power Program
www.reformk12.com/archives/000175.nclk
An
excellent speech on how throwing more money at education isn't the answer
http://www.insideschools.org/fs/school_profile.php?id=120
Here's
an example of a high-achieving low-income school
www.teachforamerica.org
Innovative
teaching strategy shows that with opportunity, inner-city youth can excel
www.cleweb.org
Legal
issues for low-income and special ed children
www.firstbook.org
Donate
books for needy children
Gifted and Talented:
www.nagc.org
www.sengifted.org
www.ditd.org
www.educationaloptions.com
www.nationdeceived.org
www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank
www.prufrock.com
www.tip.duke.edu
www.gifted.uconn.edu
www.cec.sped.org/index.html
www.ceetag.org
www.aegus1.org (underachieving gifted kids)
www.davidsoninstitute.org
www.hoagiesgifted.org
www.gifted-children.com
Homeschooling
www.homeschoolzone.com
Broad range of advice and activities
for homeschoolers and wanna-be's.
www.hslda.org
Home School Legal Defense Association
www.consideringhomeschooling.org
Good place to start
www.nheri.org
National Home Education Research Institute
www.home-school.com
Practical
Homeschooling Magazine: a star in the homeschooling world
www.TheOldHomeschoolhouse.com
Another publication that enjoys a
widening circulation
www.HomeSchoolBuzz.com
One family's "take" on homeschooling
www.naaha.com
National African-American Homeschoolers Alliance
www.education-otherwise.org
United Kingdom homeschooling website
www.calvertschool.org
Collaboration contracts between this
excellent private school and homeschoolers
www.oklahomahomeschool.com
Good info on multiage teaching, plus unit plans and
curriculum guides
Creative Enrichment and Snack Ideas
