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Community & co-ops
Finding your people: co-ops, park days, meetups and building a group from nothing.
8 pieces on this topic
How to organize a homeschool park day
Plan a simple homeschool park day: choose a place, invite moms and dads, confirm the details, and help new families feel welcome. Includes an invitation template.
22 Sept 2026
The life skills curriculum — what to teach before they leave home
An age-banded list of the practical competencies homeschooling teaches unusually well, and how to fit them into an ordinary week without adding a subject.
24 Aug 2026
How to find — or start — a homeschool co-op
Where local groups actually hide, what to look for before you commit, and a realistic plan for starting one from nothing with three families and a living room.
24 Aug 2026
The 12 mistakes almost every family makes in their first homeschool year
Collected from parents who made them: the expensive purchases, the imported school habits, and the one that actually makes families quit.
24 Aug 2026
Homeschooling statistics 2026 — and why every number you read is wrong
How many families home educate, how fast it is growing, and an honest account of why the headline figures disagree with each other so violently.
24 Aug 2026
Single-parent homeschooling — how families actually make it work
The four models that work when there is one adult and an income to earn, what to drop without guilt, and the support structures that make the difference.
24 Aug 2026
Homeschool socialization: the real, evidence-based answer
The most-asked question about homeschooling, answered with research, real numbers, and 25 specific ways families actually socialize their kids.
10 May 2026
Why we built Vanguard Parents
A short note on why we're building a parent-to-parent homeschooling community — and what makes Vanguard Parents different from what's already out there.
4 May 2026
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