Links / Resources

Alabama State Department of Education Courses of Study 

Rising Tide Academy follows all curricular recomendations of the Alabama State Department of Education.  

https://www.alabamaachieves.org/acad-stand/

https://alabamalearningexchange.org/standards

Alabama State Department of Education Graduation Requirements

https://www.alabamaachieves.org/graduation-requirements/

Home School Legal Defense Association

Rising Tide Academy DOES NOT require membership in HSLDA, though some families may choose to join.

https://hslda.org/content/hs101/AL.aspx

Coalition for Responsible Home Education

Information on homeschooling in Alabama from CRHE

https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/policy-issues/state-by-state/alabama/

Birmingham Homeschoolers Community

A valuable resource for Birmingham area families, regardless of cover school affiliation.

https://birminghamhomeschoolers.com

RocketCityMom.com

Info for homeschooling families in the Huntsville area

https://www.rocketcitymom.com/homeschooling-resources-in-huntsville/

Everest Academy

Everest is one of many Alabama cover schools, but they host field trips and events all over the state, most of which are available to ALL homeschoolers.

http://www.alabamahomeschooling.com

Honor School of Alabama

Alabama's FREE Cover School

https://www.honorschoolalabama.com

Directory of Alabama Cover Schools

https://www.home-school.com/groups/AL.php

Thrift Books

ThriftBooks.com is an easy, low-cost way to purchase used textbooks.

https://www.thriftbooks.com

The Cook Museum of Natural Science

The Cook Museum in Decatur offers monthly Homeschool Classes for students in grades K-12. 

https://www.cookmuseum.org

The McWane Center

The McWane Science Center in Birmingham offers monthly Homeschool Days, as well as special classes for homeschool students each semester. 

https://mcwane.org/learning/parents/homeschool-labs/

The Birmingham Zoo

The Birmingham Zoo offers special science courses for homeschoolers.

https://www.birminghamzoo.com/education/schools-groups/homeschool-classes/

Jefferson County Public Libraries

Many of the Jefferson County libraries offer clubs and programs for homeschoolers.  

https://www.jclc.org/info/hours.aspx

Fayette County Memorial Library

The Fayette County Memorial Library has an active children's department and offers a regular schedule of classes and special events.

https://www.fcml.org