Resource Directory

Please help us to expand this directory, so it can be even more helpful for the homeschool community. Use the contact form to let us know of other resources that we can add.

Co-ops and Teaching Groups

LOLO

Five Valleys Homeschool Co-op, info5valleys@gmail.com

STEVENSVILLE

Lone Rock Homeschool Group, Allison Bentley, (406) 529-2542, allisonjovinforbes@yahoo.com

HAMILTON

Friday School, Janet Steele, (406) 499-2687, steele4home@yahoo.com

Classical Conversations, Michelle Fullante (406) 370-8236, emfullante@gmail.com

Classical Conversations, Korie Jessop (406) 381-9028, ko_jessop@hotmail.com

Music

Bitterroot Homeschool Choir, Heidi Brower, heidibrower@gmail.com (weekly rehearsals in Hamilton, two concerts/year)

Piano / Voice Lessons, Heidi Brower (Hamilton), heidibrower@gmail.com or www.mountainmelodiesmusicstudio.com

Violin Lessons, Calley Ratliff (Florence), (406) 274-5477

Violin and Voice Lessons Online or In-Person, Tasha Fain (Hamilton), TashaFain@gmail.com

Violin & Viola (Rachel - rachelschnackel@gmail.com)

Bass (Joel - schnackelj@yahoo,com)

Schnackel Strings Studio (Hamilton)

www.schnackelstrings.weebly.com

Resources

Montana Coalition of Home Educators, FAQs , www.mtche.org/faq

The Montana Guide to Home Education

Home School Legal Defense Association, summary of Montana laws, hslda.org/content/hs101/MT.aspx

Montana Office of Public Instruction, Homeschool Packet

Montana School Accreditation Standards that identify basic education programs for elementary, middle grades, and high school, including graduation.

Ravalli County Superintendent of Schools, home school report form, ravalli.us/276/Schools-Education

Bitterroot College Dual Enrollment Admissions, www.umt.edu/bitterroot-college/app-reg/college/apply/pg-de.php

Students who are over the age of 16 and are currently enrolled in high school or are being home schooled, may register for college courses at the Bitterroot College as Dual Enrollment students (for half tuition).

Valley Oak Education Resource Center, Wendi Fawns, (406) 381-2334, https://valleyoak2010.wixsite.com/valleyoak

Free college & career planning advisors, connection with internship opportunities.

MATCHE (Montanans Assembling Together for Christian Home Education), Bitterroot-based organization that hosts how-to homeschool seminars, annual conference, homeschool business directory, and more https://www.matcheonline.com/

Grace Lutheran Church Library, 275 Hattie Lane, Hamilton, Mon-Fri 9-5

Self-serve library for all ages: fiction and non-fiction audios, videos, and books, plus curriculum, homeschooling how-to books, creation science resources, missionary biographies, etc.

Terri Jarvis, Librarian, (406) 531-4385

Dolly Parton Imagination Library, free books monthly for kids 0-5, https://www.imaginationlibraryravallicounty.com/

More Resources, https://bitterroothomeschooling.com/