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Microschool Builder & Educational Coach
Jade is an author, coach and specialist in working with gifted, 2E and neurodivergent children.
Parent Coach & Educational Consultant
Aubrey Hargis, M.Ed. is a parent coach and educational consultant best known for her empathetic approach and appreciation for the magic of childhood.
Teacherpreneur
Manisha Snoyer has been a teacher for 15 years for over 2000 children in a diverse array of educational settings, helped found dozens of microschools as edupreneur and is a founding member of the Modulo team.
Organization: Alliance for Self-Directed Education
The ASDE website has a wealth of resources and materials for parents interested in supporting their child’s natural instinct to learn.
Podcast: Adventures in Free Range Learning
In this episode of the #1 parenting podcast, “Unruffled,” Janet speaks with Laura Grace Weldon, a parent and author whose experiences capture the essence of how children learn best and gain competence, self-confidence, maturity and wisdom.
Book: Free to Learn
In this groundbreaking book, developmental psychologist Peter Gray explains why Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.
Free Forest School
Free Forest School of San Francisco Peninsula / South Bay is a free group, open to young children and their parents or caregivers.
Volunteer as a family
Volunteering is a wonderful way to engage with the community and model civic engagement. The San Francisco Food Bank is one of many wonderful places where you can volunteer as a family.
San Francisco Homeschoolers
Connect with local families, find out about classes, events, field trips, park days and more!
HUGS/SF local parent group
Based in San Francisco, the vision for HUGS is to build community with families and children of all stripes, colors, and persuasions. HUGS|SF holds a weekly playdate on Friday afternoons.
Wild Roots Forest School
“Wild Roots is a community of families who are committed to self-work and growth, practice presence and mindfulness, and value interdependence with one another and the earth.”
Get jazzed
What better way to start appreciating music than take advantage of the family matinees and workshops offered by SF Jazz?
Sawyer: Book your child’s next adventure.
Your one-stop shop for local children’s classes: on Sawyer, you can find all local classes, sorted by age, time and subject.
Visit a Museum
Museums are wonderful resources for independent or group learning, especially in a big city like San Francisco - and the Randall is one of our favorites! Take classes, talk to the docents and explore.
Khan Academy
On Khan Academy, your child can learn nearly any subject using their limitless collection of free online lessons.
Find an amazing mentor
With Wyzant, it’s easy to find a private tutor or a teacher for a small group class in any subject. Search by speciality, any special needs and age group and see reviews by other parents.
Let's Play Math
In “Let’s Play Math,” Author Denise Gaskins makes learning math easy with this mixture of math games, low-prep project ideas, and inspiring coffee-chat advice.
Teach Your Child to Read
“Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step program that shows parents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read.”
Jacki - single mom, poet, entrepreneur
Jacki chose to educate her children while working full-time as a single mom by hiring teacher and hosting classes and activities in her home and sharing them with other parents. She now advises other homeschooling parents and is poet laureate of Belmont. “Jacki Rigoni writes poetry within the found spaces of single parenting her three children in the San Francisco Bay area, where she serves as Poet Laureate of Belmont, California. A credentialed teacher and award-winning copywriter by profession, Jacki’s other writing can be found on TV and the back of snack packaging.” - From Jacki Rigoni’s website