Clonlara School
www.clonlara.org
Clonlara School has been an innovator in providing academic support and guidance to K-12 homeschoolers for 30 years. It is nationally and internationally accredited, and issues high school diplomas to students who complete the necessary requirements. Clonlara also runs a K-12 campus school in Ann Arbor, Michigan as well as overseas homeschooling programs in Japan, Germany, and Spain.
The number one reason that parents enroll their students in Clonlara’s Home Based Education Program is its flexible approach to curriculum. With the guidance of a Clonlara Advisor, students are encouraged to create a curriculum that matches their individual learning styles, skills, and interests. Clonlara is a master at helping students appreciate that the best learning is by doing. Going to a museum, attending a session of the state legislature and interviewing elderly neighbors about their town’s early history are activities far more valuable that most text book-work.
Clonlara’s Secondary Education Guide provides students and parents with a step-by-step
approach to developing an effective curriculum for pursuing a high school education. It also gives subject and resource suggestions. Additionally, students can take advantage of Clonlara’s wide array of online courses in more than 20 languages and
more than 50 high school-level courses are offered in the core subject areas of math, science, social studies, and language arts. Electives and Great Books are also offered.
Another valuable aspect of Clonlara’s Home Based Education Program is its focus on nationally-endorsed, academic standards at the high school level. This is to ensure that your student’s curriculum adequately prepares them for the next step in life, whether it is going to college, entering a trade, or returning to a traditional school.
Clonlara’s Home Based Education Program was founded by Pat Montgomery, PhD in 1979. Pat began her teaching career in religious and private schools. Once she had her own children, however, she felt that these traditional schools did not offer an ideal approach to a child’s natural growth and development.
Pat is widely recognized as an advocate for alternative education and homeschooling. In the mid-80s, parents who homeschooled their children in Michigan were increasingly prosecuted. Pat filed a lawsuit on behalf of Clonlara and its home educating families. After a series of cases and appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in 1993
that Clonlara’s claim was correct: the State Board of Education was attempting to enforce a law that did not exist. The victory was a coup for homeschooling nationally and set precedent for similar cases.
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