As of October 22, 2026, we list 42 homeschool co-ops in Florida, across 36 towns.
If no group here fits, the co-op starter pack comes with it: 12 pages from the Starpath Library for starting a small Waldorf-inspired co-op of your own. They include an agenda for the first meeting and a first term, week by week. Leave your email and you’ll be on the list for both. You can stop the emails any time.
Or read the co-op pages in the Library nowFlorida is the state where the line between a co-op and a school has blurred most, and the reason is money. The Personalized Education Program put scholarship funds in families' hands, and a number of groups that would once have been a weekly co-op now run several days a week with paid staff. Both kinds are listed here, and they are labelled differently, because turning up expecting a parent-run Thursday and finding a tuition-charging four-day programme is a wasted trip.
The practical difference is what is asked of you. At a co-op you are expected to stay, and usually to teach or help. At a microschool you enrol your child and leave. If you are weighing the two, the question that settles it fastest is whether you want your week back or want other adults teaching alongside you.
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Type a town or postcode in Florida, or use your location, and we’ll list the 10 nearest. Your location stays in your browser. Distances are from each group’s town, not its meeting place.
From what each group says on its own website. A group that doesn’t say is in neither list.
Florida sets no minimum hours or days, so there is nothing for a co-op day to count toward. Florida does ask you to keep records, so a co-op day is worth noting in whatever you keep.
The full Florida requirementsTaken from what each group publishes. Fees change, so treat these as a guide and check with the group.
A non-denominational Christian homeschool program and co-op in Boca Raton for elementary and middle school children, with hands-on courses that families apply for each year.
A microschool and homeschool program in east Boca Raton, open since 2018, for grades K to 12, with 2-day or 4-day microschool weeks, Friday enrichment, clubs and a surf camp.
A secular, screen-free homeschool co-op in Boca Raton for grades K to 8, meeting twice a week in four mixed-age groups with 8 students to each teacher, plus a Thursday enrichment program, and Florida scholarships accepted.
A co-op of homeschooling families in Cape Coral that meets on Wednesday mornings, with enrichment classes such as art, PE, music, languages and science labs for ages 4 to 16, and parents stay on site.
Homeschool Haven of SWFL is a homeschool community in Cape Coral with enrichment classes through the year and a summer series.
A social group in Northeast Florida for homeschooled students in middle and high school, with monthly game days, field trips, dances, workshops and volunteering across Duval, Clay, St. Johns and Nassau counties, and no academic classes.
A Christian homeschool group in Jacksonville, open to families inside and outside the church, with park days, field trips, social events and service projects.
HIGH Day is a Christian homeschool co-op of about 30 families that meets on Friday mornings at Generations Church in Orlando, with classes from kindergarten to high school taught by the mothers.
A Christian homeschool co-op in the Greater Orlando area, with PE on Thursdays at a local park for ages 4 to 18, enrichment classes, field trips and get-togethers for mothers.
A Christian homeschool support group and co-op in Altamonte Springs, in Central Florida, run by volunteers.
WAVE of Tampa Bay is a hybrid homeschool program for pre-K to grade 12 in Brandon, Florida, with classes on Mondays and Tuesdays at Grace Baptist Church.
Freedom Academy is a faith-based homeschool co-op in Cocoa that has worked with Brevard County families since 2020, with a full academic program in small classes taught by experienced teachers.
A Christian, parent-led homeschool co-op around Destin and Fort Walton Beach on the Emerald Coast of Florida, with weekly enrichment classes, field trips and park days.
A nonprofit, nature-based homeschool co-op in Hillsborough County for children from pre-K to 6th grade, with 60-minute themed classes on Tuesdays, field trips and events.
A homeschool co-op in Englewood that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with groups by age from 4 to 13 and up, and main lesson and handwork blocks in each day.
A small private microschool in Fort Lauderdale, started by a mother of five who has taught for many years, with project-based learning, nature education, homeschool hybrid options and virtual learning.
A Christian homeschool support group for families in Lee County, started in 1990, with regular meetings, guest speakers and events, and membership open to families who don't share the faith.
A secular homeschool enrichment group in Gainesville where children work in grade-level groups, with main lessons, watercolor painting and modeling in wax and clay.
A Christian homeschool co-op with a K to 6 program and an upper school, run as a supplement to each family's own homeschooling, with parents keeping an active part in their children's education.
A secular, parent-run homeschool co-op and support group for families in Miami-Dade County, with classes on Thursdays in the fall and winter terms, field trips, public speaking events and standardized testing.
A Christian support group for home educating families in Collier County, Florida, that meets on the third Monday of each month.
A Christian homeschool co-op that meets on Tuesdays from September to April at Living Word Church in New Port Richey, with classes from pre-K through high school.
A homeschool group started in 2001 by ten families from a Sunday school class in Oviedo, now with students from preschool to 12th grade and field trips, clubs, PE and enrichment classes, mostly in Oviedo and Winter Springs.
A Christian homeschool co-op that meets every other Friday morning in Pace, Florida.
A Christian homeschool co-op in Palm Bay with preschool and pre-K, math, science, English, history, Bible and elective classes, taught by families who share their own skills.
A classical Christian homeschool collective in Panama City where families and instructors work together on academic courses, with a statement of faith and an admissions process.
A Christian homeschool support group in Broward County with educational and social events for members, annual testing, a member-led co-op, and a promotion and graduation ceremony.
A nonprofit directory for home educators in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, run by volunteer home educators, with a community event calendar, a field trip list and lists of classes, clubs and tutors.
A Christian homeschool hybrid program in Ponte Vedra, near Jacksonville, Florida, for grades K to 8, with tutoring based on classical education and an information meeting before families apply.
A parent-present nature school for homeschooling families with children aged 2 to 10, meeting on the Space Coast, in northern Palm Beach County, the southern Treasure Coast and the Indian River Lagoon, with a trial day for new families.
Families Instructing Students at Home (FISH), a Christian homeschool support group for families in Brandon and the surrounding area for more than 25 years, with a calendar of activities and resources.
Refuge Academy is a faith-based homeschool co-op on 7th Ave NE in Ruskin, meeting one day a week, with most classes in 12-week sessions and some full-year high school courses.
A Christian homeschool enrichment co-op in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, for pre-K to high school, with about 20 enrichment classes every other Tuesday.
Learning and Families, a homeschool group for Sarasota and Manatee County families, with facilitator-led co-op classes from preschool to high school at Renewal Church on Bee Ridge Road, small groups, clubs, field trips, a prom and graduation.
A nonprofit, non-denominational private Christian school where parents and teachers share the teaching, with prekindergarten, elementary and middle school, a high school co-op, enrichment, athletics and clubs.
Harvest Preparatory Christian Academy, a homeschool co-op run by Exceeding Grace Christian Center in St. Petersburg, with classroom-style classes, the Ignitia online Christian curriculum, and science lab, robotics, 3-D printing and art supplies to use.
A Christ-centered classical homeschool co-op in Tallahassee, started in fall 2023, with a primary program for ages 5 to 12 and a secondary program for ages 12 to 18, Latin and the liberal arts, and parents supervising every activity.
A two-day faith-based hybrid and a-la-carte homeschool co-op in Tampa, with classes for grade 4 to high school.
Vero Beach Academy is a homeschool program in Vero Beach where teachers and parents share the teaching, with academic classes, Friday options, enrichment and tutoring.
CoolSchoolers is a free homeschool community in Wesley Chapel, Florida, that families join through its Facebook group.
A homeschool support group based in Clermont with weekly co-op meetings in Winter Garden, for families in Lake, West Orange and nearby Central Florida counties.
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Families agree to meet on the same day each week during term, usually in a church hall, a community centre or a hired room. Parents take turns teaching, so a parent who is confident with science takes the science class and someone else takes art. Most co-ops expect a parent to stay on site rather than drop off, and most ask every family to contribute in some way, whether that is teaching, setting up or helping in a room. A term runs eight to fourteen weeks, and places are usually allocated before the term starts rather than week by week.
It depends on what the co-op has to pay for. A group meeting in a member's home with borrowed materials can run on almost nothing, while a co-op hiring a hall and paying outside tutors for a few classes costs real money per term. The fees each group publishes are listed on this page where we have them, taken from the group's own website, so you can compare rather than guess. Ask what the fee covers before you commit: some cover the hall only, and materials are extra.
Florida runs the Personalized Education Program alongside the Family Empowerment Scholarship, which puts education funds in families' hands rather than paying parents directly. The money is spent on approved costs, and co-op or microschool fees are one of the things families commonly spend it on. Check the current eligibility and amounts before you plan around it, because this programme has changed repeatedly since it started.
Most co-ops do, because a hall costs money and so do materials. What separates a co-op from a business is usually that the fee covers costs rather than paying the parents who teach. Some co-ops are incorporated as non-profits and some are an informal group with a shared bank account. If you are starting one and planning to pay teachers, that is a different undertaking with tax and insurance questions attached, and it is worth taking advice before the first term rather than after it.
A co-op is parent-run and parent-staffed, usually one day a week, and you stay. A microschool charges tuition, employs teachers, runs several days a week and admits students rather than accepting members. Florida has a lot of both, and the scholarship money is the reason the second category grew so fast here.
Yes. 26 of the 42 groups listed here say on their own websites that they’re Christian, among them Grace Home Schoolers, Down to Earth Homeschool, Homeschool Haven of SWFL and 23 more. 2 say they’re secular. 14 of the 42 don’t say either way on their websites, so ask them before you join.
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