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Homeschooling in Anchorage, Alaska

Co-ops, support groups, vendors and events for homeschool families in and around Anchorage.

Homeschool co-ops and groups in Anchorage

• Classical Conversations Government Hill Community — Co-op
• Gather Alaska Christian Homeschoolers Association (GACHA) — Co-op
• The Joy of Learning Co-op — Co-op
• AK Homeschool Classes — Learning center
• East Anchorage Homeschool — Learning center
• Roundabout Books — Learning center
• The Alaska Kinder Garden — Learning center
• The Workshop Anchorage — Learning center
• The Green Room Learning Community — Microschool
• Anchorage Junior Academy — Private school (classes for homeschoolers)
• Anchor Lutheran School — Private school (classes for homeschoolers)
• Holy Rosary Academy — Private school (classes for homeschoolers)
• Mountain City Christian Academy — Private school (classes for homeschoolers)
• Pacific Northern Academy — Private school (classes for homeschoolers)
• Anchorage Homeschoolers Network — Support group
• Anchorage Life Learners — Support group
• Anchorage/Mat-Su Homeschool Network — Support group
• Faith Homeschool Connection — Support group
• F.R.E.E. at Home (Fort Richardson/Elmendorf Educators) — Support group
• JBER Homeschoolers — Support group

Upcoming events in Anchorage

• Sun, Nov 1, 2026 – Mon, Nov 30, 2026 · Planetarium Show: Listening to Alaska
  Anchorage · Thomas Planetarium, Anchorage Museum, 625 C St
  Planetarium show about what researchers learn when they listen to Alaska, shown at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday through November.
• Thu, Nov 5, 2026 – Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · AASB 73rd Annual Conference & Youth Leadership Institute
  Anchorage · Egan Civic & Convention Center
  Alaska's largest gathering of education leaders (theme: Coming Together for Alaska's Students), with a Youth Leadership Institute for high school students.
• Thu, Nov 5, 2026 – Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · AASB's 73rd Annual Conference & Youth Leadership Institute
  Anchorage · Egan Civic & Convention Center
  AASB's annual conference includes a Youth Leadership Institute. The page lists the dates and the Egan Civic & Convention Center venue in Anchorage.
• Fri, Nov 6, 2026 – Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 2026 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Swim/Dive State Championships
  Anchorage · Bartlett High School Pool
  The 2026 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Swim/Dive State Championships are held November 6-7, 2026 at Bartlett High School Pool, Anchorage.
• Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Sensory-Friendly & Access Morning at the Anchorage Museum
  Anchorage · Anchorage Museum, 625 C St
  Self-directed drop-in session, 11 a.m.-noon, for families and adults with developmental and physical disabilities in the atrium, first-floor galleries and Discovery Center.
• Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · Alaska Zoo Wildlife Wednesdays: Tracking Southcentral Wolves
  Anchorage · Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall, 4731 O'Malley Rd · Free
  Alaska Department of Fish and Game research biologist David Saalfeld on a decade of wolf collaring and tracking on the Kenai Peninsula and in Chugach. Talks start at 7 p.m. and run about 45 minutes with Q&A.
• Thu, Nov 12, 2026 – Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 2026 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 3A/4A Volleyball State Championships
  Anchorage · Alaska Airlines Center
  The 3A/4A Volleyball State Championships run November 12-14, 2026 at Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage.
• Thu, Nov 19, 2026 – Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · ASAA All-State Music Festival
  Anchorage · West Anchorage High School
  Selected high school musicians from across Alaska rehearse together; the festival concert is November 21 at 4 p.m.
• Thu, Nov 19, 2026 · Celebrating America250: Alaska's Year of Dreams
  Anchorage · Anchorage Museum Auditorium, 625 C St (also online via Crowdcast) · Free
  Cook Inlet Historical Society talk by State Historian Katherine Ringsmuth recapping Alaska's America250 year, 7 p.m.
• Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · FIRST Tech Challenge League Meet #2
  Anchorage · West High School, 1700 Hillcrest Dr
  Second Anchorage-area FIRST Tech Challenge league meet; teams build and program robots for the season game.
• Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 2026 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska All-State Music Festival
  Anchorage · West Anchorage High School
  The Alaska All-State Music Festival takes place November 21, 2026 at 4:00PM at West Anchorage High School, Anchorage.
• Thu, Dec 3, 2026 – Sat, Dec 5, 2026 · 2026 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska MIX SIX/2A Volleyball State Championships
  Anchorage · Dimond High School
  The SIX/2A Volleyball State Championships are held December 3-5, 2026 at Dimond High School in Anchorage.
• Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · First Friday at the Anchorage Museum (December)
  Anchorage · Anchorage Museum, 625 C St · Free
  Free family admission on First Friday to explore the museum's four floors of galleries and exhibitions.
• Sat, Dec 5, 2026 – Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · ALASBO Annual Conference 2026
  Anchorage · Hotel Captain Cook
  Annual conference of the Alaska Association of School Business Officials, listed on AASB's 2026-27 event calendar.
• Thu, Dec 10, 2026 · Scientist Spotlight: Alaska Berries
  Anchorage · Anchorage Museum Discovery Center, Art Lab, 625 C St
  Plant ecologist Christa Mulder, co-author of the Alaska Berry Future Project's Berry Booklets, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · Christmas for the Animals at the Alaska Zoo
  Anchorage · Alaska Zoo, 4731 O'Malley Rd · General admission until 5 p.m., Zoo Lights rates after; members free in the evening
  Families bring food donations to stuff stockings at each animal habitat, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., with an artisans bazaar and Zoo Lights from 5-8 p.m.
• Sun, Dec 13, 2026 · Sensory-Friendly & Access Morning at the Anchorage Museum (December)
  Anchorage · Anchorage Museum, 625 C St
  Self-directed drop-in morning for families and adults with developmental and physical disabilities.
• Fri, Dec 18, 2026 – Sat, Dec 19, 2026 · 2026 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Wrestling State Championships
  Anchorage · Alaska Airlines Center
  The Wrestling State Championships take place December 18-19, 2026 at Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage.
• Sat, Dec 19, 2026 · Panel Breaks: Alaska Comic Workshop with Tadd Galusha
  Anchorage · Anchorage Museum Seed Lab, 111 W 6th Ave · Free
  Free drop-in comic workshop, 6-8 p.m., with instructional presentations, live art demos and one-on-one portfolio reviews.
• Tue, Dec 22, 2026 – Wed, Dec 23, 2026 · Anchorage Museum Winter Break Camp: Arctic Marine Science (Ages 7-9)
  Anchorage · Anchorage Museum Discovery Center, 625 C St
  Two-day camp, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., with hands-on STEAM activities on Alaska's marine ecosystem and soundscape ecology.
• Tue, Dec 29, 2026 – Wed, Dec 30, 2026 · Anchorage Museum Winter Break Camp: Power (Ages 10-12)
  Anchorage · Anchorage Museum Discovery Center, 625 C St
  Two-day camp, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., exploring sources of energy, from potatoes to the sun.
• Fri, Jan 8, 2027 – Sat, Jan 9, 2027 · FIRST Tech Challenge League Tournament
  Anchorage · West High School, 1700 Hillcrest Dr
  League tournament for Anchorage-area FIRST Tech Challenge teams after the fall league meets.
• Wed, Jan 13, 2027 · Alaska Zoo Wildlife Wednesdays: Alaska Dinosaurs
  Anchorage · Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall, 4731 O'Malley Rd · Free
  UA Museum of the North director Patrick Druckenmiller on the dinosaurs found in Alaska and how paleontologists look for them. Talks start at 7 p.m. and run about 45 minutes with Q&A.
• Mon, Feb 8, 2027 – Wed, Feb 10, 2027 · Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference (ASSEC)
  Anchorage · Marriott Anchorage Downtown, 820 W 7th Ave
  Annual statewide special education conference for educators, administrators, paraprofessionals and families, in partnership with the Alaska Council for Exceptional Children.
• Wed, Feb 10, 2027 · Alaska Zoo Wildlife Wednesdays: Polar Bear Oil Spill Response
  Anchorage · Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall, 4731 O'Malley Rd · Free
  Alaska Zoo curator Samantha Lavin on how the zoo trains to help wild polar bears in an oil spill on the North Slope. Talks start at 7 p.m. and run about 45 minutes with Q&A.
• Sat, Feb 13, 2027 – Mon, Feb 15, 2027 · ASTE 2027 Conference
  Anchorage · Hotel Captain Cook
  Alaska Society for Technology in Education's annual conference, the state's largest education-technology gathering, with workshops and speakers for K-12 educators.
• Sat, Feb 20, 2027 · TENTATIVE FLL State Championship: Alaska Robot Rendezvous
  Anchorage · Mountain View Christian Academy, 6575 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK
  The date is tentative. This is the FIRST LEGO League Alaska Statewide Championship, including the Anchorage/Matsu region FLL Explore Festival.
• Tue, Mar 2, 2027 – Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · Iditarod Education Winter Conference
  Anchorage · The Wildbirch Hotel · Registration fee; $300 off when registered before Dec. 31, 2026
  Professional development built around the Iditarod: lessons for the classroom, pre-race vet checks, a musher kennel visit, the Musher Meet and Greet on March 5 and start-chute access at the Ceremonial Start.
• Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · ASAA Drama, Debate & Forensics State Championship
  Anchorage · Dimond High School
  State championship for high school drama, debate and forensics, listed on ASAA's 2026-27 calendar; the eligibility and registration deadline is Feb. 11.
• Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · Iditarod 2027 Race Start
  Anchorage · Ceremonial Start, downtown Anchorage
  The 2027 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race begins March 6; the race's education program brings teachers to the Ceremonial Start in downtown Anchorage.
• Wed, Mar 10, 2027 · Alaska Zoo Wildlife Wednesdays: Beak Deformities in Wild Birds
  Anchorage · Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall, 4731 O'Malley Rd · Free
  USGS Alaska Science Center biologist Danielle Gerik on avian keratin disorder, first documented in Alaska chickadees. Talks start at 7 p.m. and run about 45 minutes with Q&A.
• Wed, Apr 14, 2027 · Alaska Zoo Wildlife Wednesdays: Status of Northern Sea Otters
  Anchorage · Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall, 4731 O'Malley Rd · Free
  USFWS wildlife biologist Paul Schuette on Alaska's three sea otter stocks. Talks start at 7 p.m. and run about 45 minutes with Q&A.
• Sat, Apr 17, 2027 – Sun, Apr 18, 2027 · AASB Spring Boardsmanship Academy 2027
  Anchorage · The Wildbirch Hotel
  Association of Alaska School Boards' spring training academy for school board members.
• Sat, May 1, 2027 · IDEA Curriculum Fair: Anchorage Preview
  Anchorage · IDEA Homeschool Office, 11260 Old Seward Hwy, Ste 105 · Free for IDEA-enrolled families; flat per-family admission for others
  Anchorage fair preview with select vendors, part of IDEA Homeschool's 29th annual curriculum fair tour.

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