Tuesday, March 5, 2024

120+ Kansas City Area Homeschool Co-ops, Sports, Fine Arts, Enrichment, FB Groups, & More!


Last updated 3/5/24

New to the area? Lived here your whole life? Just visiting? Somewhere in between? 

Is your homeschool curriculum religious, secular, eclectic, rigorous, relaxed, or a mixture of a few of those? Whatever — you're in the right place!

Welcome to my post full of Kansas City homeschool co-ops (parents pitch in), drop-offs (parents get a break), and hybrids (a couple of days at a school building or other place to learn, and the rest of the work is done during the week at home), as well as sports and enrichment opportunities, Facebook groups galore, and MORE! 

I've spent lots of time and care compiling this information, so please let me know if you find a link that is out of date or if you know of another entry I could add to the list! You can email me at mommykerrie@yahoo.com 😁 or leave a comment on this post.

With so many options in one spot, I'm hoping it makes it easier to choose the best one (or more!) for your family! Here are your many, many options, with more added all the time!

1. Bethany Lutheran Homeschool Academy (Lutheran)

Location: 91st and Lamar in Overland Park, KS

Age range: Kindergarten through 8th grade

Price: $60 application fee. $830 for the first student. Each additional child gets a 10% discount.

2. Brighton Academy (Christ-centered)

Location: 5201 Antioch, Overland Park, KS

Age range: Kindergarten through high school

Price: Tuition information can be found here.

3. Chesterton Academy (Classical Catholic 5 days a week; opened fall of 2022)

Location: 500 W. 40th Street in Kansas City, MO

Age range: High school

Price: $7,500 per student plus $250 book fee, plus fundraising is expected throughout the year

4. Christ the King Academy Homeschool Coop (Catholic)

Location: Christ the King Catholic Church School Building at 85th and Wornall in KCMO

Age range: Birth through high school

Days: Wednesdays 8:45-3:30 including Mass, lunch, and recess (some years it's also Mondays)

Price: $200 per family paid to the church + $100 per family supply fee paid to the co-op + appx. $16 per year per family insurance. Class fees and books are extra depending on the classes you choose.

5. Christ the King Squires Program (Catholic drop-off)

Location: 3027 N. 54th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

Age range: Kindergarten through 8th grade

Price: Determined by your status as parishioner or non-parishioner. CAP participants will pay 2⁄5 of the total cost per student with discounts for multiple members of the same family. The enrollment fee is waived for CTK parishioners. For non-parishioners, the annual fee is $75 per child. 

6. Cornerstone Homeschool Enrichment

Location: Paola, KS

Age range: Kindergarten through 5th grade

Price: Monthly tuition is $120 for Tuesday/Thursday classes 

7. Crossroad Trails Education Center

Location: Gardner, KS

Age range: All ages

Price: Non-refundable registration fee is $50 for one student and $100 per family with multiple students; tuition is in three tiers and is based on how many days a week your child attends

Contact: crossroadtrails@gmail.com 

8. Discovery Homeschool Academy 

Location: First Baptist Oak Grove (enrichment Tuesdays) and Manna Fellowship Church in Pleasant Hill, MO (update February 13, 2022: third location will be in Kearney, MO)

Age range: Kindergarten through high school

Price: DHA Academic Program or DHA Enrichment Program 

9. Eagle's Wings Homeschool Enrichment Co-op (Clay-Platte Home Educators)

Location: North Kansas City, MO

Age range: All ages

Contact: ewregistrar@gmail.com 

10. Fellowship Church Homeschool Academy (Christian; dropoff)

Location: 150 Highway, Greenwood, Missouri

Age range: Preschool through 9th or 10th grade

Price: Tuition information can be found at the link above. 

11. For the Kingdom Homeschool Co-op (hybrid)

Location: Belton, MO

Age range: Preschool through high school

12. Frassati Academy (Catholic high school hybrid for boys; "northern" location—See St. Athanasius Academy)

Location: 700 W. Maple Street, Plattsburg, MO (St. Ann)

Age range: High school

Price: Total costs are around $3,000 per year. 

13. Homeschool Christian Academy (drop-off, but parental involvement is encouraged)

Location: 7700 W. 75th Street, Overland Park, KS

Age range: Kindergarten through middle school

Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

14. Homeschooler Education Network

Location: Olathe, KS

Age range: Kindergarten through 6th grade

Price: $3,000 per child per year with discounts for subsequent children; hybrid education program for working parents 

15. Hope Lutheran Homeschool Ministry (researching; sent message for more information via Facebook on 7/5/23)

Location: Shawnee, KS

16. In the Light Performing Arts Center (my daughter Eva is taking Theatre Production classes there and loves it!)

Location: My new hometown as of 2017: Peculiar, MO

Age range: Kindergarten through high school

Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

17. Journey Outpost

Location: Harrisonville

Age range: Preschool through high school

Price: $25 registration fee per family + most classes are $60 a year plus a supply fee

18. Kearney Homeschool Co-op

19. Knox Classical School (two days a week; opening August 2024)

Location: Lenexa, KS

Age range: Kindergarten through 3rd grade

Price: $3,500 per student per year plus application fee and enrollment fee

20. L.E.A.R.N. Home Education Network — L.E.A.R.N. is a secular (non-religious) homeschool community that offers resources, educational cooperatives, and support to homeschooling families in the Greater Kansas City region of Kansas and Missouri. Facebook group

21. Legacy Christian Academy

Location: Lenexa, KS

Age range: Birth through high school

Price: Tuition information for Lenexa can be found here.

22. Legacy Connections (an extension of Legacy Christian Academy)

Location: Belton, MO at South Haven Baptist Church.

Age range: Birth through high school

Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

23. Legacy Homeschool Enrichment Center

Location: Olathe, KS (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday campuses)

Email: legacyhomeschoolenrichment@gmail.com

Phone: 913-406-4526

Age range: Preschool through high school

Price: Supply fee $52 per student; K-12 tuition $104

24. L.I.T.E (LEARNING INSPIRED THROUGH EXPLORATION) Fort Leavenworth Homeschool Coop (military and military-affiliated homeschoolers)

Location: Fort Leavenworth, KS

Age range: Preschool through high school 

25. Little Green Schoolhouse (The) (private school and homeschool enrichment)

Location: Olathe, KS

Age range: Kindergarten through 7th grade

Price: $35 per day for a full day 9-3; $20 for half day AM or PM 

26. Mighty Oaks Enrichment

Location: Gardner, KS

Age range: All ages

Price: Check website

Contact: moec@mightyoaks.org 

27. Mighty Roots Academy

Location: Grandview, MO

Age range: Kindergarten through high school

Price: Varies depending on what you're looking for

28. Northland Families Learning Together (NFLT, secular)

29. Northside Co-op at Northside Assembly

Location: Holden, MO

30. Olathe Homeschooling Co-op's Facebook page

Location: Olathe, KS 

31. Outreach Christian Homeschool Academy

Location: Kansas City, MO

32. Queen of Heaven Co-op (Catholic; Mondays)

Location: Coronation of Our Lady Catholic Church in Grandview, MO

Age range: Birth through high school

Price: Comparable to Christ the King in KCMO

*This one is kept pretty small, but please contact Siobhan (pronounced shove-on) at shoveon86 at gmail dot com 

33. Pathway Academy Homeschool Hybrid

Location: Overland Park, KS

Ages: Kindergarten though 5th grade

Contact: Sally Dodd, sdodd.kc@gmail.com 

34. Regina Caeli (Catholic; hybrid)

Location: 7700 W. 75th Street, Overland Park, KS

Age range: Birth through high school

Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

35. Rooted Life Academy

Location: Between Spring Hill and Gardner, KS

Ages: Kindergarten through 2nd grade

Rooted Life Academy is a Private Microschool and Tutoring Business offering personalized learning in a small educational environment. 

36. Saint Athanasius Academy (Catholic high school hybrid for boys; "southern" location—See Frassatti Academy)

Location: Christ the King Catholic Church School Building at 85th and Wornall in KCMO

Age range: High school (curriculum used is Kolbe)

Contact: Holle Balzer and Suzanne Egger at athanasiusacademy@gmail.com 

37. Saint Catherine of Siena (Catholic high school hybrid for girls)

Location: Christ the King Catholic Church School Building at 85th and Wornall in KCMO

Age range: High school 

Price: Comparable to St. Athanasius Academy

Contact: Holle Balzer and Suzanne Egger at athanasiusacademy@gmail.com 

38. Shema Homeschool Community

Location: West Haven Baptist Church in Tonganoxie, KS

Age range: All ages, meets on Tuesday mornings

Price: $50 per family per semester.

39. Smithville Scholars Homeschool Co-op

Location: Smithville, MO

Age range: All ages

Price: $50 per family per semester (high schoolers are an additional $25). Each class may have additional fees. 

40. Southland Academy (Christian) 

Location: Providence Church, 10113 Lenexa Drive, Lenexa, Kansas

Age range: Kindergarten through high school

Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

41. South Side Schoolhouse (Christian) 

Location: Grandview, MO

Age range: Preschool through high school

Price: Tuition information can be found here. 

42. Stone Table Study Group

Location: Lee's Summit, MO

Age range: Classical co-op ages 6-13; secondary academy (drop-off, a la carte) grades 7th through 12th

Contact: admin@stonetablestudygroup.org

43. Michelle Volz's Writing Classes (email her at volzmichele7@gmail.com for current class offerings)

*Highly recommended*

Location: Bucyrus, KS

Age range: Kindergarten through 12th grade

Price: $195-225 per semester depending on grade level and class

Special workshops: $70-135 

Sports, Fine Arts, STEAM, and Other Opportunities


A Time to Dance in Raytown, MO

Allegro Choir


Classical Conversations Groups — There are multiple Classical Conversations groups in the metro as well including Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Overland Park, Lee's Summit, and others. 

Crescendo Collective in Independence, MO. They have two groups: beginners ages 6-10 and intermediate ages 11-18. They meet on Friday mornings. Price is $85 per student per year. Contact email is kcmetrohomeschoolchoir@gmail.com.


Culture House (The) in Olathe, KS



Green Leaf Performing Arts in West KCK with 2 more locations in Olathe

Guerrero's Shotokan Karate in Blue Springs, MO





KC Mavs (my youngest son Sam is playing basketball with them during the 2022/2023 season and loves it!)






Piano — Kristen's Piano Studio. Kristen Ely is a homeschooling mom who graduated her youngest this year (2023). She gives creative private or partner piano lessons in her home studio in Lenexa, KS. kristenelypianostudio@yahoo.com
Lenexa, KS
913-433-4463
I take a creative and individualized approach to learning piano through games, improvisation, and more along with a solid foundation in technique and note reading. For ages 5 to adult.

Pure Dance Studio in Independence, MO

Reed Performing Arts Company in Lee's Summit, MO


Seams to Me — Roxanne R. Durando, Seamstress (Alterations, Sewing Instruction Age 8 & Up, Costume Design/Construction). Email rxd9gch@gmail.com. Phone 816-724-9478.

Social Cabaret in Overland Park, KS — Theater and music instruction opportunities at a new venue in Overland Park. Specifically for 16+. Check out Cabaret Arts & Social Theatre on Facebook to see opportunities for older kids (16+). They have an improv class coming up and an audition workshop series as well.


Spanish — Mariposas Spanish Language Experience
Lenexa, KS. Kristen Ely is a homeschooling mom who graduated her youngest this year (2023). She teaches homeschool Spanish classes in her home in Lenexa, KS. kristenelypianostudio@yahoo.com. 
913-433-4463
I use a "comprehensible input"-based approach to second language acquisition. This means using a lot of Spanish in context, slowly and with lots of repetition so that everyone understands what's going on. The goal is to have meaningful interactions in Spanish, hearing it a lot and using it as the kids become comfortable with it. We move around, play games, sing and listen to songs, tell and act out stories, and have a lot of fun! For ages 8 and up.

Susan's World of Dance in Lee's Summit (Friday 10:30 a.m. homeschool hip hop class)



Xtreme Gymnastics in Lee's Summit, MO

I also have a post coming soon on my other blog of roller skating in Kansas City!

31 Must-Join Facebook Groups/Pages:


Cass County Home Educators (must join before being accepted into the Facebook group; membership fee information can be found here) ccheinformation@gmail.com



Camelot Ballroom Dances (not just for homeschoolers)



Freedom Homeschoolers (Hippy Homeschoolers North Kansas City, MO)
Join this one first. Huge homeschool group (3,300 members as of this writing) with all kinds of people; Christian worldview.

HH2 (Homeschool Hookup) Teen Hangouts (13 and up but also has events for 12 and up)
You can join this one after you're accepted into the one above

IEC of NEK: Innovative Education Collaborative of North Eastern Kansas — Becky McNichols says: "If anyone is a founder/leader/teacher of a microschool/pod school/hybrid school option etc. in the North Eastern Kansas area, I just started a Facebook group for us to support and collaborate with one another."




KC Homeschool Connection (previously Lee's Summit Home Educators)













12 Other Homeschooling Helps:

On Mission Bible Quizzing runs August thru February for ages 8 and up. Teams work together on study through New Testament books of the Bible and compete monthly with other teams in Ks. and Mo. Weekly practices on Monday nights. This year's study is the Book of Acts. Curriculum is the Esv text. Learning God's Word, knowing Him more, Christian fellowship, teamwork, reinforcing grammar rules and competition. Located in Olathe. Private message Vicky Gunkel on Facebook. She and her husband are ministry leaders



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