A community, not a platform.
The Homeschool Exchange is a hand-approved group of Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati families who share the planning, the costs, and the memories of homeschooling together. Small on purpose. Run by the families in it.
How it started
The way a lot of good things start — a few families at a playground realizing they were all doing the same hard thing in parallel, and wondering if maybe they could do it together instead.
What started as a group text about a museum trip turned into a shared calendar, a rolodex of venues that give homeschool groups the real rate, and a steady rhythm of meeting up at farms, theaters, ball parks, and the occasional trampoline place when the weather won't cooperate.
Why the gate
Try to browse this site without logging in and you'll hit a wall pretty quickly. That's intentional. Our members' names, our kids' ages, the events we're going to — none of that belongs on the public internet. Every person who gets access goes through us. It's not an exclusive club; it's a neighborhood.
What you get
- A shared event calendar with dates, costs, and the specific homeschool rate at each venue.
- A "My Registrations" page so you always know what you signed up for and whether you've paid.
- Reminders before payment is due — no more "wait, was I supposed to Venmo you?"
- A resource shelf of curricula, local tutors, AHG badge trackers, and legal guides our members recommend.
- Family deals & discounts — free library passes, group rates, and other no-affiliate-link discounts we actually use.
What it costs
Membership is free. Each event has its own cost — most are under $20 per kid; some are free. You'll see the price on the event page before you commit, and you pay the coordinating family directly (usually via Venmo).
Who runs it
Different members of the group, depending on the season. The calendar, the website, the chasing-down-venue-discounts — it's all shared work. New coordinators step up each school year. That's the whole point.
What we believe
We're a Christ-centered community. That doesn't mean every field trip is a Bible lesson — it means we're a group of families raising our kids to know the Lord, and we want the families around us to share that foundation. You'll see it in the verses we tuck into our yearbook and the way we treat each other when plans fall apart.