Welcome to our resource guide for homeschoolers. Here we will list both weekly recurring and special events geared to homeschoolers. While focused on Cobb County events, we're happy to list events at larger venues that might interest our readers. Please email michelles@macaronikid.com if you have, or know of, a homeschool event for consideration.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Marietta Ice Center Homeschoolers Ice Skating Program (WEDNESDAYS)
Description: Each Wednesda. Ice skating is a great way to exercise, stay cool and meet friends. Parents enjoy free Wi-Fi too.
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Cost: Admission and skate rental for $10
Address: 4880 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, Ga 30068
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MONTHLY EVENTS
October 20 (Thursday) - Escalade Rock Climbing Gym: Homeschool Day
Description: Let the kids climb for only $8 and enjoy pizza too. Younger children (aged 4 and under) can hang out in the Kids Play Area for just $6. This event is held every third Thursday of the month.
Time: 12:00 to 2:00pm
Cost: $8 to climb and pizza for $1/slice. Younger children (aged 4 and under) can hang out in the Kids Play Area for $6.
Reservations: Not required
Address: 3694 Kennesaw South Industrial Dr, Kennesaw, GA 30144
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October 21 (Friday) Homeschool Day at MODA
Description: Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) offers a monthly Home School Day with fun museum-educator-led programming and reduced admission. Home School visits are geared toward students in grades 5-12 and vary in length.
Time: Two Events. 10:00am to 12:00pm & 1:00-2:00pm
Cost: Varies by event
Reservations: Families must present verification of home school or non-traditional school status when purchasing tickets to receive special discount. Email Blair Banks at bbanks@museumofdesign.org for more info.
Address: 1315 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
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October 31 (Monday) - Homeschool Storytime at Smyrna Library
Description: Each 45 minute thematic story time includes a story appropriate for school-aged children and a related activity and craft. Last Monday of every month.
Time: 11:00 to 11:45am
Cost: Free
Reservations: Show Up
Address: 100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia 30080
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October 31 (Friday) - Bartow History Museum/Booth Museum: Day of the Dead
Description: Homeschool families get admission to both museums and can learn explore the origins of Dia de los Muertos, learn why this holiday is gaining popularity in the USA, and understand the difference between this holiday & Halloween. Check the website for additional homeschool days throughout the year.
Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm:
Cost: $5 per student and $3 per chaperone
Address: 4 East Church Street Cartersville, Georgia 30120
Next Dates: Dec. 7
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November 1 (Tuesday) - Homeschool Open Play at Champion Kids
Description: First Tuesday of every month from 1:00 to 2:30pm is Homeschool Open Play/ Jump at Champion Kids in Marietta.
Cost: $8 per child (siblings are only $4)
Reservations: Not required - just show up
Address: 1465 Canton Road, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30066
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November 3 (Thursday) - SkyZone Kennesaw Homeschool Day
Description: Home School Days offer Open Jump, Dodgeball, Sky Slam, and Foam Zone to all home school students of any age. Home School days are the first Thursday of every month during the school year.
Time: 11:30am to 2:30pm
Cost: $9 for 60 minutes, $13 for 90 minutes or $15 for 120 minutes. Socks not included.
Reservations: Not required. Just show up.
Address: 1650 Airport Road NW Ste 105, Kennesaw, GA 30144
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November 4 (Friday) - SkyZone Roswell Homeschool Jump
Description: Every first Friday of the month throughout the school year.
Time: 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Cost: Jump for an hour for $7 or two hours for $11
Reservations: None needed
Address: 1425 Market Blvd. Suite 100-A, Roswell, GA 30076
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November 8 (Tuesday) - Homeschool "Tuesdays in the Field" at Georgia Aquarium
Description: 'Tuesdays in the Field' is a fascinating field trip for your students to explore the depths of the Aquarium. During this program, home school students and their accompanying adults will have exclusive access to the interactive Discovery Zone for a unique self-paced experience. Georgia Aquarium educators will be positioned at age appropriate activity stations throughout our Discovery Zone and in our classrooms to allow you students to explore, investigate and engage. This is a monthly program.
Time: Check Website for Availability/ Times
Cost: Student K-12 (Member): $13; Student K-12 (Non-Member): $15; Accompanying adult: $31.95; Children 2 and under: free
Reservations: Check Website for Availability
Address: 225 Baker Street NW Atlanta, GA 30313
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November 9 (Wednesday) - Homeschool Day at The Southern Museum
Description: Join the museum on the second Wednesday of each month for the Southern Museum’s Homeschool Workshop Series. Each workshop includes guided activities, tours, or demonstrations, plus a hands-on workshop and will focus on a different train-themed subject. Geared for ages 5-12.
Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm
Cost: $5
Reservations: Not required - Drop in!
Address: 2829 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw, GA 30144
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November 14 (Monday) - Homeschool Science Mondays at Chattahoochee Nature Center
Description: Join CNC for exciting science and nature programs planned just for homeschooling students. A perfect addition to your ecology, biology and geology curriculum, Home School Science Mondays are a great way to get hands-on science and nature lessons, receive help on projects and research and network with other homeschooling families. These events take place on Second Mondays September through July.
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Cost: Included with general admission ($10 adults/$7 seniors & students 13-18/$6 children 3-12). CNC members free.
Reservations: No registration required * Programs appropriate for ages 5 and up
Address: CNC, 9135 Willeo Road - Roswell, GA 30075
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OCCASIONAL / SPECIAL EVENTS
Wildwood Bi-monthly Earth Art classes at the PEA Studio in Marietta
Description: This is a drop-off style class geared towards children ages 4-10 years old. Fall session theme is: Light & Dark. (Adults may sit and read at the tables outside of the studio inside Champion Kids or take siblings to Open Play in one of the gyms on-site.)
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays.
Cost: Introductory price is $12 /class drop-in, or $60 per session (6 weeks)
Next Dates: Oct. 19, Nov. 2, Nov. 16, Dec. 7
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October 19 (Wednesday) - The Museum of History and Holocaust Education: WWII on the Homefront
Description: Homeschool days at the museum are held on select Wednesdays for 4th graders and up. August’s class focuses on individuals who joined resistance groups during the holocaust.
Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Cost: FREE
Reservations: Sign up in advance online as many classes fill up early (currently a waitlist for the October class).
Address: Kennesaw State University, 3333 Busbee Dr NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Next Date: Nov. 19 / The Front Lines: A Soldier's Life (Register NOW!)
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November 18 (Friday) - High Museum of Art Homeschool Days
Description: The High Museum of Art offers special programming just for homeschool families on selected days throughout each year. Each day will focus on a featured artist, theme, or exhibition and there will be docent-guided tours and art-making. This program comes at no additional cost with the price of museum admission.
Time: TBD
Cost: $7 per homeschool student, Regular museum admission price for adult
Reservations: Not required.
Address: 1280 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309
Next Dates: Jan. 27
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December 7 (Monday) - Atlanta History Center Home School Day: Holidays in History, Christmas at War
Description: On the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, experience how Christmas was celebrated during times of war, from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WWI and WWII and Vietnam.
Time: 10:30am to 3:30pm
Cost: $8.50 nonmembers; $6.50 children of members; free for adult members
Reservations: Not needed. Purchase tickets in advance online or at AHC. Group discounts for 10 or more children available.
Address: 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, GA 30305
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Homeschool Days is sponsored by The Marietta Master’s Academy, a homeschool hybrid offering fine arts (music, art, history and drama) and classical study academics with a Biblical perspective. Serving the homeschool community since 1997, MAFA partners with parents and creates an environment for students to flourish. For more information call 770-364-3774, email donnyandbekah@gmail.com or visit the website HERE.
