Drop-In Learning Lab

Your New Homeschool Hangout, *Coming Soon

Eclectic Learning For Non-Traditional Students

Find your fun - and your tribe!

About Family Learning Lab & Co-School

Family Learning Lab & Co-School is a non-profit homeschool resource center for families in the Greater Sacramento area.

Our drop in learning lab (coming soon) provides a shared space for you to homeschool your children – using our materials, or yours. Bring your own curriculum or have your students complete the posted activities in each Subject Room.

We also provide eclectic style camps & workshops that use multiple approaches to learning. These classes are great for kids who have trouble staying focused and motivated.

Can’t make it to the center? We also offer short and fun-focused online elective courses that are designed for kids who need something different from the traditional form of virtual learning. These classes include optional in person project days that double as paid workshops for non-enrolled students.

We are a proud member of the VELA Founder Network.

Homeschooling is hard enough.

Why do it alone?

Homeschooling doesn't have to only happen at home anymore. Let's get together to share resources and find community.

Let's Co-School.

DROP-IN LEARNING LAB

Your New Homeschool Hangout

Our drop in learning lab is the place to go for homeschooling your kids! Want your kids to find friends, but can’t sacrifice getting the work done? Just need a day off from having to plan it all but still need your kids doing something educational? Family Learning Lab is a perfect fit for your family. 

Shared Resources For Every Subject 

Our five subject rooms are stocked with the curriculum, manipulatives, references and supplies to teach any lesson to your kids. Come visit our math, language arts, and social studies rooms. Our art and science labs are also waiting for you with paint brushes, beakers, and more.

We also have daily Kinder Hour, Guided Art, & Guided Science hours led by our fun-focused staff.

Read more about our subject rooms.

Use Our Curriculum Or Yours 

We post leveled, weekly activities in each subject room for kids of all ages with plenty of hands-on activities as well as work samples to take home. You’re also welcome to bring your own curriculum to teach your kids in the Learning Lab. Read more about our in house curriculum.

Choose From Any Of Our Flexible Passes 

We offer a variety of passes so every family can find a pass that’s perfect for how they want to use the lab. Here almost every day? Buy a monthly or semester pass. Want to bring your kids for art and science projects once a week? Take a look at our punch cards. Just want to check it out for a day to see what we’re all about? Buy a day pass or come visit us on one of our free open house days. We accept most charter vouchers and offer private pay discounts. Read more about our passes.

Find Community While Homeschooling

Community is at the heart of everything we do here at Family Learning Lab & Co-School. We offer a ton of events and special educational project days in the Learning Lab. From poetry contests to gameschooling days, unit studies and more. “There’s always something happening at the co-school!” Take a look at our calendar of events. 

We want to be the reason you feel confident to homeschool.

From privately homeschooling, to homeschooling through a charter - however you homeschool, we want to be the place where ALL types of students and parents feel supported.

Are you brand new to homeschooling? Take a look at our how-to-homeschool resources page.

We are all about cooperation, not competition. We want to help you find all the resources, classes and centers that are available in our local area to meet your needs.

DROP-OFF CLASSES

Eclectic Learning For Non-Traditional Students

We aim to break the molds of traditional in person teaching methods to engage kids who otherwise struggle in typical class structures. We use a variety of approaches to keep stress low and retention high.

Multi-Faceted Approach To Teaching

  • Hands-On Projects. Learning through projects is a big part of our teaching strategy. Projects allow kids to really explore a topic and do a deep dive into something that’s interesting to them. We use both individual and group projects to make our lessons more effective and fun.
  • Group Work. We encourage students to work together whenever possible so we can focus on exploration instead of performance measuring.
  • Gamified Quizzes & Tests. We don’t need to put students through stressful testing to find out if they learned something. We use fun interactive games like digital quiz boards, jeopardy, and more to make sure those facts stuck. (But don’t worry, your kids will come home with plenty of work samples that demonstrate their learning.)
  • Alternative Seating. If sitting at a table or desk isn’t your thing, hop on a comfy couch or papasan chair and chill while you learn. We also teach cyclically around the room to engage all students where they’re at.
  • Fidget Table. Some kids retain more when fidgeting or playing while listening. Students are welcome to grab something from our Fidget Table any time during class. Choose from boogie boards, clay, quiet fidget toys and more.
  • Snack Friendly. No hangry kids here! Our snack shack is stocked for kids to grab munchies during class and outside snacks and drinks are welcome. (We are a nut free center)

Classes For Unmotivated & Unfocused Kids

More and more kids these days have trouble focusing and staying motivated. This happens in our homeschool community too! Our classes are designed especially for kids who struggle with sticking with it. We also try to make all our classes no-homework classes so the learning is happening together in a no stress environment.

Learn more about our drop off classes.

Our mission is to address every pain point to homeschooling.

We all have our strong reasons for homeschooling, but there are a lot of pain points that come with it. Our mission is to respond to the needs of our community wherever possible.

We've heard our families are desperate for more teen events - so that's a core component to our community programming.

You want kid formed clubs? You got it! Want your kids to be recognized for their achievements? We'll plan an awards night and make up the certificates!

Wherever you feel like there's something missing from your child's homeschool experience, we'll help you find that resource - or create it ourselves.

Family Learning Lab & Co-School exists to serve YOU!

ONLINE COURSES

Crazy Fun, Short Electives Classes

An online class with Family Learning Lab is designed to keep the interest of your child – not burn them out and destroy their passion! 

We focus on the fun while teaching new electives so your child can decide to pursue the interests further.

Fun-Focused Trimester Classes 

Our online elective courses are built on a trimester model. This allows kids to try out our classes without committing to an entire semester. It also keeps kids focused on the fun and interest so they can decide which areas they’d love to explore more when they’ve finished the class.

In Person Project Days

Each trimester class includes one in person project day where students are invited to meet and work together. These project days sometimes double as paid workshops for non-enrolled students. All materials are provided. These optional in person days are a great way for kids to socialize, work in teams, and get in person feedback on their work.
 

Classes Currently In Development:

  • Nature Writing & Poetry
  • Photo Quest: Intro to Photography
  • Cooking For Nutrition
  • Hydroponics Basics
  • Un-Ruly Grammar

Eclectic Approach

Our online courses piece together information from a variety of sources. We intentionally change types of sources and formats to give kids a variety that keeps things interesting.

In one lesson, your child may watch a short 5 minute YouTube video, then make a hands-on project, followed by an online gamified quiz. We break up material into bits and pieces so your child feels an immediate sense of accomplishment and success.

Our Pathway To Open

Phase 1

Planning & Development

We're Busy Planning & Developing The Co-School

We are fine tuning tech, establishing the non-profit, and creating business plans and budgets - all to build the foundation for a center that's focused on how best to serve our homeschool community.

Phase 2

Community Building & Fundraising

Pop Up Events, Community Outreach, & Fundraising

Phase 2 is all about developing community and raising enough funds to prove our concept and build an amazing center.

Phase 3

Open Physical Location

Physical Location Open For Business

Phase 3 is our pie in the sky big dream! Once we have leased our building there's no limit to what we can do to help our homeschool community!

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