Dickson Area Wide Homeschooling
Find groups and activities in the Dickson area
Communities, Tutorials, and Co-ops
*Dickson Homeschool Enrichment Co-op: Classes every 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 10am-12pm @ the Redeemer Presbyterian Church. PreK-12th grades. We ask that all parents stay and help assist in the classes, teach, or clean the building. Email dicksonhomeschoolenrichment@gmail.com
*Whole Heart: Meets every other Friday. Whole Heart offers classes and a mom’s support group. Meets at the Walnut Church of Christ in Dickson. Email Melanie Wills or call 615-390-8542.
*Arrows Academy co-op in Fairview meets every Wednesday during the school year @Meeting Place Church. Email Sabrina Donegan
*BHSE is a K-12 tutorial that meets every Monday@Pegram Church of Christ 8:00-3:30pm Contact: Shelia McGinnis for more information.
*Classical Conversations Christian Homeschool Community is a K4-College Credit once a week program. Please inquire if you need sibling childcare.
- Dickson - Foundations, Essentials, Challenge A-I: Monday’s @ Compassion Church of Dickson. Contact director Brandy Zavala (757) 641-4252
- Pegram - Foundations, Essentials, Challenge A-III: Tuesday’s @ Pegram Church of Christ. Director Kassie Dasher. (229) 412-1964
- Fairview - Opening Fall 2022. Tutors are needed. Contact Kara Dunham for more info.
- Email Kara Dunham, local homeschooling mom and support representative for more information 615-674-1621 or Learn more about CC
•CARE Co-op Group: Monday’s from 8:30am to 3:30pm Aug-May. Email Kelly Connell.
*Cor Veritatis Catholic Homeschool Co-op: Meets Tuesday 8:30-3:00 August-Sept @ Hillmont. Email Michelle Schachle or call 423-991-2045.
*CORE Group: Tutorial classes every Wednesday. There is a cost per class. Meeting at the Restoration Church by the Dickson High School. Email Debbie Hardin or call 931- 622-2785.
Private Tutors
•Spanish Tutorial: Email Monica Johnson
•Latin Tutorial: Aaron Spencer 615-584-6468
•Advanced Math Tutor: Aaron Spencer 615-584-6468
•ACT Prep: Aaron Spencer 615-584-6468
•ASL 1 and ASL 2 (Middle school through High school.)
Monday’s in White Bluff.
ASL (1) 11:30am-1pm. ASL (2) 1pm-2:30pm.
(Fulfills State Requirement High School Foreign Language or elective credit)
Email Leighanna Bowers
•HS Chemistry tutor: Contact Milton Wuertz 615-651-3093
•MJs Enrichment Tutorial -Mondays in White Bluff Contact Michelle Baker Jackson 615-339-6943 —Middle School and High School classes (English, History, Science with labs and Math).
*Susan Hasley - Reading and spelling using the Barton System.
*Rachel Rist offers English to the college-bound high school student. email rrist21@gmail.com or text or call at 615-944-8042.
Social Groups, Clubs, and Field Trips
•Teen Homeschool Social Group (Facebook page)
•Dickson County Homeschool Community (Facebook page)
•Dickson Homeschoolers Play (Facebook page) Email Chancey Shae Hall for details.
•Nashville Homeschool Calendar
•Glow (God Leads Our Way) activities and field trips group for homeschoolers ages 5 and up. Contact Dana Miller 615-397-5828
*Home School 4-H (Radical Clovers): Contact persons are Glenda Booker 615-446-3290. Meets at the Dickson Library.
-Shooting Sports- meets at the YMCA.
-For more programs and information, contact Hunter Isbell 615-446-2788
•Thunder Alley Homeschool Bowling League: Every 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 1:00pm-3:00pm at Thunder Alley. Signs up in August. 615-446-2557 Ask for Geri.
•Dickson Knights Chess Club: Meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 10:30-12:00 @ Thunder Alley Meeting room. For grades K-12. Contact Vanessa McDougal (615) 708-2265.
•Explorers Bible Study: Mt Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Dickson, Wednesday mornings, classes for all ages. Contact Joyce Guy 615-446-7687
•D.A.R.T Robotics Team for B.E.S.T Competition(fall): (Dickson Area Robotics Team) is open to 6th-12th grade home or public school students. We compete each fall at the BEST, Inc. Robotics.
Best, Inc. competition at Lipscomb University. The team must work together to design, build, and market a robot built to complete a new task each year. Teams are judged in marketing presentation, engineering notebook, marketing exhibit, interviews, spirit, sportsmanship and other creative endeavors in addition to the robot competition . Email questions. This group also has a Facebook page. Email Robin Metcalf or 615-804-9083.
ART AND MUSIC CLASSES
•Guitar/Drum Lessons: Butch Simmons
•Music Lessons: Quest Center in Dickson
•Piano Lessons: Rebekah Taylor 931-626-6890
•ART Classes: Julie Tucker in Pegram Facebook: Tucker Illustrations Art Studio
•Spots Pots: Pottery & Clay Studio. Kara Thomas 615-495-1027
•Wood Brother's Music in McEwen (931) 622-9040 or email info
*Piano lessons: Talia Annis Bond 307-851-8340
Homeschool Sports
*Dickson Christian Academy Thunderbird Sports - Secondary school competition organized team sports including: Basketball, cross country, Golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Please see the website for offerings and ages. Thunderbirds@dicksonchristian.org
•8 man Franklin Christian Academy HS Football
Email Patti Hasley
•Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading – All evaluations, practices and games are held on the campus of Greater Things Church. You can download an Upward Brochure for those interested in playing in their league. If you have trouble with the previous link contact Greater Things Church for updated information.
•European Sword Fighting Practice: Information coming
•Dickson Taekwondo: Offers a class just for homeschoolers, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00-12:00.
•Harpeth Youth Cycling: Cayce Tiesler 615-708-9573
•YMCA: Homeschool Fitness Class
•Gymnastics/Tumbling Class: Miss Amy’s School of the Arts 615-446-6851
*Abundant Life Kids Sport Spectacular: Friday’s 1pm-3pm (3 sports/5 weeks each from March til May.) Email Jana Baggett or call 931-808-0126. On Facebook: Abundant Life Fitness.
County Sports
•Dixie Youth Baseball @Buckner Park
•Little League Baseball - Charlotte, White Bluff, & Burns
•Middle Tennessee Futsal (indoor soccer)
Yearbook and Misc. Resources
•Dickson Area Home School Yearbook: Beginning in Feb/March, stay tuned for Facebook announcements (on Dickson County Homeschool Community Page and other HS Facebook pages) regarding photo shoots for the yearbook. Yearbook Designer and Creator Loni Styer
*DC Homeschool Curriculum
*Dickson Used Book Sale (typically in May each year)
Special Services
•Speech Therapy and other testing options: *Board of Education, Special Ed Dept 615-446-2085 near the middle school. They give speech classes for free. They are required by law to give these services. *Get a referral from the doctor and insurance will pay for Jones Therapy.
•CPR/First Aide classes Email Richard Honeycutt or 6152183036
•Dyslexia and other learning disorder testing: Educational Psychologist Dr. Shana Reece
•Neuropsychological Testing: Dr. Kreig Roof (615) 778-9978
•Occupational and Speech Therapy- Jones Therapy (615) 614-8833
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615-674-1621
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