The Tautphaus Park Zoo is located in Idaho Falls. Watch the flock of threatened African Penguins as they swim in their pool, experience a wallaby mob on the move, or surround yourself with sights and sounds of South American birds in the walk-through aviary. Stop by the Children's Zoo and pat a donkey, feed a lamb or just relax on a bench and enjoy the beautifully landscaped grounds.

The Idaho Coalition of Home Educators provides testing services to parents of students in grades 3-12. The registration deadline is usually in early August, with testing taking place in February and March.

Spokane Homeschoolers is an inclusive group of the parents of homeschooling families in the Eastern Washington/North Idaho area surrounding Spokane.

The World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise houses the Peregrine Fund's national and international conservation programs. At the World Center birds of prey are propagated for release to the wild. The Center houses about 200 falcons and condors for breeding. The World Center is also the home of our Education Program at the Velma Morrison Interpretive Center and the Herrick Collections Building.

Southeast Idaho Homeschool Association (SEIHA) is a group of parents in Southeast Idaho who are brought together by their interest in homeschool excellence. They offer a newsletter, parent's meetings, field trips, skate parties, and other educational activities including an annual spelling bee, geography bee, and science fair. Most of their activities are held in Pocatello.

Open discussion group for homeschoolers in the state of Idaho, the "Gem State."

This is a group for people who homeschool or are thinking of homeschooling in Idaho. Exchange ideas, support each other, give links for school stuff and field trips, or just talk.

This Idaho Department of Education page states that Idaho does not regulate or monitor home school education. This web page is intended to provide answers to frequently asked questions regarding home school in Idaho.

Answers to some of the basic questions about homeschooling in Idaho. Includes interpretations of the relevant laws.

The Idaho Department of Education maintains this website.

Beginning in 1843, City of Rocks was a landmark for emigrants on the California Trail and Salt Lake Alternate Trail and later on freight routes and the Kelton, Utah to Boise, Idaho stage route. The area's historical and geological values, scenery, and opportunities for recreation led to its designation as City of Rocks National Reserve in 1988. The reserve is located 45 miles south of Burley, Idaho.

The services of the public schools of this state are extended to any acceptable person of school age. "School age" is defined as including all persons resident of the state, between the ages of five (5) and twenty-one (21) years. For the purposes of this section, the age of five (5) years shall be attained when the fifth anniversary of birth occurs on or before the first day of September of the school year in which the child is to enroll in kindergarten. For a child enrolling in the first grade,...

As the harbinger of America's westward expansion, the Oregon Trail was the pathway to the Pacific for fur traders, gold seekers, missionaries and others. Beginning in 1841 and continuing for more than 20 years, an estimated 300,000 emigrants followed this route from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon on a trip that took five months to complete. The 2,170 mile long trail passes through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon.

The Boise Art Museum's Permanent Collection of 2,300 works of art focuses on 20th century American art with a long-standing emphasis on artists of the Pacific Northwest, American Realism and ceramics. BAM's Collection also includes a survey of European and non-Western artwork designed to provide a broader context for the overall Collection. Also features special exhibits.

Have fun exploring science at the Discovery Center of Idaho, located in Boise. Features over 160 hands-on science exhibits, day camps, and a science education resource center.

Not Back to School Camp is a non-denominational, non-religious homeschool camp. The camp offers workshops, spontaneous events, and special evening gatherings, bringing together campers who are excited about life and willing to be themselves and to reach out and connect with the others.