homeschool

present singular third person homeschools · participle present homeschooling · participle past homeschooled · past homeschooled · alternative home school · alternative home-school

1. transitiveTo educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution.

   I chose to homeschool my children.

   2 more examples

   Both work -- Jenny as a freelance writer from home, Marc full-time-plus as a civil engineer with a long commute. Jenny also takes care of their four sons, ages 20 months to 9 years, and homeschools the two oldest.

   2007 October 30, Terry Cettina, “How to even the score on housework, kid duty”, in CNN

   At the same time, said Jen Reyneri, who has homeschooled two sons (ages 16 and 12), each family should embrace the opportunity to create a rhythm of life that works for them.

   2020 March 16, Matt Villano, “How ‘regular school’ parents can homeschool their kids”, in CNN

2. intransitiveTo be educated at home.

   I only started regular school when I was ten; before that I homeschooled.

plural homeschools · alternative home school · alternative home-school

1. countableuncountableA school within a private domestic place, rather than in a public facility or private institution.

   All traditional school programs incorporate some sort of recess or outdoor time, and a homeschool schedule should be no different.

   2020 March 16, Matt Villano, “How ‘regular school’ parents can homeschool their kids”, in CNN

   1 more example

   He was so insanely proud of the job his wife and daughter were doing in homeschool, studying ancient Egypt and other Black history.

   2025 July 23, Andrew Lawrence, “Malcolm-Jamal Warner was a TV big brother and an off-screen gentleman. He’ll be forever missed”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025

2. UScountabledateduncountableSynonym of boarding school.

   Synonyms: boarding school