BY THE NUMBERS According to the most recently-available data (for the 2025-26 "school year"), Wisconsin is home to approximately 32,891 homeschooled kids and teens (Ages 6-18), 294 of whom reside in Shawano County.
GROUPS
Shawano County is home to some homeschool support groups and co-ops, a thorough list of which can be viewed HERE.
ACTIVITIES
Northeast Wisconsin is blessed with a wide array of community-based activities of interest and value to homeschoolers. In fact, there are so many opportunities that we've created unique calendars for each county in the area, including this one for SHAWANO COUNTY.
Each entry is hyperlinked; thus, for more information about any activity/event, simply hover over the text and click. You may also filter for particular categories using the buttons at the top of the calendars.
A FEW NOTES- Because Wisconsin's compulsory school attendance law commences at Age 6 - i.e., homeschoolers must begin to file the annual PI-1206 form when a child turns six (by September 1) - our calendars generally list activities available for Age 6+. Of course, many of the organizations on our Master List also offer events for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, but that is not our focus;
- While we list many activities sponsored by area LIBRARIES, we have not included storytime programming, for two reasons: First, some libraries have so many weekly storytime options that listing them all would be time-prohibitive for us. Secondly, most storytimes are designed for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, which is not our target audience. We do, however, encourage you to visit library websites (all of which are linked on our Master List, above) if you are seeking storytime opportunities;
- In addition to everything we have listed, be sure to check out offerings by the PARK & RECREATION DEPARTMENT in your town/village/city. Though it's currently time-prohibitive for us to list such activities on our calendars, we may do so in the future. In the meantime, though, these departments typically offer a wide range of reasonably-priced activities for town/village/city residents, and are worth exploring;
- While this list may include events sponsored by HOMESCHOOL GROUPS that are open to non-members, it does NOT include any of the many activities available exclusively to group members. If interested in joining one or more groups, check out the thorough list of options throughout the region, linked above.
To see a MASTER LIST of event providers included on the calendars, click HERE.
Finally, if you have questions and/or if you know of other community-based events of interest to homeschoolers, please CONTACT US.
A FEW NOTES
- Because Wisconsin's compulsory school attendance law commences at Age 6 - i.e., homeschoolers must begin to file the annual PI-1206 form when a child turns six (by September 1) - our calendars generally list activities available for Age 6+. Of course, many of the organizations on our Master List also offer events for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, but that is not our focus;
- While we list many activities sponsored by area LIBRARIES, we have not included storytime programming, for two reasons: First, some libraries have so many weekly storytime options that listing them all would be time-prohibitive for us. Secondly, most storytimes are designed for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, which is not our target audience. We do, however, encourage you to visit library websites (all of which are linked on our Master List, above) if you are seeking storytime opportunities;
- In addition to everything we have listed, be sure to check out offerings by the PARK & RECREATION DEPARTMENT in your town/village/city. Though it's currently time-prohibitive for us to list such activities on our calendars, we may do so in the future. In the meantime, though, these departments typically offer a wide range of reasonably-priced activities for town/village/city residents, and are worth exploring;
- While this list may include events sponsored by HOMESCHOOL GROUPS that are open to non-members, it does NOT include any of the many activities available exclusively to group members. If interested in joining one or more groups, check out the thorough list of options throughout the region, linked above.
To see a MASTER LIST of event providers included on the calendars, click HERE.
Finally, if you have questions and/or if you know of other community-based events of interest to homeschoolers, please CONTACT US.
