New Jersey State Laws

The only thing New Jersey homeschooling parents need to do is ensure that their children are studying relevant subjects, similar to what public schools offer. For high school, these might include:

• Language arts (4 years)
• Math (3 years)
• Science (3 years)
• World history (1 year)
• Civics and/or U.S. and New Jersey history (2 years)
• Health/safety/physical education (2.5 hours per week for 4 years)
• Financial/economic or business/entrepreneurial (1 semester)
• Visual or performing arts (1 year)
• Foreign language (1 year, or show proficiency)
• Career/technical/vocational (1 year)
• Technological literacy, civics, economics, geography, and “global content” (not as separate subjects, but “integrated” throughout)

Here you’ll find websites for any questions you may have about education in the state of New Jersey.

• New Jersey Department of Education: https://www.nj.gov/education/
• New Jersey State Board of Education: https://www.nj.gov/education/sboe/
• New Jersey State Government – Education: https://www.nj.gov/education/
• New Jersey School Boards Association: https://www.njsba.org/
• List of New Jersey school districts: https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_school_districts_in_New_Jersey

Whether you already homeschool in NJ or are looking to do so, these resources are quite useful if you’re searching for support, co-ops, or answers to questions about homeschooling in your state.

• Education Network of Christian Homeschools (ENOCH) NJ: https://www.enochnj.org/
• Atlantic Learning Network: https://atlanticlearning.tripod.com/
• Gloucester County Christian Homeschoolers Association: https://www.homeschool-life.com/nj/gcchsa/
• North Jersey Homeschoolers Association: https://www.njhsa.net/
• PLAY Parent-Led Activities for Youth – Jersey City: https://www.facebook.com/PLAYJCH
• New Jersey Homeschool Association: https://www.facebook.com/NJhomeschool/
• Homeschool Explorers’ Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1610699292510385/?ref=browser
• Village Homeschool Co-op: https://villagehomeschool.shutterfly.com/
• Green Valley Homeschoolers Co-op: https://www.facebook.com/greenvalleynj/about
• Christian Homeschoolers of Union County: https://www.homeschool-life.com/576/
• Creekside Learning Co-op: https://www.facebook.com/Creekside-Learning-Cooperative-245217859175846/
• Wildflower Homeschool Collective: https://www.facebook.com/wildflowerhomeschoolcollective/
• Homeschool Connections of Monmouth County: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1468547186789558/?ref=br_rs
• Homeschoolers of Atlantic County: https://www.facebook.com/groups/749166731856377/?ref=br_rs
• Homeschoolers of Cumberland County: https://www.facebook.com/groups/208286275981199/
• Hudson County Homeschoolers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/840163516058148/?ref=br_rs
• Jersey Shore Homeschoolers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1771118213121313/
• Kids Homeschool Network Secular Co-op – Hunterdon County: https://www.facebook.com/kidshomeschoolnetwork/
• Morris County Homeschoolers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/719272398099554/?ref=br_rs
• Skylands NJ Homeschool Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SkylandsHomeschool/?ref=br_rs#
• Somerset County Homeschooling: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1650812295232888/

One of the many benefits of homeschooling is the flexibility to explore! Here are some ideas for amazing–and educational–field trips around the great state of New Jersey!

• Adventure Aquarium: Camden, NJ

• Atlantic City Aquarium/Historic Gardner’s Basin: Atlantic City, NJ

• Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of NJ: Teterboro, NJ

• Bergen County Zoological Park: Paramus, NJ

• Cape May County Park Zoo: Cape May Court House, NJ

• Cape May Lighthouse: Cape May, NJ

• Cohanzick Zoo: Bridgeton, NJ

• Community Children’s Museum: Dover, NJ

• Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts: Morristown, NJ

• Cumberland County Prehistoric Museum: Greenwich, NJ

• Edison National Historic Site: West Orange, NJ

• Garden State Discovery Museum: Cherry Hill, NJ

• Great Swamp Outdoor Educational Center: Chatham, NJ

• Howell Living History Farm: Lambertville, NJ

• Information Age Learning Center: Wall, NJ

• Insectropolis – The Bugseum of New Jersey: Toms River, NJ

• Jenkinson’s Aquarium: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

• Jersey City Museum: Jersey City, NJ

• Jersey Explorer Children’s Museum: East Orange, NJ

• The Junior Newark Museum: Newark, NJ

• Lakota Wolf Preserve: Columbia, NJ

• Liberty Hall Museum: Union, NJ

• Liberty Science Center: Jersey City, NJ

• Lucy the Elephant: Margate City, NJ

• McFaul Environmental Center: Wyckoff, NJ

• Morristown National Historical Park: Morristown, NJ

• New Jersey Children’s Museum: Paramus, NJ

• New Jersey State Museum: Trenton, NJ

• Opera New Jersey: Princeton, NJ

• Paws Farm Nature Center: Mt. Laurel, NJ

• Princeton Battlefield State Park: Princeton, NJ

• State Theater New Jersey: New Brunswick, NJ

• Storybook Land: Egg Harbor Township, NJ

• Studio Players: Montclair, NJ

• Turtle Back Zoo: West Orange, NJ

• The Wetlands Institute: Stone Harbor, NJ

• Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge: Medford, NJ