A warm welcome to home ed

Learning at home is better with friends nearby.

Find your local group, swap ideas with families who get it, and grab the resources you need. Curious or already going, there's a place here for you.

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Families at an outdoor home ed meet-up
Family-run
community-led
Newcomers
always welcome

Groups & community

The people: local home ed groups, meetups, and the families and contacts who'll welcome you in.

Activities & things to do

The places: a growing directory of days out — museums, forests, farms, beaches, and rainy-day spots.

Resources & the basics

Plain-English guides to registering with Tusla, choosing an approach, and finding your feet.

Resources

Help that meets you where you are

Legal

Registering with Tusla

A plain-English guide to the assessment process and your obligations under Irish law.

Curriculum

Choosing an approach

Montessori, classical, unschooling, eclectic. Compare methods and find your footing.

Guide

Your first month

A gentle week-by-week plan for families just beginning, with realistic expectations.

Wellbeing

Socialisation, honestly

The question everyone asks, answered by parents who've lived it for years.

Groups & community

Groups run by families, for families

Support circles, co-ops and meet-ups across Ireland, run by home educators and open to newcomers. Here are a few to start with.

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Home Education Network (HEN) Ireland
National
Home Ed Connects
National
HEN Connemara Contact
Co. Galway
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Pick your county, meet your people

Tap a county to see the groups, meet-ups and days out nearby. New listings are added as families share them.

Co. Mayo51Co. Galway20Co. Sligo12Co. Roscommon9Co. Leitrim3Co. Donegal1Don't see your county? Add a group
Activities & things to do

Places to explore together

Separate from the groups — a directory of family days out, from museums to forest walks.

Museums & heritage

Country Life, Céide Fields, Rathcroghan and dozens more.

Nature & outdoors

Greenways, forest parks, beaches and national parks.

Indoor & rainy-day

Play centres, aquariums, farms, cinemas and leisure spots.

Arts & festivals

Baboró, Roola Boola and children's arts programmes.

Whether you’re just wondering or already teaching at home, there’s a place for you here — come and find your people.

A warm welcome from home-ed.ie

Out & about

Where home ed can take you

Come and find your people

Free to join, friendly from the first hello. Start with your county.

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