Have You Heard of the Homeschool Buyers Co-op?
Me neither. But once I read this email that was sent by Maria Miller of Math Mammoth (a resource that I love, by the way!) I was very impressed. I've already made my curriculum choices for this year, but I will definitely be giving this a look next year. I hope this helps you if you're still on the fence for next year. J The email from Maria is below:
We came across a useful resource recently and thought we would reach out to Brett Walter, the founder, to learn more about the Homeschool Buyers Co-op.
Maria: Welcome, Brett. Please tell us about the Homeschool Buyers Co-op and how it helps homeschoolers.
Brett: Sure. The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is the world's largest purchasing cooperative for homeschooling families. In a nutshell, what we do is use our members' collective purchasing power to get volume discounts on high-quality curriculum from educational publishers.
Maria: What a neat idea! Does it cost anything to join?
Brett: No, membership is absolutely FREE. In fact, we give new members 100 SmartPoints (Co-op currency) when they join!
Maria: That's great! What would you say is the single biggest advantage of becoming a member?
Brett: Huge savings -- anywhere from 20% - 90% -- on their curriculum purchases. Plus, members gain access to lots of award-winning curricula that they wouldn't be able to get on their own because it's either too expensive or not offered to individual homeschoolers.
Maria: Brett, thanks for your time today. We are including examples below so our subscribers can get an idea of what types of deals are available from the Homeschool Buyers Co-op.
MORE GREAT SAVINGS AT THE CO-OP:
Publisher | Product | Retail | Group Price | Savings |
ALL-IN-ONE | ||||
BrainPOP® | $195 | *** | *** | |
Houghton Mifflin® | $150 | $59 | 61% | |
PLATO® Learning | $349 | $299 | 15% | |
Renzulli Learning® | $179 | $99 | 45% | |
Waterford Learning® | $490 | $239 | 51% | |
ELECTIVES | ||||
Auralog® | $319 | $160 | 50% | |
DriversEd.com | $99 | $59.40 | 40% | |
Homeschool Programming | $50 | $30 | 40% | |
Learning.com® | $110 | $60 | 45% | |
LEGO® Education | $76 | $40 | 47% | |
Mark Kistler® | $90 | $40 | 60% | |
Meet The Masters.com | $90 | $45 | 50% | |
Simply Music | $90 | $58 | 35% | |
Rosetta Stone® | $249 | *** | *** | |
Sunburst Technology | $89.95 | $39.95 | 56% | |
Thinkwell® | American Government; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Public Speaking | $115.00 | $59.95 | 48% |
HISTORY | ||||
Chester Comix | $185 | $79 | 57% | |
World and I Online® | $56 | $28 | 50% | |
LANGUAGE ARTS | ||||
ClickN' Kids® | $60 | ** | ** | |
EPS® | $60 | $35 | 42% | |
Homeschool Buyers Co-op | $50 | $10 | 80% | |
Fable Vision | $150 | $50 | 67% | |
Vantage Learning | $100 | $50 | 50% | |
FableVision® | $70 | $49 | 30% | |
Loyola Press® | $43.90 | $32.92 | 30% | |
MATH | ||||
Adaptive Curriculum® | ** | $49 | ** | |
Learning.com® | $120 | $60 | 50% | |
Houghton Mifflin® | $60 | $20 | 66% | |
ExploreLearning® | $149 | $52 | 35% | |
3P Learning® | $99 | $54.45 | 40% | |
Barnum Software® | $40 | $29 | 30% | |
Thinkwell® | $95 | $55 | 42% | |
YourTeacher.com® | $139 | $50 | 64% | |
RESOURCES | ||||
Discovery Education® | $375 | $199 | 45% | |
Thinkronize® | netTrekker d.i. - The #1 Educational Search Tool | $60 | $42.45 | 30% |
SmartDraw® | $297 | $49 | 83% | |
SCIENCE & HEALTH | ||||
Adaptive Curriculum | ** | $79 | ** | |
Discovery Education® | $530 | $129 | 75% | |
Discovery Education® | $265 | $139 | 50% | |
ExploreLearning® | $149 | $52 | 35% | |
PLATO® Learning® | Middle School Life Science, Earth and Space, Physical Science | $139 | $49.95 | 63% |
PLATO® Learning® | $135 | $49.95 | 63% | |
Thinkwell® | $95 | $55 | 42% | |
TEST & ASSESSMENT | ||||
American Education Corp. | $70 | $50 | 29% | |
Let's Go Learn | $20 | $15 | 25% | |
Let's Go Learn | $20 | $15 | 25% | |
Kaplan® | $400 | $50 | 88% | |
THINKING SKILLS | ||||
5MinuteMystery.com | $9.95 | $9.95 | *** | |
Learning Enhancement | $240 | $79 | 68% | |
* Prices depend on member participation; availability and pricing are subject to terms and conditions posted at each Group Buy offer web page. ** Our price is so good we're not allowed to advertise it! Check our website for pricing. *** Earn SmartPoints which you can redeem for other curriculum available through the Co-op. | ||||
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