Educational Resources (Beyond the Classroom)

Southwest Public Libraries
www.swpl.org 
Each Southwest Public Library is a full-service regional library with specialized adult, audiovisual, reference, and youth services departments. The Grove City Library offers wireless Internet access free of charge.
 
Grove City Library – (614) 875-6716, 3959 Broadway, Grove City, Ohio 43123
Westland Area Library – (614) 878-1301, 4740 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43228
 
Home on the Rock (HOTR)
www.homeontherock.org
Not-for-profit Christian volunteer organization comprised of home educating families, working to support one another with optional co-op groups available. 
 
Classical Conversations Community
www.classicalconversations.com/community-search
The purpose of Classical Conversations® is to lead the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God’s created order and beauty — and, as a result, enable others to do the same.
 
LifeSmart Education – Teaching real-life education with real-world experiences
www.lifesmarteducation.org
(614) 962-5257
3989 Broadway, Grove City, Ohio 43123, United States
 
MOPS “Mothers of Preschoolers”
www.mops.org/groupsearch
Since the organization began in 1973 to allow moms of young children to share their parenting journeys, they have expanded to reach moms of older kids too; partnering with local churches and organizations worldwide. 
 
The Reading Doctor, Inc.
www.thereadingdocinc.com
(614) 277-ABCD (2223)
1903 Ohio Dr., Grove City, Ohio
Since 1992, Dr. Karen Holinga has helped over 5,000 homeschool families and students with reading difficulties to achieve their educational goals.
 
Kumon Math and Reading Center of Grove City
www.kumon.com/GROVE-CITY
(614) 305-1070
2436 Stringtown Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43123
The Kumon Math Program is a comprehensive curriculum that develops the necessary skills to help children progress from counting through calculus, and the Kumon Reading Program begins with basic phonics and progresses all the way through advanced reading comprehension.
 
Club Z! In-Home and Online Tutoring of Grove City
www.clubztutoring.com/grove-city
(614) 428-0067
Club Z! Tutoring of Grove City, OH has certified tutors who work one on one with your student and also correspond with the teachers at their school.
 
South-Western City School District
www.swcsd.us   
(614) 801-3000
3805 Marlane Dr., Grove City, Ohio 43123 
For information on childcare programs (before and after school), please see the list below and contact your child's school or the YMCA of Central Ohio or Grove City Parks and Recreation Department or Easter Seals.
 
YMCA of Central Ohio
www.ymcacolumbus.org/child-care
(614) 276-8224  
 
Grove City Parks and Recreation Department
www.grovecityohio.gov/parks-and-recreation/preschool-youth
(614) 277-3050
  
Columbus State Community College – Regional Learning Center
www.cscc.edu
Located in the South-Western Career Academy, the Grove City Regional Learning Center offers a limited number of on-demand courses, as well as two nursing certificates.