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Sycamore · Homeschool, Co-ops & Hybrid Academies

Built for the way your family actually homeschools.

From a single homeschool family to a multi-family co-op or hybrid academy — Sycamore brings attendance, grading, digital assignments, lesson plans, family communication, and fees into one secure platform. Trusted by schools and homeschool programs since 1999.
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1 platform for the whole homeschool
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classrooms, no caps
K-12 + co-ops + tutoring
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Mom · 4th & 7th grade class pages
Attendance posted · 2 of 2 present
Live
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Math Ch. 6 Quiz · auto-graded
Submitted at 10:42 · score back in 8 seconds
SCORED
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Co-op semester fee posted
$185 × 22 families · 19 paid via Parent App
86%
1
platform for your whole homeschool
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classrooms — no per-room cap
25+
years building school software
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US-based support, included
Value Proposition

One platform — for the homeschool you're actually running

Homeschooling looks different in every family — a parent teaching K through 12 at the kitchen table, a co-op meeting twice a week, a hybrid academy with paid instructors, a tutoring center for half a dozen families. Sycamore fits all of them. Attendance, grading, assignments, curriculum, communication, and fees in one place — without forcing your homeschool into a "real-school" shape it doesn't have.
Key Features

Everything a homeschool actually needs

Six capabilities that replace the patchwork of spreadsheets, gradebooks, dropboxes, messaging apps, and payment tools homeschool families and co-ops typically cobble together.
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All-in-One Classroom Management

Each teacher — including parent-educators — gets a dedicated class page to handle attendance, grading, family communication, and more. Everything in one place, every day.
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Seamless Digital Assignments & Testing

Students submit work through an online dropbox and take tests digitally. Auto-graded items return instant feedback and results the moment a test ends.
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Customizable Curriculum & Lesson Planning

Build and manage your own homeschool curriculum, attach documents, and create detailed lesson plans that save year-to-year. No starting from scratch each fall.
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Powerful Reporting & Insights

Generate reports on attendance, grades, and family demographics with ease — perfect for state homeschool reporting, umbrella schools, and personal records.
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Effortless Payment & Fee Management

Streamline co-op, tutoring, and hybrid academy payments with comprehensive tools — including a mobile app for parents. Manage fees, run reports, and customize payment options in one secure platform.
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Scalable for Any Homeschool Size

Create unlimited classrooms for teachers and tutors. A flexible fit whether you're homeschooling one child, running a small co-op, or managing a large multi-grade hybrid academy.
Who It's For

Sycamore works for every shape of homeschool

The same platform serves a single-family homeschool, a multi-family co-op, and a fully-staffed hybrid academy. One login, same workflows, scaled to your situation.

  • Single-family homeschool

    One parent-educator, one or more students, one place to track everything — without a binder explosion.

  • Multi-family co-ops

    Several families sharing teaching duties, with classes, schedules, fees, and parent communication in one shared platform.

  • Hybrid academies

    Two- and three-day-a-week programs with paid instructors, full curriculum, real gradebooks, and proper transcripts.

  • Tutoring centers & micro-schools

    Unlimited classrooms for tutors and teachers, with assignment dropboxes, online testing, and family billing built in.

  • Umbrella schools & oversight orgs

    Centralized records across many families, with the reports state and accrediting bodies expect.
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Parent-educator
Plans lessons, takes attendance, grades work, messages other co-op parents
S
Student
Submits assignments through the dropbox, takes online tests, sees instant feedback
T
Co-op teacher / tutor
Runs a dedicated class page for the subjects they teach across multiple families
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Administrator
Manages enrollment, fees, transcripts, and state / umbrella reports across the whole program
Inside Each Feature

A closer look at what your homeschool gets

Choose any feature to see how it shows up in a real homeschool day — and what changes for parents, students, teachers, and administrators.

A dedicated class page for every teacher — including you

Parent-educators, co-op teachers, and outside tutors each get a class page that anchors the day. No bouncing between a planner, a binder, a gradebook, and a group text.

  • Take attendance in seconds (yes, even for homeschool — useful for state reporting)
  • Post grades that flow straight to transcripts and progress reports
  • Message other co-op families or the whole class without leaving the page
  • Pin the week's lesson, share files, and post announcements
  • Role-based access for co-teachers, helpers, and oversight teachers
1 class page · everything inside
Homeschool parents stop juggling five tools to teach one subject.

Digital dropbox, online tests, instant results

Students submit work through an online dropbox and take tests digitally. Auto-graded items are scored the moment a test ends, so kids see results right away and parents see mastery without grading by hand.

  • Online dropbox for essays, projects, and assignment attachments
  • Digital tests with multiple-choice, short answer, and essay items
  • Auto-scoring with instant feedback and per-question analytics
  • Parent-graders mark essay-style items in-line with reusable comments
  • Submissions, scores, and feedback live alongside the gradebook
Instant feedback
Kids see results the moment they finish — no more "I'll grade these tonight."

Build curriculum once, reuse it year after year

Homeschool curriculum is too much work to rebuild every August. In Sycamore, build it once, attach the resources you actually use, and bring it forward into next year — refined, not restarted.

  • Course-level curriculum with units, objectives, and pacing
  • Lesson plans with materials, attachments, and aligned assignments
  • Attach PDFs, videos, links, and worksheets directly to each lesson
  • Copy lessons across siblings, across years, and across co-op sections
  • Share curriculum with other co-op families for joint subjects
Year-to-year continuity
Younger siblings inherit older siblings' refined lesson plans — automatically.

Reports for state filings, umbrella schools, and your records

Because attendance, grades, and family records all live in one platform, reporting stops being a year-end scramble. Pull what state, accreditation, or your umbrella school asks for — in one click.

  • Attendance reports by student, classroom, or date range
  • Gradebook and transcript reports for progress checks and high-school records
  • Family demographic reports for state filings and accreditation
  • Ad-hoc reports built from any combination of fields
  • Export to PDF, Excel, or CSV for whatever an oversight body wants
Records-ready, always
When the state or umbrella school asks, the report is already there.

Co-op fees, class fees, and family billing — handled

Co-ops, hybrid academies, and tutoring centers manage payments end-to-end. Set tuition or semester plans, post one-time class fees, and let parents pay from their phones through the Sycamore Parent App.

  • Recurring tuition or semester plans with auto-pay on ACH or card
  • One-time fees for materials, field trips, registration, and add-ons
  • Sycamore Parent App on iOS and Android — pay in a few taps
  • Customizable payment options and pass-through fee settings
  • Payment reports, statements, and family balances inside the same platform
Secure & parent-friendly
PCI-compliant processing with a mobile app families actually use.

From one child at the kitchen table to a multi-grade academy

Create unlimited classrooms for parent-educators, co-op teachers, and tutors. Sycamore fits a single-family homeschool as cleanly as it fits a multi-grade hybrid academy — and the platform doesn't change shape as you grow.

  • Unlimited classrooms — no per-room or per-teacher caps
  • Works for single-family homeschools, co-ops, hybrid academies, and tutoring centers
  • Volume pricing kicks in as student counts grow
  • Add classrooms, teachers, or grade levels without re-implementation
  • One platform from your first lesson to graduation
1 → many
Same platform from a single homeschool family to a multi-campus hybrid academy.
Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from homeschool families and co-ops

Yes. Sycamore works for solo homeschool families, multi-family co-ops, hybrid academies, and micro-schools. Each teacher — or parent-educator — gets a dedicated class page for attendance, grading, lessons, and family communication.

Yes. Students submit work through an online dropbox and take tests digitally. Auto-graded items return instant feedback and results the moment a test ends.

No. Build curriculum and lesson plans inside Sycamore, attach documents and resources, and reuse them year after year. You start each fall from where you left off, not from a blank page.

Yes. Generate attendance, grade, and family demographic reports with one click, useful for state homeschool reporting, umbrella schools, accreditation, and personal records.

Yes. Homeschool co-ops, hybrid academies, and tutoring centers manage tuition, registration, and class fees inside Sycamore. Families pay through a secure portal or the Sycamore Parent App on iOS and Android.

No. Create unlimited classrooms for parent-educators, tutors, and co-op teachers, whether you're homeschooling one child or running a multi-grade hybrid academy.
Ready when you are

See Sycamore in your homeschool

Walk through a real homeschool day with one of our specialists. We'll show you the class page, the gradebook, the dropbox, the parent app, the reports, and the fee tools — sized to a single family, a co-op, or a hybrid academy.
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