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NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2024/2025
EDUCATION
SHASTA COUNTY
Cottonwood Community Library. face- book.com/Cottonwoodlibrary. 3427 Main St. (530)347-4818.
Fall River Valley Library. fallriverval- leylibrary.com. 43250 State Hwy 299 E. (530)336-6445.
Shasta College Library. A community library card is available to Shasta and Tehama County residents. shastacollege. edu/library. 700 Building. 11555 Old Ore- gon Trail. (530)242-7550.
Shasta Public Libraries. shastalibraries.org. Anderson: 3200 W. Center St. (530)365- 7685.
Burney: 37116 Main St. (530)335-4317. Redding: 1100 Parkview Ave. (530)245- 7250.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
College of The Siskiyous Library; Weed. A library card is available to Siskiyou County non-student residents for a fee of $10 for 6 mos. siskiyous.edu/Library. 800 College Ave. (530)938-5331.
Mount Shasta Public Library. mount- shastalibrary.org. 515 E. Alma St. (530)926- 2031.
Siskiyou County Library. co.siskiyou.ca.us/ library.
Butte Valley; Dorris: 800 W. 3rd St. (530)397- 4932.
Dunsmuir: 5714 Dunsmuir Ave. (530)235- 2035.
Etna: 115 Collier Way. (530)467-3661.
Fort Jones: 11960 East St. (530)468-2383. Happy Camp: 143 Buckhorn Rd. (530)493- 2964.
McCloud: 300 E. Columbero Dr. (530)964- 2169.
Montague: 230 S. 13th St. (530)459-5473. Scott Bar: 27233 Scott River Rd. (530)496- 3248.
Tulelake: 451 Main St. (530)667-2291. Weed: 150 Alamo Ave. (530)938-4769. Yreka: 719 4th St. (530)841-4175.
“makerspace” on tehamaschools.org. 1135 Lincoln St. (530)527-5811.
Redding Homeschool Enthusiasts. Face- book group for Redding families excited about the prospect of educating at home. Search “Redding Homeschool Enthusiasts” on Facebook.
The Reading Basket; Redding. New, used and sample curriculum. Special orders. Homeschool support. M-F, 1 – 5 pm. thereadingbasket.com. 2876 Park Marina Drive. (530)605-0103.
Thrive Homeschool Program; Chico. Ages 5-13. Open learning environment offering drop-off learning sessions, field trips and class- es for homeschoolers, including a homeschool nature class. thrivechico.org. (530)809-4638.
HOMEWORK HELP WEBSITES
Carnegie Library. Free online homework help site for grades K-12 in over 60 sub- jects. Pages for teachers and parents too. carnegielibrary.org. (412)622-3114.
How Stuff Works. Info, quizzes, quality videos and answers to questions on a vast variety of topics. howstuffworks.com. Khan Academy. Free, personalized learning resource for all ages. Practice exercises, instructional videos & personalized dash- board. Learners study at their own pace. Topics include math, science, computer pro- gramming, history, art history, economics and more. Khan partners with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences and MIT to offer specialized content. khanacademy.org. Kid Info. Website provides students, teachers and parents links to quality ed- ucational websites, videos and presenta- tions for pre-K–grade 12. kidinfo.com. Shasta Public Library Live Online Homework Help. Offers live online tutoring daily. Login with your Shasta County library card number (available
to all). shastalibraries.org/digital-li- brary/#my-tabs%7C2. Click on “Learn”. (530)245-7250.
LEARNING SERVICES & TUTORING
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Read-a-rific-Reading Comprehension the Smart and Easy Way. A comprehen- sive and innovative easy-to-use online program that greatly improves reading comprehension, ability to follow direc- tions, spelling and more. Readarific.com
BUTTE COUNTY
Chico Center for Learning. One-on-one tutoring services specializing in reading and math tutoring for K-8. chicolearning. org. 2341 Floral Ave. cc4learning@gmail. com. (530)343-2980.
Community Action Volunteers in Educa- tion (CAVE); Chico. Chico State University students are volunteer tutors for students K-12 in all subjects. Free. as.csuchico.edu/ cave. CSU Chico, 400 W. 1st St., Bell Memo- rial Union Room 309. (530)898-5701. Homework Help Online via Butte Coun- ty Library. Online tutoring by Brainfuse available from the library website. butte- county.net/BCLIBRARY. (530)552-5652. Irlen Visions; Chico. Irlen Syndrome diagnostic services and solutions for issues including reading and learning difficulties, low motivation, ADHD, autism, headaches, migraines and traumatic brain injury for
all ages. irlenvisions.com. 809 Nancy Ln. info@irlenvisions.com. (530)891-4783.
SHASTA COUNTY
Shasta Literacy Learning Center; Redding. Full-service adult and family learning center located in the Redding Library. shastalibraries.org/literacy/. (530)245-7250.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Donna Boyd. Siskiyou County. Private tu- tor for all ages, levels and learning styles. Donna Boyd holds a bachelor’s degree in math and tutors in all academic topics. (530)925-4750.
Truely Hutchinson; Mount Shasta. Specializes in mathematics and language and tutors grades K-12 in multiple topics, including STEM education. Truely holds
a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, a California Teaching Credential and a Cali- fornia Reading Credential. norcallearning. org. truely90@gmail.com.
LIBRARIES & EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Little Free Libraries. Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou & Tehama Counties. This worldwide program encourages families and individuals to “take a book, leave
a book” at small, freestanding libraries placed in communities. There are more than 40,000 Little Free Libraries – keep an eye out for one or search the national website to find one near you. Learn how to build and install a Little Free Library of your own. littlefreelibrary.org.
BUTTE COUNTY
Butte County Library. buttecounty.net/ BCLIBRARY. All branches are now using the same phone number./\ (530)552-5652.
Biggs: 464A B St.
Chico: 1108 Sherman Ave.
Durham: 2545 Durham-Dayton Hwy. Gridley: 299 Spruce St.
Oroville: 1820 Mitchell Ave.
Paradise: 5922 Clark Rd.
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Montessori Schools in Upper California
“Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society” ~Maria Montessori
BUTTE COUNTY
Chico Montessori Children’s House
Director: Sarah Livingston
Preschool, ages 3-5
814 Glenn St., Chico chicomontessori.com
(530) 342-5518 Lic# 0454406630
Sherwood Montessori
Director: Michelle Yezbick
TK-8th grade, public charter school 1010 Cleveland Ave., Chico sherwoodmontessori.org
(530) 345-6600
SHASTA COUNTY
Montessori Children’s House of Shady Oaks
Director: Julie Helart
Private learning environment for PreK-6th grade
1410 Victor Ave., Redding shadyoaksmontessori.com (530) 222-0355 Lic# 455405949
Each school is individually operated.