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Homeschool Support Groups
An inclusive and welcoming local support group that encourages its members to share its resources to create an educational and social support network that serves the Des Moines Metro Area. Our members represent the diversity of home education with their varied learning styles, parenting philosophies and personal beliefs We find value and strength in that diversity.
Places to Explore/Field Trip Ideas
Effigy Mounds National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Before Europeans arrived, a unique American Indian “Effigy Mound” culture developed in the upper Midwest building thousands of earthen mounds in the shape of animals across the landscape. Today, over two-hundred mounds are preserved intact here; thirty-one are effigies in the shape of bears and birds found along hiking trails.
African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa
Offer exhibits on the history of African and African Americans in the United States, with emphasis on Iowa. Includes a virtual tour, details of exhibits, ...
Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center
Birthplace farmstead provides an introduction to an Iowan who served as a Vice President of the United States, a Secretary of Agriculture, a Secretary of ...
Old Capitol Museum - University of Iowa
Served as the state's first capitol from 1846 to 1857 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Includes information about its restoration, ...
