How does my homeschooled kindergartner make friends?

Last checked 2026-09-17

South Bay families have several publicly advertised ways to find other homeschoolers and get kids playing together every week, whether your family is looking for a secular group or a faith-based one: secular park-day networks, a Christian homeschool co-op, a free weekly library homeschool hour in Torrance, and regular drop-in nature programs for young kids at Madrona Marsh, with no membership or application required for most of these.

Which South Bay homeschool groups are secular (non-religious)?

South Bay Homeschool Network (SBHN) is a long-running, dues-free, non-religious support network for South Bay homeschooling families. Per its own listing on TheHomeSchoolMom directory, park day runs every Wednesday afternoon (roughly 1-4pm), with the specific park location for the month posted by that month's host. SBHN coordinates primarily through a public Facebook group (facebook.com/groups/SouthBayHomeschoolNetwork/); its old standalone website (sbhn.50megs.com) did not load during this research pass and may be outdated or defunct; it is unconfirmed whether the group is still actively running park days as of September 2026. A second, separately run group, South Bay Homeschoolers Community, also lists itself as an all-ages, all-types social group for the South Bay/Torrance/San Pedro/El Segundo area via its own public Facebook group. (source)

Which South Bay homeschool groups are faith-based?

South Bay Faith Academy, based in Redondo Beach, is an evangelical Christian homeschool co-op founded in 1984 serving preschool through 12th grade. It runs co-op classes, field trips, speech and debate, theatre arts, and athletics for member families; the site describes admissions requirements but doesn't publish a schedule or price on its public homepage. Contact: (310) 379-8242, sbfaoffice@sbfaithacademy.org. (source)

Is there a library program specifically for homeschoolers?

The City of Torrance runs a free, drop-in "Homeschool Study Hour" at Walteria Library (3815 242nd St, Torrance) on a biweekly Tuesday schedule at 10:30am, where homeschooled kids can work alongside each other and get help from the youth services librarian; no registration is listed as required. This was the only library program in the South Bay specifically labeled for homeschoolers found in this research pass; Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and El Segundo libraries all run general children's/family programming, but nothing homeschool-specific was found on their sites. (source)

As of 2026-09-17, per the City of Torrance's own event page; confirm the current schedule before planning around it, library programming changes.

Where can my kindergartner get regular time outdoors with other kids?

Madrona Marsh Preserve & Nature Center in Torrance (run by the City of Torrance with Friends of Madrona Marsh) runs three free or low-cost drop-in programs well suited to a homeschooling family with a young child: "Friday Fun" every Friday 10am-noon for ages 3-6 (an hour indoors, an hour touring the preserve; registration required, capped at 15, call 310-782-3989); "Nature Storytime" the 2nd Thursday of each month, 10:30am-noon, for ages 3-5 (also capped at 15, registration required); and "Tyke Hike," a stroller-friendly outdoor nature walk on the 1st Thursday of each month, 10-11:30am, for ages 0-6, suggested $5 donation, no registration needed. (source)

As of 2026-09-17, per Friends of Madrona Marsh; confirm current schedule and registration requirements before planning around it, capacity and days can change.

What about nature centers elsewhere in the South Bay?

LA County operates Deane Dana Friendship Park & Nature Center in San Pedro (1805 W 9th St, 310-519-6115), which runs bird walks, naturalist classes, and nature camps, and South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Peninsula has a Children's Garden. Unconfirmed: neither site's own materials, found in this pass, described an ongoing homeschool-specific drop-in program the way Madrona Marsh does; a parent would need to call to ask about current offerings. (source)

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