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Homeschool hub: Tucson
Homeschool days and rates, free passes, educator discounts that include homeschool teachers, curriculum swaps, book sales and daytime library programs. Every card links to the venue's, store's or library's own page.
2homeschool days & homeschool rates
1free with a library card
2educator discounts that include homeschool teachers
1library programs
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How this list works. We copy details from each venue's, store's or library's own page and show the date we last checked. Cards marked "Also on our Tucson page" are the same listings as on our main Tucson page, shown here so you don't have to hunt for them. For discounts we only list stores whose own policy names homeschool teachers, and we note the proof they ask for. Stores can change their rules at the register, so check before you buy. We are not affiliated with any venue or store here.
🎟️ Homeschool days, discounts & free passes (5)
Museums, parks and nature sites with homeschool days or homeschool rates, free passes you can borrow with a library card, and stores whose own policy says their teacher discount includes homeschool teachers.
Homeschool days & homeschool rates (2)
FreeAlso on our Tucson page
Pima Air & Space Museum
Homeschool groups based in Pima County get free student admission and free chaperones within the museum's ratio (1 per 5 students in grades K–3, 1 per 10 in grades 4–12). The visit is self-guided through all 6 hangars and the outdoor displays, with timed entry.
- Ages: Students ages 5–18, in a group of 10 or more
- Cost: Free for students and chaperones within the ratio for Pima County groups. Extra chaperones are $18.25.
- When: Year-round except March; book at least 7 days ahead · 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (last entry 1:30 p.m.)
See the full card on our Tucson page →
Price listedAlso on our Tucson page
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
A day for homeschool families with learners ages 3–18. The museum offers free explorer's guides and a free We Bee Scientists science curriculum for K–5. A live animal program runs at 12:30 p.m. every day and is free with admission.
- Ages: Learners ages 3–18
- Cost: $8 per child and $12 per adult on Homeschool Day. Members and children 2 and under are free.
- When: Last posted day was Wed Oct 21, 2026. No next date is posted yet. · 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. on the posted day
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Free with a library card (1)
FreeAlso on our Tucson page
Pima County Public Library
Check out a Culture Pass at any Pima County library for free admission for two people. Tucson venues include Children's Museum Tucson, Reid Park Zoo, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson Museum of Art, MOCA Tucson, Flandrau Science Center, Tohono Chul Park and the Arizona History Museum. You can check out one pass per household per week and up to two per 30 days.
- Ages: All ages
- Cost: Free with a library card
- When: Year-round, first come first served · Not listed on source
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Educator discounts that include homeschool teachers (2)
Educator discount
Area: Michaels stores in the Tucson area, and online
Michaels' own policy lists "teachers who work in ... home schools" under who qualifies for its 15% teacher discount. Many items are excluded (for example clearance, books, classes and some brands), so check the list on the policy page.
- Ages: For the parent-teacher
- Cost: Free to join (Michaels Rewards)
- When: Year-round
- Proof needed: Verify as a teacher in Michaels Rewards (checked by a third-party service) with a document showing your name, your school or organization, and your status. Michaels says a valid educator ID lets you make 3 purchases while verification finishes.
Educator discount
Area: Apple Store online and Apple Stores in the Tucson area
Apple's Education Sales Policy says any K-12 employee is eligible for education pricing, "including homeschool teachers."
- Ages: For the parent-teacher
- Cost: Education prices (vary by product)
- When: Year-round
- Proof needed: Apple may ask for extra qualifying information before it accepts an order, and it audits education purchases, so keep documents that show you homeschool. Yearly limits apply (for example one MacBook and two iPads per year).
📚 Library programs (1)
Library programs just for homeschool families.
Library programs (1)
FreeAlso on our Tucson page
Pima County Public Library, Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr Library
A free, hands-on coding club for homeschoolers: learn variables, loops, conditionals and debugging, with each learner on their own coding account. The library says you do not have to be a homeschooler to join. Right now the group is learning beginning game development.
- Ages: Ages 8 and up (the library lists tweens and teens)
- Cost: Free
- When: Wed Oct 28, Wed Nov 4, Wed Nov 18, Wed Dec 2, Wed Dec 9, Wed Dec 16, Wed Dec 23 and Wed Dec 30, 2026 · 11 a.m.–noon
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