Homeschooling Resources
July 31st, 2010

There are two types of home education offered by Alberta Education:  A Home education program or a Blended school/home education program.
Home Education/Traditional
Parents may choose to educate their children at home, entirely or in part, provided they meet the requirements of the School Act and the Home Education Regulation.
The provincial government gives boards and accredited private schools a per student grant for supervising home education students. Parents receive at least 50% of this grant for the purchase of programs of study and instructional materials. Parents do not have to use the Alberta Programs of Study.  A Home Education program will meet the Schedule of Learning Outcomes for Students Receiving Home Education Programs That Do Not Follow the Alberta Program of Study. They must ensure their children are receiving an education that meets provincial standards, but can choose curriculum, resources and teaching methods consistent with their beliefs.
Alberta Education Home Education Regulations:
http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=2006_145.cfm&leg_type=Regs&isbncln=0779748387
 Alberta Education Home Education Handbook:
http://education.alberta.ca/media/348126/homeedhbk2007.pdf
  
Blended Programs/Aligned/Part-time School
Parents may teach their children for part of their education program and have a school teach them for the rest of their instruction. With blended programs, parents may decide to teach the subjects they feel most capable of handling while school teaches the rest. The school must teach the student at least 50% of the blended program in grades 1 to 9.
The school portion must follow The Alberta Program of Studies and the Home Education portion will follow the Schedule of Learning Outcomes for Students Receiving Home Education Programs That Do Not Follow the Alberta Program of Study
 
School Act Rights and Regulations:  http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=s03.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779733941
 Reference:  Alberta Education
http://education.alberta.ca/parents/choice/homeeducation.aspx
 
School Boards (in alphabetical order) that Register Edmonton and area Home Education Students
 
Alberta Distance Learning Centre  www.adlc.ca
Argyll Centre  http://argyll.epsb.ca/
Black Gold Regional Schools www.blackgold.ab.ca
Cbelearn  www.cbelearn.ca  or  www.calgaryhomeschooling.com
Centre for Learning at Home, Okotoks  www.centreforlearning.ca
Edmonton Catholic www.ecsd.net
Education Unlimited www.educationunlimited.ca
Families Learning Together www.familieslearningtogether.com
Golden Hills Home Learning seamansd@telusplanet.net
Home Learning Connection (formerly Community Connections) www.thelearningconnection.ca
Hope Christian School  www.hopechristianschool.ca
Phoenix Foundation  www.phoenixfoundation.ca
Rockyview/Airdrie Learning Connection  http://rvlc.rockyview.ab.ca/
Roots  www.roots-homeschooling.com
School of Hope – Vermillion (East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools)
 www.schoolofhope.org
Sherwood Park Catholic www.eics.ab.ca
Sherwood Park Public www.ei.educ.ab.ca
St. Albert (Elk Island) Catholic   www.stgabe.com
St. Albert Protestant  www.spschools.org
The Home Education Exchange   www.thee.ca
Wisdom Homeschooling www.wisdomhomeschooling.com
 
Find Your Support Community
 
Alberta Homeschooling Rate Your School Board Blog
Find out what to look for in a school board and see what other’s experiences have been.
http://calgaryhomeschooling.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-to-look-for-in-school-board.html
 
Society for the Homeschool Network of Edmonton (SHINE) http://shine-hs.invisionzone.com/
 
Cochrane Home Educators Support Group  www.cochranehomeeducators.com
 
Helping Hands Home Education Support Group
www.attachmentparenting.ca/HomeEducation.html
 
AHEA – Alberta Home Education Association www.aheaonline.com
Airdrie Christian Home Educating Parents eagles.wings@telus.net
 
Strathmore Home School Support Group  snoxell@telus.net
 
Calgary Education Fair (Annual May Trade Show with most school boards present)
 
Homeschoolers Guide (Alberta) Magazine http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca
 
Life learning magazine (Canada) www.lifelearningmagazine.com
 
 Yahoo Email Groups
 
Homeschooling High School
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AB-Highschool-Homeschoolers/
 
General support group for all homeschoolers in Alberta
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alberta-hsparent
 
For buying used curriculum, and supplies
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alberta-hsforsale/
Homeschooling Preschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calgary-hspreschool/?yguid=96745299
 
Homeschooling Children with Special Needs
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calgary-hsspecialkids/?yguid=96745299
 
Calgary Homeschooling
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calgary-hs/?yguid=96745299
 
Canada Unschooling Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unschooling_Canada/
 
Books about Homeschooling
And the Skylark Sings With Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and
Community-Based Education, ALBERT, David
In Their Own Way: Discovering & Encouraging Your Child's Personal
Learning Style; The Myth of the A.D.D. Child; 7 Kinds of Smart: Identifying & Developing Your Multiple Intelligences, ARMSTRONG, Thomas
Homeschooling For Excellence, COLFAX, David & Micki
The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The Most Important Questions Answered
 by Homeschooling’s Most Respected Voices, DOBSON, Linda
Dumbing Us Down, GATTO, John Taylor
The Homeschooling Handbook
The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's
Classroom,GRIFFITH, Mary
Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense, GUTERSON, David
How Children Fail; How Children Learn; Learning All The Time; Teach Your Own
HOLT, John
Learning At Home: A Mother's Guide to Homeschooling, LANE, Marty
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School & Get a Real Life
and Education, LLEWELLYN, Grace
School Can Wait; The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook, MOORE, Raymond & Dorothy
The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for
Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from
Arithmetic to Zoology; Getting Started on Home Learning: How and Why to Teach Your Kids at Home, RUPP, Rebecca
Child's Work: taking Children's Choices Seriously, WALLACE, Nancy
 
Homeschooling Magazines
The Homes-Schoolers Guide   www.homeschoolersguide.ca
Life learning magazine www.lifelearningmagazine.com
 
 
 
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