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Calgary Homeschooling Help and Support Blog

Welcome perspective and returning homeschoolers! Spring is here! The grass is green, the sun is out, and for home educators, thoughts turn to questions about Fall. Many home educating families, from traditional schoolers to unschoolers, wonder about what choices to make for the following year for their children and their families as a whole. When families choose home education, the first step is to choose a school board to register with. The school board does not have to be the local one, but...

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Date: 2010-06-19 23:19:00

Related topics : board of education home school / how to home school your children / what is the best homeschool curriculum

Calgary Homeschooling Help and Support: Alberta Homeschooling ...

Alberta Homeschooling Programs: Traditional or Blended?

Program Types 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...

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Date: 2010-06-20 00:11:00

Related topics : board of education home school / home learning schools / accredited home school curriculums

Calgary Homeschooling Help and Support: Homeschooling School ...

To get you started in accessing homeschooling boards in Calgary and area, here is a list of some boards. This list is by no means complete and no one board is endorsed. School Boards (in alphabetical order) that register Calgary and area home education students: Argyll Centre- http://www.argyll.epsb.ca/ Cbelearn- http://www.cbelearn.ca/ Centre for Learning at Home, Okotoks- http://www.centreforlearning.ca/ Families Learning Together- http://www.familieslearningtogether.com/ Golden Hills Home...

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Date: 2010-06-19 23:56:00

Related topics : board of education home school / home to school connection / home learning schools

Calgary Homeschooling Help and Support: Aligned/Blended Home ...

If there is no evidence of teaching/learning, the teacher, and school board will be answerable to Alberta Education. Not the parent volunteer aide. When you are homeschooling on a blended or aligned program, you are the parent volunteer aide. All you do is help the paid teacher carry out her work. You are not responsible for delivery, assessment or even documentation! That belongs with the teacher, the administrator and the school board. Alberta Education funds the school to pay for the...

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Date: 2010-08-17 15:49:00

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Calgary Homeschooling Help and Support: Centre For Learning ...

The Centre for Learning at Home, in Okotoks, Alberta, offers Kindergarten to grade 12and provide traditional home education support, as well as online and correspondence classes. What I like... Centre for Learning at Home offers a conference for parents every year that has a curriculum fair, speakers and plenty of resources. Also offers a parent support group that meets face-to-face. What Needs Improvement... Must offer greater flexibility in allowing parents choice of curriculum, teaching...

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Date: 2010-06-20 17:36:00

Related topics : home education support group / online home school education

Calgary Homeschooling Help and Support

Schedule of Learning Outcomes for Students Receiving Home Education Programs That Do Not Follow the Alberta Programs of Study 1 A basic education must provide students with a solid core program including language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. 2 Students are expected to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will prepare them for life after high school. A basic education will allow students to (a) read for information, understanding and enjoyment, (b) write and speak...

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Date: 2010-08-17 16:23:00

Related topics : home life and education