Homeschooling in Zimbabwe – Home School Article – Articles – HEM

A very interesting article titled Homeschooling way to go? by Monica Cheru-Mpambawashe, appears in in the October 9 edition of The Herald:

In Zimbabwe most homescholars use a syllabus designed in South Africa. A pro-homeschooling blogger claims that as of May 1, 2010 South Africa had more than 100 000 students on homeschooling. SA has developed its own syllabus which is closely aligned to the one followed in formal institutions in that country but with the methodology basically borrowed from...

Date: 2011-10-10 07:00:00
Website: News & Commentary

Homeschool Handwriting (on the Wall) 101, Quebec Edition

Four children ages 9, 7, 5 and 3 from a homeschooling family in Notre-Dame-des-Bois in Québec, Canada have been ordered into public school for socialization. The Roman Catholic family, who have been homeschooling their children for four years, were reported to the youth protection services (YPS) for neglect and had a four-day trial in November 2010. The judge in the case, Judge Nicole Bernier, ordered that the children remain in school or in day care until YPS officials approved a plan for...

Date: 2011-05-11 14:11:00
Website: Saint Louis Catholic

Quebec judge orders three-year-old into daycare for 'socialization ...

Michael Donnelly, Director of International Relations for the Home School Legal Defense Association, said Quebec appears to be joining countries like Germany and Sweden in its repressive opposition to homeschooling.

“There is homeschooling freedom in most of Canada. However, it appears that Québec is more like Germany or Sweden when it comes to homeschooling regulations,” said Donnelly.

“This judge’s decision reads like one from these countries that are repressing homeschooling....

Date: 2011-05-06 21:33:00
Website: LifeSiteNews.com Latest Headlines

Related topics : homeschooling in canada / homeschooling in quebec

Homeschooling and Immigration – Canada – Home School Article ...

An article on The Globe and Mail site tells us about an Canadian immigration case:

They hid from German authorities, fled to Denmark and sought safety in Canada. All this for a chance to freely educate their children at home.

Now the German family will take their cause one step further when they appear before the Immigration and Refugee board in Alberta Tuesday [3/23/10] to request asylum on the grounds that they would be persecuted for home-schooling their children, and risk being locked up...

Date: 2011-03-22 07:00:00
Website: News & Commentary

Homeschooling in Highschool & University Admissions Information ...

Homeschooling in Highschool & University Admissions Information

I don’t know about you, but one of the questions I’m asked the most is if I’m planning to keep homeschooling through high school. I think most people wonder if students homeschooled through high school and don’t have the official diploma can actually go to University.

Well, have no fear! Sarah is here!

Sarah Rainsberger calls herself the “homeschool guidance/university admissions counselor.” She has spent countless...

Date: 2011-09-19 07:00:00
Website: The Canadian Homeschooler - Canada Homeschool Cur ...

Rural Revolution: Huh? Socialization for three-year-olds?

In-your-face stuff from an opinionated

Here's a wacky development from our neighbors to the north. Apparently a Quebec judge has ordered a homeschooling family to send their three-year-old son into daycare so he could be socialized. His five, seven, and nine year old siblings have been ordered into public schools for the same reason. Huh?

"Four children ages 9, 7, 5 and 3 from a homeschooling family in Notre-Dame-des-Bois in Québec, Canada have been ordered into public school for...

Date: 2011-05-11 04:22:00
Website: Rural Revolution

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