Starting the journey
In order for this resource to serve you best, we have structured the page around one fundamental question:
The Journey
Which homeschool route is the best for your needs? Let's find out.
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Why
are you considering homeschooling?
Please choose the route that best fits what you're looking for.
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Choice 1:
Long-term lifestyle
Long-term lifestyle
Some examples:
- You're interested in a more cohesive home life with more time together as a family
- Religious instruction according to your personal convictions is essential to you
- You are faced with your child or children having learning difficulties at school
Choice 2:
Temporary solution
Temporary solution
Some examples:
- "Covid-schooling" until public schools normalize again
- You're planning on sending your children back to school eventually (perhaps for high school)
- You need support in order to make it work
- You're working and aren't able to commit to teaching full-time
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Route 2:
Homeschooling as a temporary solution
Find the statement that best fits your needs and view our recommended solutions below.
With so much information to take in, I feel safest speaking to a professional that can guide me to the solution best suited to my unique needs.
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The specialized human link that searching parents can use to help them find the best home education solution for their unique family needs.
Also known as - "home education mentor", "educational consultant"
I need an environment outside my home where my children can learn and focus, safely under supervision.
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A location - many times another home - outside the parent's home that is designated as a safe space where students can come to learn while under adult supervision. Variations of these may offer electronic equipment for students to use while at the facility, and some offer tutoring services as a part of their overall value proposition.
Also known as - "A homeschool", "homeschooling centre", "learning facility"
I would like my children to be able to do school online, where they can learn from anywhere, yet still have access to people and resources similar to the support they would get in the public school system.
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An online school teaches students entirely or primarily online or through the Internet. It has been defined as "education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students."
Source: Wikipedia
Also known as - "virtual school", "cyber-school", "e-school", "distance learning"
I want my children taught at home with the curriculum of my choice, but I am not able to commit to doing it myself.
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Tutor
/ˈtjuːtə/
noun
A private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group.
Source: Oxford Languages
I want to teach my kids at home in the way I believe is the best for them, and am committed to putting the effort in to make it work.
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Homeschool
/ˈhəʊmskuːl/
verb
Educate (one's child) at home instead of sending them to a school.
Source: Oxford Languages
Also known as - "learning lifestyle", "home education", "homeschooling"
None of these options make sense to me...
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