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Home Schooling

Are you considering "Home Schooling" for your child? Before making that decision you need to do your research. Questions to be answered include the legalities of home schooling, which educational approach to take, where to obtain curriculum materials and many, many other decisions. Maybe you would like to make contact with others who have gone down this path? We hope that these selected websites will aid you in your decision.

The Niagara Falls Public Library has a selection of titles that may also assist you.

 

  
General Interest

About Homeschooling
A good starting point for your research. Find everything you need from how to get started in homeschooling to resources for the more experienced. An active homeschool community with forums, email courses, homeschool curriculum reviews, unit studies and activities for the kids!

Homeschooling Journey
A personal web site with links to helpful information such as free worksheets and other money-saving resources. Although it is tageted to a USA school experience, many of the handy hints apply to the Canadian school system

  
Canadian Resources

Canadian Home Based Learning Resource Page
This is an informational website on Canadian home based learning (homeschooling) resources, support, projects and events, as well as the "home school" laws and regulations that apply to each Canadian province and territory

Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents
Provides a list of Ontario support groups, correspondence schools, books and exhibitors, as well as links to related groups

Ontario Ministry of Education
Many homeschoolers find it helpful to be aware of what would be expected of their child in school, even if they decide not to follow the same curriculum. The Ontario Ministry of Education has curriculum documents and exemplars online for all elementary and secondary grades

Ontario Curriculum Documents Elementary

Ontario Curriculum Documents Secondary

  
Approaches to Home Schooling

Beginning Home Schooling - a primer on homeschool methods to help those exploring homeschooling or reconsidering how they homeschool. You’ll find information and resources about traditional, classical, Montessori, Charlotte Mason, unit study homeschooling, unschooling, and, of course, eclectic homeschooling

Home School Learning Network - helps you learn about some of the most popular homeschool philosophies and learning approaches that are used today. This is a subscription service but you can have a limited amount of time free of charge

Home School.com - every homeschool is unique, certain homeschooling "styles" have become very popular. Most homeschoolers do not follow one style or method exactly. Instead, they select the ideas and suggestions that fit their family and eventually end up with a method all their own

Teaching Methods For Home Schooling - there are many different approaches to home education. An exploration of the teaching methods (and non-methods) adopted by other homeschoolers can help you decide what you'd like to try with your own family

 

  
Local Sites

Niagara Area Homeschool Group on Facebook - Homeschooling Group for anyone in the niagara region. Meet and connect with other families who are already homeschooling or are thinking about homeschooling. This group is for any method of schooling and any religon background. You will have to open a Facebook account to participate

Niagara Home Educator's Association - a non-profit Christian organization in support of current and prospective home schoolers

  
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