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A-to-Z Home's Cool - Canada Homeschooling - Links to resources, organizations, support groups and laws for homeschooling in Canada.
Canadian Home Based Learning Resource Page - Formerly Canadian Homeschool Resource Page. Links to chats and forums, other homeschooling sites, educational sites and homeschooled kids' personal pages; lists of homeschooling conferences, universities and colleges accepting homeschoolers, books, magazines, catalogues; news, the homeschool-ca list quilt project, kids and parents speaking about their experiences, science projects and science questions answered.
Co-operative: Home Options In Childhood Education (C:HOICE) - A co-op style homeschoolers' support and play group. Based in London, Ontario, but you can open a chapter in your area if you agree with the guiding principles. Open to all, regardless of religion or educational method. Site includes calendar of events; links to legislation, resources and organizations; bibliography; classified ads; articles; newsletter; printable guidelines for Effective Group Work; online discussion.
Home Based Education in Alberta - Links to the virtual schools and homeschooling policy documents of school boards and privates schools in Alberta, Canada, as well as to some educational sites.
Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada - A Christian organization, supported by a legal team and led by a board of directors composed of homeschooling fathers, advocating the right of all families to home school regardless of religious affiliation and of parents to use corporal discipline. Provides legal defense and consultation for members in matters of parental rights. FAQ, speakers' schedule, resources, news, articles, studies, provincial legislation summarized.
Homeschoolers in Canada - Web Ring with the purpose of bringing together all the sites of Canadian homeschoolers: personal pages, homeschooled children's pages, web sites of businesses serving the homeschooling community, homeschooling parents' own business sites.
Manitoba Association for Schooling at Home (MASH) - Provincial homeschooling organization providing support and networking, and serving as liaison with the government. Contact information, FAQ, sample field trips, list of some famous homeschoolers, brief list of books and web sites.
Natural Life - Numerous thoughtful articles on homeschooling by Wendy Priesnitz, John Taylor Gatto and others, as published in Natural Life, a magazine for sustainable healthy living.
Northern Interior Community Home Educators (NICHE) - A new homeschooling support group in Prince George, British Columbia, open to all regardless of educational or religious approach. Events, youth page, a few links, printable registration page.
Nova Scotia Home Education Association - Non-denominational and inclusive provincial organization for homeschoolers in Nova Scotia, Canada. Members have access to the Home Education Resource Centre, a lending library of educational toys, books and manipulatives. Site includes announcements, events, FAQ, field trips, legislation, resources, support groups.
The Association of Canadian Home-Based Education - A nation-wide group whose members include provincial and local groups. Information on legislation in each province, list of regional contact persons, links to resources about standardized testing. No political or religious affiliations.
The Home School Depot - Canadian mail and online order of educational books, workbooks and manipulatives. Subjects covered include Canadian social studies. Extensive online catalog, links to publishers, a few links to other homeschooling resources.
The Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents - A provincial organization providing information about family and community-based education through their web site, a newsletter, a hotline, and forums for members. Serves as an advocacy group and link between home educators and institutions such as the provincial government and school boards. Site includes resources, articles, news on legal issues and policies, correspondence with government officials, list of support groups, details of the annual conference, special initiatives, FAQ. Non-sectarian, non-profit, volunteer-managed.
Virtual Learning Academy - Courses for homeschooling parents and homeschooled teens, including assessment of your child's learning style, portfolio development, learning teaching skills, study skills and exam preparation. Free mini-course (Should I homeschool?) gives a taste of what the full courses are like.
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