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August 13, 2018
Victorian home educated students can access the inter-school and interstate programs with School Sport Victoria by providing a copy of their VRQA registration letter to SSV. Families are responsible for the costs involved. Home schooled students can access: 1. SSV Swimming, Cross […]
August 9, 2018
Want the quick version on the Victorian legal requirements for home education? For the longer version see: Learning Plan Guidance Reviews Guide Excerpts from the Act and Regulations
August 6, 2018
The following workshops with Reach are designed for school groups years 9 and 10 (ages 14-17) but one of the organiser is a HEN alumnus and has extended the invitation to us at a special price of $29 each for groups […]
August 3, 2018
By Pavlina McMaster We came to home education like many others, carrying scars from a school system that was eroding my child’s self-esteem, and our sanity. School, though short-lived, had been a time fraught with stress, anxiety, and the regression […]
July 23, 2018
Straddling Home Education and School By Cynthia McStephen The look on her face said it all,“OK you lot, just carry on having fun, why don’t you, while I go off and morph into a school mum for a while.” It […]
July 3, 2018
By Sue Wight Rachel Brady gave up on home education after two weeks and sent her children back to school. Her home education experience is not representational. Around 20,000 Australian kids are currently being home educated, thousands more already have […]
June 27, 2018
Drama Classes with Gnat Atherden Cost $12.50 pp Family discount: 2nd child $10, 6th child $5. Contact Gnat on 0428584792 or via kolakgnat@gmail.com The venue is The Hub 80 Harbour Esplenade Docklands Teens Group (12+) Now running at Docklands on […]
June 18, 2018
By Cynthia McStephen What do you get when you cross a multi-language-based vocabulary with an entirely regular grammatical structure, and throw in a dash of peace, love and the whole brotherhood of man bit? Esperanto, actually. The world’s most widely […]
June 10, 2018
When Victorian home ed teenagers transition to full-time TAFE, they de-register from home education and enrol under the same funding arrangements as any other student. Many of our students do this and 48 TAFE courses becoming free in 2019 will help […]
May 28, 2018
By Faye C. Can it be done? Yes! Parents often feel pressure from those around them to put their children into school for the high school years. ‘What about university?’ is one of the most frequently asked questions of home […]