Basically, all children of school age residing in Germany
have by law to attend a duly-certified school or be taught at
home by a qualified teacher certified under the German system.
A very important consideration is how long the children will
be in Germany: if, for example, a family is only going to be
there for one or two years (a normal corporate assignment), officials
will typically be less concerned, and may be satisfied if the
parents can (for example) document that they have been homeschooling
successfully in another system (US, UK) and plan to do so when
they return.
Specifics vary from one German
Federal state to another, and the attitude of local school
officers is very important. There are provisions allowing homeschooling
for religious convictions, but the parents have to satisfy the
authorities that the children are being "properly"
taught, which normally means certification and typically involves
the children taking the same examinations as local children.
If we were moving to Germany now, my wife (who has a BS, MA,
with qualifications in education) would get herself certified
as a teacher in our US state, and I'd get a copy of our state's
education code and check the exact language of the exemption
clauses. We'd also sign up with one of the correspondence schools
to make everything look as normal and official as possible. Finally,
we'd make arrangements to have the whole family learn German
in some formal framework - probably Goethe
Institut.
Paul Danaher
News & Controversy
German 'ghost school' uncovered after 30 years
October 18, 2007. The "ghost school" began as a project by leftwing, mainly academic parents, who set it up in a villa in the district of Steintor, wanting to create an alternative to the rigid pedagogical practices of the state system.
2nd International colloquium on homeschooling held in Germany
Over the last weekend in April, 2007, the German homeschooling group, Netzwerk Bildungsfreiheit (Network for Educational Freedom) sponsored a colloquium at Rothenfels castle along the Main river.
Educating
Germany
The discussion and refining of rhetoric for home education reform
in Germany. In English so the English-speaking world can understand.
Melissa is free!
Since her 16th birthday on Monday 23th April Melissa is back in her family. Although the youth welfare office refused her to return back to her family the courageous girl left her foster family in the night of 22th April and indepentendly travelled back to Erlangen where her family lives.
Updates
from Germany--War on homeschooling
5:44 PM, Dec. 18, 2006
Netz-Bildung Freiheit (Net-Education Freedom), an organization
of several homeschooling groups working together to advocate
for homeschoolers across Germany, sent a letter to the officials
involved. In response, the organization received the following
response, which indicates a clear break from the state's previous
policy regarding homeschooling.
In English
Anybody
homeschooling in Germany?
A long post on the MHEN message board from Valerie Moon about
homeschooling while posted in Germany through the US Army.
The German
Way
Site is exerpt from the book explaining German educational system
in general.
Heidelberg
Homeschoolers
If you're homeschoolinig, or Unschooling, the main intent of this group is to support homeschooling or home-educating families in the Rhein Neckar Region, to share ideas, plan and promote field trips, organize playgroups in your neighborhood, start on-going clubs.
International Schools in Germany
If all else fails, you can enroll your child in an international
school.
Kaiserslautern Inclusive Home School Support
KIHSS is an inclusive but secular (non-religious) home school support group serving the Kaiserslautern, Germany area.
We are a member-led, volunteer driven group. We welcome anyone in the KMC who is interested in homeschooling,
regardless of religion, rank, homeschool style, or parenting style.
Kaiserslautern Military Community
Support Group meetings (2008/2009 school year) are held monthly (Sep - May) on the second Tuesday, from 6:30 - 9pm, Faith Baptist Church, Einsiedlerhof, about 10 min. from the Ramstein AB east gate. Yahoo Group.
Leben und Lernen
an inclusive support group for Homeschoolers in Kaiserslautern area. We welcome all homeschoolers, regardless of race, religion, gender, nationality, rank, branch of service, reason for being in Europe, or educational philosophy.
Stuttgart
Area Home Schoolers
SAHS helps make history come alive through field trips, history
faires and many other activities.
In German
AREF-News:
Home-Schooling aus Gewissensgründen
Bericht über Schulverweigerer in Deutschland und die gesetzlichen
Bestimmungen.
Bildungs-Choices
Infoportal über private Bildung.
Bundesverband Natürlich
Lernen (BVNL)
Bundesweiter Zusammenschluss von Personen und Initativen, die
sich für selbstbestimmtes Lernen engagieren. Informiert
über Hausunterricht und die rechtlichen Schwierigkeiten
mit denen Eltern in Deutschland zu kämpfen haben.
Clonlara-Schule Deutschland
Informationen über die Privatschule und ihr Programm für
unbeschulte Kinder.
Hausunterricht
Auch Heimunterricht, "Domizilunterricht" oder
Homeschooling auf Englisch, ist eine Form der Bildung
und Erziehung, bei der die Kinder zu Hause von den Eltern oder
Privatlehrern statt in Schulen unterrichtet werden. Die konkrete
Praxis des Hausunterrichts kann sehr unterschiedlich aussehen.
Das Spektrum reicht von stark strukturierten, an traditionellem
Schulunterricht orientierten Formen bis zu sehr offenen wie dem
Unschooling. Wikipedia.
Homeschool-Initiative
Baden-Württemberg
Wer wir sind und was wir wollen Perspektive für Kinder Voraussetzungen
und Chancen Wo gibt es Homeschooling?
Homeschooling in
Deutschland
In Hessen sehen Behörden Homeschooling als Straftat an,
alle anderen deutschen Bundesländer ahnden diese Schulform
als Ordnungswidrigkeit mit hohen Bußgeldern, Zwangszuführungen
oder gar Gefängnis und Sorgerechtsentzug.
Information about
Home Schooling in Germany
Hausunterricht in Deutschland, ein Überblick über Gründe,
Geschichte, praktischer Ablauf, rechtliche Lage, internationaler
Vergleich. Homeschooling wie geht das, welche Unterstützung
gibt es? Forum, Links, wir über uns und eine Rubrik Aktuelles
mit Neuigkeiten und Terminen runden die Seite ab.
Informationszentrum
Leben ohne Schule
Es wird zum Thema "Home Schooling" und zur Schulpflicht
in den deutschen Bundesländern sowie zu den geltenden Regelungen
im europäischen Ausland informiert.
Kontroverse
um Schulpflicht
Verlauf und Eskalation der Schulpflicht-Kontroverse von 2001
bis heute aus Sicht der Glaubensgemeinschaft "Zwölf
Stämme". Neben verschiedenen Berichten werden Bilder
von der polizeilichen Zwangsvorführung der Schüler
zum Schulunterricht am 7.10.2002 angeboten.
Netzwerk
Homeschooling Deutschland
Informationen über die Elterninitiative, zu Petitionen an
den Bayerischen Landtag und über Hausunterricht als Alternative
zum bestehenden Schulsystem.
Philadelphia-Schule
freies christliches Heimschulwerk
Ein freies christliches Hausschulwerk stellt sich vor. Homeschooling
als Alternative zur oeffentlichen Schulmisere. Grunde, Vorteile,
Geschichte von Homeschooling in Deutschland. Paedagogisches Konzept,
Aufbau, Traeger, Organisation der Philadelphia-Schule.
Schulbildung in Familieninitiative
Offizielle Präsenz des Vereins mit Informationen zu Homeschooling.
Es werden verschiedene Informationsblätter angeboten.
Schulunterricht zu Hause
Verein zur Verwirklichung des grundgesetzlich garantierten Erziehungsrechts
der Eltern. The webmasters are American, Christian, home schooling
people. If you need more information, please feel free to contact
them at RGuen1000@aol.com.
Military Homeschool Communities
Registration
requirement for USAREUR schoolchildren
HEIDELBERG, Germany Children of U.S. Army, Europe, military
and civilian personnel who are home-schooled or attending a host-nation
school must be registered with USAREUR.
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