Frequently
Asked Questions From Families Living in Ontario
Answers about the law, your status, returning to schools, finding
help teaching difficult subjects, etc. Ontario Home Learners.
Home-based
Education and the Law in Ontario
The Education Act of Ontario, which is the law in Ontario, contains
two sections that concern home-based educators. Ontario Home
Learners.
Message
to Ontario School Boards April 2000
Dear School Board Member. As well as the draft about best practices
for Boards as they are shaping their own policies, this package
contains an example of one school board's adopting of the current
draft, suggested readings related to home based education and
alternative educational philosophies, and some excellent web
sites to help you explore further.
Policy/Program
Memorandum No. 131
This memorandum provides direction to school boards and schools
concerning policies related to home schooling and the excusing
of children from school who are receiving home schooling. School
boards should bring this memorandum to the attention of parents
who are providing home schooling.
OFTP's
Response to The Ontario Ministry of Education's Program Policy
Memorandum # 131
The portion of this document which is most relevant to the families
who are homeschooling their children can be found in the first
part of the document under the heading: Home Schooling Procedures.
School
Board Request for Monitoring
The demands to monitor home education are based on local school
board policy. They do not appear in the law of the land, the
Education Act. OFTP.
SOUTH-WESTERN ONTARIO
Barrie
Homeschoolers
A place for Barrie and area parents, who made the choice to educate
their children in a better way. Here, you can share ideas, vent
problems, find solutions and make friends. Teaching and Learning
is a lot easier if we are not alone.
Brantford
Home School Connection
We are a general homeschool support group, set up to meet the
needs of the diverse homeschool population in the Brant County
area. This is an area serving many districts/townships such as
Paris, St George, Oxford, Norfolk, Simcoe, Haldimand and Six
Nations.
Chatham-Kent
Homeschooling Support Group
Come share information on field trips, curriculums for sale (or
needed), questions, events, meetings, educational resources,
community resources and to support each other.
Christian Home Educators Network
York Region area of Ontario. A non- denominational, Christ-centred group committed to providing information,
outreach and support to anyone desiring it.
A
Different Drum of Sarnia and Lambton County
An informal network of homebased educators seeking to enrich
our children's lives. A mosiac of educational styles; respectful
of our differences and appreciative of our similarities.
Hamilton Homeschoolers
A Network of Homeschooling families and support groups, offering
resources, activities, information for homeschoolers residing
in: Hamilton Wentworth, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough Stoney
Creek, Caledonia, Waterdown, & Surrounding areas in Ontario.
Yahoo
Group.
Home Educated
Alternatives of Durham & Scarborough
This non-denominational group is for Homeschooling Teachers of
kids aged 8 & up to share ideas.
Home Learning Connection
A growing Christian Homeschool Support Group that meets regularly
and communicates often through an email chain network. Most of
our get-togethers occur in the Burlington and Flamborough areas. Email contact:
The Homeschool Network
We are a support group of homeschooling parents in the Halton region of Ontario. Our group has been around since 1996 and has been very successful at maintaining a strong membership base with a wide variety of activities happening within the group for parents and children.
Kitchener-Waterloo
Christian Home Educator's Association
A large group of families from Kitchener, Waterloo, Elmira, and
the surrounding area who meet together on a regular basis.
Kitchener
Waterloo Secular Community & Home Oriented Learners Activities,
Recreation & Support
KW SCHOLARS is a network of people dedicated to the education
of children without the use of public, separate, or private schools.
It is a new, inclusive, member-operated secular network for home
educators and those interested in home education.
Mississauga
Home Schooling Group
Our group welcomes any home schoolers in the area regardless
of religion or style of home schooling. If you would like to
subscribe to our list, we ask that you attend one meeting or
get-together first.
Niagara Area Homeschool Group
An inclusive and co-operative group based in the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada.
Peterborough Area Homeschoolers
If you live in Peterborough, Lindsay, the Kawarthas, Millbrook, Lakefield, Norwood, Havelock or anywhere in between and you homeschool, then come and join us here.
Torhschool
Our list is mainly for homeschooling families in and around Toronto,
Canada. We wish to provide a supportive medium for people who
are, or thinking of, homeschooling and would like to share and
discuss ideas, build a strong local community.
Woodstock
Home Learners
This group is for homeschoolers in Woodstock, Ontario, Oxford
County and surrounding areas. It will be an all inclusive group,
for open discussion, to plan events, activities, and play dates.
SOUTH-EASTERN ONTARIO
Eastern
Ontario Homeschooling Groups
Support groups in Oxford, Rideau Valley, Ottawa (Catholics),
Kingston and Thousand Island areas.
Osgoode
District Home Educators
A support group for homeschooling families living in and around
Osgoode Township (south of Ottawa).
Ottawa
Homeschool
Welcome to this informal group for Homeschooling parents here
in Ottawa, Ontario.
