Homeschooling Links

General | Canadian resources | Local resources | Homeschooling styles

General information about homeschooling

About Homeschooling
THE starting place for exploring homeschooling. 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.

Canadian homeschooling resources

Canadian Home Based Learning Resource Page
Gives information on homeschooling activities, people resources and issues. Provides links to pages by homeschooled children and has as added CHAT room so the home educating parents can talk to each other.

Homeschooling in Canada
Provides information on home-based education, a list of homeschooling support groups as well as links to related groups around the world.

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.

Local homeschooling resources

Local Homeschool Support Groups - in the Burlington/Hamilton area, including contact information.

Hamilton / Burlington Homeschooling - TLC, The Learning Community is an inclusive and informal group of homeschooling families in the Hamilton and Burlington area. The purpose is to offer homeschooling support and to share homeschool resources, ideas, and information and to encourage social activities for homeschooling parents and children.

Homeschool Hamilton - Includes information on events, groups, resource suppliers, educational day trips

Homeschooling styles

Virginia Home Education Association - This site provides a brief description of several popular homeschooling methods, along with suggested books and websites about each.

Homeschooling Approaches - Although 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.