We will be homeschooling with an online homeschool program for the first time next month and I really want to do the online method. Are parents legally authorized to home-school in Strathcona County, Alberta? Thanks in advance for any homeschool advice you can give.
Meilani_1979 wrote: We will be homeschooling with an online homeschool program for the first time next month and I really want to do the online method. Are parents legally authorized to home-school in Strathcona County, Alberta? Thanks in advance for any homeschool advice you can give.
Hello there. Certainly. Parents are legally authorized to home-school your kids in Strathcona County, Alberta. Notwithstanding this, make sure you meet the preconditions required to homeschool in Strathcona County, Alberta. In reality, homeschooling in Alberta is considered one of the best places to homeschool in Canada as it requires very little government requirements. Parents who wish to homeschool in Alberta are at liberty to have control over many or all of the elements they deem appropriate for their homeschooler to learn. A parent homeschooling their homeschooler at home is not obligated by law to be certified as a teacher in Alberta. Nevertheless, using curriculum developed by a certified teacher is highly recommended even if the certified teacher is not an Alberta teacher. In Alberta, the homeschool laws and regulations are few compared to other provinces which might require some type of evaluation or annual testing. Alberta allows a couple of different options for homeschooling in Alberta:
Home education program supervised by school authority (funded)
Home education program not supervised by school authority (notification only, non-funded)
Meilani_1979 wrote: We will be homeschooling with an online homeschool program for the first time next month and I really want to do the online method. Are parents legally authorized to home-school in Strathcona County, Alberta? Thanks in advance for any homeschool advice you can give.
Hello there. Certainly. Parents are legally authorized to home-school your kids in Strathcona County, Alberta. Notwithstanding this, make sure you meet the preconditions required to homeschool in Strathcona County, Alberta. In reality, homeschooling in Alberta is considered one of the best places to homeschool in Canada as it requires very little government requirements. Parents who wish to homeschool in Alberta are at liberty to have control over many or all of the elements they deem appropriate for their homeschooler to learn. A parent homeschooling their homeschooler at home is not obligated by law to be certified as a teacher in Alberta. Nevertheless, using curriculum developed by a certified teacher is highly recommended even if the certified teacher is not an Alberta teacher. In Alberta, the homeschool laws and regulations are few compared to other provinces which might require some type of evaluation or annual testing. Alberta allows a couple of different options for homeschooling in Alberta:
Home education program supervised by school authority (funded)
Home education program not supervised by school authority (notification only, non-funded)
Meilani_1979 wrote: We will be homeschooling with an online homeschool program for the first time next month and I really want to do the online method. Are parents legally authorized to home-school in Strathcona County, Alberta? Thanks in advance for any homeschool advice you can give.
Absolutely. You are allowed to home-school in Strathcona County, Alberta just be sure to follow the statutory requirements to homeschool your kids in Strathcona County, Alberta. Feel free to reply back if you have other questions.
Meilani_1979 wrote: We will be homeschooling with an online homeschool program for the first time next month and I really want to do the online method. Are parents legally authorized to home-school in Strathcona County, Alberta? Thanks in advance for any homeschool advice you can give.
Absolutely. You are allowed to home-school in Strathcona County, Alberta just be sure to follow the statutory requirements to homeschool your kids in Strathcona County, Alberta. Feel free to reply back if you have other questions.
Meilani_1979 wrote: We will be homeschooling with an online homeschool program for the first time next month and I really want to do the online method. Are parents legally authorized to home-school in Strathcona County, Alberta? Thanks in advance for any homeschool advice you can give.