From the end of July 08 this website will no longer be updated but will remain online as an archive.
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Home education is a legal alternative to school education in Australia. State governments are responsible for regulating home education.
Different states have different requirements, however homeschooling families are able to develop curriculum and learning programs
to suit the individual needs of their children.

If you are looking for resources or information on how to teach different subjects, or simply ideas for activities visit our sister site Homeschool Australia K-12 Curriculum.

Curriculum Index

Feedback is always welcome on our Homeschool Australia websites!

New To Homeschooling?

Define Home Education...

• What is Homeschooling?
• Research on Home Education
• Homeschooling in Action! (Gallery)
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Benefits

• Research on Home Education Links
• Does Homeschooling Work?
• The Benefits of Home Education for Parents
• Solid Evidence to Support Home Schooling
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How to Get Started

• Getting Started with Homeschooling
• Practical Considerations
• Why Families Homeschool
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What is De-schooling?

• Deschooling Defined
• Allow Time to Deschool
• Living on the Edge of Mainstream

Blending School and Homeschool

• FAQ: Does anyone else homeschool and have kids at school as well?
• Thoughts on Part-Time Homeschool
• Part-time Schooling... Good Idea or Not?
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Is Homeschooling Legal?

• Is Homeschooling Legal? Getting Approval to Home Educate in Australia
• How To Deal with Registration and Bullying tactics by School Principals and Education Authorities
• What If We're Not Registered Homeschoolers?
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Answering Objections to Homeschooling

• Questioning the Need for Regular Frequent Peer Interaction - the Homeschool Socialisation Question Again!
• Answering the Question; "Why Aren't You in School?"
• Patience!
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Socialisation

• How Important is it for Homeschooled Children to Be Aournd Other Children?
• The Truth About Social Aspect of Home Education
• An Answer to Questions about Socialisation and Homeschooling
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Interviews with Homeschoolers

• 2004 Interview, Beverley and son, Thomas
• One Version of Not Going to School
• Home education - a valid option for this family
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Teaching Tips & Ideas

Evaluating Your Children's Learning

• Recording and Evaluation: The Role of Observation and Reflection
• How to Involve The Children in Evaluating and Recording Homeschool Progress
• Common Techniques to Help You Evaluate Your Children's Learning at Home
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Recording Your Children's Progress

• Reasons to Keep Regular Homeschooling Records
• Planning and recording - valuable tools for building confidence as home educators
• Homeschooling Recording Made Easy Using Snapshots of Every Day Life Learning at Home
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Teaching Strategies
(see also Homeschooling Methods below)

• Turn Your Home Into A Learning Resource Centre
• Are You Inadvertantly Making it Harder for Your Children to Learn?
• Make Learning a Challenge, Not Just Fun
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Resources

• Where to Find Homeschool Resources
• The Big List of Homeschooling Books
• Learning Materials for the Homeschool Part 1 Keeping the Costs Down
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Sample Homeschool Learning Programs

• The Paine Family Home Based Learning Philosophy 1998
• A Brief Outline of a Sample Home Education Learning Program
• A Learning Naturally Curriculum for my Adolescent Son

The Educational Value of Play

• The Educational Value of Using Games in the Homeschool
• Education and Play
• Choosing Quality Toys
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Resource & Book Reviews
We welcome reviews from our readers.

• Grammar Made Easy
• Challenging Assumptions
• Creating Learning Communities
• A Brief Look at John Holt
  ... more reviews

Special Needs and Learning Differences

• Do We Need Labels? Homeschooling Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Beginning to Home Educate Children with Learning Disabilities
• A Personal View of Being 'Gifted'
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Managing Homeschool Life

The Organised Homeschool

• Should I Continue Homeschooling? A Disastrous Year
• Creative Solutions Using Goal Setting
• Sharing the Chores
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Homeschooling with Younger Children

• Homeschooling While Caring for Babies and Toddlersrs
• How to Teach Children of Different Ages and Cope with Toddlers in the Homeschool

Staying Motivated and Confident

• How To Avoid Becoming Overwhelmed
• Activities and Ideas for When Boredom Strikes
• The Educational Value of Chores: How to Make Chores an Integral Part of Your Children's Homeschooled Curriculum
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Coping with Boredom

• Bore and Peace
• Get Rid of those Cranky or Bored Kids!
• Tips for Beating the Homeschooling Boredom Blues by Examing the Nature of Boredom

Family Relationships and Homeschooling

• Looking After Mum
• Bullies: Homeschooling a Possible Solution?
• Homeschooling an Only Child
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The Role of Fathers as Home Educators

• Fathers and Homeschooling
• A Father Writes About Home Education

Teenage Homeschooling

• Does Homeschooling Work For Teens?
• Trying High School
• Homeschoolers Not Barred from Tertiary Studies
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Balancing the Budget: How Much Does it Cost to Homeschool?

• Developing a Homeschooling Budget
• Is Homeschooling Expensive?
• The Hidden Costs of Homeschooling and Why They Don't Matter!
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Defence Force Homeschooling Families

• Lessons From The Home Front Making The Most Of The Military Life

Homeschooling Methods

Charlotte Mason Approach

• Using 'Living Books' in Your Homeschool

Distance Education

• Support Needed for Proposed New School of Distance Education for Homeschooling Families: AKADEMEIA

Unschooling

• Overcoming Anxieties About Unschooling
• Any Unschooling Regrets?
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Natural Learning

• What is Natural Learning?
• How We Learn ~ the Process of Learning Naturally
• Embracing the Natural Learning Philosophy and How to Personalise Homeschooling
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Unit Studies

• Low on Cash and Worrred that Homeschooling Witll Cost Too Much? Unit Studies Could Be the Answer You Are Looking For!

Building a Homeschooling Community

• The Advantages to Belonging to a Support Group
• Promoting Home Education
• Organising Homeschooling Camps
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The Travelling Homeschool

• Can I Homeschool My Teenager While Travelling Overseas?

Quotes & Just For Fun!

• Favourite Educational Quotes
• Inspirational Quotes on Children Learning Without School by John Holt
• How Hard is it to Learn English? Read this...
• You know when you're a homeschooling parent when....
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Parenting

• Honesty: the Secret to Homeschooling and Parenting Success
• Discrimination Against Breastfeeding in Public Still A Problem for Many Mothers
• Patient Parenting Pays Off!

General Articles

• Climate Change Health Impacts in Australia: A Home Education Perspective
• Coal
• It's finished! Or is it?
• A Change of Federal Government - What does this mean for Home Educators?
• A National Curriculum for Australia
• What We'd Do Differently if We Could Start Again...

Curriculum

If you are looking for resources or information on how to teach different subjects, or simply ideas for activities visit our sister site Homeschool Australia K-12 Curriculum.

Curriculum Index

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