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Alberta Education and Home Education Regulations

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Find A Supervising School Authority

School Board List

School Boards Accepting Mid-Year Students Contact List 2020-2021

Unverified Supervising School Board List from Alberta Education 2020-2021

Forms

Home Education Supervised Notification Form

NONF - Home Education Government Notification Only, No Funding, No Supervision Form

How to Fill Out The Supervised Notification Form

Sample Home Education Plan General Template

Reference Documents

Alberta Education Online Learning Guides for Families and School Authorities 2019

Alberta Education Home Education Reimbursement Standards 2020

Home Education Regulations Written in Lay Person's Language

Government Home Education Handbook 2010 (Very outdated and overly complicated)

Home Education Regulations 2019

Government Funding Manual 2021-2022

Alberta Education Guide To Education 2021-2022

Government Education Act Proclaimed Dec 2019

Each student receives a minimum of $850.00 per year in reimbursement funding for their home education program as below:

Home Education Funding Reimbursement Rules

As per Alberta Education's directive, no student receives any funding or benefit on a school program as below:

Teacher-Directed, On-line, Paper-based Funding Rules

PCE - Home education is a distinction of "authority" and not "location"

Alberta Programs of Study (APS Outcomes) Curriculum Summaries

Guidelines only - you do not have to follow these

AB ED High School Courses

More Details on Each Grade and Subject

Curriculum Outcomes for Home Educators Grades K-12 that want to do their own programming

Please see the High School Page for High school course outcomes

Alberta Programs of Study (APS Outcomes) Full Targets

Grade 1-Entire APS Outcomes

Grade 2-Entire APS Outcomes

Grade 3-Entire APS Outcomes

Kindergarten-Entire APS Outcomes

English Language Arts K-9 Entire APS Outcomes

Math K-9 Entire APS Outcomes

Science K-6 Entire APS Outcomes

Social Studies K-6 Entire APS Outcomes

Sample Home Education Plan Templates

These plans are presented to give you an idea of how to plan your child's education year. You may follow the 1400 APS outcomes per grade as per the curriculum summaries above, or you may choose to follow the 22 Home Education SOLO outcomes as presented below.

Kindergarten Sample Education Plan - Just for ideas

Grade 1 Sample Education Plan

Grade 2 Sample Education Plan

Grade 3 Sample Education Plan

Grade 4 Sample Education Plan

Grade 5 Sample Education Plan

Grade 6 Sample Education Plan

Grade 7 Sample Education Plan

Grade 8 Sample Education Plan

Grade 8 Shared Responsibility Sample Education Plan

Grade 9 Sample Education Plan

Please see the High School page for Grade 10 to 12 plans

How-To Homeschool Alberta Books/Webinars

The Happy Homeschooling Handbook - Alberta Edition 2021-2022 Year

Considering homeschooling your child? Yes, you can! This 120 page book contains everything you need to homeschool in Alberta.

NEW! Includes a package of either grade 1-9 sample home education plans and/or grade 10-12 course proposal/summary templates

Credible information, regulations, responsibilities, how-to, tips and a whole lot of encouragement. You got this!

"An incredible, helpful resource! My husband loved it."- A Happy Reader

All net proceeds go to the Alberta Homeschooling Association to cover costs and keep our membership free!

See the Table of Contents

"I would encourage it as "required reading" for all families new to homeschooling. It was so amazingly informative and answers 99% of the questions that pop up on this site. Very well written, the best money I've spent in a long time! Everyone even considering homeschooling should own a copy." - Homeschooling Parent

Print Book $23.95 plus $6.00 shipping

Unschooling To University Book - An Alberta Guide to Self-Directed Education

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Send $30.00 CDN e-transfer to author and get a signed copy and free shipping.

Bonus! Get a copy of the book Parenting With Patience at no extra charge!

Buy Unschooling To University From the Publisher

Home Education Self-Designed High School in Alberta for a Diploma Webinar

Need more detailed help and consultation?

Wondering how to home school your high school aged child? Your child can take on-line courses, classroom courses, or do Parent/self-designed high school, or even a combo of all three and still acquire a diploma. This session is not sponsored by any school authority. Register for the 90 minute webinar recording and find out everything you need to know! Presented by Judy Arnall, Homeschool parent of 4 High school graduates/Scholarship recipients and 3 who have graduated university.

This detailed session is not sponsored by any school board so we can have a frank discussion. It is provided by Professional Parenting.

Fee: $49.95 plus GST, includes 90 minute recording, course proposals and summaries, and live consultation.

Topics covered are:

The future of education
How high school works in Alberta
Choices in homeschooling high school
How to do Parent/self designed high school course by course
Course descriptions
What is university like and what is the real scoop on homeschooling acceptance?
Special needs in high school
Brain development and motivation
How to access resources for Parent/self designed courses

Free Alberta Education Grade-Specific Curriculum

Purchase curriculum if you are going to use it. Many unschoolers do not use prescribed curriculum. A library card and internet access is all you really need to start the homeschooling year until you discover how your child learns best (through workbooks, or hands-on kits, videos, field trips, etc.) Many children, especially in the younger grades dislike workbooks and textbooks, but if you need to purchase them, be sure to check with your school board first because they can order them for you with a discount applied.

The Giant List of Online Resources and Activities

There are no grades 1-3 in ADLC and Solaro resources because those grades are primarily focussed on children-learning-to-read, so that children can read-to-learn in grades 4 to 9. In the classroom, teachers have little choice but to teach kids through textbooks and workbooks because they have to deliver content to a large number of children. At home, you don't have to use workbooks and textbooks, because you are only teaching a small number of children. You can use hands-on activities, fun games and movies. If your child is in grades 1-3, you can spend the time at home cuddled up and reading with them. Let them learn through play activities. A variety of books is available at the local library. In addition to reading a varity of books, you can help your child with math concepts by baking, cooking, and discussing how counting works. Check out the "Curriculum Summaries" under the website tab of Resources to know what your child will cover in Math and English Language Arts in grades 1-3.

Here are some easy-to-read targets so you can customize activities:

Grade 1-Entire APS Outcomes

Grade 2-Entire APS Outcomes

Grade 3-Entire APS Outcomes

Free materials for each grade and subject is available on Learn Alberta. These are student resources.

Learn Alberta Free K-12 curriculum - Go to the T4T Tab

Alberta Distance-Education Free Gr 4-9 Curriculum Preview/Review Teaching Modules

Includes the 15 most important concepts per grade and subject from grades 4-9

ADLC Preview Review 15 most important concepts per grade/subject

Sign up at the Calgary or Edmonton Public Library and get access to SOLARO - Online free Alberta Education courses for grades 3-12 through the Public Library System

SOLARO Alberta Education Grades 3-12 Curriculum Teaching Modules

SOLARO and The Key - Paper Books for High School Courses - Contact your school to purchase at half price.

Here is Alberta Education's suggested reading list for grades 4 to 12. Many titles are available through Kindle, Kobo and other e-book distributors. In high schools, children read 1 novel a year. Homeschoolers read 10-50 novels a year because they have the time. Reading leads to enrichment of language skills and insight needed for English Language Arts and Social Studies.

Alberta Education Grade 4-12 Recommended Reading List per grade.

ELA English Language Arts Recommended Readers per Grade

The Key, and SNAP workbooks are excellent overviews of the concepts required in Alberta High School Courses.