Home-School Boards That Register and Support Home Education Programs 2026-2027

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All information is up-to-date as of April 1, 2026

Boards are listed in alphabetical order for your convenience

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ByDesign Program from Summit West Independent School

Unique Qualities:

We empower families and students to find freedom and flexibility through self-directed learning, from Kindergarten through High School
Facilitators who are passionate about home education and who have all homeschooled their own children
Parents can choose their facilitator. Visit the website to read facilitators' bios and connect with one of them prior to registering
Supports all approaches to parent-directed home education, such as Unschooling, Waldorf, etc.
Secular, inclusive, welcoming of all
Virtual visits
Website subscriptions including IXL and History Plus (discounted); Exambank, Enriched Academy, Canadian Reader / What in the World? (free)
All high school options supported: from interest-led non-credit learning (unschooling) to earning credits via Section 6 of the Home Education Regulation such as a full Alberta High School Diploma or credits only in courses needed for post-secondary admission
Providing inclusive, non-judgmental support to those following an organic, passion-driven approach where students embrace their interests and become confident life-long learners
Offers Home Education Kindergarten

CBE Homeschooling - Calgary Board of Education

Calgary Board of Education Homeschooling

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Unique Qualities:

Learning Options Include: 100% Homeschooling for Grades 1-12 OR Shared Responsibility for Grades 1-9 at Bel-Aire School (We teach the Math, Science, PE and Art) OR Shared Responsibility for Grades 1-9 with Bel-Aire School and CBe-Learn (online learning). Families from Calgary and Surrounding Areas (Airdrie, Cochrane, Okotoks, etc) are welcome to apply.
Bel-Aire School has a Gymnasium, Art Studio, Science Lab, Family Flex Room with lending library and 8 fully resourced classrooms.
Students in grades 6-9 can choose Band once a week and Cross-Country Team, Badminton Team, Track and Field Team to enrich their school experience.
Personalized School Tours.
Class Sizes of 16-24 (Students must be at or above grade level and fully independent in the classroom).
Field Trips and Friday Activity Days.
Student Designed Clubs.
Outside: Playground, Tennis Court, Outdoor Classroom, Soccer Field, Tether Ball, Basketball Court.
Talent Show, Celebration of Homeschool Learning, Entrepreneurial Fair, STEAM/ART Day, Welcome Orientation Day, Grade 9 Farewell and more!
Active School-Parent Council.
Active Parent Community (Coffee and Conversations, Workshops, Homeschool Meet-Ups).

CFL - Connections For Learning

Unique Qualities:

Offers Funded Kindergarten under Home Education.
Provides summer school high school courses.
Home education students have access to workshops, community learning events and field trips.
Offers Section 6 High School Credits under Home Education. Evaluation will be a final course exam or diploma exam for 100% of the course mark. No cost. Available any age.
Offers teacher taught high school courses under the Virtual/Distance learning module courses.

Ignite Centre for E-Learning

Unique Qualities:

Staff recognizes and highly values the parent/caregiver role as a child's first educator and provides a high level of support.
Experienced Home Education teachers that have home educated their own children.
Offers access to the following subscriptions: Google Workspace Accounts, ExamBank access.
offers digital repository curated over 20+ years of parent recommended resources for home educators.
Offers activities that support cross-curricular learning and will enrich parent-led instruction in the core subject areas.
Offers online facilitator meetings and in-home meetings as requested.
Accepts rescue enrollments mid-year.
Offers monthly field trips.
Offers Section 6 portfolio review for Home Education High School credits.
Offers a pathway from Home Education to teacher instructed online with "Home Education friendly" programming including project based learning, multiple options designed to ignite student learning, off campus and dual credit high school programming in addition to online knowledge and employability programming in junior high and highschool, and diploma route online courses.
Offers Funded Home Education Kindergarten.

Myrnam Outreach and Home Education Centre

New Myrnam School

Unique Qualities:

Offers Parent directed Home Education.
Direct teacher instruction online for grades 4 to 9.
Teacher-directed classes for grades 1 to 9.
Asynchronous and synchronous course options at the high school level.
Moodle option and core courses at the high school level for full flexibility.
MOHC offers the small hometown school experience!
Offers Shared Responsibility with the school-provided portion in a classroom.
All facilitators have home educated their own children.
Offers funded Home Education Kindergarten.
Offers supplemental online instruction for students such as Science Lab Rats, Book Club and Current Events discussions.
Offers acceptance of "rescue" students mid-year based on circumstances.
MOHC is housed in the same building as the New Myrnam School in Myrnam, Alberta. Students can join us for our scheduled school event days and even join our extra-curricular sports teams. We have the unique ability to merge our two schools into one when we have special days like our Adulting Day Conference, the outdoor winter fun day called Mukluk, and our annual ski trip to Kinosoo Ridge in Cold Lake and other field trips. Students can also book full days to work in the new CTEC facility next to the school for CTF/CTS options. Students can feel like they have a physical school community that they belong to. Students who graduate from MOHC will also be given the opportunity to participate in our physical convocation and graduation banquet in Myrnam.
We are a special school that has won numerous awards for its environmental focus. Join us in being stewards of the earth.

Northstar Academy

Unique Qualities:

NorthStar Academy (NSA) values a flexible, Christ-centered learning community both virtually and face-to-face.
Our courses and resources are designed to engage students in a biblical worldview while our homeroom model provides a place for community and belonging.
Facilitators have Home Educated their own children.
Offers learning subscriptions of the following: Starfall, Reading Eggs, IXL Math, What In The World, Currents 4 Kids and The Canadian Reader.
Offers activity days, learning clusters, classes and field trips.
Offers High School Limitless days.
Offers a formal high school graduation ceremony.
Offers Home Education programs and Shared Responsibility programs.
Also offers school provided programs such as Online, and Print-Based.
Accepts rescue students mid-year with no fee.
Offers Section 6 portfolio review for Home Education High School credits.
Offers Funded Home Education Kindergarten.

Peace River Home Learning Connection

Unique Qualities:

Offers school class access to everyone including home education education and distance education within division. Children can accessand be welcomed in their local school for 1 or more classes while home educating.
Offers purchase orders and lending library.
Offers classes and field trips.
Offers parent and peer support groups.
Offers classes, activities and field trips.
All facilitators have Home Educated their own children.
Accepts rescue students mid-year with no fee.
Offers Section 6 portfolio review for Home Education High School credits.
Offers Funded Home Education Kindergarten.

Phoenix Foundation

Phoenix Foundation on Facebook

Unique Qualities:

Provides a theme-based classroom experience that is hands-on.
Offers Shared Responsibility with the school-provided portion in a classroom.
All facilitators have home educated their own children.
Offers funded Home Education Kindergarten.

Prairie Rose Home Plus Learning Network

Home Plus Learning Network supports and values parental choice in education. We believe that parents know their child best, and we support parental desire to continue to foster their child's education at home. At Home Plus Learning Network, we work collaboratively with parents. As a supportive network, we always begin by asking parents if there is anything that we can do to enhance the education experience that they are providing or arranging for their children. Our goal is to assist parents with providing the richest learning experiences for their children.

Home Plus Learning Network is an innovative approach offering parents the utmost flexibility with their child's education by partnering with local schools within Prairie Rose Public Schools.

Unique Qualities:

Traditional home education programs supported by Alberta Education with an allocation of over $901 for parents to purchase desired resources.
Access to some facilities and events within local schools; this could include field trips, use of school libraries and participation in school events/assemblies.
Shared responsibility programs for families who would like to access the expertise of a subject specific teacher including specialized programming such as CTF/CTS courses, fine arts, physical fitness/wellness opportunities, and/or hockey/flight/baseball/trades/fire academies that are provided within a Prairie Rose school.
Access to teacher expertise through synchronous video lessons and tutoring opportunities.
As a program within Prairie Rose Public Schools, Home Plus has access to gyms and/or other school facilities through coordinated Home Plus events and/or workshops.
For families who do not live within the boundaries of Prairie Rose Public Schools, we are a willing non-resident board who will support traditional home education programs and can also provide Shared Responsibility programs by offering Prairie Rose Public Schools teacher expertise through on-line learning platforms.

T.H.E.E. Traditional Home Education Experts - Elk Island Catholic School

Unique Qualities:

Offers entire funding in Fall and also purchase orders.
Offers online "essay writing" tutorials.
Offers field trips through out the year.
Offers extensive video library of homeschooling "how-to's" as well as Q and A.
Offers the Section 6 / Course Challenge opportunity to all of our eligible home education students.
Facilitator visits can be virtual or onsite.
All of our facilitators are current or former homeschooling parents.
Offers subscriptions to IXL, Exambank, Google Suite, and Microsoft365.
Accepts students from all over Alberta.
Offers a year-end homeschool graduation banquet.
Offers Funded Home Education Kindergarten.

WISDOM Homeschooling

Unique Qualities:

Supports all teaching and learning styles.
All facilitators have Home Educated their own children or were home educated graduates.
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Offers purchase orders, monthly expense reimbursements, and resource lending library.
Opportunities for sports through the Alberta Athletics program.
Offers discounted licenses and links parents to free programs for Home Educators.
Offers subscriptions to IXL, Minecraft for Education, Exambank, Google Suite, and Microsoft365.
Offers field trips, educational family camps and workshops throughout the year.
Offers Socratic Dialogue-classically based online courses.
Offers Mediated Learning workshops (in person and online) to help overcome learning challenges.
Links parents to support groups and local connection opportunities.
Provides free support to parents overcoming their child's learning challenges.
Provides a bi-monthly Home Education magazine.
Sends 3-4 monthly e-newsletters with news, events, homeschool inspiration.
Runs an annual Homeschooling Through High School Conference.
Offers a year-end ballroom dance for graduates and their families.
Offers Section 6 portfolio review for high school credits under Home Education with robust supports.
Offers Funded Home Education Kindergarten and offers a monthly kindergarten e-newsletter.
Accepts rescue students mid-year for no fee.

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