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The Work of Discipleship
by Rachelle Shonwise Have you ever looked at a day spreading in front of you with a hundred things already clamouring for your attention and wondered what was most important? Or looked back at a day of responding (reacting more often than not in my case) and wondered if the things that demanded your attention were really the most important? As homeschooling moms (and dads, but that’s a perspective I have yet to experience), there are a myriad of urgent things pulling our attention…
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Alberta Government – Home Education Updates
In light of the strikes going in the Public School system, there have been some updates from the Government of Alberta. They have extended the funding date so that parents who want to homeschool during the strike can. They have also lifted the 10 credit cap for non resident distance learning courses. If a family chooses to register their child in a home education program during labour action, both the family and the supervising independent school will be eligible for up to 50 per…
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What Makes it Matter?
By Martin Vervloet I have noticed a trend with my own children as my wife and I have endeavoured tohomeschool them. It doesn’t matter what the subject is, but they continually ask us,“Why do I need to know this, and will it matter when I grow up?” It’s a valid question and Imust admit there is a lot that I learned while in public school that was completelyirrelevant to anything I might do as I grew older. So, we focus on the basics; reading,writing,…
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The Early Years and the First Struggles of AHEA
Dave and Aline Stasiewich began home schooling in Edmonton in 1983. That same year they began hosting informal meetings at their house with a small number of other home educating families. The numbers of people attending continued to grow, so the meetings were moved to the Mill Woods Recreation Centre. This group became known as the Christian Home Educators (Edm) Association. It would later adopt the name Home School Christian Fellowship and it continues to thrive. Back in the mid-1980s many home educators lived…
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