Sample Homeschool Learning Programs

As homeschoolers we moved from a fairly structured, school-like learning environment at home where I devised learning programs and set up activities around themes and units of work I wanted my children to complete, to a more informal learning regime where our individual and family interests dominated and where the children learned skills and knowledge as required. Recording and planning allowed me to gradually build confidence that any kind of home educational experience works: it's not so much how we educate our children but that we, the parents, care enough and want to educate them.

See below for a list of links for guidelines on how to apply and what to include in your curriculum for registration or exemption from attending school in each Australian state.

• A Learning Naturally Curriculum for my Adolescent Son
• A Brief Outline of a Sample Home Education Learning Program
• Paine Family Homeschool Curriculum, 1997
• Homeschool Curriculum - Six Year Old

The Home Education Association of Australia has provided the following examples of homeschool learning programs on it's website and invite families to modify them for their own use:

• Programme 1: Submitted for registration by documentation (NSW) for 10 and 14 year old in May 1999. Registration by documentation is available in NSW if you have had 2 previous 2 year registrations through an 'approved person' visit. This application may be somewhat more than others have provided.
• Programme 2: This is a programme for an 11 year old who, with her two other siblings, were going to be starting home education for the first time, so this program would be shown to an 'approved person' when they visited the family home. A 2 year registration period was obtained after some insistence.
• Programme 3: Programme for an 8 year special needs child.
• Programme 4: Programme for a 6 and 8 year old. This programme has been used and modified by many other home educators over the years.
• Programme 5: Programme for a 6 year old.
• Programme 6: This isn't exactly a program as such but it's a good example of how an unprogrammed approach to home education can show 'proof' of learning by assessment.

Guides for Applications for Registration/Exemption for Homeschooling in Australia

Homeschooling is legal in every state of Australia but the regulations and requirements vary. The links below will give you some idea of what is required and will help to familiase you with the terminology, etc, but the best way to approach this aspect of home education is to get together with homeschoolers in your area and find out about local conditions. You'll find a list of contacts on the Homeschool Australia website, as well as on the Home Education Association of Australia website.

• Legal requirements: a brief summary of Australian homeschooling law
• NSW Board of Studies
• Guide for registering in Qld
• Developing a Homeschool Curriculum in WA
• Guidelines for Applying for Exemption in SA
• Information for families considering homeschooling in Victoria
• Information for families considering homeschooing in Tasmania
• Guidelines for Northern Territory

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