Sydney - Home Schooling
The Gifted Home Schooling Support Group is a social support group for families who home school Gifted Children aged 0 to 14 years - all welcome!
The benefits of meeting up with other families who home school Gifted Children are numerous - your children get to socialise with "like minds" and, as parents you are able to share and learn from each others' experiences.
The group is just starting and is looking for a voluntary support group co-ordinator.
There could be one or two people responsible for co-ordinating the group, or families could take it in turns to run a day each. Co-ordination simply involves choosing a date, venue & activities and then posting it on this website!! Oh, and turning up to activities with a Gifted Home Schooling Support Group Sign! The benefit for you is that you can choose the day(s) to fit in with you.
We are also working on developing a Members-only Home Schooling Gifted on-line discussion group - watch this space for more information!
If you are interested or want more information please phone the NSWAGTC Resource Office on 9633 5399 or email the NSWAGTC office.
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I am looking for other groups who are homeschooling in the Willoughby area. I have just registered for Homeschooling. Please could you link me up with other groups with children aged 4 and 6 years old. Many thanks.
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I have sent you an email with some contacts for homeschooling.
I hope you are able to find the support you need.
Denise
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We are permanent resident in Australia & we usually send our child to Primary Public School near our home. But lately we had news that we might travel overseas due to job. We have a very talented child & wish to continue her study in International Form. I would like to know how to home school my child. Maybe if you can give me a full information on : How & where to apply for home school applications? How can I teach her at home? & What ways, by internet & books that needed? Thank You so much...
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it has been many years since we traveled overseas with our children and home-schooled them while away. But here are some thoughts that might help.
First of all home schooling applications is not straightforward. In Australia, or at least in NSW, you need a home schooling approval to avoid the compulsory school attendance during school age. If you are overseas the Australian authorities won't have jurisdiction. You probably need to check the regulations of the country you are going to in order to see if there is any similar school attendance requirement and any home schooling approval process.
In our case we were traveling for a year and our concern was that on returning to Australia that our then primary school aged children had their year of education recognized.
The registration process was not difficult and involved a Home School Liaison officer visiting our home before we left and discussing our proposed home schooling plans with us. We tended to follow the unschooling end of the spectrum and intended have our kids write travel diaries, work out exchange rates, visit museums, keep their eyes open, learn some foreign language etc - and the Liaison Officer was fairly happy with this provided we tried to balance the curriculum areas and kept some kind of records of what they did. (Remember this was many years ago and it may have changed.)
Of course they both learnt a great deal from our traveling and even when many of our home school records were lost in a theft there was no problem.
On the other hand, if you are going to a fixed location I would suggest you also consider the benefits of your daughter being exposed to different customs, language and children in the local educational system. Obviously this would depend greatly on her age, the place you are going to, and your daughter's preferences, but it seems to me that there may be a great learning experience available here.
If you want to pursue homeschooling you will find a large range of prepackaged materials available on line - from the less structured to the more structured and from the secular to the very religious. It is has been too long for me to recommend any particular site.
Good luck with your planning and of course for the relocation.
David
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NSWAGTC Support Groups
THE NSWAGTC has a number of support groups across NSW and the ACT. The support groups may organise activities for gifted children and/or run a program for parents and teachers depending on the perceived needs of the geographical area or special interest need. Support groups can be a useful first point of contact for those new to the demands of giftedness. We also have a number of support contacts (members who have volunteered to share their knowledge and experience with other parents or teachers of gifted children) in areas across NSW. Contact the NSWAGTC office for details of your closest support contact, or if you are interested in finding out about establishing a group in your area. Most groups are organised by ordinary parents with an interest in "doing something" to meet the needs of their children and the Association can provide assistance in getting things started. |
