Comments on: No Funding This Year, Homeschooling in Alberta

By: Quiver Mamma

Quiver Mamma — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:51:15 +0000

Right on Patty. We just finished our first registered year as traditional, and are registered for our second as traditional as well . Since writing this post I’ve actually become aware of some ‘gray’ areas in terms of matching up blended programs with what the gov’t considers blended. There’s some discrepancies there.

I’m definitely with you though – my kids, my choice!

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:41:35 +0000

We are also in Alberta and I am very grateful for the $750 per child that we get for traditional homeschooling. Our facilitator is pushing us towards blended since our standards match up already so we can get more funding, but I am not willing to give up control of my children’s education for some more money.

By: Quiver Mamma

Quiver Mamma — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:19:56 +0000

Just emailed you Robin, let me know how else I can help .

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:28:37 +0000

Hi this was so helpful. I’m looking for information on home school programs or or groups for my step daughter in high school. I homeschooled my son in California, he’s seventeen and still in a fantastic program. Any info would be greatly appreciated, Peace, Robin

By: Quiver Mamma

Quiver Mamma — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:52:28 +0000

Hi Mel,

Thanks for dropping by! After paying for 2 midwife births, and having one free home birth, funding for homebirth/midwives is coming to Alberta in April/09!! We’re definitely thinking of going with Education Unlimited for our ‘official’ registration next year. I’d love to meet with them first though .

Jennifer

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:34:59 +0000

I just had to step in and say hi. We homeschooled in AB for 6 years, and in ON for 18 mos., and also experienced midwifery in AB (4 home births ‘95-’01) and ON. Yes, funding in AB for home education was great, and we registered with Education Unlimited. I highly recommend them, and if we ever move back will re-register with them. Leo’s pioneering work in the area of post-secondary options for home educated students is 2nd to none imo. But, midwifery was pricey in AB, and covered in ON!!!! Now we are in the U.S., and had our last baby with a midwife in a hospital, and the medical care was fabulous. We have to register our children to homeschool in our state, but no funding. We miss that about AB.

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:46:15 +0000

I found this site and had to chime in. We are in a dilemma (well not really, since I just had to clear my mind and focus on WHY we are homeschooling).
We lived in Drumheller for 3 years and Blackfalds and Lacombe before that. IN DRumheller, we were blended in the OKotoks program (Christ the Redeemer) and received $1100 a year. Alberta is amazing when it comes to funding. Now we are in BC and to receive $1000 a year you have to follow all of the Learning Outcomes stated by the school board. If you choose to just “register” and not be accountable in any way, you received $150 for the year (which doesnt even cover a math program)

Times like these, I miss schooling in Alberta….

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By: Rosina

Rosina — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:13:40 +0000

How interesting that is Here in BC we have similar funding as well but as a traditional HS’er doing your own thing without having to report quarterly to the education system like you would with a distance learning enrollment etc. you don’t get any funding at all. That is really great that you get $700! We have been with a distance learner program through a private christian school in the interior and even though we are ‘allowed’ to use christian based curricula I still hate having to jump through certain hoops with the reporting 4 times a year and having to follow along with the BC education outcomes strictly when like you said there are certain plans (Christ’s) that we have in mind instead It was nice to meet you and hope to do some more reading.

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By: Quiver Mamma

Quiver Mamma — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:11:13 +0000

I’m so glad that this post is proving to be informative . I know that I always wonder how homeschooling works out in different provinces, and states, so I thought I’d share a bit about how things are here in Alberta.

Kim – it is definitely always wise to be wary of how much influence we let outward standards affect our homeschooling. Our eyes must always be on Jesus, and not on the standards set by the province!

By: Kim from Canada

Kim from Canada — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:00:10 +0000

Informative post, Stephanie. Coming from Ontario, I must say that I have NOOOO trouble with the absence of funding. This province is very liberal and I know that accepting funding (if the option were available) would be inviting the government into my personal business. You know, we as Christians must realize that if we accept money from ‘Caesar’, than ‘Caesar’ can tell us what to do with it. So, no thank you!
Alberta sounds as if it has a different view on homeschooling – lots of options.
Thanks for the post.

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