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I might be moving to Canada soon and i was just wondering how can you get home schooled there?
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Hi. I'm in Canada, too. Canada is a very homeschool friendly country. The province of Alberta, where I live, even provides funding for materials and classes and so on. There are several ways to go about it. There's "traditional" homeschooling. That's where you are off the grid and do whatever you choose. Many unschoolers choose this route. There's "aligned". That's where you are following a provincially sanctioned curriculum and you are more closely monitored to ensure you are achieving the standards. This kind gets the most funding, but it's really hard to do, because all subjects must be accounted for, even electives. Then there's "blended". That's what we are. Some of your subjects are aligned to the provincial standards and the rest are your own business. You still get a fair amount of funding for it. You normally sign up under a supervising board, who handle your funding, keep an eye on your progress, provide provincial testing for aligned subjects and help you if you need it. They also provide TONS of activities, sports, workshops, picnics, arts classes and so on. My kids have done the coolest stuff this year. Many of the activities have been removed from our public schools due to their "risk factor", but our kids still get to do them. This year, my kids did archery, kayaking, trampoline, fencing, climbing, zip lining, downhill mountain biking and wind surfing. What province are you moving to?
Hi. I'm in Canada, too. Canada is a very homeschool friendly country. The province of Alberta, where I live, even provides funding for materials and classes and so on. There are several ways to go about it. There's "traditional" homeschooling. That's where you are off the grid and do whatever you choose. Many unschoolers choose this route. There's "aligned". That's where you are following a provincially sanctioned curriculum and you are more closely monitored to ensure you are achieving the standards. This kind gets the most funding, but it's really hard to do, because all subjects must be accounted for, even electives. Then there's "blended". That's what we are. Some of your subjects are aligned to the provincial standards and the rest are your own business. You still get a fair amount of funding for it. You normally sign up under a supervising board, who handle your funding, keep an eye on your progress, provide provincial testing for aligned subjects and help you if you need it. They also provide TONS of activities, sports, workshops, picnics, arts classes and so on. My kids have done the coolest stuff this year. Many of the activities have been removed from our public schools due to their "risk factor", but our kids still get to do them. This year, my kids did archery, kayaking, trampoline, fencing, climbing, zip lining, downhill mountain biking and wind surfing. What province are you moving to?
Do I have to wear a helmet when riding my bike to high school just over a kilometer away?
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Is it against the law in British Columbia Canada to not wear a helmet? It is in an average size town, not big at all- like no city just one town area. And like it isn't on the main road really or anything.
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Forget the law, just wear the helmet.
Think about it, most of the drivers around you will be inexperienced teenagers.
Motorists are just as stupid, and the pavement just as hard regardless of your distance from home. The majority of my close calls are at the residential intersection 50 yards from my house - housewives yapping on the phone while driving the kids to school (500 meters away), lawyers, judges, and cops speeding and running the stop sign while taking the shortcut to the courthouse.
That said, I wouldn't bother taking the bike out of the garage for that short a distance. I'd walk.
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Edit: WLE, you crack me up!
Forget the law, just wear the helmet.
Think about it, most of the drivers around you will be inexperienced teenagers.
Motorists are just as stupid, and the pavement just as hard regardless of your distance from home. The majority of my close calls are at the residential intersection 50 yards from my house - housewives yapping on the phone while driving the kids to school (500 meters away), lawyers, judges, and cops speeding and running the stop sign while taking the shortcut to the courthouse.
That said, I wouldn't bother taking the bike out of the garage for that short a distance. I'd walk.
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Edit: WLE, you crack me up!
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