Melissa’s Resource List
VANCOUVER HOMELEARNERS RESOURCE LIST
Greater Vancouver Homelearners Events and Resource Site
http://sites.google.com/site/gvhomelearners/
Vancouver Homeschoolers Mailing List :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HS-Van
Lower Mainland Homeschooled Teens Mailing List :
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/LMHSTeens
HULA Hoot Co-operative Homelearners Activity Day. A group for
homelearners from babies to pre-teens that meet bi-weekly in New
Westminster
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HULAHoot/
Young Play Learners.
A group for young home and play based learners around the ages of 0-5
years old. We are located in the Greater Vancouver Area and meet once
a week for play and support.
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/youngplaylearners/
Homelearners Young Naturalists’ Club
http://www.ync.ca/explorer%20days/grp_lm_homelearners.htm
Homelearners Park Days
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/homelearners_park_days
Metro Vancouver Regional Park Fieldtrips & workshops
http://www.metrovancouver.org/REGION/TEACHERS/Pages/default.aspx
Area Specific Support Groups:
Vancouver Homelearners Co-operative
http://www.bvhlc.wordpress.com/
Golden Ears Homelearners Mailing List (Pitt Meadows, Maple Ride and Mission
Homelearners) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/golden_ears_homelearners
NorthShore Homelearners
http://www.nshomelearners.com/
Homelearners South of the Fraser
http://homelearnerssouthofthefraser.googlepages.com/
South Delta Homelearners
Sabrina Fast 604-940-5510
sdhl_contact@telus.net
Vancouver Christian Home Educators
http://vchea.com/
Burnaby New Life Home School Association
http://www.newlifehomeschool.com/
Christian Home Educators Association of Richmond
http://members.shaw.ca/CHEAR/
Metro Vancouver Catholic Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MetroVancouverCatholicHomeschoolers/
BC community support groups (including all the lower mainland groups)
http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/bc/support.html.
MORE INFO ON YOUR OPTIONS….
BC Government List of Distributed Learning Programs
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/dl_program_list.htm
The BC Home Based Learning Page
http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/bc/index.html
BCHLA (BC Home Learner’s Association)
the organization that represents all homeschoolers politically and legally
http://www.bchla.bc.ca/
BCHSA (BC Home Schoolers Association that organizes a big conference every
June) http://www.bchomeschool.net/
The Canadian Home Learner’s Page
http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/index.html
The Canadian Home learner’s Mailing List- Homeschool A wonderful place
to meet over 600 other Cdn. homeschoolers approaching homelearning in
a variety of ways.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hs-ca
A Group for Canadian homelearning Parents trying to teach a second
language at home
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Foreign-Language-Educators/
WEBSITES FOR RESEARCHING HOMESCHOOLING:
Could You Home-school You Child?
http://www.todaysparent.com/teen/article.jsp?content=20070629_141236_1864&page=
Research Report on Homeschooling (Canadian)
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/commerce.web/product_files/Homeschooling.pdf
Homeschooling: The Ever-Changing, Never-Ending Story An essay from The First
Year of Homeschooling Your Child by Linda Dobson
http://www.besthomeschooling.org/articles/linda_dobson.html
Alison McKee Articles- Homeschooling Teenagers, Dealing with Doubts and more
http://www.alisonmckee.com/articles.html
Canadian Specific University and College Information
http://www.ontariohomeschool.org/university.html
Alternative Learning
http://www.alternative-learning.org/
John Taylor Gatto’s writing on the Web
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/
Article: Why Teachers Choose to Homeschool
http://www.goddessunplugged.com/articles/teachers.htm
Home Education Magazine’s Online Resources
http://www.homeedmag.com/
Life Learning Magazine
http://www.lifelearning.ca/
A Mathematician’s Lament
http://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_03_08.html
http://www.maa.org/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf
Unschooling.com
http://www.unschooling.com/
Several articles on homeschooling (mostly U.S., but some Canadian)
http://www.illinoisloop.org/homeschool.html
Jon’s Homeschooling Pages- Links to Every Style Available
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/Web_Pages.res.f.html
A Charlotte Mason Education or Living Books Method
http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/teacherslounge/styles/charlottemason.php
A Classical Education Approach
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/
BC HOMESCHOOLING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
Academic Distribution Services- New West,
http://www.ads-academic.com
One Stop Learning- Surrey,
http://onestoplearning.ca/
Shop at Smarts- Abbotsford, BC Curriculum Supplier
http://www.shopatsmarts.com
BCHLA’s Used Curriculum Board
http://bookforums.bchla.bc.ca/
Canadian Home Education Resources, Calgary AB
http://www.canadianhomeeducation.com
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BOOKS TO READ
As for reading material the website list above will give you a good start.
If you prefer a real book- you’ll find recommendations on the web
sites but here’s a few books that could get you started. I’m assuming
you’ll be able to find them all in the Vancouver Public Library
system.
Learning at Home: a Mothers Guide to Homeschooling by Marty Lane (A
wonderful book written by a Victoria BC homeschooling mom)
http://www.martylayne.com/
Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original
Seeking and Have Fun. Learn Stuff. Grow: Homeschooling and the
Curriculum of Love by David H. Albert
http://www.skylarksings.com/
Nebels Elementary Education
http://www.pressforlearning.com/
Hold On To Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld
http://gordonneufeld.com/book.php
Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/
Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense by David Guterson
(school teacher and author of Snow Falling On Cedars)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63309.Family_Matters_Why_Homeschooling_Makes_Sense
Homeschooling Our Children, Unschooling Ourselves by Alison McKee
http://www.alisonmckee.com/
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get A Real Life and
Education by Grace Llewellyn
http://www.learningfreely.net/category/books/teenage-liberation-handbook/
How Children Learn by John Holt, Teach Your Own (and anything else he
wrote)
http://www.holtgws.com/index.html
The Unschooling Handbook: How to use the whole world as your child’s
classroom by Mary Griffith http://www.marygriffith.net/Site/UH_page.html
Jun 09, 2010 @ 23:00:37
Hi everyone,
I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this blog! What a fantastic resource for home learners and their families!
Just to let everyone know, the company I work for, The Vancouver Circus School, offers daytime classes for home school students and I thought you’d be interested to learn about it. Please see our website http://www.vancouvercircusschool.ca for further details or email our office administrator at info@vancouvercircusschool.ca.
See you at the circus!
Best,
Colleen
Jun 10, 2010 @ 18:21:30
Hi Colleen,
It is great to hear from you. Many of my boys friends have enjoyed the Vancouver Circus School. It sounds like a great program.
jasmine
Jun 11, 2010 @ 17:28:51
Hi Jasmine,
Really? That’s great to hear! I’m glad that they’ve enjoyed it!
It really is a great school (and a great place to work).
We’re opening up a second location in the Fall at the New West River Market (in the Quay) and we’re very excited about it.
We will be offering lots of group visits and home school classes.
Keep in touch!
Best,
Colleen
Nov 08, 2010 @ 21:23:23
I thought you folks would like to know about my children’s book reading at the Museum of Vancouver.
“UP WE GROW! A Year in the Life of a Small Local Farm”
Book reading and slideshow from “UP WE GROW!” by Photographer/illustrator, Brian Harris. Published by Kids Can Press.
Museum of Vancouver 1100 Chestnut Street Vancouver, BC
Dates: Saturday Nov. 13 & 20
Time: 12-1pm
Brian Harris, photographer for MOV’s HOME GROWN exhibit will use a slideshow and show & tell approach to explore his new book UP WE GROW! ”Heartwarming photos invite children into the world of a small, co-operative farm over four seasons……Rarely has the important work of a farm been so lovingly presented in photos and text. The book focuses on production as well as the human interaction that makes up small-scale, local farm culture.” FOR AGES 4-7.
Jan 12, 2011 @ 16:47:44
This is an excellent website!
I’d like to let its users know about the resources, field trips and professional development workshops for homeschool teachers in Regional Parks throughout the lower mainland from Vancouver and Bowan Island to Abbottsford.
For more information, as well as other teaching resources and our newsletter go here:
http://www.metrovancouver.org/REGION/TEACHERS/Pages/default.asp
Feel free to add a link to your resources portion of the website! Let me know if you do.
Thank you for all of your wonderful work (that includes those parents out there).