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Australian Homeschool Network National Home Education Week Online Conference 2010 Through the National Homeschool Network, Jenni Domansky organised a series of free online conferences from 15 to 19 November 2010, including facilitating several 'park meets' for home educating families across the country. Four of the online conferences were presented by veteran home educator and author, Beverley Paine, www.homeschoolaustralia.com . The 2-3 hour presentations included PowerPoint slideshows with Beverley talking about her experiences and sharing her knowledge. The slideshows covered state-by-state legal requirements, socialisation, organisation and getting started, and learning styles. After each session participants were offered the opportunity to ask questions. The evening session on different approaches to home education was very popular and more panel sessions of this kind are planned for next year. More than 50 parents registered to attend, many new to the idea of home education. Many expressed appreciation at being able to attend the conference from the comfort of their own home, not needing to organise child-care or find car parking. Most found the conference room easy to use, especially the ability to log into the conference and leave at any time without disturbing other participants. The series of conferences offered many attendees the reassurance they needed to feel confident to begin home educating next year: "It put my mind at ease knowing that I can do this too." Others found the information presented gave them 'starting points' for further exploration of home education as an alternative, as well as valuable advice on pitfalls to avoid. Attendees came up with an impressive list of future workshop and conference topics. Jenni would love to hear from experienced home educators willing to present workshops using the Network. The National Homeschool Network is planning monthly workshops, beginning with Natural Learning in December and Choosing Curriculum in January. Regular sessions currently held through the Network allow parents and children from all parts of Australia to get together for social or support. To find out more visit Australian Homeschool Network
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home.
In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and was a committee member for three years during which time she edited and produced the HEA Newsletter, Stepping Stones for Home Educators magazine, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications.
If you'd like to keep in touch with what Beverley is up to her in her life, sign up for the Homeschool Australia Newsletter or visit her Homeschool Australia Facebook page.nor do they endorse or recommend products (other than their own) listed in contributed articles, pages, or advertisements.