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Information and resources for South Australian families interested in educating their children at home.

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Home Education SA Yahoo Group
If you are interested in meeting other homeschoolers and going on educational and social excursions, please think about joining the very active and friendly Yahoo group for South Australian home educators: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/home-education-sa/
Your inquiry and questions will be quickly answered. There are dozens of active members on the list experienced with all aspects of home education, including getting approval for exemption from attending school, answering doubts about socialisation, different home education approaches, where to find resources and educational materials, etc. Check out the files and database sections for dozens of articles and links to other great homeschooling resources.

Many families in South Australia apply for exemption from attending school and are member of this online support group. Read through the archived messages or send a post to the group introducing yourself and asking any questions that you may have. "Thank you everyone - I was very encouraged by your emails. I'm loving this group, wish I'd found it months ago." Deb
HBLSA Newsletter
Home Based Learners of SA Newsletter is a 'non-profit' cooperative effort by homeschoolers to help families in South Australia (and beyond) stay in touch with each other and share information about activities and events local resources. Subscribe for free here. The newsletter is published monthly in print and online format. For subscription details please visit: http://hblsa.blogspot.com. The newsletter is the best way to stay in touch with what is happening in South Australia with homeschooling. It contains a list of activities for the coming term and is a valuable networking tool. Please support and use the newsletter by sending news, announcements and information about useful resources to the editor for publication. See also their Facebook page: Home Based Learners South Australia eNewsletter
SA Homeschool Camps
Different families organise several homeschooling camps each year. Camps are fantastic ways to get to know other homeschoolers and make friends. Please join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAHomeschoolCamps for more information and past and future camps.
The following articles are provided to help families organise and prepare for homeschooling camps. If you like quality time with other homeschoolers why not get together with some friends and organise a homeschooling camp? Information about organising homeschooling camps can be found in the e-booklet Homeschool Camps by Beverley Paine.
Natural Learners Australia has a large contingent of South Australian members who post information about regular Adelaide meets.
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Ashton Scholastic Book Club
The book club has been split into separate clubs for the different metropolitan areas. Please post an inquiry to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/home-education-sa/
to find out who to contact in your area. It may take a day or two to receive a reply from the coordinator in your area. If you don't receive a reply, please ask again.

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The South Australian Network Library is a free service and is a part of the SA Home Ed yahoo support group. The library database on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/home-education-sa/database is available to all members, who can upload a description of any book they wish to add to the library, or peruse to find books they'd like to borrow. To borrow a book, please contact the owner of the book listed on the database and arrange pickup/postage and return deliver. To become a member of the library you need to become a member of the Yahoo group. You can elect to not receive emails posted to the list and simply use the library or other resources on the site if you wish.
Glenda Jackson has complied a very thorough summary paper on research on home education in Australia.
Community Information Services Australia Inc has launched a new website called SAcommunity, with links to sites such as Eventspool, Infosearch, Commonwealth Carelink, etc.
Charlotte Mason Support Group - Charlotte Mason was an British educator who emphasized the use of whole, living books, nature study and the humanities. Our group is for parents interested in sharing their ideas on homeschooling with a CM flavour. Meetings commence sharply at 2.00 pm and finish promptly at 4.00 pm. Group Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CatholicUnschooling/
For those interested there's info on the ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research) site regarding the national tests conducted and some sample tests for different year levels. www.acer.edu.au/tests/schools/lanna/intro.html Thanks Tina for this information!
Child and Youth Health (CYH) offer free screening done by CYH for all 4-5 year olds. This includes weight, height, hearing and vision testing. It takes about 30 minutes. Just book in at your local CYH centre.
Home Education Australia is a national association
UnschoolKidz: A place for homeschooled children to share stories, jokes, games etc. By homeschoolers for homeschoolers! No longer accepting contributions but still available for viewing. Contributions welcome for the HEA online magazine!
Opportunities for Part Time School / Homeschool in SA

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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.

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