photos of home educating children learning in groups situations
Homeschool Australia!
Teach your children at home!
Have a homeschooling question?
Join our free support group
 

Home educate the easy way... simplify and save time...
Learn from experienced homeschoolers how to write your own curriculum.

cover of Getting Started with Homeschooling by Beverley Paine
 
  "Thank you... The information you supply is real and generous - fantastic reading. I am so inspired... Your honesty is rare. Most books do not really explain 'how' as well as you do." Tracy

"I cannot seem to get enough of your writings on the whole home ed subject! You portray a lot of wisdom, knowledge and experience..." Marie

"A fabulous source of information and inspiration. I am very pleased to have some of your titles on my bookshelf... providing me with wonderful, detailed information and resources." Faye

  "Every time I read your writing it feels like a pat on the shoulder, and that feels really good...Thanks!" Maaike
Back in print for a limited time only! Beverley's manual on how to write your own homeschool curriculum! $25

Getting Started with
Home Schooling:
Practical Considerations

 

Home | Quick Guide | Articles Index | States | Resources | Blog | Beverley's Books | Advertise | About Beverley

 
Help Support The Community Services On Homeschool Australia

Contribute to the development and maintenance of the growing collection of homeschooling community support services you will find on Homeschool Australia -- Newsletter, Online Support Group, Australian Home Education Directory, personal replies by Beverley Paine to your emails, as well as the hundreds of pages on the Curriculum site, etc. We need your help to keep the suite of Homeschool Australia websites online.

If you like and use what you find on our web site and have the ability, we encourage you to...

Become A Homeschool Australia Supporter
By Making A Financial Gift Contribution
click on the button below to make a donation


Why We Need Your Help

Homeschool Australia is owned and managed by Beverley and Robin Paine. The work done to maintain and support Homeschool Australia's online presence is done on a voluntary basis. As our operating expenses are relatively low we can afford to invest considerable time and energy into providing the free homeschooling community support services, such as those listed above and on the menu at your right.

In the past we have not charged membership or subscription fees, or accepted paid advertising. However, a change in circumstances has meant that we now derive all our income from our writing and publishing endeavours and because of this we have begun to accept advertising on our websites. We are funded solely by modest sales of Beverley's books, advertising by educational and homeschool suppliers and, more importantly, by generous, voluntary gift contributions from people like you!

Your donation will help us continue to
encourage and support homeschoolers
and help them become confident with
teaching their children at home!

By deliberately choosing to try to derive an income from doing what we love - helping others get started or continue along their homeschooling journey - we aim to model sustainable small business practices. We hope that our efforts and success will encourage others, especially young homeschool graduates, to earn an income from what they believe in and what they love to do most.

To be successful long-term, we believe that we must operate through self-funding, either through sales of the books and booklets Beverley writes, through sensitive and appropriate advertising on our websites and through the generous donations of our friends in the Home Educating Community.

We are not asking for much. In fact, if every person who joined our Newsletter announce list, or participated in our online Support Group, or who used our extensive homeschool and curriculum articles Library were to contribute $10 or $20 dollars a year -- a couple of dollars a month -- we would have the funding to meet all of our financial commitments without difficulty. A gift of any size, small or large, is greatly appreciated.

You can donate online via the PayPal button above, or send a cheque or money order to:

Beverley Paine
Homeschool Australia
PO Box 371, Yankalilla 5203
South Australia

Since 1988 Robin and Beverley have devoted thousands of hours annually to promoting and supporting the rapidly growing home educating community of Australia. During this time they home educated their three, now adult, children. Beverley has written and self-published many titles on home education which she sells from home. Your donation will enable them to continue to do this work for years to come!

Visit www.alwayslearningbooks.com.au for a list of books written by Beverley Paine. Beverley and Robin recently transferred ownership of Always Learning Books, the publishing business they began to promote home education in Australia, to their adult daughter, now a stay-at-home working mum with children.

Thank you for your generous donation to Homeschool Australia.

Click here for a full list of articles and pages on this website.

 

SEARCH this site:


If you like what you
read here, you can
order Beverley's books!
  Choosing Homeschool Curriculum
Getting Started - how to write your own learning programs
Beverley's E-books
Learning Without School - how 30 families homeschool
The Homeschooling Trail - Christian unschooling life
Learning in the Absence of Education - how we did it
Practical Homeschooling Booklet Series - your questions answered!
Educational Games Booklet Series - make learning fun!
Practical Homeschooling Language Development Series
Natural Learning Series
Homeschool Diaries
Ready to use
Portfolios / Report Cards
Sample Learning Programs
Stock Clearance

Be the first to find out about new
books, ebooks and booklets
by Beverley!

Home education is a legal alternative to school education in Australia. State and Territory governments are responsible for regulating home education. Different states have different requirements, however home educating families are able to develop curriculum and learning programs to suit the individual needs of their children.
For more information visit the
Home Education Association

animated Australian flag

The Homeschool Australia suite of websites is paid for by the revenue from Google Ads. Without this we could not continue to provide over 700 pages of information and articles to home educators.

 

Please note:
the information
on this website is of a
general nature only and is not intended as personal or professional advice.


Conference/Workshops

Beverley will be speaking at
Unschooling Retreat

Attachment parenting,
natural learning, non-violent communication,
international speakers
28th Oct to 1st Nov

Register with Austalian Homeschool Network for Beverley's sessions at the National Home Education Week
Online Conference
21 - 25 November

Spend a week with Beverley and Robin Paine at the
Annual National Home Education CampFest
Workshops for parents, activities for children, time to relax and chat to us about our homeschooling experiences.
March 13th-18th 2012

Life Learning Magazine link

Camp With Wings
15th-Sun 22nd Jan 2012
After 20 years of being a contact and support person Beverley no longer takes phone call or email inquiries. Please join one of her yahoo groups if you want to know more about homeschooling or have a question.
Questions about homeschooling or wondering
what to teach? See the Site Map for our
full list of articles.

Interested in homeschooling, but still not sure?
Read
All You Need Is...'

Have a homeschooling question?
Join our free support group

Looking for educational resources?
Home Education Directory


Thank you for your generous
donation to Homeschool Australia.

animated smiling face
Thank you for visiting!

photo of Beverley and Robin PainePioneering 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.
The opinions and articles included in the suite of Homeschool Australia websites are not necessarily those of Beverley and Robin Paine,
nor do they endorse or recommend products (other than their own) listed in contributed articles, pages, or advertisements.
Site Map. Text & Images on this site Copyright © 1999-2011. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions of Use.