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Home Education Associate Boards or Associate Private (Independent) Schools

Important Questions to Ask When Looking for a Home Education Associate Board or Associate Private (Independent) School

  1. Are all your facilitators home educators? If not, what qualifications do your facilitators have that give them a good understanding of home education for Grades 1 through 12?
  2. What approaches of home education do your facilitators support and oversee?
  3. Will your facilitators be able to provide us with advice and suggested resources in the various subject areas?
  4. What can we expect during the two visits with the facilitator that are required in the Alberta Home Education Regulation?
  5. Are home visits with our facilitator compulsory or are there other places where we could meet?
  6. What are the expectations of the facilitator at these meetings? What do they expect to see in a home education program and portfolio?
  7. What is your perspective regarding the role of the school board or private school in evaluating a student’s progress (e.g., testing, assessments)? Will my children have to write the Alberta Student Learning Assessments or Provincial Achievement Tests? What happens if they don’t?
  8. What is your perspective on report cards for home educated students? Are they necessary? If so, who prepares them: the parent or the facilitator?
  9. Are your facilitators able to recognize special needs in students and suggest resources and methods to assist parents in teaching such students?
  10. What is my recourse if, during the year, my facilitator and I don’t agree?

If you are uncomfortable with the answers, shop around.

It is important that you know you have specific rights within the Alberta Home Education Regulations, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and precedent set by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Home Education Associate Boards or Associate Private (Independent) Schools within Alberta

Style of education program offeredFaith base/secular boardHomeschool AdministrationAssociate Board or Private (Independent) SchoolWebsitePhone #Email AddressMailing AddressNotes:
Parent DirectedPrivate Christian Faith based school40 Mile Home EducationCherry Coulee Christian Academywww.cherrycoulee.ca403-545-210740mileoffice@cherrycoulee.caBag 10370, Bow Island, AB, T0K 0G0Mike Daniels (Coordinator)office# (403) 545-2107
Parent DirectedPrivate Christian Faith based schoolHarvest Baptist Academy780-916-608626404 AB-16, Spruce Grove, AB, T7X 3H5Contact Brian Coldwell
Parent DirectedPrivate Christian Faith based schoolEducation UnlimitedAccredited Funded Private School with Alberta Educationwww.educationunlimited.ca780-662-3634office@educationunlimited.caPO Box 90, Kingman, Alberta, T0B 2M0
Parent DirectedPrivate Christian Faith based schoolLighthouse Christian AcademyLighthouse Christian Academywww.lighthousechristianacademy.ca/Home%20Education.php403-887-2166lightca@telusplanet.net4290 – 50 Street Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 0H3Brittany Krook (403) 877-1487
Laurel Allan (403) 318-6849
Parent DirectedPrivate Christian Faith based schoolRootsThe Father’s House Christian Schoolwww.roots-homeschooling.com403-616-1381office@rootshomeed.comRoots Homeschooling
PO Box 68098
Crowfoot PO
Calgary, AB – T3G 3N8		Executive Administrator Tammy Eacott
Parent DirectedPrivate Christian Faith based schoolStreams LearningThe Father’s House Christian Schoolhttps://streamslearning.com(403) 332-1480info@streamslearning.comPO BOX 3177, Morinville, Alberta, T8R 1S1Principal John Ross – Principal-at-Large
(403) 332-1480
Parent DirectedCatholic Separate BoardThe Home Education Exchange T.H.E.E.Elk Island Catholicwww.thee.ca780-467-5511brett@thee.caThee
310 Broadview Rd, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 1A4		Director Brett Bowers
Parent DirectedPrivate Catholic Faith based schoolWISDOM Home SchoolingThe Gilbertine Institutewww.wisdomhomeschooling.com780-741-2113office@wisdomhomeschooling.comBox 78 Derwent, AB T0B 1C0Home education Principal Simon Noster
Parent DirectedPrivate Secular schoolW.I.S.E. Waldorf Independent School of EdmontonThe Waldorf Independent School of Edmontonwww.thewise.ca/programs/home-education-facilitation(780) 466-3312homeeducation@thewise.ca7211 – 96 A Avenue Edmonton, AB T6B 1B5
Parent DirectedPrivate Secular schoolWillow Home EdThird Academywww.willowhome.ca(403) 288-5335info@willowhome.caWillow Home Ed Bay 3, 510-77 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2H 1C3
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPrivate Christian Faith based schoolBCS@HomeBearspaw Christian Schoolbcsathome.ca403-295-2566info@bearspawschool.com15001 – 69 Street NW Calgary, AB T3R 1C5
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedCatholic Separate BoardCentre for Learning at HomeChrist the Redeemer Schoolwww.centreforlearning.ca(403) 938-4119centreforlearning@redeemer.ab.ca200 – 109 Southbank Blvd, Okotoks, AB T1S 0G1
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic faith based school with Public BoardHope Christian SchoolPrairie Land Public School Divisionwww.hopechristianschool.ca(403) 897-3109secretary@hopechristianschool.caBox 235 Champion, AB T0L 0R0
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPrivate Christian Faith based schoolKoinonia@HomeKoinonia Christian School – Red Deerwww.koinonia.ca(403) 346-1818homelearninginfo@koinonia.ca6014 – 57 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 4S9Evelyn Bellerive
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic Faith based school with Public BoardNorthstar Academy (aligned with Golden Hills)School Division #75https://nsaschool.ca1(866) 335-9587marci.penner@nsaschool.caBox 2220 103-1001 20th Avenue Didsbury, AB T0M 0W0
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedCatholic Separate BoardRockyview School Division Community Learning CentresSchool Division #41www.rockyview.ab.ca/programs_services/homeschooling403-945-4000nalexander@rockyview.ab.ca2651 Chinook Winds Dr SW Airdrie, AB T4B 0B4
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedCatholic Separate BoardSchool of Hope – VermillionEast Central Alberta Catholicwww.schoolofhope.org(780) 853-2188Toll Free: 888-350-4673bernadette.mcneil@ecacs16.ab.ca5212 Railway Avenue Vermilion, AB T9X 1C2
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedCatholic Separate BoardHome Education – RDCRS (formerly Families Learning Together)Red Deer Catholicwww.stjohnpaul2school.ca/traditional-home-education(403) 357-6673kathy.snider@rdcrs.caMontfort Centre 5210 – 61 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 6N8Kathy & Daryl Snider – Home Education Coordinators
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic BoardArgyll CenterEdmonton Public School Boardargyll.epsb.ca780-465-1299argyll@epsb.caT0K 0G0
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic BoardBlack Gold School DivisionBlack Gold School Divisionhttps://hbs.blackgold.ca/programs/780-956-6025hbs@blackgold.ca3rd Floor
1101 – 5th Street
Nisku, Alberta
T9E 7N3		Jennifer Southcomb, Coordinator
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic Independent SchoolBy DesignSummit West Independent Schoolhttps://summitwestschool.ca/home-education(587) 885-2343bydesign@summitwestschool.caSummit West Independent School 178003 112 Street West, Foothills, AB T1S 0V8
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic BoardCBE Home EducationCalgary Board of Educationhttp://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/HomeEducation/Pages/default.aspx403-777-8490homeeducation@cbe.ab.ca5505 4A Street SW Calgary, AB, T2V 0Z7
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic BoardConnections for LearningParkland School Divisionhttps://cfl.psd.ca/programs/home-education(780) 963-0507cfl@psd70.ab.ca4300 43 Street Stony Plain, Alberta T7Z 1J4
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic BoardGolden Hills Learning AcademySchool Division #75www.goldenhillslearningacademy.com403-934-5179116 – 3rd Avenue Strathmore, AB T1P 1B9
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPublic BoardMyrnam Outreach and Homeschool CentreSt Paul Education Regional Division #1www.mohc.ca(780) 366-3801MOHC@sperd.ca5101 – 50st PO Box 160 Myrnam, Alberta T0B 3K0
Both Parent Directed (1-12) & Teacher Directed (high school only)Public BoardPalliser Beyond BordersPalliser School Divisionwww.palliserbeyondborders.com(403) 485-6180jason.kwasny@pallisersd.ab.caPalliser Beyond Borders, Box 1149 102b 1 Street South Vulcan, Alberta T0L 2B0Jason Kwasny
Both Parent Directed & Teacher DirectedPrivate Secular schoolPhoenix FoundationPrivate Schoolwww.phoenixfoundation.ca(403) 275-7715info@phoenixfoundation.ca320 – 19 Street SE Calgary, AB T2E 6J6

Please note: The inclusion of these homeschool authorities on our website is meant to be a service to our constituents and does not constitute an endorsement by AHEA.