The Canadian Centre for Home Education recently announced the enlistment of a new Director of Research, Dr. Joseph Woodard. Dr. Woodard’s arrival is exciting news for all of us at HSLDA, as he will use his educational and professional...
May 12, 2022
2021 is quickly coming to an end, and we hope that you and your family will have time to enjoy the holiday season! As we look forward to a new year with new opportunities, we encourage you to take...
December 20, 2021
Thirty years ago there were no smart phones, no Facebook or Instagram, and not even a publicly available internet or e-mail! Curriculum choices were very limited and home educating itself was frowned upon or even suppressed by most governments....
September 29, 2021
HSLDA’s Government Relations and Media Relations staff member Patty Marler recently delivered a talk at the Canadian Homeschool Conference, a virtual conference that takes place annually. With two decades of experience in home education, Patty shares her expertise...
February 23, 2021
by Patty Marler, Government Relations & Media Relations, HSLDA Canada Newspaper articles leading up to the restart of school in 2021 have shared that parents of public school students are feeling disheartened with the uncertainty and upheavals in the...
January 12, 2021
You have bought the pencils and notebooks. You have binders and glue sticks galore. You may have a designated spot to do schoolwork each day, or you may have books and assignments consuming your dining room table. You are...
October 13, 2020
With eager excitement and great resolve to do well by your kids, you have begun homeschooling. How are you doing? Is it everything you hoped? Or everything you feared?! Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart: it will...
September 22, 2020
Congratulations, parents! You have survived the early days of Back-to-School in Covid. Maybe it has been easier than you expected, and all is well. However, for many of you, the transition to staggered start school, alternating week schedules, socially...
September 17, 2020
by Louise Frazer Recently we discussed the educational value of ordinary tasks. Something everyone is doing more of in these days of quarantine and confinement is cooking, an activity the whole family can enjoy. The possibilities are limitless, from...
April 14, 2020
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