Cristina MacAldaz is the fourth of Enrique and Laurel’s six homeschooled children. The family resides in Oakville, Ontario, and the children have been homeschooled since they were very young. For the past several years, the MacAldaz family would plan...
September 27, 2016
Dan and Nicole Mishchenko of Ontario have decided to add fostering and adoption to their homeschooling journey. The Mishchenkos felt called to fostering five years ago through a series of what Nicole calls “nudges.” They recognized all the gifts...
September 27, 2016
Jérémie Papillon was born in Sept-Îles, Québec as the second child to a family of seven. When he was ready to start school, his father had read a few books on homeschooling and realized this was what he wanted...
September 27, 2016
“He will never make it academically, get used to it,” the principal and teachers declared to Josh and Susan (not their real names). After two years in a special needs preschool program and one year of public school, education...
September 27, 2016
Ken and Linda Bienert are parents of four biological daughters, all grown and away from home, and three adopted children. Andrew who is 13, Bailey 9, and Zachary 8, are victims of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which is...
September 27, 2016
Friendly Persistence Andrew Kidd is the sixth of seven children born to Michael and Marilee Kidd. He and his family reside in Ravenna, Ontario. Michael and Marilee chose to homeschool to the end of high school in order to...
September 27, 2016
Last Tuesday, September 13, 2016, Manon Fortin, legal assistant for HSLDA, went to the Montreal offices of the Minister of Education to meet the Minister, Sébastien Proulx. Although this was not HSLDA’s first meeting with the government, this was...
September 26, 2016
Our last video update was a conversation between two HSLDA dads. This week, we have two HSLDA moms chatting about some of the issues that shake their confidence to teach at home. Whether it is a comment from a...
August 29, 2016
By Rachael Horrocks Seven-year-old me had no interest in being homeschooled. I loved first grade in public school, where I had friends who shared their snacks and a teacher who let me finish math class early and write stories....
August 18, 2016
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