Vancouver Christian
Home Educators Association

Canadian, BC and Vancouver Resources

• The Canadian Home Learner’s Page

  http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/index.html

• The Canadian Home learner’s Mailing List- Homeschool A wonderful place to meet over 600 other Cdn. homeschoolers approaching homelearning in a variety of ways.

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hs-ca

• BC community support groups (including all the lower mainland groups)

  http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/bc/support.html

• Enrolling & Registration Options for BC Homeschoolers

  http://nchl.bc.ca/fundedprograms/registrationoptions.htm

• BC Government List of Distributed Learning Programs

  http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/dl_program_list.htm

• BCHLA (BC Home Learner’s Association) the organization that represents all homeschoolers politically and legally

  http://www.bchla.bc.ca/

• BCHSA (BC Home Schoolers Association that organizes a big conference every June)

  http://www.bchomeschool.org/

• TLA Store in Surrey

  http://www.onestoplearning.ca

Researching Homeschooling

• John Taylor Gatto’s writing on the Web

  http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/

• Home Education Magazine’s Online Resources

  http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/

• Unschooling.com

  http://www.unschooling.com/

• A Charlotte Mason Education or Living Books Method

  http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/teacherslounge/styles/charlottemason.php

• A Classical Education Approach

  http://www.welltrainedmind.com/

Homeschooling Material Suppliers

• Academic Distribution Services- New West, BC Homeschooling Curriculum Supplier
  http://www.ads-academic.com
• Shop at Smart- Abbotsford, BC Curriculum Supplier

  http://www.shopatsmarts.com/store1/index.php

• BCHLA’s Used Curriculum Board

  http://bchla.bc.ca/forum/index.php

• A Canadian Used Homeschooling Resources Site

  http://welovebooks.com/mapleleaf/Default.htm

Books to Read

• Learning at Home: a Mothers Guide to Homeschooling by Marty Lane (A wonderful book written by a Victoria BC homeschooling mom)

  http://www.martylayne.com/

• Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original Seeking and Have Fun. Learn Stuff. Grow: Homeschooling and the Curriculum of Love by David H. Albert

  http://www.skylarksings.com/

• The Complete Home Learning Source Book : The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology by Rebecca Rupp
• Home Learning Year by Year: How To Design A Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp

  http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/rupp5.htm

• Hold On To Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld

  http://gordonneufeld.com/book.php

• Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto

  http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/

• The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The 88 Most Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling’s Most Respected Voices by Linda Dobson Homeschooling the Early Years by Linda Dobson

  http://www.besthomeschooling.org/articles/linda_dobson.html

• How Children Learn by John Holt, Teach Your Own (and anything else he wrote)

  http://www.holtgws.com/index.html

• The Unschooling Handbook: How to use the whole world as your child’s classroom by Mary Griffith

  http://www.marygriffith.com/work1.htm