Home School Methods

Different methods of home-educating are described at the Homeschool.com site of home-educating

School-at-Home

Unit Studies

"Relaxed" or "Eclectic" Homeschooling

Unschooling

Classical Homeschooling

T he Charlotte Mason Method

The Waldorf Method

Montessori

Multiple Intelligences

DVD/Video Schooling

Internet Homeschooling

For a complete Christian based curriculum with an academic focus, try ACE (Accelerated Christian Education)

Or the Sonlight programmme

If you are interested in the Charlotte Mason method, there are often workshops in this method carried out by local home educating groups. eg www.thebroadroom.co.nz

If you are using eclectic or internet resources, the Homeschool.com site has a list of useful websites

If you are Unschooling, there are various websites including unschooling.com and livefreelearnfree.com which offer support and discussion about natural or student-initiated learning. Magazines include Life Learning (Canada) and Otherways (Victoria, Australia)

Variety

Home education often can allow a greater freedom and variety of education methodology and philosophy. On this page you will find information about some of these different approaches.