 Other Local Homeschooling Groups:
RVHEA is a Christian, volunteer, non-profit organization. We welcome as members anyone interested in the education of children at home. Our purpose is to offer support to home schooling families as well as to increase awareness and acceptance of alternative education by the community and school boards. The current membership is made up of families from the Eastern Ontario & Western Quebec region.Ottawa Homeschool Parent Support Group - http://ohpsg.angelfire.com/index.html We are Ottawa homeschooling parents sharing the ups and downs and ins and outs of homeschooling with other Ottawa homeschooling parents. All home education styles and philosophies are welcome.Online Resources for Home Based Learners: HBLN member families have access to the HBLN online support group of home learning families in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. In addition, we recommend the following online support groups: http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/ottawahomeschool/ A chatty, friendly, informal group for homeschooling parents in the Ottawa, Ontario area, and for those who are interested in homeschooling. http://cf.groups.yahoo.com/group/sa-voir/ Groupe francophone de discussions pour les familles qui enseignent à leurs enfants. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hs-ca/ A large, active Canada-wide email group for new home learners and veterans alike. Although this group has been in existence for well over a decade, new members are warmly welcomed and encouraged to ask questions, seek advice, and make friends with home based learners across Canada.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Unschooling_Canada/ This Canada-wide group is committed to unschooling and
natural learning. From beginners learning to let go of school-at-home to
veteran unschoolers, everyone is welcome to share discoveries, experiences,
insights, wisdom and surprises.
Province-Wide Organizations: Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents (OFTP) - http://ontariohomeschool.org/
As a collective voice for the homeschooling community in Ontario, OFTP also serves as an advocacy group and link between the homeschooling community and the provincial government, school boards and other agencies. Through our liaison work with the Ministry of Education, we were instrumental in bringing about an official change in the Ontario government's policy towards homeschoolers, released in June 2002 as Policy/Program Memorandum #131. OFTP is non-profit, run by volunteers, and open to all home-learning families, inclusive of all languages, all faiths/philosophies and all educational styles. We enable networking among our members through our newsletter, online homeschool discussion groups and home-based learning conferences. |