These articles are for those who either currently home school, are considering home schooling, are curious about the WA curriculum or who have teens they’re not sure how best to see through the upper school years. They are not intended to convince anyone of my own preferences – just to share information. We’ve had 4 kids complete Year 12 in school, 1 who left at the end of Year 10 to do an apprenticeship, and 2 who began home schooling in Years 10 and 2.
1. W.A. – some year 11/12 Home Ed options.
I
spent a good deal of time in our first year of home schooling (2015)
researching ideas to round out our year 10 daughters
education/experience/resume and plan for her upper school years.
Here is some of what I found….
2. W.A. – Curriculum mind map outline F-10 in ONE page
I
don’t actually hate the curriculum and am more schoolish in my
thinking possibly than many of you (again due to having had kids in
school for 22 years) so this post is for those of you who do use it, or
at least would like to have an overview of it… This screenshot is of a
mind-map I made in my first year of Home Ed as I wanted to see if it
all actually made sense… did the learning areas have a flow?… Did they
build?… Was it random? Turns out it does flow, does build and isn’t
random….
Follow here to read more and download the map.
3. Regarding Moderator Meetings
Home-educating
friends – I know I come across a bit militant on this topic from time
to time but having come out of 20 years schooling into the freedom of
homeschooling – it really bothers me when, in particular new home-school
parents feel as though they don’t have the freedoms that they actually
do… In my own quest for clarity, I put together a document that distils
the requirements of the School Education Act (law) and the Home
Education Policy (which should not exceed the law).
Continue reading here.
4. Alternative Education for Years 11-12
If you have kids soon to be in the years 11-12 age bracket – the
Department of Training and Workforce Development provide a host of very
viable and affordable options to staying in school. Kids can leave
school at the end of year 10, while still in the compulsory
school-age bracket, as long as they’re in a situation that is of equal
or more benefit to being in school – work or training can both
qualify – there just needs to be an arrangement in place with an
employer/trainer and the Education Department. Keep reading and find relevant links here.