Alberta Homeschooling Programs: Traditional or Blended?

Program Types

There are two types of home education offered by Alberta Education: A Home education program or a Blended school/home education program.

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Home Education/Traditional
Parents may choose to educate their children at home, entirely or in part, provided they meet the requirements of the School Act and the Home Education Regulation.
The provincial government gives boards and accredited private schools a per student grant for supervising home education students. Parents receive at least 50% of this grant for the purchase of programs of study and instructional materials. Parents do not have to use the Alberta Programs of Study. A Home Education program will meet the Schedule of Learning Outcomes for Students Receiving Home Education Programs That Do Not Follow the Alberta Program of Study. They must ensure their children are receiving an education that meets provincial standards, but can choose curriculum, resources and teaching methods consistent with their beliefs.

Alberta Education Home Education Regulations:
http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=2006_145.cfm&leg_type=Regs&isbncln=0779748387


Reference: Alberta Education
http://education.alberta.ca/parents/choice/homeeducation.aspx

Alberta Education Home Education Handbook:

http://education.alberta.ca/media/348126/homeedhbk2007.pdf
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Blended Programs/Aligned/Part-time School
Parents may teach their children for part of their education program and have a school teach them for the rest of their instruction. With blended programs, parents may decide to teach the subjects they feel most capable of handling while school teaches the rest. The school must teach the student at least 50% of the blended program in grades 1 to 9.
The school portion must follow The Alberta Program of Studies and the Home Education portion will follow the Schedule of Learning Outcomes for Students Receiving Home Education Programs That Do Not Follow the Alberta Program of Study

School Act Rights and Regulations: http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=s03.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779733941