Comments on: Registration under the New Education Act http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/12/14/registration-under-the-new-education-act/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: susan wight http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/12/14/registration-under-the-new-education-act/comment-page-1/#comment-80002 susan wight Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:57:42 +0000 http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/12/14/registration-under-the-new-education-act/#comment-80002 Hi Libby, Many people home educate legally whilst traveling both here and overseas. If you are a resident of Victoria you are not required to follow a set curriculum but to “provide regular and efficient instruction”. You have a choice of whether to follow a formal curriculum or not for the time you are away. Some travelers choose to follow a curriculum, some opt for no curriculum and many find what works for their family somewhere in the middle of the two options. Your children will be exposed to learning opportunities unavailable at school during your time away and you can use these to either supplement or in place of their schoolwork. Projects may arise from what you see and the many places you visit for example. If you decide to use a curriculum, you could talk to their school about what to do whilst you are away or you may enroll with the <a href="http://www.distance.vic.edu.au" rel="nofollow">Distance Education Centre</a> or ph 9626 9444. They have a travel section in their eligibility criteria. Alternatively you may choose to use a different curriculum or to use none at all. There are several online programmes that you could use to supplement what your children learn on the road. These also save you carting books about. They range in price from free to pricey. Check through the <a href="http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2009/09/03/resource-roundup/" rel="nofollow">Resource Roundup entry</a> as there are loads of other online resources to dip into - many of them free. Our magazine, Otherways also carries regular resource reviews and ideas and is available via PDF membership which is more convenient for travellers. Our May issue features one such family travelling around Australia. Hi Libby,
Many people home educate legally whilst traveling both here and overseas. If you are a resident of Victoria you are not required to follow a set curriculum but to “provide regular and efficient instruction”. You have a choice of whether to follow a formal curriculum or not for the time you are away. Some travelers choose to follow a curriculum, some opt for no curriculum and many find what works for their family somewhere in the middle of the two options. Your children will be exposed to learning opportunities unavailable at school during your time away and you can use these to either supplement or in place of their schoolwork. Projects may arise from what you see and the many places you visit for example.

If you decide to use a curriculum, you could talk to their school about what to do whilst you are away or you may enroll with the Distance Education Centre or ph 9626 9444. They have a travel section in their eligibility criteria. Alternatively you may choose to use a different curriculum or to use none at all.

There are several online programmes that you could use to supplement what your children learn on the road. These also save you carting books about. They range in price from free to pricey.
Check through the Resource Roundup entry as there are loads of other online resources to dip into – many of them free. Our magazine, Otherways also carries regular resource reviews and ideas and is available via PDF membership which is more convenient for travellers. Our May issue features one such family travelling around Australia.

]]> By: Libby Cleland http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/12/14/registration-under-the-new-education-act/comment-page-1/#comment-79962 Libby Cleland Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:04:13 +0000 http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2007/12/14/registration-under-the-new-education-act/#comment-79962 Dear Sir, I have a daughter in year 6 and like to travel with her overseas as part of her educational process and I would like to do her schooling while travelling. Also we like to start some business while travelling but we looking into few options....... We would appreciate any help and advice. Thank you Libby Cleland PS: Do you know any family who has done so or do they have a network ? Dear Sir,

I have a daughter in year 6 and like to travel with her overseas as part of her educational process and I would like to do her schooling while travelling.
Also we like to start some business while travelling but we looking into few options…….

We would appreciate any help and advice.

Thank you

Libby Cleland

PS: Do you know any family who has done so or do they have a network ?

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