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German Class

Starting 2nd Term.
German Class for Homeschoolers all Ages.
Learn German through play and different workshops, such as art, preparing food, physical exercise, games, science, role play and lots of other fun and practical ways, all in the German language.
These classes are modelled on the existing HEN French classes in Nunawading, which have been running very successfully [...]

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Engineers Without Borders

An opportunity to form a home ed engineering team of six students
Engineering Without Borders is on again this year. See the November issue of Otherways p22 for details of the home ed team’s experience at last year’s event.
The programme is aimed at Year 9 students and our team would compete on one of these days.
•             Dates:                   26 March      7 May      30 July      15 October
•             Venue:                 Engineers Australia, 21 [...]

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Home Ed Chess Club – Expressions of Interest Sought

Contact Miriam Baxt if interested in taking part in a home ed chess group ua.moc.htraednayksneewtebnull@ofni

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Amnesty International for Teens

Are you concerned about human rights? Do you want to make a difference? Can you spare a couple of hours every school term to help people who are victims of human rights abuses?
A home ed mum living in Melbourne is willing to co-ordinate a HEN group of Amnesty International, the  international human rights group which defends people who [...]

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AUSLAN CLASSES – NORTHCOTE – TERM 1

A home-ed Auslan class, taught by home-educating mums, will run during term 1 if there is enough interest.
DATES: Tuesdays during term 1, 29 Jan to 26 March.
TIMES: at 1.30-2.30pm
LOCATION: Northcote
COST: $110 per participant for the term.
Paula will teach signs that are suitable for families, so it would work well for parents and kids to do the class together.  Parents [...]

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FREE UNIVERSITY COURSES

Melbourne Uni has partnered with Coursera to offer free university level courses online.
The Age reports the classes are proving hugely popular http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/people-flock-online-for-free-university-education-20121102-28pq6.html
There are lots of universities taking part in this initiative and it is a great opportunity to undertake study without cost.
Melb Uni Coursera courses: https://www.coursera.org/unimelb
Coursera site:  https://www.coursera.org/
 

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FRENCH CLASSES IN NUNAWADING

French classes in Nunawading on Wednesdays.
10am – 12pm ($200 per term) or 10am – 3pm ($500 per term).
Please contact Marie for more information.
ku.oc.liamtohnull@yalbmerteesojeiram
0408 004 331

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HOMESCHOOL CHESS LESSONS – Ormond

Expressions of interest are being sought for homeschool chess lessons. Contact  Sofia at ua.moc.tensutponull@itraokos
 

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AYCE Program: Yea High School

The AYCE (Access Yea Community Education) Program aims at providing education for students who, for a wide variety of reasons, are not enrolled at a school. In 1999 the school ran a pilot program and, in practice, the program attracted mainly students who had been, up until that time, home educated.
By the end of 2005, [...]

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Victorian School of Languages

http://www.vsl.vic.edu.au/
These are not specifically for home schoolers, but the Face to face Classes by VSL are run around the state. The for students in Years 1-12 are held out of school hours in 27 metropolitan and 12 country/regional Centres of the VSL. The students usually attend from 9 = 12.15 on a Saturday [...]

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