[ 1 August 2013; ] The Australian Mathematics Competition is held annually for years 3 to 12 students. (see http://www.amt.edu.au/amcfact.html) Date – Thursday 1 August 2013.
Five levels: middle primary (year 3 and 4), Upper Primary (year 5 and 6), Junior (yr 7, 8), Intermediate (yr 9, 10), Senior (yr 11,12).
Format: 6 multiple-choice questions, 9 more challenging questions where each answer is a number.
Time Allowed: [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Coursera https://www.coursera.org/
edX https://www.edx.org/courses
Udacity (computer science, mathematics, physics, business) https://www.udacity.com/
LifeHacker– a guide to free online uni courses http://lifehacker.com/5974371/plan-your-free-online-education-at-lifehacker-u-spring-semester-2013
Opencourseware http://www.ocwconsortium.org/en/courses/browselanguage/browse/language/English
Education Portal - list of online courses http://www.ocwconsortium.org/en/courses/browselanguage/browse/language/English
UNE are advertising free online courses commencing in July this year.
More information at http://www.une.edu.au/for/uneopen/uneopen.php
“Australia’s first open online courses that give you credit towards a university degree.”
Many other online university options exist (Open Universities Australia offer hundreds of online units by fee (FEE-HELP is available), completed units count towards a degree) and there are other Australian free online [...]
HEN member Anne Best is getting some science classes for teens together this year.
Details SCIENCE for TEENAGERS
From the Distance Education Victoria 2013 enrolment forms at http://www.distance.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/10-12-Enrolment-Handbook-2013.pdf
“In 2013 Home schooling families will be able to enrol their children directly into a VCE or VCAL program with the DECV.
Home Schooling families wanting to enrol their child into a VCE program with the Distance Education Centre, Victoria will need to satisfy the following enrolment [...]
ANIBT and Holmesglen are working closely to give students an alternative pathway for employability: two colleges working closely on the needs of home education students. For those eligible for Victorian government funding, it is available for these vocational courses.
Why have we chosen these courses for home educators?
After spending time and money on education, parents and [...]
The following site explains the American College Board site and looks at sections useful to home ed kids bound for uni. Much of the info is specific to America and the SAT test but there is some useful info (both if you intend to sit the SAT) and also general preparation for uni. Note that [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Some school staff think outside the box. Here is an interesting article on Big Picture Schools
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/pupils-passionate-about-big-picture-20110701
For more info on Big Picture Schools visit http://www.bigpicture.org.au/
Geoff Allemand is offering his services as a personal learning coach using the Big Picture philosophy.
He is based in Shepparton and can be contacted at ua.moc.kcabemhctarcsnull@ffoeg
Home ed kids can undertake work experience – you just need to approach an employer and set it up with them.
The Dept of Education’s Work experience page contains information and a form http://www.education.vic.gov.au/sensecyouth/careertrans/worklearn/workexperience.htm
which members seeking to set up a work experience arrangement may find useful. Note that schools are required to have $10 million in [...]
Home ed students have been accepted into every major Australian university.
Home ed students and their families need to be pro-active in terms of investigating the options and deciding on the best route for each student. We provide the following information to get you started.
Some home ed students who wish to go on to university undertake [...]