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Home Education @ Palliser

students in the Palliser region and others from Alberta are welcome to apply to partner with Palliser to home educate.

students in the Palliser region and others from Alberta are welcome to apply to partner with Palliser to home educate.

Palliser Regional Schools does support a parent's wish to home educate their child as outlined in the School Act in Alberta

Parent-Directed Home Education: Experience the Palliser way! Find your potential with Palliser! Palliser will partner with you to support your child's learning.

Parent-Directed programming (grades 1-12) adheres to the provincial Home Education regulation

  • Parents design their children's learning experience.
  • Allows flexibility to choose educational focus for the school year  including resource selection, instructional methods and forms of assessment.
  • The parent is the primary educator, with Palliser teachers providing support with program planning, resource selection, instructional approaches and methods of assessment.

Please note: a complete 100 credit Alberta High school diplomas are not earned through a Parent-Directed high school program stream unless you are following these guidelines.

Parents have four key responsibilities:

  • submit a home education plan (HEP) that meets the Home Education Regulation requirements
  • submit a mid and a year end written summary of the child’s progress toward the learning outcomes identified in  the home education plan
  • provide dated samples of the child’s learning in all of the subject areas identified in the home education  plan (minimum of 4 core subjects)
  • attend student progress review meetings with the child at least twice yearly with the Palliser teacher

Parents and parent-directed students will enjoy the following benefits:

  • Optional assistance in developing a Home Education Plan (HEP)
  • ability to update the home education plan as a living document

Please refer to the following publications to become familiar with home education programming in Alberta

Inquiries can be addressed to Alison Hancox @ (403) 485-6180.

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As a student who had the distinct opportunity of working with Alison, I have seen a teacher who can change the learning process for the better. As principal of PBB, Alison understands first hand that students can learn, often more effectively, in a variety of environments beyond classroom walls. Her understanding of this concept allows for creative exposure of learning opportunities to students.

Andrew, 12

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