Workshop: Teaching self-editing and grammar
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Workshop: Teaching self-editing and grammar

Teaching our children to write a text without (almost) any mistakes can seem arduous and, with the obligation to subject them to the ministerial exams which come into effect this year, a certain sense of urgency amplifies the daunted feeling that some people have when faced with the task.

Workshop on physical activities and good habits for homeschool families
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Workshop on physical activities and good habits for homeschool families

You are invited to a Zoom meeting on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 8 pm, during which Natacha Lauzon will present multiple tools for families who want to make physical activity a part of their daily lives.

A Word from the President – December 2021
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A Word from the President – December 2021

As we approach the holiday season when we celebrate the birth of our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ, many are preparing children to take the ministerial examinations.

The conditions under which we are required to take these exams may seem excessive, unfair, and unjust. In spite of this, I encourage you to persevere and to urge your resource person to insist on changes from the school boards and service centers.

#OurStoriesOurVoices National Contest
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#OurStoriesOurVoices National Contest

Canada’s National History Society is proud to introduce #OurStoriesOurVoices, a new national youth program that gives students aged 9 to 18 the opportunity to explore a story that is important in their community’s past and to share the people, places, events, and things that illuminate our diverse past.

A little motivation, please!
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A little motivation, please!

If you’ve been homeschooling for some time, you may have experienced a drop in motivation and drive in your children and yourself at certain times of the year. You have probably experienced days when everything seems to go wrong: the teenagers complain, the little ones fight, everyone bickers and the noise level is intense… Days when you would like to go and live on a deserted island, to put it simply!

A Word from the President – November 2021
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A Word from the President – November 2021

Dear members and friends,

I hope your home school is going well. I am following up with a summary of my latest exchanges with DEM, particularly concerning the ministerial tests. A subject of concern for most families.

The following are the key points from these discussions, in which the Direction de la sanction des études were present.