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Australian Homeschool Blogs and Websites

We welcome additions to this list of AUSTRALIAN homeschool blogs. Please also consider adding your contact details or that of your group or forum to the HEA public database. If you wish to change or delete information on this page please email.

  • My much neglected Homeschool Australia blog!
  • Audrey is a homeschooling mum with some great ideas for helping homeschooling families make money using the internet. Read her Home Schooling Income blog.
  • Kristy Bennett has launched a web site for people to create their own blog so they can share their homeschooling journey also. If you are interested in starting a blog you can do it by registering on the site. Alternatively, you can just send me the RSS feed of your existing blog and she will add it to the feed for 'Planet Home Education'. The web site is at: http://www.organiclearning.com.au/. Enjoy!
  • Aussie Home Education We are an Australian family who are on a journey of lifelong learning at home... in the community... and the universe at large! Here we will share our adventures, ideas, tips and all the fun we have along the way. Hopefully we can inspire others to take on a similar way of ongoing learning and give useful information to those already on this exciting path.
  • Fun Learning Activities Growing Alongside Your Child: Every activity on this site has been tried and tested by Eloise's children and gets their stamp of approval!
  • Living the Good Life is an unschooling blog from a Tasmanian family.
  • Liz Dodd's web site www.livingbygrace.net  is aimed at Christian homeschoolers on the north side of Brisbane.
  • Byron Bay Homeschoolers ; information about homeschooling and frequently asked questions
  • Design Your Homeschool is Marianne's excellent website. Check it out, but brew a cuppa first!
  • Home Education Tasmanian contains activities as well as resource tips and links.
  • Downunder Literature specialises in teaching English and Nature Study from quality Australian literature. This homeschoolers site aims to give useful information and resources to help you educate your children.
  • Australian Used Homeschooling Books
  • Sonia's http://joyfulhomemaker.blogspot.com blog
  • The Super Fantastic Adventures of the Mighty Muzzies The Muzzies are a family of three exploring alternative paths of education.
  • The Parenting Pit is an imperfect exploration of unschooling, alternative parenting and mindful living.
  • The World is Our Classroom is a place where a family of four, passionate about homesschooling and natural learning, their friends and family can interact with their children's learning.
  • Kathryn's blog musing about daily life in country SA, homeschooling and gardening and more
  • Bruggie Tales A taste of life with an Australian homeschooling family (who have tasted life in Southern USA)
  • Belinda's blog Mother to six home educated youngsters, Belinda has readily shared her homeschooling experiences with others for many years. She developed her blogsite with the intention of sharing resources in her role as a contact person for those researching homeschooling.
  • Amanda's Australian Story - Amanda offers support to other home schooling families who have suffered the loss of a baby on her blog.
  • Becca's Musings is by a stay at home mum, homeschooling my 6 cherubs, while running a sewing class, reading lots and setting up a vegetable garden.
  • Stephanie's blog, about life, parenting, taking care of self, others and the planet! http://homeschoolhippies.blogspot.com/
  • Jenny's blogs: www.mariumregnumfam iliae.blogspot. com
    www.homeschoolblogg er.com/AThreadIn Time
  • Tim and Carla's Australia The Great Adventure blog.
  • Face Value is authored by Rosie Williams BA (Sociology), long term homeschooling parent to Brenton Fletcher. Brenton began university studies aged 12. Rosie hosts a forum supporting families with highly gifted children and has published web sites and articles on the issue. Face Value aims to break down barriers experienced by gifted children & their families.
  • Home educating Christian father of three years, David Quinn, focuses on faith in his blog, The Passion Blog .
  • Education Watch : Comments from Australia on the mostly parlous state of modern education by John J. Ray (M.A.; Ph.D.) -- former High School and University teacher.
  • Homeschool Australia a large site with general information and articles on how to homeschool with links, contacts, resources and more by homeschooler with 19 years experience Beverley Paine
  • Homeschooling4Christ is Jillian's blog, a Weaver home schooling Mum to two wonderful blessings from God, and wife to a wonderful, caring and gentle husband of twenty-one years.
  • Kristy A Bennett - Making a small difference in a big world
  • Kez's Blog... "taking baby steps in trying to be frugal, tread lightly and be happy" includes Kerrie's homeschooling adventures.
  • Single Parent Homeschool - I deas and encouragement for the single parent homeschooler, as well as random thoughts I will no doubt have from time to time.
  • Lisa's webpage from Down Under: Blogger For Salad
  • Belinda's Notes : A place to share the things close to my heart - things that come out of our personal relationship with God and the consequent desire for godly character. Our desire is to see God reflected in every area of our life - our family togetherness, identity and home, in our relating to others and in our business ventures.
  • Purple Flower Patch in Oz - Since we began homeschooling seven years ago we've moved to six different towns in three different states. The journey has never been dull, but it has required a lot of work in our hearts and in our daily walk with Christ. What a mystery that He loves us so much that He never lets us stay the same....
  • Home Grown Kids Musings of a 30 something mother who delights in learning at home with her children. In a nutshell, we could be classified as Bible-First, eclectic, thematic, literature loving, natural learners who are trying to cultivate good study habits while pursuing our interests in a Spirit-led way.
  • Janette's PICTURES OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORY and Timeline Figures - What can my children use for Australian History Lessons? That was the inspiration and a love of history's true stories, that inspired me to create this homeschooling resource.
  • Living Without School - Leonie's blog. Home educator, fascinated by learning and living and BOOKS!
  • Kiddypatch - Jaqui's blog - "We are delight directed in our approach to education. Our motto is "learning for life".
  • Anya has begun a homeschool blog , which includes her schedule and curriculum links
  • Everything We Need A place to share thoughts and wonderings about education and life and to keep in touch with friends. 2 Peter 1: 1-11
  • Aussie Mum of 3 Join me at my blog spot to read about our life and homeschooling in Australia
  • Kathryn invites other homeschoolers to pop onto her blog:
    http://kathryn-timeforachat.blogspot. com/

  • Crombsathome We are a Catholic homeschooling family living "downunder" in Australia. We have 7 children, 3 of whom have graduated from our homeschool. We enjoy using ideas from Charlotte Mason, Maria Montessori, Classical Homeschooling, unit studies and just about anything else that fits well with our family.
  • Take a little bite, Mac Adventures! Why I made the switch to Macs and why I'm loving it! All the trials and tribulations - is it worth it? Find out why!
  • Thoughts of a Fluttering-in-all-ways Mama
  • Going Rural
  • Deborah's Daydream
  • Keep Homeschool Fun A weblog about my family and our efforts to keep life simple and fun and home educate without tears.
  • An Extra Ordinary Life
  • MareschHomeschool
  • Natty Moments General blog about a day in the life of the Leaver family.
  • Blog Blog Blog About being a Mum, a home educator, a volunteer, a teacher, computer techie, Free & Open Source Software user and advocate (Linux especially), organic gardener who is into arts, drama, crafts and music.
  • Bush Homeschooler We are a family homeschooling in the bush in rural Australia
  • closer each day Blog of an Aussie, Christian, mum of six. I'm a schoolie but love the idea of homeschooling.
  • Jocelyn's blog We are learning and living in Canberra. We love being at home together and being able to tie all of our learning to what God wants for our lives.
  • Marina's Blog Charlotte Mason inspired eclectic approach to homeschooling. Living on 5 acres in the lower Barossa region of South Australia.
  • Ela's unschooling blog: www.majikfaerie.blogspot.com
  • http://blogs. yahoo.co. jp/homeschoolhom e2000 Joidie's blog is get the word out on Homeschooling in Japan where she lives.
  • Larissa's Place What a lovely website - with beautiful and tasteful backgrounds and Pics supplied by Ritva's Gallery  Larissa is building a wonderful resource for her family and other home educators - well worth a visit, cuppa in hand!
  • Free your children! great Australian unschooling site by Adele.
  • Homeschooling parent Danny's passion for Little Tyke toys inspired him to begin his blog which includes blogs about homeschooling
  • Rebecca's family homeschooling site with links to her Folk Art business, homeschooling links and more.
  • Donna's family homeschooling pages
  • Kylie's family homepage
  • Susan's home page
  • Melbourne natural learners parenting group
  • Alison's excellent Muslim homeschooling site with examples of approved learning programs.
  • Wonder to Wisdom

After 20 years of being a contact and support person Beverley no longer takes phone call or email inquiries. Please join one of her yahoo groups if you want to know more about homeschooling or have a question.

 

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Learning Without School - how 30 families homeschool
The Homeschooling Trail - Christian unschooling life
Learning in the Absence of Education - how we did it
Practical Homeschooling Booklet Series - your questions answered!
Educational Games Booklet Series - make learning fun!
Practical Homeschooling Language Development Series
Natural Learning Series
Homeschool Diaries
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Sample Learning Programs
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photo of Beverley and Robin PainePioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home. In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and became a committee member in 2008: she also edits and produce the HEA Newsletter, HEA magazine, Stepping Stones for Home Educators, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications. If you'd like to keep in touch with what Beverley is up to her in her life, sign up for the Homeschool Australia Newsletter or visit her Facebook page.