Dear SHBE supporters, On behalf of your SHBE board of directors, I invite you to attend the SHBE Annual General Meeting, which will be held virtually on April 15, 2021 at 7pm. The AGM is usually held during the SHBE convention. It seems like we’ve all been waiting for this indefinite “two weeks to flatten the curve” to be over, … Read More
The 2021 SHBE Convention will not be held in February 2021. At this point, the SHBE Convention Committee is focused on 2022. Please direct your questions, concerns or comments to your zone director (https://shbe.ca/contact/), or help@shbe.info. Thanks, SHBE Help www.shbe.ca help@shbe.info
Subject line: Soil Rocks Student Video Competition – This Year Accepting Homeschoolers! Dear homeschooling parents/students, Are you looking for ways as homeschoolers to engage with applied science topics this year? We would like to make you aware of the following video competition for students in Saskatchewan. The Regina Geotechnical Group (RGG) in partnership with Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists … Read More
Subject line: Soil Rocks Student Video Competition – This Year Accepting Homeschoolers! Dear homeschooling parents/students, Are you looking for ways as homeschoolers to engage with applied science topics this year? We would like to make you aware of the following video competition for students in Saskatchewan. The Regina Geotechnical Group (RGG) in partnership with Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists … Read More
If you’re getting started with homeschooling, or someone you know has started homeschooling, you probably have a lot of questions. We’ve designed this page to answer some of the most frequently asked questions people ask about homeschooling. We hope you find it helpful. If you still have questions, feel free to email your homeschooling questions to help@shbe.info or one of … Read More
Saskatchewan Home Based Educators Saskatchewan Home Based Educators (SHBE) seeks to support homeschool families by providing guidance on getting started, making guides and templates to comply with regulations, and organizing a yearly homeschool convention. SHBE also connects families with local support groups, writes and publishes articles for SHBEJournal, and holds info sessions. To do this, SHBE meets regularly with school … Read More
In addition to the brief reference below, Fred and Gwen shared their recollection of homeschooling in Saskatchewan in the very early years of the “new” homeschool movement. Fred and Gwen shared with SHBE at the convention in 2016: https://shbe.ca/recordings/2016/Fred-Gwen-Funk.Memories-of-1980-and-SHBE.mp3 Ever wonder what started (actually re-started, because homeschooling has been the norm for all but about the last hundred years of … Read More
Here is a short presentation about Getting Started with Home Based Education in Saskatchewan. Step 1: Why? What are your reasons for homeschooling?Step 2: What? What does your child need to learn to be “Successful”?Step 3: How? You know your child best: How does your child learn best? What is your teaching style?Step 4: Plan! Start learning about curriculum, resources, clubs and activities.Step 5: File. … Read More
Thanks to SHBE Member and my friend Kris Nelson for allowing SHBE to use this article. You can follow Kris on Facebook at Just a Pen and Paper: https://www.facebook.com/justapenandpaper – I wanted to share our experience and some info we have learned about AP exams (Advanced Placement). Homeschoolers are eligible to write AP exams arranged by their local … Read More
Thanks to SHBE Member and my friend Kris Nelson for allowing SHBE to use this article. You can follow Kris on Facebook at Just a Pen and Paper: https://www.facebook.com/justapenandpaper – I wanted to encourage those considering homeschooling high school! Many here in Saskatchewan do, and it’s not as overwhelming as some may think! I never imagined I would … Read More
