How do I get permission to homeschool?
• You write a letter to your local Ministry of Education representative requesting permission. The Ministry’s guidelines say that you are supposed to explain your reasons, although some have received permission with a terse letter stating their intention to homeschool. You should include your child’s name and ID number, as well as your own.
• You write a letter to your local Ministry of Education representative requesting permission. The Ministry’s guidelines say that you are supposed to explain your educational philosophy, your curriculum, how you will teach, and how you will evaluate the success of the education. However, the guidelines seem to allow for much less formal approaches, and many families have had success with a range of application formats. In the past, some have received permission with a terse letter stating their intention to homeschool, although the new guidelines might not allow for that. You should include your child’s name and ID number, as well as your own.
