There are many reasons why parents choose to home-school their children, either themselves or through home tutoring centres. Changing from a negative school environment, getting a higher quality education or wider subject choices, and having greater curriculum flexibility to work around other activities are just a few. For at least some parents, their child's learning difficulties or disability prompted the decision – the knowledge that the restrictions and limitations of mainstream...

And how you can help with what happens next. The provincial hearings regarding the BELA Bill this year have been a hotly debated rollercoaster-ride all around, with many interesting developments and opinions from various political parties, the PCBE, home educating parents, alumni, and even home educated children. This article will provide a summary of the main highlights, covering various groups’ reasons for protesting or supporting different aspects of the Bill, and...