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HEA Committee
Feb 24, 20211 min read
HEA Solar Buddies
Our Solar Buddies 10 HEA members who became Local organisers 300 home educated students 5 States - WA, QLD, NSW, SA, Tas Our Educational...
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Bel Moore
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Homeschool Q & A #1
My older children were independent readers at a huge variety of ages. One was reading novels at three years of age. Others learned to...
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HEA Committee
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Come on HEA - let's Step up to Clean Up!
HEA is an official 2021 Clean Up partner. We are encouraging home educators to hold a clean up event in their area, and to register their...
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HEA Committee
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Calling WA Home Educators!
So that we can serve the home educating community well, we need to know what you think is important, what are the issues, and what needs...
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HEA Committee
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Happy Brain Awareness Week! March 15-21, 2021
Free educational resources to celebrate Brain Awareness Weekhttps://brainawareness.org/handouts-res The annual art competition encourages...
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HEA Committee
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Focus on Free: Junior Landcare Learning
The Junior Landcare Learning Centre is a treasure trove of educational resources covering biodiversity, food production, Indigenous...
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Karen Chegwidden
Feb 15, 20213 min read
5 ways to get into Uni without year 12.
As unreasonable as it seems, when we first committed to home educating our two children, then aged 8 and 10, one of my main concerns was...
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HEA Committee
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Backtrack Boys screening this Sunday 14 Feb SBS/NITV
Backtrack Boys is screening this Sunday 14 Feb at 8.40pm on NITV – WATCH for FREE! https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2021/02/04/tv-mo...
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HEA Committee
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Grad Stories: What's next in the life of a homeschool graduate?
"My years being home-schooled allowed me the time and flexibility to find what I was most interested in and had an aptitude for...
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HEA Committee
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Join the NSW Youth Advisory Council!
Applications close 14th March NSW Youth Advisory Council 2021 The NSW Youth Advisory Council (YAC) plays an important role in advising...
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HEA Committee
Feb 3, 20211 min read
Queensland Update #1: Non-parent taught subjects
Are you registered for home education in Queensland? Have you included non-parent taught samples in your annual report yet? We are keen...
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HEA Committee
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Let's talk Minister Grace Grace!
The HEA believes that it is essential for home educators to have a voice at government level. Unfortunately, Minister Grace Grace has...
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HEA Committee
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Grant to support Home Educators from FB Groups Fund
We are pleased to announce that free HEA memberships are now available for home educators experiencing financial stress due to the impact...
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HEA Committee
Jan 30, 20211 min read
It's Almost Time...
300 Home Educated students across Australia are going to be illuminating futures by assembling portable solar powered lights to give the...
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HEA Committee
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Northern Territory: Free Civics Resources
Manager of Parliamentary Education Services, Lisa Belde wrote to the HEA in late 2020 to extend a welcome to home educators of the...
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HEA Committee
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Encounter Edu
Did you know that the HEA website has a list of free educational resources? And still more on our Pinterest page? Do you have a favourite...
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HEA Committee
Jan 23, 20212 min read
Home Educated Students Forgotten
It seems that one Victorian MP understands the impact that Covid restrictions have had on home educated students. On 11 November 2020,...
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HEA Committee
Jan 16, 20213 min read
Homeschooling numbers continue to rise
Interview and news article: https://7news.com.au/news/education/homeschooling-numbers-continue-to-rise-c-1967321 HEA members, Dr Rebecca...
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Eve Lucock
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Buster & Eve's Book reviews
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli As most of you know, I read way too much; some say it’s a serious problem, but throughout my years of reading...
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HEA Committee
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Supermatik Mental Math International Competition
SUPERTMATIK Mental Math International Competition 2020/21 SUPERTMATIK mental math game is a mathematical card game played in schools...
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Karen Chegwidden
Jan 8, 20213 min read
Planning your homeschool year
I love January! For many years, January has been the month that I spent getting ready for our homeschool year. January is fresh starts,...
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HEA Committee
Jan 7, 20212 min read
Free Online STEM workshops
Praxical has created a series of FREE, ONLINE WORKSHOPS where your students use Project-Based Learning (PBL) to explore real research,...
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HEA Committee
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Monthly Newsletters!
Keep up to date with all that's happening in the HEA, including member benefit updates! Each month HEA members receive newsletters...
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HEA Committee
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Documentary: Homeschooling on the Rise
Homeschooling On The Rise - Documentary. "It’s legal to homeschool. 4ZZZ's Max Rowley asks why are parents going it alone and...
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