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Tax, super + You competition 2022
Looking for a way for your high school students to learn about tax and super? If yes, then this one’s for you! The ATO’s Tax, Super + You...
Guest Author
Jul 18, 20221 min read


Get Up - Stand Up - Show Up!
"National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and...

HEA Committee
Jul 4, 20223 min read


EduTECH 2022 - Digitisation • Creativity • Diversity
EduTECH is set to take place in Melbourne at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 10 & 11 August. With two years of pent-up...
Guest Author
Jul 4, 20223 min read


Illuminate Challenge is Back!
We cannot wait to introduce you to the illuminate Enterprise Challenge where we empower young people to be the confident, creative and...
Guest Author
Jun 10, 20223 min read


Homeschool Family Fun Day
Have you booked your tickets for the Brisbane Family Fun Day yet? It's on this coming Saturday, June 11th at the Brisbane Convention...

HEA Committee
Jun 6, 20223 min read


RAZZAMATAZZ UPDATE: STREAMING NOW AVAILABLE
Bookings close June 7th. Book today to avoid disappointment. Preview video here: https://vimeo.com/702312764/58c0ef80cb
Guest Author
Jun 5, 20221 min read


#BeBraveMakeChange
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK 2022 27 MAY TO 3 JUNE The National Reconciliation Week 2022 theme, “Be Brave. Make Change.” is a challenge...

HEA Committee
May 26, 20221 min read


ATO launches new Tax, Super + You education website
High-quality resources to teach financial literacy to tomorrow’s adults today. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched an...
Guest Author
May 20, 20221 min read


Researching Home Education: John Taylor Gatto
By Bel Moore The Philosophy of Education "At the pass we've come to historically, and after 26 years of teaching, I must conclude that...

Bel Moore
May 17, 20223 min read


First Nations Perspectives Webinar
Junior Landcare’s First Nations perspectives learning activities launched with a FREE professional development webinar - May 17th, 4pm...
Guest Author
May 16, 20221 min read


HAPPY VOLUNTEER WEEK
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering and will be held on 16 – 22 May 2022. The theme...

Karen Chegwidden
May 16, 20221 min read


Are you AWARE?
AWARE is RSPCA’s free online Australian Curriculum-aligned education program, helping young people learn animal welfare and empathy...
Guest Author
May 6, 20222 min read


Snuggled Up Reading
By Amy Butler Undoubtably one of my favourite parts of homeschooling is the time I spend snuggled on the couch with my brood, enjoying a...
Amy Butler
May 4, 20223 min read


Researching Home Education: Grace Llewellyn
The Philosphy of Education by Bel Moore Learning is Natural. School is Optional. Grace Llewellyn is an unschooling advocate, and highly...

Bel Moore
May 3, 20222 min read


What is Unschooling?
By Rebecca English So many people (see Jennings-Edquist, 2015) have it in their heads that unschooling means doing nothing (see Wexler,...

Dr Rebecca English
Apr 28, 20223 min read


Thinking Different Conference
11-12th June, Gold Coast, QLD Montessori Australia, the national peak body for Montessori education and care, is thrilled to bring...
Guest Author
Apr 27, 20221 min read


What Comes Next?
By Leah Moir The second most frequently asked question about home education (for me personally) has always been about what comes next....
Leah Moir
Apr 26, 20223 min read


Commemorating ANZAC
Today I am watching the ANZAC Day march on TV, and reflecting with my now grown children on the years that we attended dawn services. One...

Karen Chegwidden
Apr 25, 20221 min read


Earth Day
Special days such as Earth Day present an opportunity for home educators to bring real world, relevant educational opportunities into...

Karen Chegwidden
Apr 22, 20221 min read


Researching Home Education: John Holt
By Bel Moore The Philosophy of Education I first heard of John Holt when our eldest child was around 4 years old. There was a bookstore...

Bel Moore
Apr 20, 20222 min read


10 Reasons why Home Education is Less Stressful for Neurodivergent Children
By Karen Chegwidden With children suddenly at home during the pandemic, many parents discovered to their surprise that their children...

Karen Chegwidden
Apr 19, 20223 min read


Home Educators don't have weekends, right?
Wrong! The QLD Government is proposing shorter times to respond to reviews, and the removal of Certificates of Registration. Welcome to...

HEA Committee
Apr 16, 20224 min read


Should you have to write reports nobody reads?
We don't think so! But that's what the QLD Government is proposing. Welcome to part 4 of the HEA's position paper in response to the EGPA...

HEA Committee
Apr 15, 20224 min read


What is High Quality?
Welcome to part 3 of the HEA position paper in response to the DoE Consultation Paper. If you don't have a copy of the Consultation...

HEA Committee
Apr 14, 20224 min read
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