About Us
SHiNE is the support group you've been looking for! We welcome home educating families in the Edmonton area.
You will network with other home educating families by engaging in discussions on our members' forum, attending some diverse field trips, participating in family activities, and reading and contributing to our fantastic newsletter.
SHiNE is committed to providing professional development from a variety of sources and has a well-stocked library which carries not only books and tapes but other resources for educating ourselves and our children!
Whether you are a seasoned home educator or just thinking about home education, SHiNE is an excellent place to network with other home educating families.
Becoming a new member of SHiNE
The SHiNE Mission Statement:
The Society for the Homeschool Network of Edmonton is a non-profit support group whose mission is to enable families to develop educational methods that best suit their philosophies, beliefs, and lifestyle.
The Objectives of SHiNE are:
- To promote the availability of a support network and to create a community of openness, acceptance , and belonging that includes all people interested in home education.
- To recognize and respect the strength of our diversity in learning styles, instructional methods, philosophy, choice of resources, religious and political affiliation and family lifestyles.
- To facilitate opportunities for a variety of friendly, educational, recreational and social activities for group members and/or their families.
- To facilitate opportunities for parent to parent support that may include support group meetings, lectures, panels, retreats, informal gatherings, one to one contact, egroups, newsletters, conferences, etc.
- To provide a forum for discussions, lectures and panels on social, educational and other subjects that will include a range of teaching and learning styles, where questions and ideas can be exchanged in a non-threatening environment.
- To establish and maintain a reference and resource library.
- To respond to the various needs expressed by the members and to work together so that all members may meaningfully participate in and contribute to the group.
- To liaison with other homeschool support groups and school boards in order to promote cohesiveness within the homeschool community.
- To enhance the profile of homeschooling with businesses, government, and the community at large and promote a recognition of the importance and viability of home education.
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