Home Education Foundation

Serving, promoting, defending and publishing for Christian and secular home educators in NZ and overseas.

Home Education Foundation

Serving, promoting, defending and publishing for Christian and secular home educators in NZ and overseas.

Home Schooling Success stories

2012 Home Schooling Success stories

For Updates on Craig’s brain cancer:

Updates on Craig’s health written by family https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health and Craig’s diary: Diary of a Brain Tumour https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health/craigs-diary/ Youtube videos: https://hef.org.nz/q-a-with-craig/

Bank account details

A number of people have asked for the Smith's bank account details to be put up on this website to make it easier to give a donation to cover medical costs: CS BE Smith 020 727 0838357 00 BNZ Thank you for your donations

Home schooling in New Zealand
http://www.home-ed.vic.edu.au/2002/02/26/john-gatto-teacher-of-the-year-acceptance-speech/
Trademe

H/E with Special Needs

3-step approach to treat autism
Aspergers Syndrome – Understanding and Educating
Autism
Autism web
Autism: academic instruction
Brain Balance Center
BrainSkills
Christian naturopath mother of autistic children shares info,
Communicating with an Autistic Child: A Parent’s Guide
Drug free Asperger
Gifted Children NZ
HSLDA-Struggling Learner
Learning Processes
Lifestyle help with autism
Making Up Lost Time In Literacy
Nathhan News
Natural child
Raising your spirited child
Real Special NZ
Regional Health School (MoE NZ)
Sensory Integration for the Child With Autism
Struggling Learner
Testing for Special Needs Children
VerasKidsNZ
Zane Education

HEF Email discussion Groups

.Christian Classical Home Educators (ccednet)
.Christian Home Educators (chednetnz)
.Diana Waring History Alive (dwha)
.Home Education Foundation (hefnetnz)
.TEACH-eForum
Facebook: CraigandBarbaraSmith
Facebook: Home Education Foundation
Facebook: Home Education in NZ

Help with Exemption Application

Contacts for personal help
Lesson Plans
NZcurriculum
Online exemption form
Resources/Links
Sandra Dodd: Curriculum
The Exemption
The New Zealand Curriculum Online
Unschooling exemption

Maths

All in one homeschool
Cool math – games
Futureschool
Living math
Math Games-Free Printable
Math Worksheets
Maths curriculum including resources posters..games etc
Maths-NZ
Multiplication
On line math learning
Xtramath

National blogs

3 Kiwi Home Schoolers
4 Kiwi Girls
Adventures in sideways living
Altariel
Ang the FLYing Kiwi
Bethany’s Stories
Blight, Samuel and Kim
Bumble bee wrangler
Catching the Magic
Charmagne Smith
Cynthia’s Notes
Dream For Three
Family Integrity blogspot
Family of Girls
Freedom and Dreams
General Blogs in NZ
Grow Mama
Harts at home
Hilldogg Visionary
Home Making With Heart
Home School Journal
Home Schooling Diary
Home Schooling in NZ
Homeschool Family Life
Homeschooling on board
Kate's blog
Kiwi Kids
Kiwi Mum of Five
Last in line (HE in NZ)
Laughing around the Globe
Mama Shaw
Mamma With a Mission
MandM
Many little blessings
Mazuran sailing
Mermaids purse
METTLE Weekly Newsletter
Most Tranquil
Normal Education
Nouthetic Studies
NZchildrensbookreviews
NZchildrensbookreviews
NZchildrensbookreviews
Outside Hollywood
Rabbits Nest
Radiant journey
Read, Learn and Shine
Roman Kids Home School
Roses 07
Rosie Boom
scaryman-13 years old
Section59 blogspot
Sherena-KuraKainga
Sima J
Single Parent Homeschooling
Smith Family blog
South Auckland Home Educators
The Pukeko Patch
The Purple Pirate Ship
The Right Reply
Unschooled kids
Us in a bus
Visionary Daughters
Watching Kereru
Water Colour Dreams
West Coast Home Educators
West Coast Home Educators
Wild Child 222
Women Abiding
Wonder-mints

National websites

Across
Bookish
Boom family
Carey College
CHECH using ACE
Christ in Education
Christian Education Services
Christian herbalist
Duffy Entrepreneurs Club
ERO
ESA NZ
Family Integrity
Geneva Books
HomeschoolingNZ
Issacharian
Learnex
Learning as Families – Hamilton
MoE statistics
MoE-homeschooling
New Zealand Home Education
Nouthetic Studies
Saturday School of Music
Scholarships for Home Educators
Singapore Maths
South Auckland Home Educators
The Broad Room
The New Zealand Curriculum Online
Writing Excellence NZ
Yr 1-10 Resources and NCEA 1-3

New Zealand

Basic Maori practices, protocols and New Zealand history
Careers New Zealand
Correspondence School
Culture
elocal
ESA NZ
Kiwi stories for Kiwi kids
Korero maori – for learners
MoE statistics
NZ Earthquakes
Songs in Maori
The New Zealand Curriculum Online
Tki – The Online Learning Centre
Why choose NZ: compare NZ/Singapore
Yr 1-10 Resources and NCEA 1-3

NZ Home Education Support Groups

Auckland Home Educators
Canterbury Home Educators
Dunedin Home Educators (Sheaf)
HE West Coast
Home school tuition
Manawatu Home Educators (MHE)
Meetup.com/Wellington-Unschoolers
Nelson Christian Home Educators
NZ Home Education Support Groups
Rodney-Hibiscus Coast
SHEAF Dunedin
The Home Educators Network – Hamilton
Twin City Home Educators
WaiCHE(Karakariki)
Wairarapa Home School Group
Wairarapa Homeschool
Wellington Home Educataors
West Coast Home Educators
Whangarei Home Educators

NZ-r-Online Encouragement for Home Educators

.Christian Classical Home Educators (ccednet)
.Christian Home Educators (chednetnz)
.Diana Waring History Alive (dwha)
.Home Education Foundation (hefnetnz)
.TEACH-eForum
Auckland – East (East Auckland Home Educators)
Auckland South Home Educators
Auckland unschoolers
CMandFriends-ANZ · Australians, New Zealanders-Down-Under
Designer Kids
Facebook : Te Anau Home Schoolers
Facebook: AS Homeschooling NZ
Facebook: ASD Homeschooling South Auckland
Facebook: Canterbury Home Education
Facebook: Far North Homeschoolers
Facebook: Gifted Homeschoolers NZ
Facebook: Gisbornehomeschoolgroup
Facebook: HamiltoNZ HomeEducation
Facebook: Harvest-Curric-Swap-New-Zealand
Facebook: HASCA – Homeschool Auckland Sport & Cultural Association
Facebook: Home Education Foundation
Facebook: Home Education in NZ
Facebook: HomeEducationNZ
Facebook: Homeschool-Outings-Auckland-Area
Facebook: Homeschoolednz
Facebook: Kapiti Homeschool Families
Facebook: Manawatu Home Educators
Facebook: NCHENZ
Facebook: NelsonHomeSchool
Facebook: NZ Homeschool Curriculum Sell/Trade/Swap
Facebook: NZ Homeschool Curriculum Sell/Trade/Swap
Facebook: NZHomeSchoolTechTalk
Facebook: Secular Home Education Discussions (SHED)
Facebook: SHEAF Dunedin
Facebook: SHENET (Shore Home Educators Network)
Facebook: Single Parent Home Education NZ
Facebook: Sth Taranaki Home Educators
Facebook: Trademe-Homeschoolers-Support-Group
Facebook: Unschooling NZ retreat/networking
Facebook: Waldorf Inspired Homeschool NZ
Facebook: West Auckland Natural Learners / Unschoolers
Franklin Homeschool Group
Frugal-Kiwis-In-Christ
Harvest – for new books
Harvest – for Second Hand material
HE Trading post – furniture, books, clothes and appliances.
Home School Holiday Accommodation/Home-swaps
Home Spun Learning
Homeschool-Outings-Auckland-Area
Horowhenua Home Educators
HS Free Thinkers NZ
Kapiti homeschoolers
Manukau Home School Support
NCHEofNZ
NZ Catholic Home Ed
NZ Home Ed using Cambridge
NZ Home Educators
NZ Home Educators (Political)
NZ homeschooling (Christian textbooks)
NZUnschoolers
Radial Unschoolers (RUA)
Sharing (Diana) Waring
Single parent homeschool NZ
Single Parent Homeschooling
Taught of the Lord
Taupo home school
TAURANGA treasure chest
TePuke support group
THEN-Waikato
Trademe MessageBoard Unschoolers / Homeschoolers Support Thread
Twin City
Wairarapa Home School Group
Wairarapa Homeschool
Waldorf Steiner at home in New Zealand
West Auckland Natural Learners / Unschoolers
WHSA-Wellington

oAustralian blogs

Every Bed of Roses
Homeschool Downunder-Charlotte Mason style
Otherways: Home Education Network Home Education in Victoria

oAustralian email discussion groups

Aussie homeschool
chooz · Classical Home-based Options in OZ
Christian Homeschooling in Australia
Homeschool Victoria
Melbourne homeschool excursions

oAustralian Websites

Always learning books
Anselm Study House
Aussie homeschool
Australia Homeschooling
Australian Christian Home Schooling
Australian-rockpoolhomeschool
Department of Education
EDNA
Home Education Association Inc
Home Education in Victoria
Home Education Resources for Australian & New Zealand Home Educators
Homeschool Australia
Homeschooling Supplies
Life Long Learning
National Home Education Camp
National Homeschool Network

oInternational blogs

Around the world
Be Ready Compass
Doug's Blog – Hot topics
Fallacy Detective
First Class Homeschool Ministries
Home Education in England: the politics
Home Schooling in Cyprus
Homeschool Nations
Homeschoolblogger
Preschoolers and Peace
Sheila in Germany
Tarry in South Africa
The Mango Times
The Rebelution
When readers write

oInternational websites

Beginning Home Schooling
Christian Filmmakers
Christian Logic
Considering Home Schooling
Currclick.com
Diana Waring Presents
Early learning – UK
Entrepreneurial Homeschool Fathers
Exodus Mandate
Family Reformation
First Class Homeschool Ministries
Fraser Institute
Free and frugal homeschooling
Hesfes
Home Educating Family Reviews
Home School Legal Defense
Home school world
Home Schooling in Sweden
Home Schooling Today
Home Service — UK
Homeschool Penpals
Homeschool World Forum
Homeschool World: Contests for Homeschoolers
Homeschool-corner
Homeschooling.about
John Taylor Gatto
John Taylor Gatto Speech
Ladies Against Feminism
Lesson Library
Modesty Survey
National Home Education Research Institute
Patrice Lewis
Preschoolers and Peace
Rainbow Resource Centre
Sandra Dodd: Curriculum
Show And Know
The Chalcedon Foundation
The home school channel TV
The Home School Mom
The Homeschool Magazine
Trivium Pursuit
Vision Forum
Vision Forum Ministries
Visionary Daughters
Wolsey Hall Oxford
You can Home School
You can Home School

Reading

72 basic phonograms
All in one homeschool
Burt reading test
Free Kindle books
Free Reading A–Z Samples
Futureschool
Homespun Bookslueths
Learner's Library
LibriVox – free audiobooks
NZchildrensbookreviews
NZchildrensbookreviews
NZchildrensbookreviews
Online practice reading tests
Progressive phonics
Read, Learn and Shine
Readability tests
Reading/writing for boys

sForeign Languages

El Rincón Español – homeschool Spanish support

Smith Family Websites and Blogs

bookspoems
Charmagne’s new blog
Charmagne’s old blog
Essential Oils
Family Integrity
Issacharian
PD Woodcraft
PDWoodcraft Youtube
Rainbow Resource Center, Inc.

Teaching Reading

Futureschool
NZchildrensbookreviews

zFree Preschool games

Apples 4 the Teacher
BBC-UK
Fisher Price
Gamequarium
Kids aol
Learn 4 Good
Preschool Learning Online
Preschool science activities
Radacadabra

zFree Stuff on the Web

200+ page anatomy colouring book
72 basic phonograms
All in one homeschool
Ambleside Primary
American History
Anatomy colouring book
Ancient History
Basic Maori practices, protocols and New Zealand history
books on line
Books, ebooks and audiobooks
Calendar-children make their own includes stickers
Childtopia
Christian Homeschool Bible Study
Class Room
Climate-NASA
Coloring book pictures, crafts and photos-printable
Craft workshop
Custom Writing Paper
DIY
E Learning
Early Learning
Early learning – UK
Educational videos
Engaging Science
Free books
Free Curriculum
FREE downloadable Swimming lesson plans (NZ MADE)
Free Harmonica Lessons
Free Kindle books
Free online classes
Free Paper Toys, Paper Models and Paper Crafts
Free Printable Flash Card Maker
FREE Sky Maps Each Month
Free Stuff For Homeschoolers
Free Thematic Units and Activity eWorkbooks
FREE workbooks
Free-Downloads-Teachers
Fun way to write definitions
GA Henty books by time period to read online or download
Half-Size Nature Journal
Hand writing work sheets
Home School Share
Home schooling library
Homeschool Planner
Homeschool World: Contests for Homeschoolers
Homeschoolshare
ICE FreeBooks
If it's not free it's not for me
Itsy Bitsy Books
Joy of Baking
Jumpstart-Worksheets
K-12 Student Interactives
Learn how to draw
Learn to Read
Learner's Library
Learning Island
Learning Page
Learning styles Questionnaire
Lesson Corner Puzzle Makers
Lesson Plans
LibriVox – free audiobooks
Links-heaps of them
Maps
Maps-clear and printable
Math Games-Free Printable
Math Worksheets
Maths curriculum including resources posters..games etc
Mr Printables
Multiplication-interactive games
Music games from N York philharmonic
myhomelearning-game directory
Nature Journal
Nature Journal – Half-Sized
Nature Journal – Printable Files
Nature journalling booklet 16 pages
Nature Journals – the how and why
Newseum – todays front pages USA only
Notebooking – Science & Nature Pages
Notebooking pages
Outdoor hour – check the side bar for heaps of links and ideas
PBS Learning Media
Playful Learning
Playfulearning
Printable booklets
Read me resources
Reading assessment workbook for younger kids
Science Experiments and Science Projects
Science resources
Sewing
Smithsonian Education – Introduction to the Nature Journal
Sparkle box 2 UK
Sparkle box NZ
Start a Nature Notebook
Summer (and Beyond!) with a Nature Notebook
Super teacher worksheets
Superteacherworksheet
Teacher created materials
Teachers' Pet
Teaching Good Things
Thematic Units, eWorkbooks,
Twinkl
Unit studies by grade
Work Sheet
World History
Xtramath
Young Novelist Workbooks
Your child learns: Geography
Yr 1-10 Resources and NCEA 1-3
zFree Stuff For Homeschoolers

zHealth

56 fermented recipes
Cancer
Cancer Outside the Box
Cancer Truth
Water Cure

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