With some parents anxious about sending their kids back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a greater interest in switching to homeschooling this year.
The province says parents can switch their kids into homeschooling at any point in the year, free of charge.
If families change their minds, school divisions are required to accept students back into the public school system as long as they live within the division’s boundaries.
Here in Manitoba, there’s been reports of some parents banding together and forming homeschool groups to teach their kids - however groups must be limited to 2 families.
As for evaluations and monitoring of education, children must write provincial tests, and parents are required to submit progress reports in January and June. Home-schooled students are not eligible for a high school diploma unless they have completed Manitoba’s graduation requirements.
For more information about homeschooling options in Manitoba, click here.
