Meeting with MOE

Please find attached notes from recent meetings Auckland Home Educators has had with the Auckland Ministry of Education office.
MOE Meeting Notes For Support Groups.

The Exemption Process : A Ministry Perspective

MONDAY 14 JUNE 2010
at the Ministry of Education Offices
Level 3, Eden 5 Building, 12-18 Normanby Road, Mt Eden
To legally home educate in NZ, a parent/guardian must obtain a “Certificate of Exemption from Enrolment at a Registered School” for each child. This is not available or required before the child’s 6th birthday.
This Forum aims to clarify [...]

Technology Teacher

Bill Bassett has a new website.
Bill teaches technology to home educated students. The classes are for students from age 10 up, and cover electronics, woodwork and metalwork, and can be done in conjunction with a TCS course for teens seeking NCEA credits in technology (since Bill is a registered teacher).
See his website for his prices . [...]

Updated Library Catalogue

You will find the catalogue in the AHE Members’ Section. I have just loaded all the new files with over 100 new items added. Thank you to our librarian  for all her hard work. I have sent the password through our Yahoo Group. You can search the archives to find it or email me.

Science and Technology Fair

Annual Auckland Home Educators’ Science & Technology Fair
Monday 27 July 2009
Come and support the hardworking entrants
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History Fair

4th Annual Auckland Home Educators’ History Fair

Snapshots – People and Places Throughout the Ages
Tuesday 22 September 2009
morning + lunch
Mt Albert War Memorial Hall, Mt Albert, Auckland
Participate! Be inspired! Show your support!
This is a great opportunity for our young people to plan, research, collate
and present a topic of their choosing. There’s always a warm [...]

Well done to FREE RANGE ROBOTICS!

Free Range Robotics is  the home schooling team that AHE recently assisted to get to America by providing a bit of sponsorship funding. You can read more about this in the latest bulletin available to members in the members’ lounge.
They did so well, even appearing  on  TV1 Breakfast programme. They were wonderful ambassadors for home [...]

Latest Bulletin

Our latest Bulletin is out!
We have made this term’s bulletin available to all (including non-members) this time only. Please take the opportunity to let others know and invite them to join AHE.

Library Updated

The online library catalogue has been updated. Thank you to Briar for all your hard work. The library catalogue is available to members in the Members’ Lounge.

Updates to Local Groups

I have updated the Waitakere Homeschool Support Group details.
If you would like your local support details updated send me an email.