What British Columbia actually asks of a family teaching their own children. Written plainly, and honest where the answer is that nobody asks for anything.
CanadaFiling requiredWho is in charge
Ministry of Education and Child Care; day-to-day contact is the school of registration (public, independent, francophone or online learning school)
Who actually reviews your child
No reviewer of program content. The registering school records the registration and reports it to the Ministry on Form 1701. A district superintendent must follow up on any report that a child educated at home is unregistered or may not be receiving an educational program.
September 30 each year (mandatory from the school year the child turns 6 until age 16). Families transitioning after Sept 30 register at the time of transition.
Goes to: A school of the parent's choice: a public school in the parent's district, a distance/online learning school, or a BC independent school
Education plan / learning plan
Not required. Developing the learning plan is listed as the Home Educator's role 'at the discretion of the home educator'.
Progress report / portfolio / test scores
Not required. Registering schools must OFFER evaluation and assessment services; the parent is free to accept or reject them.
BC Curriculum (2016 redesign)
Big Idea · Curricular Competency · Content · Learning Standards
Filing on time is the easy half. The harder half is the year in between: showing what your child actually learned, in words the reviewer recognises, without turning your home into a school.
That is what this app is for. You say what your child did, in a sentence. It maps that to the real curriculum for British Columbia and builds the record you can hand over the day someone asks. See how it works.