Hybrid homeschooling, in Durham Region
Hybrid homeschooling is a school your child attends some days of the week, with the rest of the learning at home and under your direction. In the United States it's an established model with a name; in Ontario it's mostly families improvising something similar and hoping a school will meet them halfway.
We intend to meet them halfway. Part-time places are likely from the first year, and homeschooling families are much of the reason.
Why it suits homeschooling families specifically
The usual reason a family starts homeschooling is wanting to know and control what their child is taught. A conventional school ends that at the gate. This one does not: every unit is published to families before it's taught, and the whole curriculum stays open all year.
So the thing you would be giving up by enrolling part time is not oversight. It's the part of the week you were spending teaching subjects you did not particularly want to teach.
What the school days give you
Other children, which is the thing homeschooled kids most often name as what they missed. A teacher for the subjects that get hard around Grade 4. A workshop, a garden and ground to run on that no house has.
And group work that genuinely needs a group: debate, running a small business, a build that takes six pairs of hands.
How it would work
Two or three days here, the rest at home, with the published curriculum telling you exactly what was covered and what's coming. Part-time tuition is priced against a seat, because a part-time student still occupies a place in the group.
Tell us on the founding families form whether full time or part time suits you better. At this stage those answers are shaping what actually gets built.
Questions about Hybrid homeschool
Do I still need to notify the board if my child attends part time?
That depends on how the arrangement is structured, and it's worth confirming with your board rather than taking a school's word for it. Ontario homeschooling families notify their board of intent to provide satisfactory instruction at home.
Which days would my child attend?
Undecided, and the founding families will decide it with us. Consistent days across a cohort work better than a pick-and-mix, because the group work has to land when the group is there.
Join the founding families list
The Academy opens when the founding cohort is full. Families on the list get first places, help set the first year's calendar, and keep the founding rate for as long as their child is enrolled.