Manitoba Education

Independent Study Option

Homeschooling

Grades 1 - 8 Homeschooling

Students not attending school who are of compulsory school age (between 7 and 18 years) must ensure that their registration form is signed by a parent or guardian. They are also required to notify the province of their intention to homeschool.

Grades 1 - 8 Provincial Curriculum Aligned (PCA) Homeschooling – Please refer to Frequently Asked Questions by Homeschooling Parents ( 15 KB) . There are two options for homeschooling families who will be ordering and paying for their PCA materials.

Order courses for resource-only directly from the Alberta Learning Resource Centre (LRC) in Alberta after enrolling with the Manitoba Homeschooling Office. The LRC provides print based PCA distance learning programming. Please be advised that answer keys and marking support are not available with this option. This is a recommended list of Grades 1-8 Distance Learning Materials that has been provided by the LRC. Please note that Alberta Education has a very extensive collection of PCA materials and this list ( 113 KB) has been created to provide direct support and guidance to Manitoba homeschoolers. All the items on the list are required to complete a course if the student were enrolled in the course in Alberta. However, because Manitoba parents use these courses as a resource only and students do not submit assignments for external evaluation, textbooks, novels or other resources may be purchased from other suppliers. Ordering information is available by Email: lrccustserv@gov.ab.ca or phone: 1-780-427-5775 (select Option 1).

Register directly for courses provided by the Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC) after enrolling with the Manitoba Homeschooling Office. The ADLC provides print based or online PCA distance learning programming with marking and learning support provided by teachers. The ADLC has created a quick reference list ( 32 KB) with the materials required for their print and online courses. Please review the Assessment Reference Guide ( 80 KB) as students in grades 4 to 8 write supervised midterm and/or final exams. Please contact ADLC for more information regarding the exam supervision process. Registration forms, student handbook and refund policy information is available at the ADLC website. For help with your registration difficulties or you need more information Email: registrations@adlc.ca or phone 1-780-674-5333 ext. 5360 or toll-free 1-866-774-5333 ext. 5360.

Grades 1- 8 Provincial Curriculum Aligned (PCA) Homeschooling for students between the ages of 7 and 21 who are unable to attend school for medical reasons may qualify for a course fee exemption. Please refer to Frequently Asked Questions by Homeschooling Parents ( 20 KB) and follow these steps to apply for this exemption.

1. Enroll with the homeschooling office (see the contact information above)
2. Complete and mail the Distance Learning Unit/ADLC medical exemptions order form ( 204 KB) with the required support material

Grade 1-8 students who meet the course fee exemption criteria will be registered with the Alberta Distance Learning Centre (Option 2 above). The Distance Learning Unit will complete the registration on the students’ behalf and pay for the materials. All course materials, including text resources (if required) as well as teacher support will be provided by the Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC). Print based or online distance learning options are available from the ADLC. The attached list ( 33 KB) indicates the options available for grades 1 - 8 as well as the materials including other course support materials. Please review the Assessment Reference Guide ( 80 KB) as students who meet the course fee exemption criteria in grades 4 to 8 have the option of writing supervised midterm and/or final exams.

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Grades 9 - 12 Homeschooling

Grades 9 - 12 Provincial Curriculum Aligned (PCA) Homeschooling – Please refer to Frequently Asked Questions by Homeschooling Parents ( 25 KB) .

Grades 9-12 Provincial Curriculum Aligned (PCA) Homeschooling for students between the ages of 7 and 21 who are unable to attend school for medical reasons may qualify for a course fee exemption. Enroll with the homeschooling office and then the Distance Learning Unit will provide Manitoba produced Grades 9 - 12 course materials for students who meet the course fee exemption criteria. Please refer to Frequently Asked Questions by Homeschooling Parents ( 32 KB) .

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