Links for Highschool
Ontario Skills Passport The Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) provides clear descriptions of the Essential Skills and work habits important for work, learning and life. Essential Skills are used in virtually all occupations and are transferable from school to work, job to job and sector to sector. The OSP offers high school students, adult learners, job seekers, workers, employers, teachers, trainers, practitioners, job developers and counsellors a common language, resources and tools that help build competence, confidence and connections.
Ontario Skills Passport SkillZone. The Skills Zone is an area where you can have some fun and learn more about the Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) and the Essential Skills and work habits important in work, learning and life.
Fraser Institute. This is a research tool. All sorts of interesting topics. Seems to be Canadian based which is helpful to us Canadian folks. :)
Homeschool College USA. is designed for homeschooling high school students who would like to tailor their courses toward using college-level exams to earn college credits while completing their high school studies.
Independent Learning Centre. Ontario's Designated Provider of Distance Education
MEI Academy. Something for highschoolers to consider. Getting some of your learning done in other countries. Learn as you go. :)
The World is our Classroom
Imagine hiking in the Himalayas, learning about Buddhism in the temples of Angkor Wat or business development on the streets of Beijing. Picture yourself swimming in the Aegean Sea, studying the Caesars in the Roman Forum or the effects of the World Wars from the trenches in France. We believe that the best learning lies in experiencing the world around us where there are no walls, there are no classrooms - just the WORLD.
Learning about the world and how to live in it is the essence of education.
Ontario Ministry of Education.
Annenberg Learner. There are dozens of complete Annenberg Learner program courses and hundreds of full length streaming videos on this site on a huge array of topics – from a History of American Cinema to Algebra Concepts. A few are available only on DVD, but the vast majority are right there – for free – online. Limited to the USA and Canada only. These are perfect for jr & senior high student courses and electives
the Why Files: the science behind the News. This is an interesting science site. It is for the older student. Here are the teacher resource pages.
Introduction to Critical Thinking from Bridge8. These videos were created to teach students the basics of critical thinking with an emphasis on science.
Coursera. Online instruction from various universities.
Codecademy. learn computer language. :) Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.
Education Portal Academy. The Education Portal Academy helps students to earn credit by watching free videos, taking free quizzes, and passing a CLEP exam. Education Portal Academy's 24 instructors bri ng a diverse array of experience and expertise to each course, and the price is right for this great resource.
Alison. On-line adult education. Looks like a fascinating site to delve into.
Norton Field Guide to Writing. A guide to helping highschool and college students write better essays and what not. As a much praised classic guide to writing, and has long been used in college level English courses. Their website contains much of the material in the original book, plus an online handbook, exercises, genre writing tips, and much more. It is an excellent resource for high school & college students, and even better now that it does not require any registration.
Math Textbooks OnLine. Simply what is says. Why pay for a textbook if you can get it free?
Ontario Skills Passport SkillZone. The Skills Zone is an area where you can have some fun and learn more about the Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) and the Essential Skills and work habits important in work, learning and life.
Fraser Institute. This is a research tool. All sorts of interesting topics. Seems to be Canadian based which is helpful to us Canadian folks. :)
Homeschool College USA. is designed for homeschooling high school students who would like to tailor their courses toward using college-level exams to earn college credits while completing their high school studies.
Independent Learning Centre. Ontario's Designated Provider of Distance Education
MEI Academy. Something for highschoolers to consider. Getting some of your learning done in other countries. Learn as you go. :)
The World is our Classroom
Imagine hiking in the Himalayas, learning about Buddhism in the temples of Angkor Wat or business development on the streets of Beijing. Picture yourself swimming in the Aegean Sea, studying the Caesars in the Roman Forum or the effects of the World Wars from the trenches in France. We believe that the best learning lies in experiencing the world around us where there are no walls, there are no classrooms - just the WORLD.
Learning about the world and how to live in it is the essence of education.
Ontario Ministry of Education.
Annenberg Learner. There are dozens of complete Annenberg Learner program courses and hundreds of full length streaming videos on this site on a huge array of topics – from a History of American Cinema to Algebra Concepts. A few are available only on DVD, but the vast majority are right there – for free – online. Limited to the USA and Canada only. These are perfect for jr & senior high student courses and electives
the Why Files: the science behind the News. This is an interesting science site. It is for the older student. Here are the teacher resource pages.
Introduction to Critical Thinking from Bridge8. These videos were created to teach students the basics of critical thinking with an emphasis on science.
Coursera. Online instruction from various universities.
Codecademy. learn computer language. :) Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.
Education Portal Academy. The Education Portal Academy helps students to earn credit by watching free videos, taking free quizzes, and passing a CLEP exam. Education Portal Academy's 24 instructors bri ng a diverse array of experience and expertise to each course, and the price is right for this great resource.
Alison. On-line adult education. Looks like a fascinating site to delve into.
Norton Field Guide to Writing. A guide to helping highschool and college students write better essays and what not. As a much praised classic guide to writing, and has long been used in college level English courses. Their website contains much of the material in the original book, plus an online handbook, exercises, genre writing tips, and much more. It is an excellent resource for high school & college students, and even better now that it does not require any registration.
Math Textbooks OnLine. Simply what is says. Why pay for a textbook if you can get it free?
Admissions Details to Advanced Education
Here's a helpful blog. When It Rains. Be prepared for more than you ever wanted to know about Ontario university admissions for home schooled students and related content including how to home school for high school and still get into university and standardized testing as an alternative to a high school diploma.
College Plus. Comprehensive dual credit for ages 14-16. CollegePlus! is a revolutionary Christian based distance learning program helping students earn their fully accredited bachelor’s degree in a fraction of the time and cost of the traditional university system.
University of Western Ontario. Application form for homeschooled youth.
higher ed for home learners. This is a forum created to encourage dialogue about the transition of Canadian homeschooled students into post-secondary education. We invite home educating families and anyone with an interest in broadening our understanding of the admissions process in Canada to join and share their knowledge and experience. This list is sponsored by the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents and is part of our ongoing investigation into this issue. Yahoo group.
University Admissions.
This website has information for:
The Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents. To help you explore your post-secondary options, we've gathered some information on existing university and college admissions policies. You can also find out what OFTP is doing to improve the ease with which homelearners gain admittance to higher education in Ontario.
College Plus. Comprehensive dual credit for ages 14-16. CollegePlus! is a revolutionary Christian based distance learning program helping students earn their fully accredited bachelor’s degree in a fraction of the time and cost of the traditional university system.
University of Western Ontario. Application form for homeschooled youth.
higher ed for home learners. This is a forum created to encourage dialogue about the transition of Canadian homeschooled students into post-secondary education. We invite home educating families and anyone with an interest in broadening our understanding of the admissions process in Canada to join and share their knowledge and experience. This list is sponsored by the Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents and is part of our ongoing investigation into this issue. Yahoo group.
University Admissions.
This website has information for:
- traditional high school graduates applying to university with a high school diploma
- students who left high school without earning a diploma but want to attend university
- alternatively-educated students applying to university without a high school diploma
- homeschoolers applying to university without a high school diploma
- adults (mature students) applying to university with or without a high school diploma
The Ontario Federation of Teaching Parents. To help you explore your post-secondary options, we've gathered some information on existing university and college admissions policies. You can also find out what OFTP is doing to improve the ease with which homelearners gain admittance to higher education in Ontario.
Parenting Helps
Prodigal Planet.Prodigal Planet is a place for Christian parents to come when they are struggling with their teens. It is for the parent with a past, who is struggling to raise Christian kids with no background to to pull from.
It is for parents with prodigal kids, who for one reason or another are making choices we never wanted for their lives, such as drugs, alcohol, sexual activity, same sex relationships, self-mutilation.
It is a place where we can safely process this stuff that we’re dealing with. No judgments. No accusations. No criticism. Just loving support as we all try to love our kids despite the things that they do.
And sometimes we’ll ask, loudly, WHAT PLANET ARE THEY FROM?! And other parents will just nod in agreement.
It is for parents with prodigal kids, who for one reason or another are making choices we never wanted for their lives, such as drugs, alcohol, sexual activity, same sex relationships, self-mutilation.
It is a place where we can safely process this stuff that we’re dealing with. No judgments. No accusations. No criticism. Just loving support as we all try to love our kids despite the things that they do.
And sometimes we’ll ask, loudly, WHAT PLANET ARE THEY FROM?! And other parents will just nod in agreement.
