Australian Internet Support Groups, Forums and Mailing Lists

Please visit the sites for a full description of their nature and membership requirements. If you know of an Australian home education forum or internet support group relevant to Australian home educators that is not listed here please send the details to Beverley for inclusion on this page.

Homeschool Australia Frequently Asked Questions List - no question on any aspect of home education is considered irrelevant. A friendly, moderated list dedicated to sharing advice and tips.
Subscribe: HomeschoolAustraliaFAQ-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Homeschool Australia  Newsletter List - once or twice a month you'll receive an announcement about the arrival of the latest online issue of the free newsletter, Homeschool Australia.
Subscribe: HomeschoolAustraliaNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Home Education Association Forums

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeEdConnect/?yguid=212007340 isan "all inclusive" place to make introductions and seek out those that may want to
interact off the list in some way for support and friendships.

Secular Unschooling Australia This is a group where members can discuss learning and unschooling, share resources and offer support to each other as we guide our children down the life long learning path. The group is secular in nature. Anyone who is happy to respect this, is welcome to join.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homeschool_Victoria/ is a new group for homeschoolers and anyone thinking of homeschooling in Victoria, Australia. All questions and opinions welcome, discussions on various curriculums, natural learners, unschoolers etc.

Australian Homeschool Events: this group offers a place to advertise events and activities any where in Australia.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AusHSevents/

There is a new Australian homeschool forum called Joyous Learning:
http://joyouslearni ng.free-forums. org/

Gold Coast Natural Learners Anita - Ph 0405 711 791 thejeffrees@mysoul.com.au http://www.goldcoasths.zoomshare.com/0.html

Gold Coast/Logan homeschoolers invite other homeschoolers from wherever to particpate in their forum:
http://www.ourworld wideclassroom. com/forum

Home Education SA - keep in touch with other South Australian home educators. A busy, friendly group.
Subscribe: home-education-sa-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Related Link: http://sahome-ed.beverleypaine.com/

Learning Naturally - focussing on children learning at home naturally; family centred learning, interest, 'delight' led learning...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/learningnaturally/

Vegan Natural Learners
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/vegannatur allearners

Sydney Natural Learners

Eastern Suburbs meeting fortnightly in members homes. For more information subscribe to the yahoo group: Eastern_Suburbs_homeschool@yahoogroups.com or email Karen.wade@optusnet.com.au

For families Homeschooling children on the autistic spectrum:
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/HENASD/

Brisbane UnSchoolers (BUS)
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/brisbaneunschoolers /

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints homeschool forum listed at ausldshomeeducation@yahoogroups.com

There is a new forum for Perth Homeschoolers:
www.perthhomeschoolers.com

Australian Catholic Homeschoolers - This group is for Catholic homeschoolers in Australia, with the intent of encouraging and supporting each member in their vocation within their 'little church' in the home.

Homeschooling Teens Yahoo Group - This group is open for all parents of home educated teens. The group focus is to support each other in a compassionate approach to parenting. The group scope includes exploration of teen developent and needs that are peculiar to home educating families as well as sharing of resources, ideas and philosophies.

Newcastle active homeschool community that organises events and activities each term. Forum:
http://hunterhomeed .proboards100. com/index. cgi?

Education Resources Clayfield QLD, Errol Hedges - For teachers, homeschoolers, educators, tutors, students of all grade levels (K-12), anyone involved in the education-industry, or just someone who has a love of knowledge and learning.

Aussie Homeschool Classified
This message board is primarily for Australian Homeschoolers to swap or sell curriculum- new or second hand or to share resources, online links, homeschool businesses or retailers. You will need to register to use this site.
http://homeschoolads.proboards51.com/index.cgi
http://homeschoolads.proboards51.com/index.cgi?board=forsale

Homeschooling Aspie's (Asperger's) in Australia
This group is for parents who are home educating a child or children with Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism in Australia. Hopefully we can share ideas on home ed methods or styles that have worked with our Aspie kids and can support each other on this (sometimes) challenging path.

Stepping Stones for Home Educators Kids List sshedkidz@australia.edu
To subscribe send an email to homeschool-request@australia.edu with the word 'subscribe' in the body of the message

Australian Unschoolers - Are you new to 'home' education? Are you thinking about 'home' educating? Would you like to help others in need of your experience? This group welcomes all 'home' educators but focuses in particular on 'natural' - child controlled - learning and help with government 'requirements' for those living in N.S.W., Australia. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianunschoolers/

There is now a Yahoo group in New Zealand to link Sonlight users in Australasia - NZ and Australian Sonlight users join us!
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/son- in-nz/

Australian Homeschool - This is a list for all homeschoolers - be they religion focused, unschoolers, school-at-home, natural learners or anyone simply interested in the process. We welcome questions and comments on all issues pertaining to home education and just about any topic you can think of. We regularly discuss religion, politics, health issues, parenting practices, discipline concerns, societal happenings and current affairs - there is no such thing as "off topic". We do not always agree and all opinions, regardless of their majority or minority status, are welcomed. http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/australianhomeschool

International discussion group - very active homeschool support group hosted by Ann Zeis, of A2Z Homes'cool fame http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A2Zhomeschool

Leonie has found an email list for parents who work and homeschool: Work and Homeschool

JourneyPlaygroup-owner@yahoogroups.com.au

Australian Unschoolers discussion list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianunschoolers

Eclectic HomeEducators Welcome to ECLECTIC HOME EDUCATORS ! This group is open to all people, who believe in something MORE. We all home school for different reasons and in different ways, but we are similar in our quest to raise, nuture and educate our children. All of our reasons are valid and true. We have been harassed, bashed, treated poorly by friends and family, neighbors, strangers on the street simply because we want the best for our children.

Christian Homeschooling http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristianHomeschoolinginAustralia
This is a group for Christian parents who homeschool their children or who are thinking of homeschooling. It is a group where parents can share their experiences with each other good and no so good in an non threatening environment.

South East Queensland Group This is a group for homeschooling parents all around South East Queensland to share on outings and things going on in the area that will benifit other homschooling families. Feel free to share or even organise things together. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthEastQLDHomeschoolers

Swap or secondhand sell list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PHESwapShop

Aussie Homeschoolers : http://mc2.vicnet.net.au

This group is based on the Central Coast of NWS and is very active. Lots of outings and group learning events.

HOME SCHOOLING IN MILDURA.
This group is for homeschooling families in Mildura.

Autonomous Education Network
This is intended to be a community where Victorian unschoolers, home schoolers, life learners, auto-didacts, their families and other supporters can communicate about absolutely anything (within the suitable content parameters of mc2) amongst people who are supportive of autonomous education.

Waldorf Inspired Homeschooling The Waldorf Inspired Homeschool Support list is a place for Australian families of similar interests to come together. To make contact with others who are already homeschooling or would like to know more about Waldorf Inspired Homeschooling. To enable like minded people to share ideas and just for general support. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Waldorfhomeschool/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/21stCenturyEducation/ - South Australia home education group mainly focussed on legislative reform

World-wide Alternative Learners This list is for Natural Learners and unschoolers from anywhere in the world who believe in child-led, natural learning. It is a list for those who are certain of their choice, and also for those who are learning to let go of school-at-home, and let their children lead the way.

Buddhist Homeschool  This list is for those who are part of the Buddhist faith or simply have a strong interest in it and are homeschooling or planning to homeschool. We accept all Buddhist sects and work to keep our information "generic" to the Dharma and Buddha's teachings. Posting of homeschool-related links is welcome.

ADF HomeEducation Australian Defence Force families who homeschool, or are considering homeschooling! Join the email list to ask questions or share information on homeschooling in different states in Australia.

Aussie Homeschool Resources This message board is primarily for Australian Homeschoolers to swap or sell curriculum- new or second hand or to share resources, online links, homeschool businesses or retailers.

CMandFriends-ANZ  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMandFriends-ANZ
Aussie, Kiwi, New Guinea and nearby region families, using Charlotte Mason-inspired, living books, literature-based, lifestyle of learning and hands-on learning, approaches.

Perth Home Ed Networking List  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PHENetworking/
A place to sharing information on what is happening in and around Perth and to connect with other home based learners in the Perth area.

Perth Home Ed Swap List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PHESwapShop/
A place for home based learners to buy, sell or swap used curriculum, books and other home ed related items.

Strictly-CM-downunder  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Strictly-CM/
This list is for families in Australia, New Zealand and surrounding areas, actively incorporating CM methods in their homeschools. Here we speak only on topics related to the philosophy and methods of Charlotte Mason.

Unschooling Information Forums huge forum with LOTS of topics relating to living and life long learning, frequented by radical unschooling legend Sandra Dodd http://unschooling.info/forum/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/democratic-education/ - the archives of this inactive group have information relating to international curriculum

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Democratic_Education/ - very inactive list: The sole purpose of this listserv is to support the process of analyzing the existence and meaning of the catechism "Democratic Education".

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CCL-LLCs/ - this group was very active in the past and some of the archival posts may be of interest

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Heartlight_DFW/ This group is to discuss the Heartlight DFW philosophy and to give participants the opportunity to ask questions regarding this learning community - relatively inactive list

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LearningCommunities/ The purpose of this list is to discuss deschooling society by " Creating Learning Communities." That is, forms on\f non -school collaborative learning. Like Learniing Circles, Learning Co-ops, Homeschool Support Groups, and Cooperative Life-Long Learning Centers(CCL-LLCs). Read about them on:
http://www.CreatingLearningCommunities.org

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