Saskatchewan Home Based Educators

About US

Contact information:

SASKATCHEWAN HOME BASED EDUCATORS INC.
BOX 8541
SASKATOON SK S7K 6K6

Board member email addresses and contact information are below:

- General Questions, email the
 

Board Members

Here is a map of the zone divisions for SHBE. (These are different from the new amalgamated Saskatchewan School Divisions here.).

Zone 1 - South East

Vacant
Please contact any other SHBE Director
or the for assistance

Zone 2 - South West

Please contact any other SHBE Director
or the for assistance

Zone 3 - Regina & Area

- President
98 Sangster Blvd Regina, S4R 6L5
Phone 306-584-3992

Zone 4 - Saskatoon & Area

Vacant
Please contact any other SHBE Director
or the for assistance

Zone 5 - North East

Box 2889 Nipawin, S0E 1E0
Phone 862-2529

Zone 6 - North West

- Treasurer
Box 2498 Meadow Lake, S9X 1Z5
Phone 236-5086

Past President

- Past President
Box 8 Main Centre, S0H 2V0
Phone: 784-2797

Director at large


60 Tibbits Road Regina ,S4S 2Z1
Phone 585-0444

Director at large

Vacant

Director at large

Vacant

 

Journal

- Journal Editor
- Journal Liaison

 

Membership Information

SHBE Membership Application

Saskatchewan Home Based Educators Inc. (SHBE) is the official voice of home-based educators in Saskatchewan. We assist in creating a positive social network and a positive political environment for all those who choose home-based education. We also provide supportive, social and instructional resources for our members

SHBE is a non-profit corporation governed by a volunteer board made up of home-based educators from all areas of Saskatchewan.

SHBE Bylaws

Non-profit corporations act.

Having our database accurate and up-to-date saves costs. Therefore, if your address or email changes please notify the . If you are no longer homeschooling and/or would like to be removed from our mailing lists, please notify the
 

Benefits of SHBE membership:

Information: This includes brochures in libraries, information packets, production of booklets.

Newsletter: We prepare a quarterly newsletter with a wide range of topics on homeschooling. We try to have Saskatchewan content.

Convention: We plan an annual convention with workshops, speakers, and both new and used curriculum from suppliers coming from across Canada and the US.

Networking: We put you in touch with others who teach their children at home.

Advocacy: We provide assistance in working with local school boards and at the provincial level. We maintain a seat on the Provincial Review Board Committee by assignment from the Minister of Education.

Local Support Groups: We encourage the formation of local groups and provide help in getting started.

Regional Information: The province is divided into seven zones to facilitate communication.

Meetings and Seminars: Throughout the year, we offer a variety of informational meetings. Once a year we do a "Can I Do This?" Seminar.

Website: We offer a maintained site for use with the internet. We offer a maintained helpdesk  to answer questions.

WHAT is SHBE? 

SHBE is a collection of hundreds of homeschool families in the province governed by a volunteer board of elected homeschool members.
SHBE is the official voice for home based educators in SK.  
SHBE assists in creating a positive network and a positive political environment for those who choose home based education. 
SHBE provides supportive, social, and instructional resources to our membership.

As a grassroots organization, our strength is in the involvement of our membership. Your membership makes it easier for others to home educate by identifying with SHBE as it negotiates with school boards and the Department of Learning.  Numbers DO count!

The Rights of Home-Based Educators In Saskatchewan

As a home-based educator, you have the following rights:
The Right to educate your child according to your conscientious beliefs;
The Right to privacy including freedom from home visits;
The Right to protection from intrusions by officials;
The Right to choose or make any curriculum for your children;
The Right to choose the approach, method and philosophy you want for your family.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states:

  • 2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
    (a)Freedom of conscience and religion;

     
  • "Freedom embraces
    both
    the absence of coercion and constraint,
    and
    the right to manifest beliefs and practices.”
    (Home-Based Education Parent’s Handbook)

 

Convention

Our next convention will be held in Saskatoon.

The 2011 Convention marks the 20th Annual Year and is looking for special ideas. Email is you have any ideas

 

 

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