Welcome to the Home School Association of Switzerland
People who can afford private education for their children are a minority. Many families, however, find it possible to teach their children at home. This can be done economically in their own living room. at the kitchen table, in a spare office or in a special room designated as their own learning center. Home education is the private school alternative that's possible for everyone. The teachers are Mom and Dad, who lead their children to discover the love of learning, the world around them and all that is needed for life using educational materials that they choose themselves.
Families who choose this fulfilling way can count on a great deal of experience and success from the English speaking world where home education has been successfully practiced for many generations. In Switzerland, however, the number of families and children taught at home are much fewer. For this reason, the Home School Association of Switzerland has an important role. The association provides support for families choosing this education alternative through networking with other families, through membership events, excursions and individual consultation.
Call for support
On August 1st, 2008, the laws in Canton Bern were changed. Before the change, home educators were only required to notify the local school department of their choice. After the change, home educators must be approved by the local school inspector in order to educate their own children. The reason for this change was based on the following: "Canton Bern needs an enforecable regulation for private education in oder that a permit for private education could later be revoked if necessary." In the realm of the current revisions of the public education law (Volksschulgesetztes - REVOS 2012), there are a variety of political positions which would like to further restrict private education as defined in Article 71 of the public education law. Families who have taken the responsibility to teach their children at home have consider these forays inappropriate and unnecessary. Little more than two years have passed since the last law change. Home education is a valuable alternative to public school and provides society with children who are diverse and connect well with society. Please support the Bitte unterstützen Sie Public Interest Group for Private Educatoin in Bern by signing the position paper - Positionspapier (Currently only in German). Thank you!
New color brochures
Two new brochures have been printed in German. French and English translations will come in time. The brochures present home education and provide many reasons why this choice is a good one. Special requirements, learning tempo and methods are also discussed.
Freedom in education and parental rights. Building families is not a job of the state. It happens because of the free choice of citizens to join together and raise children. Nevertheless, the State engages increasingly for the sake of children and for the sake of business so that parents do not need to take responsibility to teach and train their children. Raising children is not the job of the state. The state cannot care and love like parents can.
The brochures can be ordered from us for a small fee.
Contact: info@bildungzuhause.ch
