An Evening with Dr. Brian Ray
Let’s Flip the Question: Why Would You Ever Stop Homeschooling?
When: Friday, April 4, 7-9:30 pm
Where: Spruce Grove Alliance Church
Why homeschool? A better question is—why stop?
Join us for a powerful and thought-provoking evening with Dr. Brian Ray, a leading international expert on homeschooling research and the president of the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI). With over 40 years of research and experience, Dr. Ray challenges conventional thinking about education, exploring the philosophy, history, and real-world outcomes of homeschooling.
This talk will equip, challenge, and encourage attendees—whether you're new to homeschooling, a seasoned veteran, or simply exploring your options. Dr. Ray will engage with deep yet accessible questions about truth, education, and the future, backed by research and real-life application.
Who should attend?
- Parents considering or committed to homeschooling
- Educators and advocates for alternative learning paths
- Anyone interested in the philosophy and efficacy of homeschooling
High School Conference 2025 - Join Our Wait List!
Our conference is now full. We encourage you to add your name to our waiting list! Our Friday evening session with Dr. Brian Ray still has standalone registration spots available for those not able to attend the conference.
Chart your course with us as we explore all of the angles of home schooling through high school with confidence. Enjoy talks, a panel/round-table discussion, post-secondary institutions, career inspiration booths, home schooling experts, a Friday breakout session for teens, and more. This conference is for parents and students aged 12+.
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We're Hiring: Home School Advisor
Would you like to join our team? We are seeking a part-time Home School Advisor. Send your letter of introduction and your resume to hr@gilbertineinstitute.com.
Job Purpose
Provide family support to new and existing home educating families, handle related administrative tasks, gather and disseminate information, and prepare required reports or packages.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Respond to emails and phone calls
- Provide information and support via phone, email and postal mail
- Provide advice on home education options from kindergarten through high school
- Provide curriculum resource recommendations and recommended approaches
- Help parents troubleshoot all levels, especially common home education struggles
- Drafting communications to families we serve, as well as to potential clients
- Call families to collect necessary paperwork
- Administrative tasks including data entry and paper handling
- Provide access to and manage programs and services in support of home schooling parents
- Represent home education program at conferences and meetings
Qualifications & Personal Qualities
- Home education experience is required, as either a home schooled graduate or home educating parent; greater than 5 years’ experience is strongly preferred
- Reliable, punctual, with excellent attention to detail and critical thinking skills
- Friendly and outgoing, with genuine care and a desire to serve the home school community
- Dedication to task completion
- Excellent verbal and written expression
- The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and as an effective part of a team
- Strong computer skills with experience in excel and word processing programs
Working Conditions
Working from Derwent office. Part time, wage status. Some evenings and Saturdays required during high seasons. Four weeks paid vacation at times specified by management.
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We're Hiring: Home Education Facilitator
Would you like to join our team? We are seeking applicants for the position of Home Education Facilitator. Send your letter of introduction and your resume to hr@gilbertineinstitute.com.
The Gilbertine Institute is seeking a home education facilitator to join the WISDOM Home Schooling division for the upcoming school year. A Facilitator is an Alberta-certificated teacher employed by the associate private school to conduct at least 2 evaluations of the progress of the home educated student in each school year, and offering important support and resources to home educating parents. At all times, the Facilitator’s services will be consistent with the Alberta Education Act, the Alberta Home Education Regulation, and all Gilbertine Institute administrative policies, procedures, and regulations.
Earlybird Renotification Draw
Is your family coming back to WISDOM next year? Renotify now and be entered to win $200 that you can use toward online courses, any items in the WISDOM web shop, or with your favourite purchase order curriculum vendor!
The first draw is on March 4 for anyone who renotified by the end of February. Subsequent draws will be at the beginning of each month through June, with February renotifications having the most chances to win prizes.
BONUS: Get TWO entries on June 1 if your EPP is submitted to your facilitator by May 31.
Join us for WISDOM’s Family Camp
Join us for WISDOM’s Family Camp, celebrating 30 years of WISDOM Home Schooling!
WISDOM began as a way to meet the needs at the heart of home schooling families, with service offered ‘by home schoolers, for home schoolers’. That passion for this amazing lifestyle continues to this day, as we continue to work to help parents teach their whole child. Join us at this fun family camp to connect with other WISDOM families, reminisce, and celebrate!
We're Hiring: SIS Data Entry Clerk
Would you like to join our team? We are seeking a temporary SIS Data Entry Clerk. Send your letter of introduction and your resume to hr@gilbertineinstitute.com.
Job Purpose
Gather and capture student information into our SIS, prepare and file student records, be passionate about our mission to help families flourish.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Entering new and updated student information.
- Prepares source data for computer entry.
- Sorting, scanning, filing of paper and digital student records following procedure and appropriate quality control methods.
- Establishes entry priorities.
- Processes student source documents by reviewing data for discrepancies.
- Resolves discrepancies by using standard procedures and obtaining further information for incomplete documents.
- Maintains data entry requirements by following SIS techniques and procedures.
- Verifies entered student data by reviewing, correcting, deleting, or reentering data.
- Maintains FOIP and PIPA standards and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Communicate with school administrators across the province to ensure proper sharing of student documents and information.
- Maintains operations by following policies and procedures and reporting needed changes to the Senior SIS Data Manager.
- Contributes to team effort by answering phones and emails, offering support to parents and students as needed. Communicate with parents and other jurisdictions to resolve overlapping enrolments
- Provide phone support to parents
- Represent home school administration at events as needed
Qualifications & Personal Qualities
- No previous education or experience necessary
- Home schooling graduate or home educating parent strongly preferred
- High School Completion required
- Strong computer skills and previous experience with PASI and SIS are considered strong assets
- Must have the ability to concentrate for lengthy periods and have excellent attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a desire to serve
Working Conditions
FTE or continuous variable-time, wage status. Some evenings and weekends may be required.