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For those students in Grades 9-12, the High School Program Choices Form is filled out annually with your facilitator. This helps your student to take greater ownership of their education in these important years.

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This is the legacy notification system for submitting notification via email, fax, or mail. Click here to use the highly secure, streamlined online system.

Welcome to the Notification page! Scroll to the bottom for a helpful how-to video, or read on.

To join us, please complete a Notification Form for each child and one Family Form for your family information. We also require a copy of your child’s Canadian Birth Certificate (or proof of Canadian Citizenship). You may include an Education Program Plan (Part D) now, or send it to us separately. (Please note, the deadline for us to submit student data to AB Education is September 29. Please send your paperwork before then.)

The forms are fairly straightforward, though one common question on the Notification Form is regarding the Declaration by Parent (Part B), and the two checkboxes below. If you check the first box, you indicate that you will be using Alberta Curriculum at home, fulfilling all of the same outcomes as you would in school. The second option (most used by home educators) means that you will be creating your own plan for your child, using curricula that suit your goals and your child's learning style so long as your child works toward achieving the “Schedule of Learning Outcomes for Students Receiving Home Education Programs That Do Not Follow the Alberta Programs of Study”. You may view the Schedule of Learning Outcomes here. Please sign the form (both parents if possible), date it, and fax, mail, or scan and email it to us.

If you wish to receive Student Photo ID cards, useful for gaining discounts, free entry into some museums, etc), you may download and print from your Parent Portal Account. Instructions can be found here.

Once we have received your notification, we will contact you to let you know they have arrived. A facilitator will be matched to your family, and will make contact. If you would like immediate contact with a facilitator, please let us know. We look forward to serving you.

Home Education Notification Form:

Family Form:

You may attach your completed paperwork below to send to WISDOM as an encrypted file. You may email, fax or mail the family form, notification form and program plan, but we recommend that you send identification documents (passport/birth certificate) using the form below. Files will be encrypted and sent over a secure network.

If you do not wish to use the encrypted sender below, you may email the notification form to office@wisdomhomeschooling.com, or mail it to us at: WISDOM Home Schooling Box 78 Derwent, AB T0B 1C0.

Document submission

NOTE: We will respond to your submission within two business days. If you do not hear from us, please send your files again, because they have not come through.

Mediated Learning Program Manager

Thérèse McDonald: therese@wisdomhomeschooling.com 

WHAT IS DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT?

Dynamic Assessment (DA) is a service offered to parents through WISDOM’s Mediated Learning Program.

As the method used is mediational, this assessment is an interactive learning assessment, not a static test. The child has opportunity to learn and use strategies while being assessed and experiences an immediate personal change in ability to think.

During the assessment the parent acts as an observer, while the trained assessor presents the child with a series of instruments (problems to solve) that allow the assessor to evaluate the way the learner overcomes difficulties. The child is gently challenged with a variety of learning situations and is mediated throughout the experience. From this process, the parents are given information about what thinking processes (cognitive functions) need strengthening.

 “DA is a unique learning experience for both the parent and child which brings to light the many areas where successful learning has happened already, and points to the most effective ways to continue the journey. Dynamic Assessment is a positive experience for the child. Learners usually emerge from the assessment with more confidence in their learning, optimism that they are not stuck in their challenges, and a sense of hope for their future. DA gives parents information as to how their child learns best, where learning is fragile and where it is strong. It is a valuable step in making brain changes that will bring your child to a place of solid success as a learner." -DA assessor

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM A DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT?

Consider assessment if your child is experiencing learning difficulties that have been occurring over time (where a pattern exists), in order to give you greater insight into what the causes may be.

It is also helpful to the parent who wishes to know more about how their child thinks, see areas of giftedness, and gain deeper perspective on existing strengths.

The minimum age for assessment is recommended to be no younger than eight years old. A Dynamic Assessment usually takes five hours, with breaks provided- more or less time may be needed. The length of the DA can be discussed with the assessor.

Parents are briefed as soon as the assessment is complete, and first impressions are shared by the assessor. The results of the assessment are then examined thoroughly at the assessor’s office, and a written report is provided to parents. Recommendations are made and follow up support is offered.

It is strongly recommended that parents attend a Mediated Learning parent-training workshop before proceeding with an assessment for their child. Please discuss this with the assessor or program manager when making an appointment for assessment.

Assessments take place in Edmonton, Mundare, Derwent and Calgary, and may be arranged in other locations. This can be discussed when making an appointment.

WISDOM students are eligible for an educational subsidy that covers most of the assessment cost. The pre-subsidized rate is $1200, but WISDOM parents pay only $500.

For more information or to arrange an assessment appointment call the WISDOM office.

See Also: What's the Difference between Psycho-educational Assessment and Dynamic Assessment?

As their teacher, you will assess your child's progress on an ongoing basis, using the methods you detail in your Education Program Plan. From the Alberta Home Education Regulation: "4(1)  A parent providing a home education program to a student, (a) must conduct an evaluation of the progress of the student at regular intervals and maintain a record of the methods and dates of those evaluations, (b) must maintain dated samples of student work and a general record of the student’s activities."  In addition to dated samples of student work, this may include photos of student projects, parent journal notes.

The Facilitator Evaluation is completed twice annually during your facilitator visit. Your facilitator will complete a portfolio review and interview, and the resulting evaluation forms part of your official student record. This basis of the evaluation is your Education Program Plan (EPP), meaning that student progress is compared to their own ability and not to other students.

The evaluation is designed to capture the initial level of the student in the Fall, and then measure their progress up to the point of the Spring visit.

Part A (Evaluation by Parents) is not strictly required.  Part A is, in most cases, extremely helpful to the student, parent, and facilitator, and therefore to be completed by default. It is based on the desirable personal characteristics in the Schedule of Learner Outcomes. It is recommended, as part of educating the whole child, but a parent may wish to opt out of completing any part, or the entirety of Part A. 

Part B, Academic Achievement, is the facilitator evaluation of student progress, based on the parents' EPP. Additional commentary is added as desired. From the Alberta Home Education Regulation "1(c): “evaluation” means a judgment as to the quality, worth or value of a response, product or performance of a student in a particular year, based on the activities selected by a parent to be focused on in a home education program for that year pursuant to section 3(3)." This means that learning may be demonstrated by multiple means, from oral, to portfolio and samples of work, to photos and discussion.

Evaluation 1   Evaluation 2

We are happy to provide links to additional resources that come from sources outside of WISDOM. If you have a resource to share with us, please let us know.

For more, please click on the links below, or on the menu at the right.

• Extras Available for WISDOM Families
• WISDOM Family Facebook Group
• Speech Language Pathology in Bonnyville or Online
• Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Psychology Through AISCA
• Alberta Home School Support Groups
• Home School Curriculum Suppliers
• Useful Sites and Educational Links
• Tutors For Hire Around Alberta
• Alberta Education Information and Resources
• Athletes In Action Summer Camps
• Mental Health Resources
• AHS Pediatric Rehabilitation Services

The links on this page are presented as a resource for visitors to WISDOM's website. WISDOM takes no responsibility for the content of these sites and the presence of a link here does not imply any endorsement of a site, the services offered, or the information that site may contain.

Conference Details Register Now Presenters Exhibitors Resources Schedule

Register by February 13 for early bird prices! 

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 Home Schooling High School & Beyond Conference, themed Ignite Your Potential!

📍 Spruce Grove Alliance Church 250 Century Rd, Spruce Grove
📅 Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28, 2026
💵 Early bird prices: $85 per person or $295 per family
💵 After Feburary 13: $100 per person or $350 per family

This two-day conference is designed to inspire, equip, and energize home educated students (ange 12+) and their parents as they navigate the high school years and look ahead to life beyond graduation. 

Friday will focus on discovery, with hands-on breakout sessions and mini-workshops that help students explore interests, strengths, and real-world skills, framed by engaging keynote talks.

Saturday will feature inspiring speakers and rich opportunities to connect with post-secondary institutions, employment pathways, and career inspiration, helping students envision what’s possible and take meaningful next steps.

Last year’s conference filled to a wait list, and we expect the same this year. Space is limited, so we encourage families to register early to avoid disappointment.

Register by February 13 for early bird prices and join us for an unforgettable weekend designed to ignite confidence, curiosity, and purpose. 

We look forward to welcoming you in March!

Are you ready to improve your child's learning?

WISDOM's workshops will help you apply mediated learning in your home. If you are a parent who learns by doing, you will find our workshop format very helpful.

In-Person: Day-long, practical, hands-on events are available in major centres across the province. After a day of immersing yourself in mediational methods, you will be surprised at how easy it is to have an immediate and lasting impact on the way you home school.

Online: Join a series of  2-hour sessions that will include instruction, parent participation, and opportunity for Q & A. As participants meet in a virtual classroom, a strong internet connection and a microphone/speaker are required.

Materials for the Mediated Learning workshops are protected by copyright. Recording of any session is prohibited.

Click here for upcoming ML workshops.

About Our Workshops

Foundations

• Spark learning for every student: challenged to gifted.
• Through activities, discussions, and skill-building exercises, get a solid grasp of the foundations of the mediational teaching method; learn to apply it to any child, using any curriculum.
• Understand how the brain learns best and how Mediated Learning can be incorporated into family life.
• Access tools that make learning engaging and meaningful for your child.
• Explore the importance of parent/child attachment and learn ways to keep it healthy.
• Discover problem-solving techniques that help to strengthen cognitive weaknesses.
• Leave the workshop with firm personal and family goals in place, as well as a plan to achieve them.

The Foundations Workshop is a recommended, though not required, prerequisite to attending any other Mediated Learning workshop.

Behaviour

• Go from conflict to cooperation.
• Find positive ways of addressing behavioural challenges.
• Grow in skills which help in dealing with delays, blocking, fear of failure, fear of succeeding, lack of confidence, and argumentative behaviour.
• Learn nine key areas of living, performance, and stability.
• Engage in personal and group activities that will increase your ability to identify learning barriers and address frustration.
• Bring your home to new place of success and peace.

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Critical Thinking

• Brain building workshop.
• Use Mediated Learning in practical ways: Focus on logic, organization, problem-solving, and planning.
• Learn specific strategies to focus the learner on thinking processes and awareness of change. “How did you solve that problem?” “What did you use?” “How can you help yourself?”
• Learn the kinds of questions that trigger critical thinking and help children become solution-focused.
• Become more confident in applying Mediated Learning to any challenge.

Reading and Math

• There is no such thing as stuck.
• Use Mediated Learning to work past reading and math difficulties.
• Explore readiness.
• Learn about perception challenges (dyslexia/dyscalculia) and how to work with your child.
• Learn the roots of reading and math issues, and direct this knowledge toward a fresh start for children wounded by negative experience.
• Receive tips and proven strategies.

 Challenges

• Go from struggle to success.
• Explore student attitude and belief by using the mediational method.
• Assess weaknesses and strengths.
• Help children struggling with focus, memory, confusion, processing, frustration, planning and learning delays.
• Come away with an action plan.
• Come away with hope; moving from "I can't." to "I can."

Mediating High school

• For youth 13 and older, with at least one parent attending.
• Directed to students, helping them become more self-directed.
• Focus on goal-setting, staying motivated, healthy study and healthy living.
• Receive effective tools for becoming more responsible and mature.
• Learn to self-mediate, to ask meaningful questions, and to grow as critical thinkers.
• Explore “calling”.
• Take charge of behaviour and learn to plan for the future.

Screen Impact

Technology: Finding Balance

• How much is too much?
• Learn the signs of too much screen time and what to do when there is.
• Learn how to find and maintain a healthy balance in your home.

Fees and Schedule

Online Workshops

Offered to WISDOM families in 3 weekly sessions. 

In-Person Workshops

Let us know if you'd like one in your region.

Click here for upcoming workshops

Check back frequently for updates and changes.

"The presenters did a wonderful job! Loved that we did activities that were challenging. It was a good reminder for me to understand my children better and to have more patience and understanding when they don't grasp a concept right away."

— WISDOM mom