Home Education Academic Program School

Home Educators,
Home Education Academic Program School (HEAPS) is a site for home educators, teachers looking for materials for their classrooms, and students enrolled in public or private schools who are looking for a supplement to their normal coursework. Why HEAPS? The name encompasses the terms home educators use when searching the Internet, ie: home, education, academic, program, school. The intent was to tap into as much search traffic as possible, and at the same time, spell out the catchy acronym, HEAPS. As time goes on, this site will contain "heaps" of information which home educators can use for free. Please contribute content to this site. Thank you for visiting.
Howie

Hey, if this is a Home Education site, then why is the information presented in a public school format?

Regardless of what you may think about public or private schools, these institutions do provide much of the basic information most students need before entering college. Most parents who are now home educating their children, once attended these same institutions. Presenting the HEAPS curriculum in a public school format is simply a way to provide parents engaged in the daunting task of home education an easy way to gauge the progress of their children in relation to the "normal" institutionalized kids. This format also makes it easier for parents with children attending school to use this site.

Keep in mind the age and grade divisions on this site are merely guidelines. You should always allow your child to progress at a speed he or she feels comfortable with. There is really no reason why an 8-year-old cannot be doing high-school level math if the child is ready and enjoys the subject.

HEAPS is divided into 8 main sections:

Preschool - This section contains information about babies and toddlers thru age 5 with limited emphasis on Science, Math, English, and Social Studies.
Elementary School - This section contains topics which a child 6-11 years of age might learn while attending Elementary School from Kindergarten thru 5th grade.
Middle School - This section contains topics which an adolescent 12-14 years of age might learn while attending Middle School from 6th grade thru 8th grade.
High School - This section contains topics which a young adult 15-18 years of age might learn while attending High School from 9th grade thru 12th grade.

Science - This is the main science category which is divided into subjects and finally into detailed topics.
Math - This is the main math category which is divided into subjects and finally into detailed topics.
English - This is the main English category which is divided into subjects and finally into detailed topics.
Social Studies - This is the main social studies category which is divided into subjects and finally into detailed topics. Note: Humanities is included in this category since many of the subjects are typically included in the social sciences category.

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