Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:06:04 +0000
From: Erik <anarchie-AT-buelinckx.net>
Subject: Re: homeschooling


At 15:14 -0600 15-12-1999, Sandi & Scott Spaeth wrote:
i snipped the rest (but was really glad you answered, it cleared some
things for me; thanks)

...>
> Which brings up something Sandi asked, is homeschooling legal in Belgium?

Well they tthe powers that be) managed to let people think that going to
school is obliged. It isn't. But the children have the right for an
education until they are 18 (or 16, i'm not sure). WHich means you can do
homeschooling.

But there is one thing to keep in mind: there are some requirements to be
met at the end of the education. I don't know how this is done. There
exists a sort of exam that people can do when f.i. they didn't finish
school with a diploma when they were young. It gives the possibility to get
a document enabling you to do further studies.

Officially there are nation wide (well in fcat they are different for the
dutch speaking an dfrenchspeaking part but that's a completely different
discussion) requirements to be met, they are called "eindtermen" = end
terms and exist for the different levels and grades of school. So in one
way or another the system shall control this.

Erik