HOME SCHOOLING:
For information about specific curriculum options, please go to the Homeschool Curriculum page.
The Cathy Duffy Reviews website has homeschool curriculum reviews for a tremendous variety of curriculum options. Cathy Duffy also publishes a book (available in print and electronic versions) of her 102 top picks with questionnaires and charts, to help "readers through the process of figuring out their preferences in terms of philosophy of education, learning styles, and goal setting," and an e-book entitled How To Choose Homeschool Curriculum.
PACE, the Professional Association of Cross-Cultural Consultants in Education, has developed an ebook, available online, to help parents to prepare to homeschool children on the mission field. Their website also has an audio interview with Debra Bell on homeschooling.
The Home School Legal Defence Association provides legal advice in the event that parents encounter problems with the authorities regarding home education. Their website contains many helpful articles on homeschooling: what is homeschooling, how to homeschool on a budget, homeschooling with special needs kids, learning and teaching styles, choosing curriculum, testing, record keeping, and homeschooling through high school. The HSLDA provides discount membership to full-time missionaries. Contact them directly for the discount code at applications@hslda.org.
UMBRELLA SCHOOLS:
An umbrella school is a private school with which homeschoolers can register. They provide a variety of services which can include assistance in choosing curriculum, keeping records, assessing student work, and setting goals. They also create a high school transcript and diploma for enrolled students upon their completion of a course of study. Some umbrella schools have a very specific course of study that must be completed, while others provide more latitude for parent and student discretion in choice of courses. There are hundreds of umbrella schools to choose from. A few are linked below.
SOURCES FOR CURRICULUM MATERIALS:
Rainbow Resource Center is probably the largest retailer of homeschool materials with thousands of curriculum options as well as other educational products for children of all ages and abilities. They offer a 15% discount to missionaries. To get the discount, either order by phone, mentioning that you are a missionary when you place the order, or write a note about being a missionary in the 'Comments' section when ordering online.
Christian Book Distributors and Timberdoodle are both Christian companies that sell a variety of homeschool materials and educational products.
The Book Depository sells discounted new books with free shipping worldwide.
Better World Books sells used books with free shipping worldwide.
ARTICLES ON HOMESCHOOLING OVERSEAS:
Mary's Musings, a homeschool mom's blog, has a list of curriculum providers that offer a discount for missionaries. Be sure to scroll down and read the comments where more companies are listed.
Sonlight curriculum publishers have a great article on homeschooling overseas, including a discussion of benefits and challenges and some suggestions for overcoming the obstacles.
World Family Education has a series of articles for expats about home educating overseas.