Homeschooling in Sweden

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Bhavna Team

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BhavnaTeam20 November 2019 04:32:18

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Hello everyone,

Homeschooling your children as an expat in Sweden will definitely come with its load of challenges. Here is a special call to parents who are already homeschooling their children or who plan on doing so to share any information they might have.

Should you opt for homeschooling, is it legal in Sweden ? Do you require to register your child or do you need any kind of permission / exemption from the authorities ? If it is not legal, what alternative option/s do you have ?

How do you go about getting all the necessary educational resources (books, syllabus, notes etc) to pursue your childrens education in Sweden ? Does it depend on the curriculum ?

What do you add in your homeschooling techniques to help educate your child that might not be offered or available in traditional schooling ?

How do you socialise homeschooled children in Sweden by providing them opportunities to interact with other children ?

If you have any interest in homeschooling, could you please share your views on the pros and cons ?

Thank you for sharing your experience,
Bhavna

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guestposter15352Guest21 November 2019 10:18:58

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It is not legal in Sweden. There are exceptions to this only if a child has a special kind of sickness but stil how, by whom or where etc. decided by authorities.

Even asylum seekers children who stil have not got there papers done are under this law, age 6 to 18 must be at school or some kind of a school activity which arranged by the authorities.

If someone is interested in further more information about how the education system works in Sweden you can read everything here https://sweden.se/society/education-in-sweden/

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