The Cairns Homeschool Group is open to all homeschooling families in the Cairns region. The group welcomes unschoolers, wildschoolers, school at home families, regular homeschoolers and distance education children of all ages.
Contact Email Cairns Homeschool Group – NEW 2019
The group normally meets on Friday mornings at around 10am bringing snacks or a picnic with us to share.
There is also now a fortnightly “show and tell” group learning on Wednesday mornings. @ 10.30am.
The group arranges activities and excursions and is always open to ideas and suggestions. We would very much appreciate access to local educational sites at special rates, if you could help us with that, please contact us. In return we can offer your organisation valuable exposure via websites and social media.
The group often meets at a local playground or swimming pool when there is no big event planned, we like to mix fun, friendship and play with some educational events for the children. The Cairns Homeschool Group is also an important meeting point for homeschooling mums and dads in the region, some of us can be very isolated in the conventionally-schooled community.
Cairns Homeschool Group Events
We do not publish dates and specifics of meeting times on the internet. If you would like to join our group, or come along to meet some homeschoolers and find out more about how we go about providing our children with the education they deserve, please contact us via the e mail address above. Recent and upcoming homeschool group events include:
A group visit to Tjapuki
Swimming at Cairns Lagoon, The Esplanade
Hip Hop dancing classes
A guided visit to The Botanic Gardens, Cairns.
A tour of Cairns Regional Art Gallery with hands on art activity.
A group reef trip.
A guided visit to The Cattana Wetlands, Cairns
A keeper for the day activity at The Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas.
To Contact Admin ( not Cairns Homeschool Group) at Homeschool Group Hug, please email [email protected]. To contact Cairns Homeschool Group use the email address above. Thanks.
Rose Henry says
Please contact me regarding homeschool group. I would like to be involved.
Rose
Rosemarie Iachelini says
Hi
Im new in Cairns and finding it hard to get in touch with the Cairns homeschooling group. I’ve emailed twice with no reply – are you part of the group? I’m a Rose also!
Kerry says
Hi, I am in the same situation, I have emailed several times now without a response also. We are feeling very isolated and frustrated at not being able to go the Friday meetings as recommended on this website. Feel free to contact me š Kerry.
Dawn Grace Kelly says
Hi. Dawn here. Unschooling mum to 9 yo son Rain. I live in Nelson NZ. We thinking of heading to Cairns to live and are keen to know if there is an unschooling community up there. I also would like to know how you all manage that will the regular checks i hear that happen from Govt. We do not have checks here which is great. I can’t imagine how to prove unshcooling, or keep records etc.. Be good to hear from someone regarding my queries. Thanks for your time! š Dawn
homeschool group hug says
Email sent Dawn.
Kaz says
Hi,
I am having doubts about my 5 year old girl being at mainstream school and would like to meet and chat with some families that are homeschooling their children. Please call or email to arrange a time.
Thankyou
Kaz
homeschool group hug says
Email sent Kaz.
Raeleen says
We have a son aged 12years who has ASD, ODD and Sensory Processing disorder and we are having issue with him being in a mainstream class in a local high school to the point that fears for his safety and the mere thought of attending school at all.
We have heard that there may be a Home Schooling program that operates from a location that has the students attend during the day rather than 1 parent home schooling in their own home.
If you could advise if this is the case and if so how we can make contact we would most appreciate it.
homeschool group hug says
What you are talking about wouldn’t be classed as homeschooling Raeleen, souns just like normal school to me.. Sorry, never heard of anything like that.
Rosemarie Iachelini says
I know in Melbourne there is a school called ‘Village School’ in Croydon. They offered the option of attendance for two days per week at their school for home schooled kids – not sure up to what age level though. On those two days they had designed their timetable so group classes such as music, art, sport etc ran on those days when home schooled children could join in also. They were a very flexible and community minded school with some animals on site such as horses and chickens which they children were involved in their care. I’m not sure if this info helpful.
Josepha says
Hi my name is Jo. I am just wondering if I could get some information and advice about homeschooling. My son is unhappy at school and I’m not not sure what to do. He is a shy child (like his mum was) and struggles to form friendships. If someone could get in contact with me that would be great.
Thanks
Jo
Forest Trail Academy says
This is really a great work done by cairns homeschool group. Generally the people have a perception of homeschooling children that they lack of social skills. This blog is a perfect answer for all the questions about socialization of homeschoolers. And i really appreciate for the group, for their ideas.
Teresa LaRuffa says
Hi, we are living in Florida, USA and want to live and travel around Cairns for a year. During that time, I’d like to homeschool my 6th and 7th grader but have no idea on where to start…which type of program to pick to homeschool, how to set up, etc. Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Teresa
homeschool group hug says
Hi Teresa,
You really don’t have to buy into any sort of program, you just put it together to suit you and your child. A year is a very short time in education, you could easily fill it with visits to the reef and rainforest, discovering Aboriginal culture and Australian history. Check out the guided tours at the Botanical gardens, take a guided snorkelling trip. Sign up with Tangaroa Blue beach cleanups (I have a post about them on our other site, https://worldtravelfamily.com If you go to that site there is a lot more information on homeschooling and worldschooling. Go to Hartley’s crocodile adventures and the Rainforest Habitat ( get an annual pass for all these places). Learn about local agriculture, we have sugar, coffee, chocolate. Your child will learn far more than in any classroom. I may have to write a post for you about educational places to visit around Cairns, there are loads!
leon says
Hi All
we are living in cairns and have 3 kids we are homeschooling.
would like to meet and get active with others
Michelle says
Dear home schooling group
I have serious doubts about my 5 year old being at private or state schools and would like to meet and chat with some families that are homeschooling their children. Please call or email,as I would like to meet up ASAP.many thanks
Michelle says
Best place for info please?
homeschool group hug says
The email address for the Cairns group is near the top of the page @Michelle. The admin for this site is no longer in Australia, we left 3 years ago. The group continues.
Sarah says
Wow, great job guys! Thank you for helping the children. Good luck!
Renae says
Hi could you contact me, I’m looking to meet up with other homeschooling families in Cairns. Thanks.
Tracey says
Hi everyone! I wish to homeschool my 14 yo daughter this year grade 9. She was quite sick last year and missed most of term 3 and almost all of term 4. We had homework and lessons emailed to me for her to do at home. This worked very well considering how sick she has been. She has had surgery late last year, with the possibility of more surgeries. She has something wrong with valves in her heart, and have a lot of specialist appointments at the hospital. Missing so much school gave her anxiety to the point of debilitating which we are working on through her go psychologist and psychiatrist. Any information would be much appreciated as soon as possible due to the fact that her school keeps sending texts for her absence. I thank you in advance.
Tracey
Alyson Long says
Tracey, just get your application letter off to the Home Education Unit straight away, as soon as that is received they send you a provisional acceptance. Wave that in the face of the school! Once you have that you’re fine. But if you un-enroll her from school they shouldn’t be harassing you like this. It’s none of their business. Very best of luck. Taking the pressure off her sounds like a fantastic idea. ( There are HEU application and reporting examples on this site)
Anya says
Hi! I have a five year old boy thatās finding school too hard. Heās gone from happy go lucky to anxious and sad. Heās already calling himself āa failureā after one term. Iād love to take him out and teach him without the pressure and build his confidence up again. Please send through some information to help us out.
Anya says
Hi there! Iām currently homeschooling my son and would love to meet up. Can you please notify me of any upcoming events. Cheers! Anya š
Alyson Long says
You need the email address in the post Anya.
Kerry says
Anyone else as frustrated as I am with no contact? I am still looking for a Homeschooling group, just for fun meet ups for the children. I have twin girl’s aged 8, after a year of no response to my emails about this group, Friday meet ups as stated on this website, starting to feel very isolated. I’ve also contacted the Cairns Mum’s group several times too and still no response. Is there anyone who has any knowledge about a Homeschooling group here in Cairns that actually does meet ups? I don’t understand why this website is still up and advertising Friday meet ups. Please email me if you have any information.
Thanks Kerry.
Alyson Long says
I have no idea Kerry. If the email address they gave us, here, is no longer working, I don’t know what they’re up to. I know it still exists, I met somebody who goes to the Cairns group recently. I don’t know why they’re not responding. Why don’t you look on Facebook? The person I met was via our Facebook page,
Alyson Long says
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE – KATIE FROM THE CAIRNS GROUP. Found her via the Homeschool Group Hug FB page and she created a new address.
Steve & Olive Vajda says
We are home schooling our son, Camerom 10 years old and looking for meeting with similar kids. We are doing our schooling in the morning and would like to meet kids for social activities in the afternoon.
Gemma says
Hi, is this still an active group? Have you faced many restrictions because of corona? We have three home schooled kids coming to Cairns in August and would love to meet other fanilies
Alyson Long says
Hi Gemma, You’d need to use the email address on this page to contact the group. My kids are too old now, but as far as I know it’s still active.
Susana says
Hi, we have recently moved to cairns with our almost 7 year old son, looking for a homeschooling community! are friday meet ups still happening?
Alyson Long says
I don’t know Susana, my kids are too old now, it’s likely that the email address on this page is for somebody who no longer attends too, but give it a try.