Jubilee Christian College
ALAN Program
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ALAN - Meaning “Rock” HOME BASED EDUCATION

For students who have learning needs that require alternative curriculum to the ACE materials or blended programs.

We have just over 200 students and families located from the Brisbane to Quilpie.

Our full time locally based teacher for the North Brisbane area has had a very successful Semester  
and we are looking to appoint a second full time locally based teacher in North North Brisbane to allow growth into the Sunshine Coast .

We have also Appointed a locally based teacher for Toowoomba starting in January 2010. 

I will still be completing all placements and working with locally based teachers to provide support.

As at December 16th  we have approximately 15 to 20 student places left.            Phone: Jason Caldwell on 3299 5357.

The ALAN Vision

Our families are looking for more local resources, home visits, workshops and a support system that works for them, not the other way around. Building a large central building miles away, to hold a large number of teachers is very expensive and of little benefit or relevance to students who live in another district -or hundreds of kilometres away.

The most cost effective way to provide this is to have teachers who are based locally, working from a home or Church office. The funds saved in travel costs and building costs can be put back into lowering the provision of learning and library resources, visits and lessons. This decentralised model also keeps the focus on the needs of the students, instead of the operation itself.

It will also allow for an unprecedented percentage (per student) of Government funding to be spent on tangible library resources to support our students’ programs. These resources will be managed with a new cost effective system to streamline traditional processes and turnaround times.

Families will also be encouraged to make suggestions for helpful resources to be purchased. From early readers and instructional videos to chemistry or robotics kits, our Leading Teacher has the experience to realise the importance of budgeting for learning resources.

Future Growth

Our goal is to provide local area Resource Centres, staffed by suitably experienced support teachers who embrace the notion of Home Education, and who live locally. If, for example, there are eventually 40 to 50 students enrolled in the Toowoomba area, then a local teacher would be employed and will be based there. The benefits of this model in service delivery to clientele are many. While maintaining a core Teacher to Student ratio of 1 to 50 or better, this decentralised model will ensure teachers are more accessible for “face to face” support.

Coordinator and Lead Teacher

Jason Caldwell has extensive experience with Home Based Education and alternative curriculum. Jason is based in Brisbane but spends significant time travelling South Queensland. From Quilpie to the Coast he and additional staff provide home visits and workshops for families wanting to educate their children at home.

Contact

If you have any further questions or want to find out more about schooling your children at home, please contact our This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on: 07 3299 5357 or 0427HOMEDE

Services Offered

· Legal Covering

• Jubilee Christian College DE is a registered School of Distance Education and families enrolling their students P-12 will be meeting their legal requirements.

· Individual Education Plans

• Students enrolled in the ALAN program have Individual Educational Plans that utilise a range of Quality Christian Curriculum to meet Queensland Key Learning Outcomes/ essential learnings. We work collaboratively with parent educators to put together the best possible program for each individual students’ learning needs and situation. These programs may utilize commercially available curriculum or individually derived units of work to meet individual learning needs.

· Learning accounts of set up for each student for unprecedented levels of tangable resourcing per student

• E.g. early readers and novels, Science kits, DVDs...

· Unprecedented levels of face to face teacher contact, including:

• Lessons on demand, utilising the internet and telephone.
• 4 home visits per year for rural families and more for those in local units, with time for lessons and activities for student as well as time for parents to talk face to face.
• 4 regional workshops per year and additional local activity afternoons.
• 2 family orientated affordable camps per year.
• Regular fortnightly telephone encouragement and support or as required.
• The option of sample collection for portfolios and reporting being completed by your teacher within your home. This service is being offered to end the stress of work returns and improve the quality of support and reporting by taking into account a wide range of work samples.
• Additional, locally based teachers employed part time, in Rural areas, to organise “get togethers” and support local activities each fortnight or as required.

· 2 summative and one formative report per year

· Reporting that focus on progress and effort, not just attainment or measuring against others

· Annual, local, family orientated awards nights

· Behaviour management support from an experienced parent and Teacher

· Assistance for specific learning challenges

· Regular online news bulletins (two per term)

· Pastoral Christian support

· Informative Website programs and support

· On-line Forums and Buy-Swap-Sell Curriculum market

· Career counselling, Vocational Education

· Clear paths to University, TAFE,or the workforce

· SAT1 Preparation support

· QLD Certificate in Education and Learning Account support

· Endorsed Work Experience (& School –based Apprenticeships & Traineeships)

· Yr 3, 5, 7 Testing available

· Access to and advice on Centrelink and Government allowances available

· Missions Trip opportunities

Fees

Family fees for full enrolment and services are $300 per year. This is a flat rate, irrespective of the number of children involved.

Enrolment Procedure

Interested families need to have an enrolment interview with our Coordinator Jason Caldwell (ph 3299 5357), before receiving enrolment forms. This is usually a telephone interview and is informal but informative -to help us understand your students’ needs and ensure you have a clear picture of what is involved in Home Based Education with the ALAN Program.