about #free2homeschool
why, who, what etc...
responding to the need for representation
Who are we?
We are a grassroots initiative comprised of home educating parents, home educated children, and professionals. We seek to equip both our elected representatives as well as our fellow home educators in advocating for educational choice, best practices and opportunities for our youngest Australians now and into the future.
We've been responding to a need there is for a collective campaign toward maintaining the educational rights and choice around home education in Queensland...
We've been responding to a need there is for a collective campaign toward maintaining the educational rights and choice around home education in Queensland...
Uniting our Voices
We are a very busy and diverse bunch of people who often fly under the radar. We belong to LOADS of community groups, co-operatives and initiatives which can see us getting lost and misrepresented to mainstream MPs and the media. This is a platform to support the consolidation of your experiences to help bust the myths.
Educating our MPs
They don't know what they don't know. If MPs haven't had first hand experience with homeschooling, we can't blame them for not understanding how potent educating our own kids using child led practices, unit study pedagogy, inter-age experiences and more... (often which go beyond core curriculum)...can be
Helping each other
Many of us tens of thousands of parents and kids currently homeschooling in the state are incredibly, even insanely busy with daily interactive learning activities so we are attempting to step up and ease each others burden to prove how important it is not to alter the laws.
Our Approach
Meet Our Team
There are numerous, brilliant legends behind this campaign - you are probably one of them - but our spokespeople are:
Amanda Bartle
Patricia Fitzgerald
Hilary Uhr
Campaign Director
Amanda Bartle has graduated 2 teens and has one left at home, attempting to escape the nest through an apprenticeship.
She has accumulated impressive Facebook time answering homeschool questions on registration, career pathways and staying calm in the face of homeschool problems.
Amanda writes plans for Queensland homeschoolers, runs 3 co-ops, teaches classes and is a registered teacher, currently studying counselling for fun. Her homeschool journey is publicly posted on Facebook as Littlekidscan and includes travel, co-op classes, planning ideas, graduate stories and general teen shenanigans.
She is also secretary of Permaculture connect and in a working group for the Logan Education Round Table for connecting teens to future pathways and employment.
Campaign Manager
Patricia has a decade of homeschooling experience, which includes time within both Distance Education and Home Education Registration. She has seen education through the early childhood years right up to navigating university and TAFE pathways, as well as tutoring, teaching classes and coordinating co-ops. She also has a deep understanding of neuro diversities.
She is a master at digital record-keeping, interpreting red tape and administrating a number of large homeschool Facebook support groups across both Queensland and Australia.
Patricia continues to support home educators locally and abroad, whilst fostering the love of learning in those around her. Her own love of learning sees her currently completing a Diploma of Justice Studies in addition to past qualifications in a variety of fields such as hospitality, teaching, and more.
Campaign Advisor
Hilary formerly worked as a lawyer in the areas of industrial relations, employment and discrimination. Hilary's background spans across public and private legal practice, politics, and music.
She is passionate about education and is currently home educating her two children. Hilary's family are accidental homeschoolers driven by the best interests of their kids, and they love it.
Hilary is an experienced researcher and advocate for her kids and more broadly. Hilary has joined the #Free2Homeschool campaign to help ensure the needs of home educating kids are respected and supported.
Amanda Bartle
Campaign Director
Amanda Bartle has graduated 2 teens and has one left at home, attempting to escape the nest through an apprenticeship.
She has accumulated impressive Facebook time answering homeschool questions on registration, career pathways and staying calm in the face of homeschool problems.
Amanda writes plans for Queensland homeschoolers, runs 3 co-ops, teaches classes and is a registered teacher, currently studying counseling for fun. Her homeschool journey is publicly posted on Facebook as Littlekidscan and includes travel, co-op classes, planning ideas, graduate stories and general teen shenanigans.
She is also secretary of Permaculture connect.org and I’m in a working group for the Logan Education Round Table for connecting teens to future pathways and employment.
Patricia Fitzgerald
Campaign Manager
Patricia has a decade of homeschooling experience, which includes time within both Distance Education and Home Education Registration. She has seen education through the early childhood years right up to navigating university and TAFE pathways, as well as coordinating and teaching classes and co-ops. She also has a deep understanding of neuro diversities.
She is a master at digital record-keeping, interpreting red tape and administrating a number of large homeschool Facebook support groups in both Queensland and Australia.
Patricia continues to support home educators locally and abroad, whilst fostering the love of learning in those around her. Her own love of learning sees her currently completing a Diploma of Justice Studies in addition to past qualifications in a variety of fields.
Hilary Uhr
Campaign Advisor
Hilary formerly worked as a lawyer in the areas of industrial relations, employment and discrimination. Hilary's background spans across public and private legal practice, politics, and music.
She is passionate about education and is currently home educating her two children. Hilary's family are accidental homeschoolers driven by the best interests of their kids, and they love it.
Hilary is an experienced researcher and advocate for her kids and more broadly. Hilary has joined the #Free2Homeschool campaign to help ensure the needs of home educating kids are respected and supported.
