RESOURCES
There are many, varied options and pockets of information about homeschooling available online. Below, we have compiled some of the most culturally relevant, geographically similar or are at least a great place to start your research. If you find any resources you think we should add, please email us at info@homeschooljamaica.com.
HOMESCHOOL REGISTRATION
To register as a homeschooler in Jamaica or get more information about the process, contact: Independent Schools Unit, Ministry of Education
CURRICULA
Access the Jamaican curriculum to be used in all public schools, now referred to as the National Standards Curriculum (NSC), implemented in 2016:
Early Childhood Curriculum Grade 1 to Grade 3
Grade 4 to Grade 6 Grade 7 to Grade 9
Access the national curriculum for England which is used in all public schools and was implemented in 2014:
Primary Curriculum Secondary Curriculum
BOOKS
Books About Homeschooling by Jamaicans
Home The First School: How To Grow A Genius Child by Barbara Blake-Hanna
Raising Free People: Unschooling As Liberation And Healing Work by Akilah Richards
The Student’s Master Plan: Hardcore Rules for A Lifetime of Success by Kamau Mahakoe
Other Books About Homeschooling
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto
Education For Liberation: The Top Twenty Questions And Answers for Black Homeschoolers by Samori Camara
The Homeschooling Alternative: Incorporating A Homeschool Mindset for the Benefit of Black Children in America by Dr. Myiesha Taylor
Rear Them Well: Practical Tools For Raising A Genius by Yennenga Adanya
Teaching From Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide To Unshakeable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education At Home by Susan Wise Bauer
Yes You Can: A Beginners Guide to Homeschooling Your Black Child by Alisia Joy
BLOGS and VLOGS
Blogs About Homeschooling by Jamaicans
Homeschool Mom Jamaica by Shauna-Gay Case
Homeschool Mommy Jamaica by Therese Morris
Other Blogs About Homeschooling
The Fallco Family by Syreena
The Homeschool Lady by Ganeesha Persad-Johnson
Melanin Taught by LeeAnah James
Simple Homeschool by Jamie Oliver
Unschooling the Sensational Six by Karla Marie WIlliams
PODCASTS
Homeschooling Matters by Niki Rodriques
Honey! I’m Homeschooling The Kids by Robyn Robertson
COMMUNITY
To connect with other homeschoolers and homeschool families in the Caribbean:
Homeschool Association of Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica Association of Homeschoolers
TUITION
African American Homeschool Moms Afrocentric Montessori
Easy Peasy All In One Curriculum` Kamali Academy
Khan Academy Read Aloud Jamaica