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Friday Morning
Ignite Your Potential
Facilitator Panel
Friday Afternoon
Pique Interest
Entrepreneurship – Jana Boyko
Post Secondary – Joshua Peachment
Trades – Joe Laurence
Mediating High School – Therese McDonald
AB Diploma Credits
Entering the Workforce
Planning HS Without Credits
Keynote: Financial Journey
Friday Evening
Cardus Research – Catharine Kavanagh
Saturday Morning
Keynote: Finding a Career to Be Excited About
One Minute Pitches
Saturday Afternoon
Panel Discussion
Keynote: Don't Forget to Be Interesting
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Local Grad Connections
Register here to network with other WISDOM grads in your area! We will connect you so you can discuss potential options for joining together to celebrate in your own region.
Honorary Graduation Dance
In honour of WISDOM's Graduates of 2026, a Honourary Graduation Dance will take place in Spruce Grove on May 30. Join us for a 5pm potluck dinner, followed by a 6:30pm ballroom dance (instruction included)!
Note, this is not a formal graduation ceremony, but an opportunity to gather with other families and graduates, to dress up in (modest) semi-formal to formal attire, and to learn and practice some basic ballroom dance steps.
WISDOM 2026 Graduates and your immediate families are invited to attend, free of charge! Please register as soon as possible, as space is limited.
WISDOM Magazine Feature
Grads, may we feature you in the magazine?
The July WISDOM Family magazine will include photos and short bios from as many of of our graduates as possible. Send these to magazine@wisdomhomeschooling.com by May 20. Submissions may be edited for clarity or length.
If we do not hear from you, you will not be listed.
Gear for Grads
Celebrate your 2026 grad with a customized WISDOM Grad Hoodie! Choose from myriad of colour options (more, even, than pictured here), all with a this year's grad emblem on the front and the option of your grad's first name embroidered on the sleeve.
Because the hoodies are a special order, please order by May 15 so we can send them out to you as soon as possible: by the end of June or early July.
Always remember your graduation year with a lovely tassel. Gold-tone die-cast charms represent your home schooling program and your grad year: one is embossed with the WISDOM logo, and the other is a die-cast 2026.
Grad Signs
Celebrate your graduate by printing and displaying one of the posters below. You might put it in a window, on your lawn, or even in your vehicle. Shout it from the rooftops! Your grad is special; let's tell everyone!
Our office is usually open Monday through Friday, from 9am-noon and 1-4pm.
Chat: during office hours, click the chat button in the lower-left corner to talk with us. If no one is available, you can leave a message and we'll follow up as soon as we can.
Phone: 780-741-2113 or toll-free 1-877-425-8546
Email: office@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Family Funding department: finance@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Mail:
Box 78
Derwent, AB
T0B 1C0
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For contact information for specific members of the team, go to their bios:
Attention WISDOM families!
You are invited to attend a Family Gathering in your area (or more than one, if you wish). These events are a great opportunity to visit with other WISDOM families, facilitators, and Parent Advisory Council members.
While our Spring Socials and Information Sessions are open to the public, Fall Socials/Gatherings are for WISDOM families only, giving us a chance to get to know each other as fellow home schoolers.
Click on an events link on the right for details and to register for these free events.
Mental health resources are now available to home schoolers! Open Parachute was initially developed for use in schools, but they partnered with AISCA and home schooling stakeholders (including WISDOM) to create a format that puts parents totally in the driver's seat for their children. You create an account and choose which modules to have your child work through.
Click here to read what home schooling parents have to say about Open Parachute.
Watch the introductory video below, then select 'registration for home education families' and follow the prompts.
Registration for Home Education Families
For a longer introduction, check out this 30 minute information session from AISCA:
Registration for Home Education Families
We are happy to provide links to additional resources that come from sources outside of WISDOM. If you have a resource to share with us, please let us know.
For more, please click on the links below, or on the menu at the right.
- Extras Available for WISDOM Families
- WISDOM Family Facebook Group
- Speech Language Pathology in Bonnyville or Online
- Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Psychology Through AISCA
- Alberta Home School Support Groups
- Home School Curriculum Suppliers
- Useful Sites and Educational Links
- Tutors For Hire Around Alberta
- Alberta Education Information and Resources
- Athletes In Action Summer Camps
- Mental Health Resources
- AHS Pediatric Rehabilitation Services
- Music and Art Classes in Central Alberta
The links on this page are presented as a resource for visitors to WISDOM's website. WISDOM takes no responsibility for the content of these sites and the presence of a link here does not imply any endorsement of a site, the services offered, or the information that site may contain.
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Your Education Program Plan (EPP) is your most important document. It defines your home education program, assures your authority, and prevents imposition of provincial testing. Your plan is flexible, and you may change it at any time in the year. Your current (or revised) plan must be approved by your facilitator and kept on file in the WISDOM office.
In order to give your facilitator time to review your plan, suggest additions, and approve your plan, please provide it to them no later than the end of August.* If you need assistance to meet the Aug 31st deadline, please let us know. A suitable Education Program Plan (EPP) can be discussed and developed with your facilitator. *NOTE: This deadline is for returning WISDOM families only. Brand new families have some grace time to work on a plan draft and go over it with a facilitator.
Please follow the Checklist to be sure that your plan meets the requirements of Alberta Education. Click here for a visual guide. (Refer to the Notification Form, Part D.)
Your plan should be based on Alberta Education's Schedule of Learning Outcomes. These outcomes are to be achieved by the end of grade 12. Remember S.A.M. when you plan: Keep your plan Simple, Achievable, and Measurable.
Program Plan Template:
You may customize the following template Word document to suit your child. If you prefer, you may create a plan of your own design, or one you've found elsewhere online, ensuring that you include all elements from the checklist.
2026-2027 Education Program Plan Template
Download as:
Microsoft Word | Apple Pages | Google Docs*
* Once you've opened the Google document, go to File > Make a Copy in the menu to create your own editable copy in Google Drive.
Suggestions of ways to state various Instructional Methods, click here.
Sample Education Program Plans:
- Grade 1
- Grade 5
- Grade 9
- Grade 10
- Thinking of obtaining Alberta High School Credits? Microsoft Word Format Google Docs
Plan Approval and Revision:
Note: if you don’t have anything to add or delete in your child’s EPP, these instructions will not apply to you! However, it is normal for families to change their plan throughout the year as new opportunities and/or curriculum ideas come up.
- A facilitator needs to review and approve your plan before your enrolment will be complete. Our team prefers that plans are submitted no later than May 31, prior to the new year commencing. The facilitator confirms that your plan meets the requirements set forth in the Home Education Regulation. After your plan is accepted, applicable funding will be available (when the new school year begins). Without an approved plan, enrollment is not complete.
- Your plan is a living document, and may be modified at any time. Throughout the year, we need your current plan in order to support any reimbursement or purchase order, particularly in cases where you may with to claim resources other than books and curriculum. Please submit any updates before submitting an expense claim. Update your plan and send it to your facilitator when there is an addition or deletion of a subject or the addition of a non-book resource within an existing subject, up until May 31.
- Examples: update if you went on a field trip not listed in your existing plan and want to submit receipts for the student admission.
- Update if your child starts learning French using Rosetta Stone, which you just purchased and wish to claim for reimbursement.
- However, you don't need to update if you're replacing one resource with another of the same kind. There's no need to update if you simply change from Saxon math to Math U See, for example – it’s all math.
Your plan gives you the ultimate freedom and flexibility to meet your child's educational needs in real time. We're here to help you craft an excellent plan - don't hesitate to reach out!