about SHEN
WHO WE ARE
Sydney Home Education Network (SHEN) is a non-profit organisation run by volunteer home educators in the Sydney and greater Sydney region.
We bring home educators together and make it easier to organise events for our children.
Run by home educators for home educators, SHEN is staffed by volunteers. Our members pay a small annual fee that funds the large events we hold, and maintains the SHEN website.
WHAT WE DO
SHEN provides two large annual events: an athletics carnival and a swimming carnival. We also organise excursions to performances at venues such as the Sydney Opera House (at discounted rates).
SHEN EVENTS
Large events and bulk ticket purchases can be financially risky for individuals to organise. SHEN membership fees also create a pool of funds that can be used to pay deposits and any shortfalls.
In some cases, SHEN members can negotiate access to resources normally only available to children in school, with SHEN acting as our ‘school’.
SHEN WEBSITE
The SHEN website is a central hub for our community, where our members can:
- advertise events, services and groups
- find activities for their children
- find support and social groups
- find educational services and resources
SHEN now has public liability and volunteer worker insurance to cover members who are organising events and students doing work experience insurance. To register your event (or your work experience student) for insurance purposes please visit the insurance page.