# SHEN \- Sydney Home Education Network: Supporting home educators in the greater Sydney area > Connect with home\-educating families across Sydney\. SHEN provides support, friendships, events, resources, and community for home educators\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.7, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [FAQ](https://shen.org.au/about/faq/) - [registration\-faq](https://shen.org.au/about/registration-faq/): SHEN has lots of helpful information and support to help you understand the requirements, plan templates and more, to make it easy\. Registration is largely about ‘ticking the boxes’\. Confidence is key\! - [About](https://shen.org.au/about/) - [Add Social Group](https://shen.org.au/add-social-group/) - [Past Newsletters](https://shen.org.au/s/past-newsletters/) ## Posts - [MyServiceNSW \- Homeschool NEWS](https://shen.org.au/2026/10/03/myservicensw-homeschool-news/) - [9News \- More and more families are homeschooling\. Many say they had no choice](https://shen.org.au/2026/10/03/9news-more-and-more-families-are-homeschooling-many-say-they-had-no-choice/) - [News24\-Australian parents educating their kids at home at rising rate](https://shen.org.au/2026/10/03/news24-australian-parents-educating-their-kids-at-home-at-rising-rate/) - [ABC \- Parents who home educate their children call for representation in census](https://shen.org.au/2026/10/03/abc-parents-who-home-educate-their-children-call-for-representation-in-census/) - [SHEN Newsletters](https://shen.org.au/2026/10/02/elementor-55342/) ## Products - [Swimming \- Competitor](https://shen.org.au/event/shen-annual-swimming-carnival-for-homeschoolers-9-march-2027/): SHEN Member Ticket \- Please only purchase tickets for you own children - [Swim \- Spectator](https://shen.org.au/event/shen-annual-swimming-carnival-for-homeschoolers-9-march-2027/): We kindly ask you contribute to the day by volunteering\. Please select your preferred volunteer role, Volunteer preferences can be updated at any time by emailing us\. - [Bell Shakespeare Workshop, 3rd Nov, 10\.30am \- 12\.30pm](https://shen.org.au/event/bell-shakespeare-junior-drama-workshop-tues-3rd-november-2026-10-30am-12-30pm-ages-7-12/): Only participating students should purchase a ticket\. - [Swim \- Spectator](https://shen.org.au/event/shen-swimming-carnival-10th-march-9am/): We kindly ask you contribute to the day by volunteering\. Please select your preferred volunteer role, Volunteer preferences can be updated at any time by emailing us\. - [Swimming \- Competitor](https://shen.org.au/event/shen-swimming-carnival-10th-march-9am/): SHEN Member Ticket \- Please only purchase tickets for you own children ## My Stories - [Homeschooling in the News](https://shen.org.au/my_story/homeschooling-in-the-news/) - [Next steps for homeschooled students at NSW TAFE](https://shen.org.au/my_story/next-steps-for-homeschooled-students-at-nsw-tafe/) ## Organisers - [Katrina Ma](https://shen.org.au/organiser/katrina-ma/) - [Debbie Hewitt](https://shen.org.au/organiser/debbie-hewitt/) - [David Hilton](https://shen.org.au/organiser/david-hilton/) - [Gersha S](https://shen.org.au/organiser/gersha-shteyman/) - [Karina Bright](https://shen.org.au/organiser/karina-bright-from-brightpeople/) ## Events - [Homeschool Creative Arts – Choir and Dance Concerts](https://shen.org.au/event/homeschool-creative-arts-choir-and-dance-concerts-2/) - [Bell Shakespeare Upper Primary/Secondary Workshop – ‘Macbeth’ Tues 3rd Nov, 2026 1\.30pm – 3\.30pm \(Ages 11 – 15\)](https://shen.org.au/event/bell-shakespeare-upper-primary-secondary-workshop-macbeth-tues-3rd-nov-2026-1-30pm-3-30pm-ages-11-15-2/) - [SHEN Swimming Carnival \- 9 March 2027 \- Wentworthville Aquatic Centre](https://shen.org.au/event/shen-annual-swimming-carnival-for-homeschoolers-9-march-2027/) - [Bell Shakespeare Junior Drama Workshop \- Tues 3rd November, 2026 10\.30am\-12\.30pm \(Ages 7\-12\)](https://shen.org.au/event/bell-shakespeare-junior-drama-workshop-tues-3rd-november-2026-10-30am-12-30pm-ages-7-12/) - [Homeschool Excursion at Canoelands Orchard](https://shen.org.au/event/homeschool-excursion-at-canoelands-orchard/) ## Series - [Geography \& Science Field trip \- Oatley Park \- 29th October, 2026 10am \- 3pm FOR STAGE 3 \& 4](https://shen.org.au/series/geography-science-field-trip-oatley-park-29th-october-2026-10am-3pm-for-stage-3-4/) - [KinHub \(Inner West\)](https://shen.org.au/series/kinhub-inner-west/) - [Junior Herbalist Club](https://shen.org.au/series/junior-herbalist-club/) - [Woodworking classes for homeschoolers \(Term 1\)](https://shen.org.au/series/woodworking-classes-for-homeschoolers-term-1/) - [Homeschool Sprint Training – January School Holiday Program](https://shen.org.au/series/homeschool-sprint-training-january-school-holiday-program/) ## Categories - [News](https://shen.org.au/category/news/) - [Educational Services](https://shen.org.au/category/educational-services-category/) - [Excursion Ideas](https://shen.org.au/category/excursion-ideas/) - [Other](https://shen.org.au/category/excursion-ideas/other/) - [Areas](https://shen.org.au/category/areas/) ## Tags - [drama](https://shen.org.au/tag/drama/) - [performance](https://shen.org.au/tag/performance/) - [creative arts](https://shen.org.au/tag/creative-arts/) - [Shakespeare](https://shen.org.au/tag/shakespeare/) - [history](https://shen.org.au/tag/history/) ## Product categories - [Sports Carnival](https://shen.org.au/product-category/sportscarnival/) - [Uncategorised](https://shen.org.au/product-category/uncategorised/) - [Excursions](https://shen.org.au/product-category/excursions/) - [Aquatopia](https://shen.org.au/product-category/aquatopia/) - [Special Event](https://shen.org.au/product-category/special/) ## Event Categories - [SHEN](https://shen.org.au/events/category/shen/) - [Non\-SHEN](https://shen.org.au/events/category/non-shen/) - [Non\-Shen \- South East Sydney](https://shen.org.au/events/category/non-shen/south-east-sydney-non-shen/) - [Non\-Shen \- Western Sydney](https://shen.org.au/events/category/non-shen/western-sydney/) - [Non\-Shen \- Northern Sydney](https://shen.org.au/events/category/non-shen/northern-sydney/) ## Venue Categories - [Sydney](https://shen.org.au/events/venues/category/sydney/) - [Eastern and Inner Sydney](https://shen.org.au/events/venues/category/eastern-and-inner-sydney/) - [Northern Sydney](https://shen.org.au/events/venues/category/northern-sydney/) - [Western Sydney](https://shen.org.au/events/venues/category/western-sydney/) - [South East Sydney](https://shen.org.au/events/venues/category/south-east-sydney/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://shen.org.au/sitemap_index.xml)