EDiversity Conference 2014 "We Need Choices"

Homeschooling Chatroom: Homeschooling Families from PRC, HK & Taiwan ​

Homeschooling Chatroom: Homeschooling Families from PRC, HK & Taiwan ​53'14"
Individual Speeches:

Mr. Tim Chen & Family (TW)
Taiwan Homeschooling Family

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Home education in Taiwan
Tim is the founder of Taiwan Homeschool Advocates (THA). He and his Polish wife Dorota have 3 kids. They have been homeschooling since 2002. Under his auspice, homeschool law in Taiwan has expanded from just one line in the Primary and Junior High School Act to two dedicated laws plus comprehensive amendments to 10 other relevant laws.
Speech preview: 1’22”
Speech video: 22‘48“

Ms. Yuan Fang Yan (PRC)
Project Officer, 21st Century Education Research Institute, Beijing

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Home education in the PRC
Yuan holds an MA in Anthro-musicology and a BA in Music Education both from Huazhong Normal University. She has experience teaching in elementary school and university. Her research concentration includes non-school experimental education policy, music education and research.
Speech preview
Speech video: 12’32”

Ms. Esther Chu (HK)
Founder, Go Kids Play Group, St. Stephen's Society

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Home education in Hong Kong​
Esther has worked with St. Stephen's Society for over 20 years in Hong Kong, pioneering their service with children and young people and helping drug abusers and families. She and her husband, Chan Cheuk Ho, also established a residential youth programme called "Gogetters". A family of four with two little sons, they noticed that the Hong Kong education system stunted creativity, so they joined with like-minded parents to educate their own children. She established "Go Kids", in which parents and their children explore learning together in a creative and informal environment for free.
Speech preview: 1’36”
Speech video: 15‘52“