AQED and Its Mission

Marine is first and foremost a mother of two homeschooled children. For her, learning as a family is a logical decision allowing her to spend quality time with her children and to follow their pace and interests.

In 2017, she completed her master’s degree in educational administration focusing on social norms in family learning support groups,  and she is currently preparing a doctorate on the socialization of family-educated youths at the Université de Montréal. She is also co-founder of an activity group for out-of-school children in the Montreal area.

Marine has served as chair of AQED’s board of directors since March 2020. Among her many responsibilities, she is in charge of relations with the Direction de l’enseignement à la maison.

Emilie had not anticipated that homeschooling would be part of her life. Top of the class in her youth, a model and docile student, school seemed to be the way to go without saying. There were a few slow moments and times of exasperation, but nothing that justified questioning the established order.

Then, pregnant with her second child, she attended a conference on unschooling at a congress of La Leche League. What a reveal! She felt completely attracted to this way of life. She had the right profile: a bit of an environmentalist (project manager in a renewable energy association), a follower of positive parenting (mothering, prolonged breastfeeding), children not in daycare… And from research to research, the magic happened!

Now a mother of four, none of which went to school. She loves spending time with her kids and learning with them. She is very active in her region and community. She organizes art workshops, sports classes and conferences. She is best known for the hybrid co-operative-style shared education models she has developed in the Outaouais. She has been AQED’s representative for this region since 2018. She joined the AQED Board of Directors in October 2020.

As a mother of three homeschooled children who have never attended school, Tanya enjoys getting involved in causes that are dear to her heart. For her, family education is an important right that needs to be protected. This way, all families can choose to live this adventure together, an experience to which Tanya believes few things can compare.

Tanya began her involvement with the association by volunteering with the team providing support to members. In May 2019, she became a member of AQED’s board of directors. She serves as treasurer.

Amélie is mother to three neurodivergent children who have never attended school.  Her journey towards family learning was born out of necessity for her first son, who has special needs, and the rest of the siblings simply followed suit on this beautiful adventure.  She loves the closeness with her children this path affords her, as well as the ability to be with them through each stage of their life.

A humanitarian at heart, she has always sought to help others and found herself volunteering in several areas of AQED over the course of several years. One thing led to another, and she found herself on the board of directors in 2023.  She serves as secretary.

Born and raised in Germany, Eva Chandler first earned her master’s degree in archaeology before moving to Canada and starting a family. She has been homeschooling her 3 children since 2017, when she and her husband decided to pull her eldest out of her first grade class, and they never looked back.

Her educational style could best be described as “relaxed eclectic”, mixing traditional pedagogy with a child-centered approach, and plenty of free time to enjoy life as a family.

Eva has been volunteering with AQED’s support team since 2020, where her main focus is to help the Allophone and Anglophone homeschooling families.

As the mother of three neuro diverse children, homeschooling was a natural choice for Sophie and her family. Trained in special education and a TEACCH Certified Professional Practitioner, she has had the opportunity to explore many school environments as a  resource teacher, special education teacher and adult educator. She wanted to give her children a different start.

Sophie is currently teaching at the adult education level and is a  resource teacher in private practice. She has also just started a post-graduate course in  psychoeducational well-being in an educational context.  All while of course fulfilling her main role as a mother-educator to 3 amazing kiddos.

Involved with AQED since 2018, first as a volunteer with the member support team and now as an administrator on the board of directors, Sophie loves being able to accompany families who are just starting the DEM process, without being able to stop herself from also chatting a bit about pedagogical approaches with interested parents. She also accompanies families who are experiencing challenges later in their homeschooling journey and who need further guidance.

Maude came to AQED in the midst of the political storm of the 2019 homeschooling regulation change. Despite the fact that she had no knowledge of home education, she quickly familiarized herself with the issues faced by those in this wonderful field.

Maude is involved in several areas of the organization’s management. As a young mother of 4 children, she is able to deal with all kinds of situations. Her versatility and resourcefulness are greatly appreciated by all!

A stay at home mother to an only child, Jessica always knew that homeschooling would be the path she followed with her family.  She is passionate about the different educational pedagogies as well as everything related to parenting, and conscious, gentle motherhood.  An administrative assistant by training, she also has training as a doula. Working at AQED is therefore in line with her values ​​and life goals, and for her represents the best way to help the cause of home education while being present with her family.