History

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Roots Homeschooling History

• Started in 1994 by a mother who had a desire to align with a Christian homeschooling program

• Trinity Christian School in Calgary liked this idea and opened Roots, originally called Trinity Christian School Homeschooling program

• Roots’ first year running had 8 families, 16 students and 3 facilitators

• 2019 will be Roots’ 25 year in operation

• Each year Roots averages 350-400 students, 190 families and 7 facilitators

• Roots facilitators are either currently home educating their own children, previously home educated their children or are graduates of home education themselves, all are Alberta certified teachers.

• As of September, 2015 Roots has been affiliated with The Father’s House Christian School