There are 1000 children being homeschooled in Switzerland,600 of them in the western Swiss canton of Vaud. But the rules there could be tightened, which will affect families like the homeschooling Bydes. In Switzerland, and education is regulated by the cantons,which means there are differences across the country despite recent moves to harmonise the schooling system. Students taught at domestic have to pass regular tests in Maths and French or German. Inspectors visit their homes at least once a year to check that the children meet the standards set. There are proposals to revise the law in canton Vaud, which might require homeschooling parents to have teaching qualifications in the future. Julien Schekter, or a spokesman for the Vaud cantonal government,explained, "This revision will specify the framework within which homeschooling must be provided in order to ensure that sufficient basic education is provided". More will be known approximately these changes by the cessation of the summer. Meet ...
Source: swissinfo.ch