Welcome to HASCA

Kia ora!

HASCA is an incorporated society that was set up by North Shore home educating parents over a decade ago. We are powered by volunteers – home educators passionate about giving opportunities for our children to participate in their passions and interests.

Whether you are a seasoned home educator or you are just starting on your homeschooling journey, we would love to meet you!

These are our objectives:

• To administer members’ entry into the secondary school and other age group, competitions, leagues, and activities, necessary for sports, education, and cultural events.
• To facilitate and encourage the maximum participation of home educating families in arts, sporting and cultural events, activities and programmes.
• To promote public awareness of the benefits of members’ involvement in sport, education, and other cultural events.

Feel free to browse our website and get to know us:

To find out more about us and our history, click here.

Find out the benefits of membership and join up (of course!)

Every week, plenty of activities are held around the North Shore for home educators to participate in.

A number of those activities are held at the North Shore YMCA which is centrally located in Akoranga Drive, 5 minutes north of the Harbour Bridge. Our Homeschool Library is housed at the North Shore YMCA, and our Thursday HASCA Hub Programme and other events and seminars are held there throughout the year too.

If you are looking for activities, our ‘Sports, Classes & Activities’ and ‘Thursday HASCA Hub Programme’ tabs above are a good place to start.

If you are looking for some fun homeschooling events such as Athletics Day & MERC Day, click on the ‘Upcoming Events’ tab.

If you are looking for some parent support seminars and workshops, or just a supportive Cuppa & Chat a couple of times each term, see the ‘Seminars & Info Sessions’ tab, or contact us for support.

If you are looking for support groups and networks on the North Shore or further afield, check out ‘Networking & Help’, there are lots of people out there waiting to welcome you and offer support.

If you are interested in resources for your homeschooling check out the HASCA Homeschool Library and HASCA Scholastic Book Club.