No Place Like Homeschool

U.S. Marines in Japan

No place like homeschool
Lance Cpl. W. Zach Griffith
CAMP KINSER (Jan 26, 2006) -- Thanks to the help of a grant-based support program, several military families on Okinawa have chosen to homeschool their children.

In 2000, the International Distance Education of Alaska program became available to families here who prefer to home school, making it easier and more advantageous for parents who wish to educate their children independently, according to Debbie Rowland, the Okinawa field representative for IDEA.

IDEA works in partnership with Department of Defense Dependents' Schools to provide a home-schooling alternative for families, through which they receive money for school supplies, resources and field trips, Rowland said.