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US Leaders Help Keep Homeschooling Legal In Czech Republic
While it is often easy for families in the United States to take the freedom to homeschool for granted, many parents in foreign countries are still fighting an uphill battle for that same freedom.

Report from Sandra Lovelace on Trip to Czech Republic
Recently Sandra Lovelace, an International Consultant for Home School Legal Defense Association, and her husband Curt visited Hungary and the Czech Republic to offer support to local homeschoolers.

Recent Election May Indicate Harder Times for Czech Homeschoolers
Although the Social Democrats continue to control the Ministry of Education, the current, minister Petra Buzklva, seems unsure what her official "homeschooling" policy will be.

Czech Parliament Says "Enough E-mails!"

Czech Republic Home Schoolers Thankful for U.S. Support

Czech home school freedom in jeopardy (E-lert 2/6/2002)

Mike Farris Interviews the Czech Republic's Michal Semin - Part 2

Mike Farris Interviews the Czech Republic's Michal Semin - Part 1 (1999)

Trip to Prague—Part 2

Trip to Prague—Part 1 (1998)

An Open Door: Prague Parents Eager; Officials Cautious to Step Through

Country Information

Legal status of home schooling: Five-year experimental federal law (began in 1999) allows home schooling only ages 5-12.

Compulsory attendance law:

Estimated number of home schoolers: 500 families

Contact Information

Michal Semin, president
National Czech Home School Association
m.semin@volny.cz
semin@gts.cz