How to Write Your Perfect Home Education Mission Statement

What is a Home Education Mission Statement?

You might or might not have heard of a Home Education mission statement — it’s one of those things that can easily be overlooked because not everyone thinks they need one. Well, let me tell you that having one is better than not having one.

So, what exactly is a mission statement? Here’s what I can summarise it into:

Defining your Home Education goals
Why you want to home educate
Focusing on how you want to home educate
Highlighting what’s important to you and your family
Keeping on track and maintaining your mindset

Your Home Education mission statement should be unique to your family and reinforce your values, goals and your children’s needs.

Why You Need a Home Education Mission Statement

Think about all the times you experience burnout. You probably can’t focus or remember what you’re doing or what you need to get done. You might even forget your reasons for home educating; you may even start regretting your decision and want to give up. Well, a mission statement can help you to remember your WHY. Why you chose to home educate, and also what you want your children to get out of it. Your mission statement should influence your outlook and help you to focus on what matters to your family.

How Long Should It Be?

Your mission statement can be as short or as long as you like. Think of it as something that you have up on your wall to look at and refer back to when you need it. Often, most people will write a few sentences or a short paragraph. Some people might want to go more in depth. As long as it includes what you need to help remind you of your reasons for home educating and your home education goals, then that’s all you need.

What Should It Include?

There are a number of things that you might want to summarise in your mission statement. These include:

Why you’ve chosen to home educate
Your Home Education beliefs and values
How your children learn
The environment they learn best in
Your goals

How to Write a Home Education Mission Statement

First, note down your reasons for home educating in the first place.

Think about why Home Education is important to you.

List your Home Education goals.

Write down how you plan to home educate or the philosophies you will follow.

Summarise the most important points.

Make your mission statement visually appealing.
Put it somewhere you will see every day.

How to Use Your Home Education Mission Statement

Your mission statement should be used when making all your home education decisions. For example, if you decide to change learning styles, refer to your mission statement to help you decide which one would be best for your child based on your values and their needs.

You should also use your mission statement for motivation and staying focused. It will help you to keep going even when things seem difficult.