Whooee! Here’s one that’s about 10 miles from me: http://www.jdcs.ca/

I ain’t too sure what you mean by “unregulated, unsupervised, elementary or high school operating outside the provincial curriculum.”

The Jarvis Christian School is aligned with the Dutch Reformed Church. They describe their program this way:

Although the courses of study for the most part conform to guidelines set by the Ministry of Education of Ontario, the emphasis in instruction and guidelines is on the norms of Protestant Christianity.

(Emphasis mine.)

According to their mission and vision statements, their curriculum is “Bible based.”

Mission Statement
Jarvis District Christian School, to the glory of God, develops the whole child by providing quality education to elementary students of Christian families through Bible based curriculum and values in a safe and caring environment.

Vision Statement
Jarvis District Christian School, as a vibrant community committed to serving and glorifying God, offers outstanding Bible based education and values for students through dynamic comprehensive programs and facilities

(Emphasis mine.)

Currently, this school does not get public funding. They have a page on their site regarding the issue but do not seem to have taken a public stand one way or the other. I suspect some in the faith-based school community do not want public funding is it comes with curriculum strings attached.

I’ve got no problem with parents educating their kids as they see fit. If, however, public funding is proffered, the school should be providing a reality-based curriculum and should not just conform “for the most part” with MoE guidelines.

JB

As JB says, there’s PLENTY of “unregulated” schools in the province. Some of them are religious, some are some other independent school, such as Montessori. Some adhere strictly to the curriculum, some don’t. Those that do, the kids can go on to university or college or whatever, those that don’t, the parents choose to send their kids their and pay for it, so whatever.

Parents can send their kids to whatever education they want, but if my tax dollars are gonna pay for it, then sure as shit I want them to follow the curriculum and be totally inclusive, and not contravene the Charter.

Whooee! I ain’t tryin’ to defend CFRA or the proponents of funding. I think the examples I cited clearly indicate that these schools do not conform to Ontario MoE curriculum standards. I’ve never heard of parents being charged with an offense for sending their kids to these schools. There are a few “old order” Mennonite schools about 30 miles from me in Oxford County. I’ve seen kids going there by horse an’ buggy. Naturally, they don’t have websites for me to search lookin’ fer ways they don’t meet standards but I’m willing to bet they don’t conform to MoE curriculum, either.

Here’s what Bethel School’s textbook supplier has to say about their science books:

Science is the study of God’s order, provision, and reasonableness as revealed in His physical creation.

While secular science textbooks present modern science as the opposite of faith, the A Beka Book science texts teach that modern science is the product of Western man’s return to the Scriptures after the Protestant Reformation, leading to his desire to understand and subdue the earth, which he saw as the orderly, law-abiding creation of the God of the Bible.

The A Beka Book Science and Health Program presents the universe as the direct creation of God and refutes the man-made idea of evolution. Further, the books present God as the Great Designer and Lawgiver, without Whom the evident design and laws of nature would be inexplicable. They give a solid foundation in all areas of science — a foundation firmly anchored to Scriptural truth.

http://www.abeka.com/Distinctives.html

As far as a valid HS diploma needed for entrance to university, I suspect most universities will consider SAT scores. Besides, most of the grads of these schools go on to Bible college and not to accredited universities. After graduating from Bible college, they can become teachers at their alma maters. The male grads, that is. The female grads’re gettin’ kinda broody by the time they’re 17 or 18 an’ they follow the order to go forth and multiply.

JB