This report, commissioned by the Minister of Education of Alberta, reviews the programs of study and instructional materials used in four groups of approved private schools: schools using the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum; schools using the Alpha Omega program; Mennonite parochial schools; and Seventh Day Adventist schools. The review has four purposes: (1) to determine the congruence of these private school curricula with Alberta programs and courses; (2) to evaluate the educational soundness of private school curricula in terms of content and standards; (3) to comment on the curricular documents and resources in relationship to their fostering of tolerance and understanding for minority groups; and (4) to identify the issues and make recommendations for future considerations in formulating policy covering approval of private school programs. After an introduction and overview of the four private school systems, each program is described and evaluated according to the above three criteria. The same evaluation procedure is used thereafter for the "A BEKA" instructional materials used by many of the parochial schools in Alberta (particularly the Mennonite schools). Four appendixes list (1) suppliers of private school instructional materials, (2) tolerance and understanding criteria, (3) private school categories, and (4) definitions. (TE)