Homeschooling is a deeply personal decision and many
families choose it because it allows for all kids to learn in an environment
conducive to their needs. One can choose from varying methodologies, to name a
few, called unschooling, eclectic and
set curriculums.
Curriculums can include CAP/IEBS, Cambridge, GED. Homeschooling allows for families to focus on
content that is suitable to them and can choose to even mix some curricula as
it becomes suitable for them
The Homeschooling environment expands or retracts as
required by the individual families
Support groups are pertinent to a family starting with
their homeschooling journey. In our
first year, our family was able to instil these lessons in our kids and because
they are life-long lessons, they continue to apply the lessons.
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Time and project management
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Gardening - from seed to table
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Chicken and fish rearing
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Food usage, waste and preservation
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Reusable energy: Biodigestor and
solar energy system
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Sewing
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Cooking and baking
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Creative writing
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Slime making
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Hygiene
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The body talks
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Planet safety and preservations
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Recycling, reusing of items in our
lives. Starting from the kitchen and everywhere else
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Quiet time
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Karate training
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Music: Guitar and Piano
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Plants/herbs as medicine
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Communication and social skills
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Internet safety, especially social
media safety
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Financial literacy and money
management
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Shopping and budgeting
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Buying skills
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Typing skills
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legacy work - helping out at the
shops during peak period
When
families decide to homeschool, they need to work with the end goal in
mind. What is their ultimate goal for
each child? Then work backwards to
support the vision. Remember to remain
flexible because minds change and as young people have their world more and
more open to other opportunities, what they thought they wanted to achieve may
change along the way. Allowing children to also choose certain subjects or content to learn from allows for
greater understanding and self-mastery.
Homeschooling
can be very scary for most people who want to start, and this is because it is
usually directly compared to mainstream schooling. Many a parent will ask, “So I have to teach
for 6 hours?” “But my maths and science
sucks, how can I even teach this?”
