A family's homeschooling, lifestyle and adventures.
Activities: Homeschooling. We had only two weeks of schooling in September, as the month started with a three day horse polo clinic, followed by a 3 day tennis tournament. One week’s schooling, before and after a week’s camping trip to the Zambezi River, competed the month. It is so wonderful to be able to take …
7 Biblical Ways to Motivate and Encourage Your Child. All Children…… Thrive on Encouragement. Need to Learn from Their Mistakes. Need Realistic Expectations. Need Positive Affirmations. Small Achievable Goals. To be Praised where it is Due. Need to Learn to Speak Positively. 1. Children Thrive on Encouragement. My children start the day proclaiming, ‘I am …
Activities: Homeschool. August saw some breaks to the homeschooling schedule. The children have completed 10 weeks of schooling in a row, so it was time to give them a week’s break, to relax and have fun. We have other breaks coming up, in September and October so we couldn’t take too much time off. We …
How do you Equip your child with Self-Discipline? ‘YOU CAN DO IT!’ The best thing you can do for your children is to equip them with the self-discipline to achieve a responsible and healthy independence. “A person’s character and their garden both reflect the amount of weeding that was done in the growing season.” (Author …
Activities: Homeschool. One frenetic Friday I needed to do a number of chores for the weekend. I left the children working in the school, whilst I got busy getting horses ready for polo, as well as sorting out decorations for the polo club. Paula Joy and Murray John both got stuck into their work and finished …
How do I Homeschool through Economic Collapse? As Zimbabwe’s economy collapses around us, we are all having to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. However, as parents of homeschooled children, and regardless of location, we always need to adapt to changing circumstances, from our health to our finances. Goals get changed, side-lined or delayed, which can …
Activities. Homeschool: Most of this month’s schooling has been done with an 180 kva generator growling in the background, as Zimbabwe plummets deeper into economic crisis. Most days we actually have no electricity! We are thankful to have power, even with it’s continuous noise, otherwise we would not be able to start school early each …
Developing Godly Character. A child, with a love for God, should be the ultimate goal of every parent for his or her children. Learning and developing the character of Jesus, in the hearts and lives of our children, is the most wonderful life gift we can impart. The development of Godly character, which leads to …
Activities. Homeschool: May was an interesting school month. Murray John was extremely excited, when the combine harvester came to harvest the Soya-beans. He would jump out of his bed at 5am- and proceed to tackle his school work, so that by 8.30am he was free to spend the day with the driver in the combine …
I thought I would share my typical, homeschooling mum, ‘on the farm’ school day. We are usually on the farm for Monday and Tuesday each week. My motto for each day is: ‘I can do all things through Christ,-Who strengthens me’. Homeschooling Mum’s daily timetable: 5.20am All alarms go off! My husband and I say …