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FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for January 2022.

January Adventures and Activities. January Activities: Homeschooling. Back to School for 2022. School began on the 3rd January, as we like to get an early start…  This means that we can take a break in late February or early March. The children had a wonderful 6 week break over the festive season and are now …

Christmas day with kids.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for December 2021.

December Activities and Adventures. December Activities: Homeschooling. Christmas in Zimbabwe. December was a most enjoyable farm month!  The children were able to just be children, with no school commitments, nor strict time schedules.   They did, however, have to keep up with their daily  chores and the spring cleaning of the school office and their …

pony fancy dress competition.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for November 2021.

November Activities and Adventures. November Activities: Homeschooling. School ends for the year. By mid-November we had completed our homeschooling goals for the year and the children were free to enjoy some downtime. Little farm boy. Between the tractors and the horses the children were hardly at home. Murray John spent his days driving anything and …

kids activity digging out a pond.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for October 2021.

October Adventures and Activities. October Activities: Homeschooling. Moving house. October seemed to fly by with the mammoth task of moving house, whilst still playing polo and homeschooling!  Two weeks off school. The children loved the adventure of moving house, as they got to take two weeks off school, to help me complete the task.  With …

zambezi river adventures boat and happy girl.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures. FUN: Family Travel.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for August 2021.

August Adventures and Activities. August Activities: Homeschooling. Two week break. August began with a two week break, as we headed off camping in the Zambezi Valley. The joy about homeschooling is that I can set my own calendar and take breaks, as and when it suits the family.   As we were heading off for …

new bikes for the kids
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for June 2021.

June Adventures and Activities. June Activities: Homeschooling. School Year. Our academic school year runs from June to June, which is different from the mainstream schools. I have found that I have more time in the middle of the year to tackle the school programme payments and to organize the shipping. This takes the pressure off the …

family playing golf.
Activity Boy with Gun.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for February 2021

February Adventures and Activities. February Activities: Homeschooling. February was a very wet, rainy month, for us here on the farm, so we pushed hard with school work and reading.   I am finding it hard to find good, wholesome books for the children to read. Books that are not filled with demonic things like wizards, …

kids at the dam
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for January 2021.

January Adventures and Activities. January Activities: Homeschooling. The New Year started with a lovely evening spent with friends and family, outdoors on the banks of the Hunyani River. With the goods rains having finally arrived, everything is looking very green and lush.   The children thoroughly enjoyed their last week with their grandparents, before they …