A family's homeschooling, lifestyle and adventures.
There is nothing like a celebration in the Victoria Falls. The Long Journey. In mid-August we took a six-day round trip to Victoria Falls, to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. The trip required two days of driving, on some good and some very potholed roads. The drive took us from the farm, via Bulawayo, to …
What is a healthy homeschooling culture and how do we create it? How We Identified Our Homeschooling Culture. I recently attended a sports culture coaching seminar… I suddenly realised coaching sports and creating a culture around a sports team is no different from creating a healthy homeschooling culture. Having then thought deeply about this I …
Embrace Your Child’s Individuality and Talents. Firstly, we need to look upon our children as perfect gifts from God… God’s children are created as individuals and need to be treated as unique and special. A Child’s Potential. It is up to us, as parents, to help each child to reach their full development and potential …
How I Introduced Cellphones to My Children, as a Tool Not a Toy. Introducing Cellphones as a Tool. After much prayer and research, I recently introduced cellphones to my children, for them to use as a tool and not as a toy! I chose a route which would enable my children to use their cellphones …
Managing Homeschooling, Through 18 Months of Illness. Health Deterioration. When I became ill, in August 2021, the doctors and I presumed it was Malaria or Covid 19. However, no medical treatment seemed to help me…as I continued managing homeschooling through 18 months of illness, without my health improving. Eventually, we presumed that I was suffering …
Homeschooling Adventures and Activities – Year End 2022. Year End – Activities: Homeschooling. Mum’s Health. As you have probably noticed, I have not posted anything for three months!.. Towards the end of the year, my health took a serious tumble… This eventually resulted in a period in hospital, for tests, then major surgery at another …
The Women’s U19 Cricket Team Journey Begins… Women’s U19 Cricket Team Trials. Dawn in Harare – Zimbabwe, Africa. It’s a chilly winter’s morning in Harare. Many local cricketing girls are up, before sunrise, in order to catch public transport, to the first day of cricket trials for the Zimbabwe Under 19 Women’s World Cup. With …
Incorporating Buying a New Home into Our Homeschooling Journey. New Property Research. We love involving our children in all our decision making. It’s always fun to get their input and bounce ideas off them. Children, generally, see things so differently to adults, which makes for some interesting discussions. For a number of reasons, we decided …
May Adventures and Activities. May Activities: Homeschooling. Winter Arrives. As May begins, so does winter… Fortunately, on our farm we experience very mild winters, which is wonderful. Homeschooling Timetable. We pushed hard with schooling, throughout the month, and managed to do schooling around the training of our horses. On many days we would ride in the mornings …
July Adventures and Activities. July Activities: Homeschooling. Lockdown Again! July began with another lockdown. It is always so sad, when sports are cancelled and goals have to be adjusted accordingly. We had some polo tournaments and the annual pony club show lined up for an action packed month, -so were very disappointed. Instead, we remained …