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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 …

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

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for September 2021.

September Adventures and Activities. September Activities: Homeschooling. Paula Joy Turns 12. September is Spring Time in Zimbabwe, where the temperature goes from cold to hot overnight. It is also Paula Joy’s birthday month. Paula Joy tuned 12 and had a wonderful day playing competitive family golf, followed by a fun seafood dinner.   It’s such …

Riding horses in the farm dam.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy.

Rounded Homeschoolers – Through Freedom and Responsibility.

How I Embrace Freedom with Responsibility, Each and Every Day, as I Homeschool My Children. Homeschooling Freedom on the Farm. Homeschooled farm children certainly have the best of both worlds, as far as schooling, farm life, responsibility, space and freedom are concerned… I like to make use of what we have around us, in order …

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 …

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

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for July 2021.

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 …

banana bunk hanging in the field
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

The Day God Worked His Miracles, to Prevent a Family Tragedy.

We call these our Banana Miracles… Turbulent Economic Times. In Zimbabwe, we live in turbulent economic times. Organised crime is nothing new, but it seems to be growing daily. This is a country where people are poor, hungry and desperate, -always looking to make a quick buck.  Our only defence against this situation is to …

sprayer being offloaded from the lorry
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling, Adventures and Activities for May 2021.

May Adventures and Activities. May Activities: Homeschooling. May activities were great fun, as the children were able to get back into Harare sporting activities, plus busy preparations for the new polo season. Busy mornings. Schooling usually keeps us busy during the mornings, but my children have also learnt to school around their sporting activities. With …

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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 …