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FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy.

What is a Healthy Homeschooling Culture?

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 …

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

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for March-April 2024.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities. Homeschooling. School on the move… A large part of our homeschooling adventures and activities lives is spent travelling between the farm and Harare. With the A.C.E school programme we are able to travel with our books and work offline, wherever we are. ACE Programme. I specifically did not want an …

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

Developing Life Skills through a Houseboat Adventure.

We may be on a Houseboat Adventure, yet Life Skills are Being Developed. Developing life skills through a houseboat adventure creates an amazing opportunity for our children. Therefore we use our annual seven day houseboat trip as a learning tool. This is achieved by them embracing the Kariba experience and helping out with all aspects …

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

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for Jan-Feb 2024.

Homeschooling Activities Jan-Feb. Homeschooling. Goal Setting. It was back to school on the 2nd January. We started by checking our last year’s goals, going through what we’d achieved and what we had not… It’s amazing how measuring goals helps the children to focus on future goals and dreams. We then set our 2024 goals for …

Horse show time.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy.

How Horse-shows Grow and Develop Our Children’s Characters.

Horse-shows Grow and Develop Our Children’s Characters. Of all the sports our children compete in we believe participating in horse-shows teaches them the most, whilst growing and developing their characters. If you have never experienced a horse-show or competed in one, it’s a very unique experience, with lots of moving parts, which need to be …

Murray with a towel over half his head.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy.

How to Embrace Your Child’s Individuality and Talents.

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 …

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

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities from April-June 2023.

April-June Activities: Homeschooling. Life gets extremely busy from April onwards; as we head into the winter polo season. Family Visits. April began with visits from family, so the children took a week off school to enjoy their cousins. This was followed by an April houseboat trip on Lake Kariba, accompanied by grandparents and a grand uncle. …

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FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy.

How I Introduced Cellphones to My Children.

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 …

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

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities from Jan-Mar 2023.

Jan- Mar Activities: Homeschooling. School Breaks. January began with a few weeks of concentrated homeschooling, before we set off, to Nyanga, where we enjoyed a week of rest around loads of fun activities including golf and exploring. We love being able to take small breaks, as and when we can, and the kids just love …

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FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy.

Managing Homeschooling, Through 18 months of Illness.

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 …