A family's homeschooling, lifestyle and adventures.
August, Homeschooling Activities and Adventures. August Activities: Homeschooling. We took two weeks off in August to have some fun adventures! The children just love it when we take a break from school… I try to organize breaks, as and when, the children have finished their current PACE books. This meant that Murray John had to …
June, Homeshooling Activities and Adventures. June Activities: Homeschooling. We have achieved ten weeks of homeschooling since lock down! It’s been a hard push with school, but the children have worked very diligently and I am very proud of their achievements. Our school year ends this month, which suits me well, as it takes the pressure …
Activities: Homeschooling. February began with a new incentive, aimed at helping the children produce better quality work… I decided to give them financial rewards for Pace Test results. For Zimbabwe children a few US dollars is like receiving gold, as the US dollar buys so much more than our local currency. With this new incentive, …
Activities: Homeschooling. School started on the 2nd January for us, as we wanted to achieve a week of schooling, before we went travelling. We began by reading our goals from the previous year and chatting about how some goals had been easy to achieve, whilst others had been more difficult. The goals that we had …
Blue Swallow Lodges, Troutbeck, Nyanga, Zimbabwe. Preparing to Travel. As Nyanga is a six hour drive from the farm, it takes me a good few days to get organized to set off. Due to the economics of this country one has to be totally prepared for shortages, by taking all food, drinks, and even diesel …
Against all odds… We have achieved greatness this year. -through blogging, homeschooling and just surviving in Zimbabwe. Pushing on through Adversity. Wow! Time certainly flies when one is busy, inspired and a mother… Achieving a year’s blogging, whilst homeschooling my two children, gives me an enormous sense of accomplishment, even though I am still a …
Activities: Homeschooling. There was no school this month, which gave me time to catch my breath and do things I never normally get time to do. This meant tidying up and planning for the next school year. The children had a few responsibilities this month, as they needed to continue to practice their music and …
Activities: Homeschooling. October is Harvest Month on the farm. Once the combine harvesters arrive, the children rush through their school work, so that they can go and spend their spare time in the combines. It is certainly a great incentive to get them to do their work as quickly as possible! Murray John managed to …
How Homeschooling Allows Us the Luxury to Train with the Best Coaches and Embrace Modern Sport. Today’s Sport. Time waits for no one! The world moves on, with or without us… Although changes are happening fast and furiously, -when it comes to sport, it seems nothing has changed since I was at school! -Why I …
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 …