A family's homeschooling, lifestyle and adventures.
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 …
Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for August. August Activities: Homeschooling. August break. August was holiday time for the children, starting with a two week camping trip on the Zambezi River. This was followed by cricket trials and a cricket camp for Paula Joy. The homeschooling holidays ended with the final polo tournament of the season. It’s …
Camping by the Great Zambezi River, Zimbabwe. The Zambezi River, in the northern tip of Zimbabwe, calls us every year for an annual ten day camping and fishing trip. The children say it’s the only holiday we should never cancel, as it is an adventure that does not disappoint… Now that we are seasoned campers …
Adventures and Activities June. June Activities: Homeschooling. Horsey Month. June is always a very busy month. The polo season continued in full swing, with horse activities most weekends. Homeschooling was ongoing, with a week’s break early in the month, so that the children could prepare for the annual pony club show. Homeschooling Year End. 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 …
Easter at Spurwing Island, Lake Kariba. Holiday Surprise. An Easter invitation to Spurwing Island Lodge, on the shores of Lake Kariba, was a wonderful surprise, causing great excitement in the household! Of course, the children loved the idea of another week off homeschooling, to go and explore a new location on Lake Kariba. Helicopter Ride. …
April Adventures and Activities. April Activities: Homeschooling. A visit from our Botswana family. April began with a last minute visit from our Botswana family, so school was temporarily abandoned! It was awesome to see this family, after 2+ years, largely due to Covid 19 restrictions. The cousins had lots of fun together and particularly enjoyed …
March Adventures and Activities. March Activities: Homeschooling. A week’s break from school. March began with a wonderful trip to Nyanga in the East of Zimbabwe. Nothing like fresh mountain air and some down time, to recharge the batteries. This trip was followed by a celebration of Granddad ‘Pops’ 83rd Birthday, -then back to school …
February Adventures and Activities. February Activities: Homeschooling. Grandparents Arrive. February began with the exciting arrival of the children’s grandparents. Having not seen their grandparents for over a year they were most excited, so February got off to a wonderful start! Paula Joy’s Project. School continued throughout most of February. Paula Joy took time off school, …