A family's homeschooling, lifestyle and adventures.
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 …
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 …
June Adventures and Activities. June Activities: Homeschooling. School Year. Our academic school year runs from June to June, which is different from the mainstream schools. I have found that I have more time in the middle of the year to tackle the school programme payments and to organize the shipping. This takes the pressure off the …
Nothing better than the kids playing their first polo tournament as ‘Team Whaley.’
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 …
Our Sailing School Ultimate Adventure. April is Sailing School time, which our outdoor kids just love, as it means camping, sailing and having fun with friends. Sailing attracts outdoor busy children and Paula Joy and Murray John have made great friends over the years. It is a wonderful community sport and Zimbabwe certainly has the …
April was hectic with polo, water skiing and sailing school. So much family fun time.
March was a busy fun month with an adventure to Nyanga.
Recent research confirms that homeschooled children do not have a problem with socialization.
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, …