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canoeing across the lake
Activity unloading the lorry and trailer.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for July 2020.

Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for July 2020. July Activities: Homeschooling. With the start of our new school year, I was very excited when all the children’s school books (Paces) arrived in Zimbabwe. Ordering books in Zimbabwe is not an easy thing. Firstly, one has to move funds to the USA in order to pay for …

farm walk in the water.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for March 2020.

Actvities: Homeschooling. March started off with our academic and sports goals set and we were all excited to see what the month held… This excitement lasted for about two weeks and then, as Corona Virus descended on Africa, all our sporting events were cancelled! Homeschooling is one very important aspect of our lives which has …

tennis drills balance on bousa ball.
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for February 2020.

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, …

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

Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for November 2019

Activities: Homeschooling. Once we reach November it is always exciting for the children, as they suddenly realize that their school year is almost done! By the middle of November, Murray John was able to head off farming, having completed his school year, but being older, Paula Joy has needed an extra few weeks to finish …

wheat harvest in the truck with the dogs
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy. FARM: Activities and Adventures.

Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for October 2019

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 …

homeschooling sport including cricket for girls
FAITH: Homeschooling. FAMILY: The Whaley Academy.

Homeschooling to Achieve Sporting Success- Including Girls Cricket.

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 …

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

Our Homeschool Adventures and Activities for September 2019.

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 …

Motivating and encouraging jumping off the houseboat.
FAITH: Homeschooling.

7 Ways How to Motivate and Encourage Your Child?

7 Biblical Ways to Motivate and Encourage Your Child. All Children…… Thrive on Encouragement. Need to Learn from Their Mistakes. Need Realistic Expectations. Need Positive Affirmations. Small Achievable Goals. To be Praised where it is Due. Need to Learn to Speak Positively. 1. Children Thrive on Encouragement. My children start the day proclaiming, ‘I am …