A family's homeschooling, lifestyle and adventures.
There is nothing like a celebration in the Victoria Falls. The Long Journey. In mid-August we took a six-day round trip to Victoria Falls, to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. The trip required two days of driving, on some good and some very potholed roads. The drive took us from the farm, via Bulawayo, to …
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 …
Our Fun and Fantastic Adventure. Three Weeks The children and I traveled to Cape Town, for three weeks, from mid December 2023 until New Year’s Day 2024. Douglas joined us for a week at Christmas. This fun and fantastic experience was mainly a family visit, to my parents who live in Sunnydale, near Noordhoek. Cape …
Our Homeschooling Activities for Nov-Dec: Homeschooling. Busy Year End: November and December were extremely busy months with lots of sporting activities, from cricket and golf, to horse-shows. We had to push hard to get all our academic goals achieved for the year, resulting in the children having to do Saturday school most weekends, whenever they didn’t …
Sept-Oct Activities. Homeschooling. A school break – to go fishing! Our homeschooling activities and adventures continued through September and October. Starting with what the kids love most… A two week break from schoolwork, to go on a fishing adventure. Our annual fishing and camping trip to Chewore on the Zambezi River is definitely the children’s …
Camping and Fishing in the Wilds of Africa, Chewore, Zimbabwe. Spring is the time of year for our annual camping and fishing trip in the wilds of Africa at Chewore Campsite along the Zambezi River. Serious Planning. This is always a major expedition, which takes weeks of planning and organisation. To make matters more difficult, …
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. …
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 …
Our Eastern Highlands Adventure in Nyanga. Blue Swallow Lodges. Our year began with two weeks of schooling, before we headed off for our eastern highlands adventure and annual visit to Blue Swallow Lodges, at Troutbeck Resort, Nyanga. Nyanga is a place where there are endless adventures, waiting to be enjoyed. As the children get older, …