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Opening Doors
It’s all too easy for me to say ‘no’. No, no, no! I don’t want my children to remember me as a ‘no mum’. “No” closes doors whereas “yes” opens the door, giving loads of opportunity! Opening the door is like igniting a flame… we never know where it will lead or brightly it will burn. I desire to create an environment that is conducive to pursuing delights, to shape and develop the character traits necessary for a lifelong habit of learning and provide the fuel or rich ideas to stimulate an interest.
Getting Started in Homeschooling
Helpful tips for getting started with homeschooling
The Sacred Cows of Homeschooling
The sacred cows, or codes, of homeschooling… it’s often easier for us to strive toward a certain code than to live in grace.
Our Family Principles
These principles have hung on our fridge for many years. Our family guidelines have served our family well.
Homeschooling with Young Children
I write about my experience with our toddlers and young ones while trying to homeschool. It was hard work! It was fantastic!! It was draining and monotonous!!! It was fun!!!!
Identity Directed Approach
Identity Directed home-based learning goes hand in hand with a Bible Based, Christ Centred approach. It simply means to teach the child with a view to his/her God given strengths, weaknesses, interest, passions, and talents… their natural bents.
Lifestyle of Learning
We homeschool with a ‘discipleship method’ or a “Bible-Centred, Eclectic, Discipleship Based, Spirit-Led, Identity-Directed, Relational, Literature Based Learners-at-home” approach. This approach can look a lot like natural learning but in our home, has a few differences.
A Sabbatical Year in Homeschooling
Sharing about the how and why of our Sabbatical Year of homeschooling. Our Sabbath year.
The Stages of Learning
We don’t use grade levels in our home…They are distracting and quite irrelevant. The labels of grade/year level can be of some use but I prefer to view things in stages of learning, rather than grades. Stages of learning is much more individual and personal, allowing for uniqueness to shine in the various subjects and topics of interest. While there is a transition that occurs when a child enters from a ‘Collecting Knowledge’ stage to the next stage, ‘Understanding’. The next stage (Wisdom) is very important and most enjoyable…and the one that we parents, need to recognise.
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