I did a year of The Good and the Beautiful with my younger son as his core curriculum, doing the Language Arts, Science and History. We changed to Sonlight as our core curriculum for a few years with Math-u-see, Afrikaans Sonder Grense, Handwriting Without Tears, and I supplemented and enriched it with other resources and delight directed learning as needed. Our children loved homeschooling straight away and it was wonderful to see how they flourished.Īfter 2 years I felt more comfortable to try a more eclectic approach since I really wanted to apply the Charlotte Mason philosophy in our homeschool. It worked very well for us and helped us to make the transition from mainstream schooling to homeschooling. We started with ACE, because I felt we needed the structure and support of being part of an Academy. To develop each child in his individual bend and aptitude, to focus on delight directed learning, as well as develop self discipline, a growth mindset and perseverance in areas that’s harder for them to work at.
The primary years are easy and carefree, with the main aim to cultivate a love of learning. From the start homeschooling was just a very good fit for us as a family. We have been homeschooling for just over 9 years. He is still in his primary years, but would probably pursue a career in Accounting like his dad, or maybe Coding or Engineering. He loves numbers and math, things like gaming, coding and engineering.
He is also 2e (neurodiverse) and he loves learning and needs a lot of mental stimulation. His younger brother who is 11 is just wired differently.
He would like to study and pursue a career in Animation and Visual Development, for example to study at the Animation School in Cape Town or do a degree in Art/ Animation at a university. He is also a creative and spends a lot of time researching and doing his own delight directed learning in the areas of Art & Design, Architecture, Visual Development and Animation. He is very interested in Philosophy, Psychology, Literature and the Sciences. He has a wide range of special interests and pursues them with the hyper focus that is typical of neurodiverse kids. He is 2e (neurodiverse) and homeschooling is just a wonderful flexible learning environment for him. Our eldest son who is 15 years old is currently working towards his American High School Diploma (Honours Pathway). We prayed about it as a family and just felt a very strong calling and conviction to homeschool our children and also to raise them in the ways of the Lord and to give them a faith based education. Interesting enough, the autoimmune illness miraculously cleared up within a few weeks after taking him out of school. But then he started to develop an autoimmune illness (diagnosed by a paediatrician), triggered by the stress of the school environment. Our eldest son did very well in mainstream school on the surface – he excelled academically, enjoyed participating in sports and had lots of friends. Like every family, I suppose, we had a catalyst that made us take the brave leap of faith to start homeschooling. Our eldest son was in grade 3 when we took him out of public school and his younger brother was still in preschool. I have worked as a Social Worker and specialized in Addictions Counselling, Christian Counselling and Art Therapy. My husband is a CA and has his own business. Not just the academics and their cognitive development, but especially their character development and socio-emotional wellness.
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My husband is very supportive and pro homeschooling, especially since he can see the wide range of benefits in our boys’ lives. To tell you a little more about our family – we are an Afrikaans family of four.
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