Achievements – Sports/Athletics
Charlene Chauvet2022-04-05T21:27:14+02:00Wy-né Visser, U/4, earned Second place (Silver) for 60m at the National Homeschooling Athletics Event. Well done Wy-né. We are super proud of you!
Achievements – Sports/Athletics.
Charlene Chauvet2022-04-05T21:22:39+02:00Rene van Zyl (4years old) came first and earned herself a gold medal in the 40m Hurdles for U/5 girls. Way to go beautiful Rene! We are proud of you!
Achievement Sport – Athletics.
Charlene Chauvet2022-04-05T16:09:42+02:00Eliska Prinsloo, U/10 earned herself 1st place in 1200m, 2nd place in long jump and 3d place in 100m. Well done Eliska! You are a true champion indeed!
Achievements – Sport/Athletics
Charlene Chauvet2022-04-05T16:17:59+02:00Johan Marais 0/9, got first place in the 600m at the 2022 National Homeschooling Athletics Event. Well done Johan!
Number 1 Reason for Homeschooling!
Charlene Chauvet2022-03-28T21:21:58+02:00With school holidays here, we are feeling delighted and joyful. As we take our daily walks though the estate in which we reside, we notice the school-going kids taking a ride on their bicycles at 11 in the morning, or two primary-schooled brothers playing soccer at the local park. It is such a jolly feeling, [...]
Wingu -Review.
Charlene Chauvet2022-03-28T20:33:18+02:00I have always been pretty set on homeschooling. I finished my matrix by homeschooling so it was familiar for me. It took a bit of convincing for my husband but with the way national education currently looks for our country, there was no denying that homeschooling was the right route for our family. I follow [...]
IEB, Cambridge or DBE: Which one to choose?
Charlene Chauvet2022-04-05T10:50:39+02:00There are a number of systems available from which to study. The trouble is, which one does one choose? Most of the so-called ‘elite’ private schools use either IEB or Cambridge. All state schools are obligated to use the DBE systems, which is basically CAPS. It might help to understand some of the history of [...]
Discipline – Nature vs. Nurture, Part 8!
Charlene Chauvet2022-03-21T18:56:53+02:00I have always had this negative perspective about the word discipline, because of the way in which I was disciplined as a child. So I decided to explore this crucial part of parenting and homeschooling in this article. So here it is–as promised! But let’s just be clear about one thing before we start. My [...]
S.A’s First National Homeschooling Athletics Day.
Charlene Chauvet2022-03-06T15:07:57+02:00The SA Homeschool Beat went to South Africa’s first ever athletics race event, which took place at Laerskool Wonderboom on Saturday, 26 February 2022. This massively successful event was inspired by Eben and Michelle Steyn, who did an absolutely amazing job at co coordinating the entire event. What they did was divide the teams into [...]
Life After School
Charlene Chauvet2022-02-16T21:38:18+02:00You’re old enough to vote, drive, go to pubs, stay out late and do as you please. Ahh, those heady days of freedom! So, you’ve finished school now. Congratulations! 12 years of slog and hard work are behind you, but the daunting days of tertiary education lie ahead. What do you do now? There are [...]