Can You Really Make Real Friends Without a Physical Classroom? At Koa, the Answer Is Yes! One of the most common questions parents ask about online school is: “But will my child still make friends?” At Koa Academy, we know the answer is yes, because we see it happen naturally. We asked three Grade 12 [...]
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What I love about Koa Academy is precisely that they have NOT done a direct bricks and mortar to online translation. This is NOT school as you've always known it, just online. As an ex-schoolteacher myself I can see they have genuinely re-thought every aspect of education (not just school) and tried to find the [...]
"As a parent, transitioning my child to an online schooling environment initially came with concerns—particularly regarding social interactions compared to traditional mainstream schooling. However, my experience with Evolve Online School has been overwhelmingly positive. The friendships formed within the school have greatly helped my child overcome social barriers, and while parents must ensure additional extracurricular [...]
You don't normally go looking for 'alternative schooling' until traditional schooling fails you. But once you've joined KOA, you wonder why you didn't look sooner. We have 3 kids, Grade 5, 6 and 8, all currently with KOA, each with completely different characters, personalities and learning styles. KOA has allowed them each to grow and [...]
Classical Conversations is ideal for visual, kinesthetic and auditory learners. The program introduces students to an impressive amount of concepts. Through songs and movements memory work is covered, and lessons just seem to stick. The Classical Conversations model involves community! Because families move through the program's content collectively, mothers are more likely to complete [...]
I 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 [...]
There 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 [...]
“Nukleus Onderwys is beslis ‘n skool van die huis af plesier. Buiten vir ‘n gestruktureerde kurrikulum is hulle diens en hulpvaardigheid uit die boonste rake. Nukleus se kurrikulum is Caps georieënteerd met boeke wat sorgvuldig saamgestel is met kleurvolle illistrasie in die laer grade asook baie gebruikers viendelik. Studente het handleidings waaruit hulle werk en [...]
Ongelooflikke, toegewyde en professionele een tot een bystand. Baie goeie seleksie van onderwysers en span. Van deel word van die span, al die pad deur, het ek baie lanklaas sulke diens gesien en waar jy soos die enigste persoon op aarde behandel word. Content is verseker op Britse standaard en was op 'n besonderse mooi, [...]
