Often we hear this bible verse bandied about when talking about how we dress & look. 1 Sam 16:7 “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” So that means we can dress & look however we like, right? […] Read more…
Ministry
Dh, better known as Brother Henson, is now officially fulltime with Covenant Vision Centre. Previously, he was juggling ministry work with fulltime bible studies at TCA College (formerly Theological Centre for Asia). He finally graduated with a Masters of Theology in November 2006. It was a grand and joyous occasion for the whole family.He has […] Read more…
Getting Started on Homeschooling
Those of you who have been visiting my website for a while would know that you can find out how we homeschool in the Homeschooling section found at the side bar of this page. And every 6 months or so, I would review how the systems I have set up are working or not working […] Read more…
Teaching Our Toddlers
Teaching toddlers in our homeschool mostly happens incidentally. This means that we do not sit them down and do stuff like flash cards and formal school with the child. Observe and learn The toddlers in our home have the benefit of observing the many older siblings around them doing school and other stuff. They pick up […] Read more…
The Myth of Socialisation
Homeschoolers get asked this question the most frequently by those either ignorant to or opposed to homeschooling. Sadly, we sometimes get fellow homeschoolers asking us the same question too! Here are 3 links to Gena Suarez‘s (Publisher of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine) Blog on the topic of socialisation. She writes far more eloquently about it […] Read more…
Teaching Our Pre-Schoolers
How we teach our preschoolers in our homeschool is yet another favourite question topic of discussion whenever I mention I homeschool all our children. Henson says I should compile a list of FAQs! And guess what? I did! RELATED POST: Homeschool FAQs At the recent annual Homeschool Fair 2007, while I was showing the Student of […] Read more…
Don’t Homeschool If…
We have been officially homeschooling since September 2004. We are now teaching a P3, a P1, a K1 and a N2. While we ourselves are convinced and convicted that this is our path to walk in, it is not in our practice to hard sell homeschooling. Why? No, it is not because we are better/holier […] Read more…
Choosing A Curriculum
How does one choose a curriculum to use once you have decided to homeschool? Ask any or every veteran homeschooler and they will tell you the same thing – What are your goals? Do you want an academically rigorous curriculum to push your gifted child to his limits? Or do you want to focus on […] Read more…
But It Is Not Fun!
Have you heard that cry from your child? Or perhaps even from a friend when you show her the books and curriculum you are using to teach your child? To me, there’s been an over-emphasis on fun in today’s world. Everything must be fun or entertaining before we will do it. Work must be fun, […] Read more…
HOW do you homeschool?
How do you homeschool? How do you teach so many children at one time? What method do you use? These are often questions I am faced with when people hear that we are homeschooling 4 out of our 5 children. The toddler just listens to everything we say. How we homeschool and the method we each […] Read more…