Jul 15Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for June 2022.Adventures and Activities June. June Activities: Homeschooling. Horsey Month. June is always a very busy month. The polo season continued in full swing, with horse activities most weekends. Homeschooling was ongoing, with a week’s break early in the month, so that the children could prepare for the annual pony club show. Homeschooling Year End. With our school year closing at the end…Travel6 min read
Jun 23How We Incorporated Buying Property into Our Homeschooling Journey.Incorporating Buying a New Home into Our Homeschooling Journey. We love involving our children in all our decision making. It’s always fun to get their input and bounce ideas off them. Children, generally, see things so differently to adults, which makes for some interesting discussions. For a number of reasons, we decided to sell our Harare house and look…Homeschooling6 min read
May 24Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for May 2022.May Adventures and Activities. May Activities: Homeschooling. As May begins, so does winter… Fortunately, on our farm we experience very mild winters, which is wonderful. We pushed hard with schooling, throughout the month, and managed to do schooling around the training of our horses. …Horses5 min read
May 18Our Trip to Spurwing Island Lodge, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe.Easter at Spurwing Island, Lake Kariba. An Easter invitation to Spurwing Island Lodge, on the shores of Lake Kariba, was a wonderful surprise, causing great excitement in the household! Of course, the children loved the idea of another week off homeschooling, to go and explore a new location on Lake Kariba. Paula Joy and Murray John…Africa5 min read
May 2Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for April 2022.April Adventures and Activities. April Activities: Homeschooling. A visit from our Botswana family. April began with a last minute visit from our Botswana family, so school was temporarily abandoned! It was awesome to see this family, after 2+ years, largely due to Covid 19 restrictions.Travel5 min read
Apr 12Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for March 2022.March Activities: Homeschooling. A week’s break from school. March began with a wonderful trip to Nyanga in the East of Zimbabwe. Nothing like fresh mountain air and some down time, to recharge the batteries.Family6 min read
Mar 1Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for February 2022.February Adventures and Activities. February Activities: Homeschooling. February began with the exciting arrival of the children’s grandparents. Having not seen their grandparents for over a year they were most excited, so February got off to a wonderful start!Parenting6 min read
Feb 2Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for January 2022.January Adventures and Activities. January Activities: Homeschooling. Back to School for 2022. School began on the 3rd January, as we like to get an early start… This means that we can take a break in late February or early March.Christianity6 min read
Jan 25Be Smart! Train Your Child to have an Attitude of Gratitude.As a Parent are You Teaching Your Child to have ‘An Attitude of Gratitude’- or of Entitlement? What is Gratitude? Gratitude: ‘The quality of being thankful; with a willingness to show appreciation for, and to return kindness. Gratitude is a state of mind. Gratitude expressed, touches hearts, opens up and humbles people. Gratitude enriches, elevates, energises, inspires and transforms human life. Gratitude is not about how much a person receives…Parenting5 min read
Dec 21, 2021Our Homeschooling Adventures and Activities for December 2021.December Activities and Adventures. December Activities: Homeschooling. Christmas in Zimbabwe. December was a most enjoyable farm month! The children were able to just be children, with no school commitments, nor strict time schedules.Christianity5 min read
