So here we are in Mackay.............
We have been here for about 6 weeks now and have settled into our homeschooling routine finally.
We are all new to home education and have tried both public and private schooling in the past. I have been doing distance education with our 3 girls when we first moved on our boat, it really wasn't suitible for us at all, as we have struggled with the workload eating into our discovery time on the boat and for me it has been juggling the curriculum as a home tutor. I also disliked how my youngest daughter 7yrs, was being judged with not being up to standard in her reading and english. We know she is very bright, just in different avenues not deemed as important, for example she loves music and likes doing maths, so we have decided to progress with eclectic home schooling for all three girls. Much to all their delight! The older two, 14 and 11 have excelled in their schooling but have experienced stress and anxiety with meeting school deadlines in the past. We value their happiness and the developement of their spiritual beings to be free to be who they desire to be. And I have really noticed a burnout and total dislike for school especially last year when they attended catholic school. So I knew things had to change for them all to be happy again and want to continue with their desire for education and learning.
So school looks like this these days - All three girls do Maths, English and unit studies. This month Destiny is doing her unit study on photography and Saraya and Harmony on the Ocean.
Saraya learnt why the ocean is salty.We have been here for about 6 weeks now and have settled into our homeschooling routine finally.
We are all new to home education and have tried both public and private schooling in the past. I have been doing distance education with our 3 girls when we first moved on our boat, it really wasn't suitible for us at all, as we have struggled with the workload eating into our discovery time on the boat and for me it has been juggling the curriculum as a home tutor. I also disliked how my youngest daughter 7yrs, was being judged with not being up to standard in her reading and english. We know she is very bright, just in different avenues not deemed as important, for example she loves music and likes doing maths, so we have decided to progress with eclectic home schooling for all three girls. Much to all their delight! The older two, 14 and 11 have excelled in their schooling but have experienced stress and anxiety with meeting school deadlines in the past. We value their happiness and the developement of their spiritual beings to be free to be who they desire to be. And I have really noticed a burnout and total dislike for school especially last year when they attended catholic school. So I knew things had to change for them all to be happy again and want to continue with their desire for education and learning.
So school looks like this these days - All three girls do Maths, English and unit studies. This month Destiny is doing her unit study on photography and Saraya and Harmony on the Ocean.
Harmony has a learning disability to do with visual memory we believe a form of Dyslexia. I am in the process of major research into what is the best avenue to take to try and help her.
