2024-02-19 07:32
In the 2019 election, SAHomeschoolers wrote a guide on the manifestos of the various political parties from the perspective of home education. This article can be viewed at 2019 Election Gui… Read More
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2024-02-01 06:37
Clause 2 of the BELA Bill proposes that the penalty for not complying with the requirements of the SA Schools Act is increased from 6 months to 1 year. This includes failing to register for… Read More
2023-12-19 06:17
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is arguably one of the best-run education departments in the country. MEC David Maynier had a plan to deliver quality education for a growing sch… Read More
2023-09-28 10:19
There are many reasons why parents choose to home-school their children, either themselves or through home tutoring centres. Changing from a negative school environment, getting a higher qua… Read More
2023-07-27 07:12
And how you can help with what happens next. The provincial hearings regarding the BELA Bill this year have been a hotly debated rollercoaster-ride all around, with many interesting developm… Read More
2023-06-16 09:06
The question is often asked why government wants to regulate home education. Home education seems to work well and does not place any demands on the state. To the contrary, it saves money. W… Read More
2023-05-22 15:16
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face." - Eleanor Roosevelt. South Africa, it's time for courage in every arena, e… Read More
2023-02-09 10:27
Malcolm X wrote, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Somehow, the future seems more daunting than ever, with a plet… Read More
2023-01-05 12:12
Laws are made to create order in society. Its purpose is to make life more predictable, safe and fair. Citizens have peace of mind because they know that if they comply with the law, they wi… Read More
2023-01-05 11:56
On 5 December 2022, minister Maynier delivered his adjustment budget speech at the Western Cape legislature. The purpose of the speech was to give hope to parents, teachers, and children. Th… Read More
2022-12-02 17:40
Dear homeschooling parent, if you’re chugging your fourth coffee for the day and wondering how on earth you’re going to make it to (and through!) the end of the year, you’r… Read More
2022-09-07 05:50
You’ve probably considered homeschooling far more seriously in the past three years than ever before. Perhaps you were forced into it before you were ready or had had the chance to mak… Read More
2022-06-23 14:04
The Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill, better known as the BELA (Basic Education Laws Amendment) Bill, is currently being considered by Parliament. If approved unchanged, it will result in… Read More
2022-05-20 09:35
Freedom of education in the best interests of children is more important than ever. In the home education community, the contentious problem of the BELA Bill is not a new one. New homeschool… Read More
2022-04-28 20:18
Homeschooling is often seen as a limited education choice – not only in terms of socialization but also in participation in sports – but this is not the case. In fact, homeschool… Read More
2022-02-14 06:00
Sometimes, it’s all you can do to stay sane as a parent, to get through the day and accomplish the necessary. You, dear parent, are raising children in one of the most challenging time… Read More
2021-12-15 13:11
[This is a sponsored article and does not necessarily represent the views of SAHomeschoolers.Org] As parents, we want our children to be enthusiastic about their learning and enjoy their day… Read More
2021-12-02 21:28
On Saturday 6 November, the Cape Home Educators and Kragdag hosted the Cape Town Home Education Expo at the Durbanville Conference Centre. There were multiple helpful lectures on various hom… Read More
2021-10-12 19:51
My grandmother grew yams. Not only did she grow yams –but she also had a ritual that she followed with military precision. The first had to do with a fresh tuber of yam. While cooking… Read More
2021-06-16 15:12
Changing education as we knew it If ever there was a time to learn more about homeschooling, it has been the past year and going forward. The pandemic and lockdowns have placed thousands mor… Read More
2021-04-14 18:12
It’s often said that anyone can homeschool, but homeschooling is not for everyone. This article will unpack both sides of this statement, looking at the reasons and research on why any… Read More
2021-03-06 11:09
The homeschooling community has always supported families who are new to the journey, and never more so since the first lockdown started in South Africa in March 2020. There is a major diffe… Read More
2021-02-09 07:41
Home educators fiercely oppose the Policy on Home Education (PHE), published in 2018, and the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Bill that is currently being considered. It is assumed that… Read More
2021-01-09 12:18
“The word ‘education’ comes from the Latin ‘educere’ = e- (out of) + -ducere (to draw). Education is not just about putting information in. We have forgotten th… Read More
2020-11-24 19:44
[This is a sponsored article and does not necessarily represent the views of SAHomeschoolers.Org] By: Colin Northmore, Principal of Evolve Online School, a brand of ADvTECH, Africa’s l… Read More
2020-10-26 16:16
Work and homeschool – the mission Parents must often combine home education with other things. Some parents combine home education with a home business. Single parents need to combine… Read More
2020-09-11 18:53
[This is a sponsored article and does not necessarily represent the views of SAHomeschoolers.Org]Winston Churchill said, “never let a good crisis go to waste”. This pandemic has… Read More
2020-08-08 12:08
July has seen a much-awaited response to the question of reopening or closing the schools. With schools closed again for 4 weeks and the academic year extended into 2021, many issues a… Read More
2020-06-13 14:40
The subject of home education is igniting hot debates in South Africa and all over the world – some arguments are positive, and some are sheer misinformed, fear-based criticisms. In fa… Read More
2020-05-14 13:39
Since the global pandemic began, many families have been plunged into home education due to lockdown regulations. It has brought to light many more opinions on the subject of home education… Read More
2020-04-13 07:57
The health crisis of 2020 caused fundamental paradigm shifts in education, creating new opportunities to realize the right to education of all South Africans. However, planned regulatory ref… Read More
2020-03-16 18:33
The coronavirus (or COVID-19) is forcing schools to close and now, parents are faced with the challenge of how to homeschool and occupy their children during this time. This may not necessar… Read More
2020-02-04 20:51
Who is home education for? Have you considered how this question may apply to your family? The South African Department of Basic Education (DBE) likes to promote the biased idea that home ed… Read More
2019-12-30 20:29
Homeschooling is growing in South Africa at a higher rate than ever before. Many parents are no longer considering homeschooling as an alternative option to mainstream, but as the preferred… Read More
2019-11-14 14:58
Introduction The recent uproar about Comprehensive Sexuality Education in the South African national school curriculum is ongoing, and there is distinct disagreement on whether it benefits o… Read More
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2019-10-09 19:44
[This is a sponsored article and does not necessarily represent the views of SAHomeschoolers.Org]
And a unique curriculum, influenced by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, wh… Read More
2019-08-30 18:41
A lot of publicity has been given to the closing down of 20 so called “ bogus ” schools in Gauteng. These schools were unregistered private schools operating in the Ivory Park ar… Read More
2019-07-10 19:46
In a recent article , Prof. Rita Niemann, head of academics at FutureLearn, expressed her support for the legislative changes in the Home Education Policy (2018) and BELA Bill. These changes… Read More
2019-05-06 18:13
Education in dire straits The regulatory environment created by the SA Schools Act (SASA) in 1996 failed to provide the most vulnerable in our society with a quality basic education. It mere… Read More
2019-03-27 16:40
Of the 10 largest parties, 7 published manifestos for the 2019 national and provincial elections. This article analyses the manifestos of these parties in terms of a number of questions that… Read More
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2019-02-14 21:31
[This is a sponsored article and does not necessarily represent the views of SAHomeschoolers.Org] Learners have all headed back to school in January, to begin the new academic year and to co… Read More
2019-02-02 15:04
Representatives from the home education community were not invited to attend the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla in January 2019. This makes one wonder about government’s commitment to… Read More
2019-01-12 12:53
On 20 May 2004 Ms. Mmule Madonsela, a senior education official in Gauteng, informed homeschooling parents that : “ Education is a political game ”. Every year, with the announc… Read More
2018-11-04 05:02
On Friday 1 November 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa made a controversial comment. In his comment he stated that he wishes to propose a law that will criminalise parents who fail to send th… Read More
2018-11-02 04:51
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) compiled a draft Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) bill and approved a policy on home education. This bill and policy attempt to monitor home lear… Read More
2018-09-29 08:25
According to the constitution of South Africa (Section 29(1)) everyone has the right to basic education. The constitution unfortunately does not define the term basic education. The Departm… Read More
2018-09-17 15:23
It's tragic that although there are solutions for the education crisis in South Africa, influential education experts tend to ignore these. Recently, prof. Mary Metcalfe, former MEC of educ… Read More
2018-08-25 16:00
Many people, including policy makers think of home education as a mom teaching her children the same way at home as the teacher teaches learners at school. Although this is one approach the… Read More
2018-08-04 13:47
In the week of 16 July 2018 the Pestalozzi Trust received information that the Department of Basic Education (DBE) planned to push through the new policy on home education without consultin… Read More
2018-04-20 16:04
It is often reported that there are about 100 000 home learners in South Africa. This number is then used to estimate the impact that legislative changes will have on the homeschooling move… Read More
2018-03-03 09:42
After home education was legalised in 1996, it has grown exponentially for about 20 years. In this period it has made a difference in the lives of thousands of families. Children could devel… Read More
2018-01-08 20:39
In 2017 the education sector reached a crossroad that will determine the future of education for the next decades. At the start of the school year tens of thousands of learners in Gauteng a… Read More
2017-11-13 18:55
By the weekend of the 10th of November the Department of Basic Education (DBE) was scrambling to deal with a tsunami of public comment on the draft Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bil… Read More
2017-11-06 18:20
RADICAL EDUCATION BILL THREATENS GOVERNING BODIES, TEACHERS & SPOUSES, AFRIKANERS, HOME-SCHOOLERS & SCHOOL HALL USERS Parents and teachers have until Friday 10 November 17 to commen… Read More
2017-10-27 08:27
Along with an assault on parent’s rights to run school governing bodies the Basic Education Department wants to hijack home education. But the department discovered that home invasion… Read More
2017-09-06 20:11
A commonly used quote in education is from Nelson Mandela : " Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. " Few presentations on education do not contain th… Read More
2017-07-05 16:25
All over the world a war is being waged between the state and parents over the hearts and minds of their children. Over the last 100 years, the state gained almost complete control over edu… Read More
2017-05-06 11:26
We live in a time where the economy is radically transformed by technologies such as crypto currencies and robotics. Business models are turned on their head. Today, the largest hotel compa… Read More
2017-04-11 21:05
Homeschool support groups are an important component of the home education movement and the SAHomeschoolers.Org website provided a facility to assist these groups. Unfortunately the Departme… Read More
2017-03-28 17:03
On 27 March 2017, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, said there's a sudden increase in home schooling in the province, which needs to be reviewed. The reasons that he gives for this sudde… Read More
2017-03-18 08:51
Cuban pastor Ramón Rigal and his wife Adya living in Cuba decided to homeschool because they wanted a better education for their children. “We wanted the freedom to give our chi… Read More
2017-02-18 06:11
The Commission for Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights, in short the CRL commission has issued a report on the Commercialization of Religion and Abuse of People's Believe Systems. The… Read More
2017-02-14 14:56
In Januarie 2017 is die nuus oorheers deur berigte oor tienduisende leerders wat nie in skole geplaas kon word nie. Op internet besprekingsgroepe en die media het dit tot die vraag gelei of… Read More
2017-01-11 05:27
This time of the year social media buzzes with stories of parents that struggle to get their children placed in a school of their choice. This leaves many parents with home education as the… Read More
2016-10-26 19:53
Leendert was 'n vryheidsvegter in die ware sin van die woord. Baie wat hulleself beskou as vryheidsvegters gebruik geweld om die vryheid vir hulself te verwerf om ander te onderdruk. 'n Ware… Read More
2016-10-08 16:11
In ʼn tyd waar jeugwerkloosheid in Suid Afrika ʼn verstommende 55% bereik het en dit selfs internasionaal ʼn krisis met ʼn geraamde 30% is, is die strewe om ons kinders by te… Read More
2016-09-03 13:06
There’s no way of ignoring or denying it. EdTech is here. It has accelerated across Africa and It is here to stay.
The Digital Education Show Africa 2016 will wow attendees w… Read More
2016-08-01 20:51
Elections for local government will be on the 3rd of August. Homeschooling parents might wonder which political party will be the best for home education.
The education policies of the diffe… Read More
2016-05-21 09:05
Given the state of public schools in South Africa, many parents explore alternatives in order to meet the educational needs of their children. Unfortunately the Western Cape government has e… Read More
2016-01-22 17:08
Alhoewel dit lank reeds bekend is dat publieke skole in Suid-Afrika kinders vervreem van die Christelike godsdiens, is daar nog steeds min kerke wat ouers aanmoedig om tuisonderwys vir hulle… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Homeschooling parents were recently shocked when the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) not once, but twice attempted to curb the liberty of parents to choose what is in the best inter… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Homeschooling parents often have mixed feelings when faced with a request to participate in a research being done on homeschooling. One the one hand they feel that research can be beneficial… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Leendert van Oostrum skryf in die Desember 2013 nuusbrief van die Pestalozzi Trust ’n artikel met die titel : “Onweerswolke dreig vir tuisonderwys”. Hiervolgens het die fen… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
There has been a trend over the last years that homeschooling parents are moving away from the South African matric (National Senior Certificate or NSC), and prefer an international matric s… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
University of the Free State rector Jonathan Jansen is known as being antagonistic towards home education. Click here for an article of his previous attack on home education where the follow… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
How exciting reading a book like Homeschooling the Primary Years by Shirley Erwee.This is a South African homeschooling book written by a first generation homeschool mom. Homeschooling is gr… Read More
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