Starting Homeschooling

When any parents first consider homeschooling, whether they are starting out with little preschoolers or taking their older children out of the school system, they always have many questions, doubts and fears.

Once you find the answers to your questions, you will feel more confident about the decision you need to make for your family.

The following pages have been created with new homeschoolers in mind, to help you find the information that you need and to help you avoid the common pitfalls of new homeschooling parents.

FAQs about Starting
Homeschool Q & A
Removing Child from School
Registering for Homeschooling / Inskrywing by Department
Homeschool Socialisation – find the answer to this MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION!

Sign up for this free email course:
Tips for Starting Homeschooling – designed to give you a clearer understanding about homeschooling, what it entails, how to get organized, how to avoid making stressful and costly mistakes, how to choose a curriculum, how to prevent burnout and more!

7 emails will take you to the information you need, delivered in bite-size pieces!

If you are new to homeschooling, you need to invest in your new career as your child’s new fellow-learner (not teacher!). You need to learn how children learn best outside of the classroom scenario and how you can make that happen.

Homeschooling the Primary Years, written by Shirley Erwee is a book for families starting out on this journey with young children of primary school age. R150 plus postage

Homeschooling High School will explain the options for obtaining a recognised school leaving certificate and how to prepare your teens to thrive in the 21st century. R150 plus postage

You can order both by emailing shirleyerwee@gmail.com. You can collect from her in Hermanus and avoid paying postage.

6 Hours of Starting Homeschooling Webinars

By learning some valuable lessons before you get started, or early on in your journey, you could get a good foundation in place and set yourself up for an easier and more enjoyable educational adventure.

Sign up for a series of 6 webinar recordings at R400 for all 6, at the link above. The webinars will be emailed to you every 4 days, giving you a link where you can view the webinar online or you can download the file to save and watch later at your convenience.