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Schooling Works!
A study recently published by professor Lawrence Rudner,
director of the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouse
on Assessment and Evaluation at the University of Maryland in America shows
that those parents choosing to make a commitment to home schooling are
able to provide a very successful academic environment.
Sluit
aan by die Weskaapse Tuisskoolvereniging!
Join
the WCHSA!
As u nog nie ‘n lid van ons vereniging is nie, of ‘n
lid was maar nog nie vir 1999 betaal het nie SKRIK WAKKER! Nou is die tyd
om die regte ding te doen! Ons vereniging kan net ‘n verskil maak as ons
werklik die hele tuisskool gemeenskap verteenwoordig.
Die gesin wat tydens 1999 die meeste nuwe lede voorstel
wen ‘n prys!
Ledegelde is slegs R10 per maand per gesin of R120
per jaar!
Pestalozzi
Trust
Regshulpvereniging vir tuisskool gesinne.
Legal defense union for home schooling families.
If you have not joined already, join now. Tomorrow may
be to late.
Diensverskaffers
Service
Providers
Onseker oor waar om materiaal te vind? Probeer hier!
Contact us!
Kontak ons!
wchsa@dockside.co.za |
NEXT INFORMATION MEETING: 12th JUNE,1999.
“THE WAY AHEAD: THE ROAD TO MATRIC AND BEYOND!”
This will be the topic at the next information meeting for all home-school
families, those people considering home-schooling their children, and any
other interested parties. Curriculum providers are being invited to display
their wares, as well as providers of other new and exciting educational
material. This will be a meeting with a difference, so don’t miss out!
Diarise this date now!
Provision will be made for children to be entertained while moms
and dads are in the meeting. Boerewors rolls and cold-drinks will
also be available.
| VENUE: |
Norton Hall, Marsh Memorial Homes (Map) |
| TIME: |
2.00pm |
| DATE: |
12th June 1999. |
SEE YOU THERE!!
HOME-SCHOOLING REGULATIONS:
The national Department of education has issued a draft
policy to provide for national norms and standards for the registration
and monitoring of home education. Representatives of the National Coalition
of Home Schoolers, Assocation for Home Schooling, Eastern Cape Homeschooling
Association, KwaZulu-Natal Homeschooling Association, Pestalozzi Trust,
and Western Cape Homeschooling Association attended a meeting in Pretoria
on 6th May to discuss the proposed policy. The delegation was accompanied
by a legal adviser, Prof Hans Visser of the Inter University Centre for
Education Law and Policy, and by an adviser from the child care sciences,
Dr Vuyo Mpumlwana, a pediatric neuropsychologist from Medunsa, who is also
a home schooling mother.
The discussions were marked by polite distrust on both sides.
The business of the day was confined to reconnaisance of some of the principles
involved. It was agreed that a further meeting would be arranged
to address particular concerns relating to the draft policy. In the
final analysis, the most prominent feature of the meeting was the extent
to which it served to affirm the status of home education as an independent
and legitimate education choice for families. Nevertheless, it was
clear that the perceptions of the government delegation were very far removed
from the pedagogical reality of home education, and that much work remains
to be done to inform the responsible officials.
A
copy of the draft is available here.
(Leendert van Oostrum)
END OF YEAR PRIZE-GIVING:
The WCHSA will be organising an end of year farewell for all home-schooled
Matric students, as well as a prize giving for all grades! Each child will
receive a certificate of achievement as well as a book prize, which is
to be provided by the parents. We feel that our children deserve recognition
for all their hard work and effort during the course of their studies.
We will be displaying examples of these certificates at the next information
meeting on 12th June. Comments and suggestions from all of you will be
most welcome in order to finalize a pleasing design. Please help us to
make this a successful venture for the sake of all our children!
Towards the end of the year, we will also be holding a Sports Day,
possibly in conjunction with the Spring Fair. Dates will be confirmed in
future newsletters.
E-POS ADRESLYS
Ons wil graag hê dat soveel moontlik belangstellendes ons E-BRIEF
ontvang. Indien u weet van iemand wat dalk sal belangstel, pos asb vir
ons sy/haar e-pos adres na wlouw@global.co.za!
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