In case anyone is interested to find out more about homeschooling in Singapore, you may wish to check out the annual Homeschool Fair to be held this year on 9th June. Do note that this not like those organised in the US where suppliers set up stalls to showcase their curriculum. Instead here, we have moms sharing […] Read more…
Homeschooling
It’s Pure Hard Work
Pure hard work. Words no one wants to hear. Instead, we just want to know the magic spell to chant to get us from here to there in the fastest possible way and with the least exertion possible. But more often than not, life doesn’t work that way. You just need to put in the hours and the effort. But the rewards will be great. Read more…
Miffed
Sometimes (most times?!) I feel miffed that we can’t be as relaxed in our homeschooling journey as our sisters in the States can. We, in Singapore, have to make our children not only sit for the PSLE but meet the benchmark set by our Ministry of Education (MOE), which is a higher standard/level than what students in […] Read more…
Teaching Handwriting
Teaching our children to write legibly is important even though the world is increasingly dependent on the computer and mobile phones to communicate 🙂 So far, we have 5 children who are able to push pen to paper. But I have yet to try any formal handwriting curriculum or programmes. This is not meant as […] Read more…
Pollyanna
I started reading Penguin Classics: Pollyanna with my 11 and 9 yr old last month and we are loving it! It is a well-loved children’s classic which sad to say, I have never read till now! I am so glad we homeschool or I would never had even thought of picking up the book to read! […] Read more…
School Planning for Academic Year 2009/2010
Our grand plan for the academic year 2009/2010 includes using SOW Curriculum Year 5 for Bible and English, and MOE’s recommended textbooks for Maths, Science and Chinese. That makes life much less complicated for me. And yes, we school the textbook, traditional way. Read more …. Read more…
School’s Out!
That’s right, our school year is finally done! Readers who are from Singapore are probably going, “Huh? So soon?” While those from the US are probably going, “Huh? So late?” 😀 Actually the start and end date is purely arbitrary as we school for 4 weeks then take 1 week off the whole year round. I […] Read more…
Are You Watching and Praying?
This week, we studied Matthew 24 & 25 as part of our Student of the Word curriculum. Lots and lots of stuff in there! The topic for the week was “Watch” and the main lesson I took away was the need to watch and pray. First, to watch and pray for the Lord’s return which no […] Read more…
Start of School
Yep, on Monday, we start school. Or should I say, finish up school 🙂 Our school year starts either in July/August and ends in June/July. For the current school year, we started in July 2008 but will finish in July 2009 – one extra month. This is all courtesy of having a baby in March. We […] Read more…
How We Use Student of the Word Curriculum in our Homeschool
UPDATE: It is with sadness that I discover that Student of the Word no longer exists. I guess this post should have been posted long ago. There have been so many people writing and asking me about SOW or Student of The Word programme and how we use it in our homeschooling. I have hesitated in […] Read more…