LINKS
& HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR
SA HOMESCHOOLERS
When
I started researching home education in South Africa
in early 2000, I had a difficult time finding
information. To make things
easier for you, here are some helpful South African
links to give you the info you may be looking for. If
you don’t find what you need, or have any other links
to add, please contact me.
TRUSTS
AND ASSOCIATIONS
THE PESTALOZZI
TRUST ~ Legal
Defence Fund for Home Education in SA
THE EASTERN CAPE HOME SCHOOLING
ASSOCIATION
C.H.E. CAPE HOME
EDUCATORS
ASSOCIATION FOR HOME
SCHOOLING
ONLINE
SUPPORT GROUPS
Tuisonderwys
A South
African Discussion list on home
education
mailto:tuisonderwys-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Home School Kitchen
Table
A Group
of Relaxed Christian Home Schooling
Mothers
mailto:HSKitchenTable-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Homeschooling
SA
A
Relaxed & Friendly Non-Religious SA Home School
Group
mailto:homeschoolingsa-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
SOUTH
AFRICAN HOMESCHOOL MAGAZINES
THE
LEARNING HOME MAGAZINE
The Learning Home Magazine is a magazine for home educating
families in South Africa, and is published and distributed
quarterly. Each edition of the magazine has a theme relevant to
homeschooling, such as ‘Extramurals’, ‘Homeschooling Boys’,
‘Motivation’, and ‘How we make History come
alive’. If
you would like more information on how to subscribe,
please email TheLearningHome@iafrica.com
SOUTH
AFRICAN CURRICULUM PROVIDERS AND EDUCATIONAL
LINKS
FOOTPRINTS ON OUR LAND
Offers a
full scope & sequence on South Africa’s history;
lesson plans based on children’s literature from South
African authors; U
nit Study Themes incorporating language arts, science,
geography, nature study, biology & hands on
activities.
BEIT HASEFER – HOUSE OF THE
BOOK
An
education product supplier where you can consult and find
anything you need for educating your children.
CLONARD PUBLISHING
Providers of a
Classical Curriculum from Preschool to Grade 10, closely
aligned to the South African school syllabus.
BRAINLINE
A distance education school offering a full curriculum on disc
and the internet, from Grade 0 to 12 which culminates in a
National Senior Certificate in SA or an international Grade 12
issued by Cambridge and accepted by all
universities.
THEOCENTRIC CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION
Suppliers of a
Christian based Curriculum.
ACCELERATED CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION
Provider
of a Biblical Educational Curriculum.
OIKOS
Home
Education Information Centre based in KZN. Stockists of
Konos, Math-U-See, LLATL, and more…
HANDS ON HOME
SCHOOLING
Curriculum for
Preschoolers & Toddlers.
KONOS
UNIT STUDIES
For more
information please contact them on
oikos@iafrica.com
CREATIVE LEARNING
SYSTEMS
South
African distributors of Autograph, Derive,
Geometer's Sketchpad,
Maths Circus, Miquon Math materials, Superspell, Wordshark
& Numbershark
Complete Physics Series, Biosphere & Core
Chemistry
SHERSTON-SHESHANI
Providers of interactive curriculum focused software for ages
4
–
14. Literacy programmes are available in English, Afrikaans,
isXhosa and isiZulu.
KEN WEB
Computer
based Afrikaans curriculum for Grade 0 to 9.
LOVE 2 LEARN
A South African-born, Christian,
literature-rich curriculum that’s true to the principles of
Charlotte Mason; catering for visual, auditory and
kinaesthetic learners, spanning Grades 00 right through high
school to Cambridge IGCSE and ultimately AS- and A-Levels.
GET AHEAD
The
GetAhead range of products, fully bilingual and available
from grades 1 - 12, will help your children revise their
schoolwork, assess themselves, and have FUN! All our
products are based on the current South African school
curriculum and are fully OBE compliant. About R300 per
Grade.
JADE
EDUCATIONAL TRAINING
Local
distributors of Singaporean Maths, Science, English and
Pre-primary material. This material is used
internationally for home schooling. Comprehensive
teachers’ guides are available and will enable any parent
to successfully plan lessons and assess
progress. E-mail :
singaporemaths@global.co.za
LEARN TO
GROW
Offers a
wide variety of books
for homeschoolers including the DK Range, Struik, Lappa,
Usborne, Two-can, Tick-tock, Readers – right from
beginning to read up to chapter reading. Specifically
sourcing exciting & inspiring books to give
homeschoolers an edge. E-mail: sarah@abacsa.co.za
PHONIX IN A BOX
Educational resource for parents -
colourful set of reading and spelling card games designed by
a Speech-Language Therapist to strengthen a learner's
spelling and reading skills. The set of 5 boxes covers all
the phonics taught from Grades 1-6.
THE ANSWER SERIES
Study guides for
learners in Grades 10-12. They also offer some free subject
downloads.
ANT BOOKS
Excellent,
affordable workbooks and readers in English, Maths, Zulu,
Xhosa and Afrikaans, for children aged 5 to 14.
TRUMPETER BOOKS
Excellent,
basic, user friendly and affordable workbooks with an
emphasis on languages (English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa),
numeracy and life skills for Primary School.
M.R. PUBLISHERS
Workbooks and readers available for English, Afrikaans, Maths
and lots more! These are great books.
OPTIONS
FOR OBTAINING YOUR SENIOR CERTIFICATE (OR EQUIVALENT)
FROM HOME - UPDATED!
British International Distance
College
Brainline
Intec College
Damelin
CL Education
Hatfield Christian Online
School
GED + SAT Homeschool
Matric
FREE ONLINE CURRICULUM
FOR HOMESCHOOLERS - NEW!
Khan Academy
Xtra Math
Discovery K12
Ambleside Online
SAS Curriculum
Pathways
CK-12
Free online Maths Games for
Primary
Free Online Interactive Spelling Training
for Grades 1-4
OTHER HELPFUL SOUTH
AFRICAN LINKS
ST AIDENS SOUTH AFRICAN HOME
EDUCATION
South
African homeschooling website.
HOMESCHOOL INFO SOUTH
AFRICA
Excellent
Website – Be sure to subscribe to the excellent
Newsletter on the Contact Page!
HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM FOR
LIFE
This
webpage is dedicated to helping you find not only a
curriculum but also how to live your own homeschool
curriculum for Life.
REVISED NATIONAL CURRICULUM STATEMENT GRADES
R-9
The South African Government’s revised national curriculum
requirements by grade and subject.
SHIRLEY’S PRESCHOOL
ACTIVITES
Excellent SA
site with themes, arts & crafts, songs, science
activites, printables and more!
ICI – INSIGHT CONCEPTS
IDEAS
Gauteng workshops for parents, whether they educate their kids
at home full time or part-time, for the answer for education is
at home. During the workshops we discuss various issues
regarding education, specifically home education, why
21st Century education should be different, we look
at developing the whole child, we discuss the legal issues,
socialization, sport, we look at curriculum and how to choose
and we do a short overview of thinking preferences and learning
styles and other aspects of education. Personal consultations
are also available. We look at brain profiles, learning styles
and other relevant issues which help parents to help their kids
reach their full potential. Contact: Niell Bester Cell. 083 384
0549 e-mail: jjop@mweb.co.za
Please
let me know if there are any other SA Educational Sites
you feel should be included or if you find ANY BROKEN
LINKS. I
hope this was of some help to you in your personal home
school journey.
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