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Homeschooling in Action!
© Beverley Paine
Home education is non-stop - it includes all of the activities a family does in a day, week, month or year. Some families take 'time off' regular activities during school holiday times; others simply continuing doing what they do every week. One of the benefits of home education is that families can visit and enjoy popular attractions during non-peak times - we're not restricted to weekends or holiday periods. Shopping and educational excursions can be done when these venues are almost deserted, meaning less distraction, greater concentration, more learning opportunities...
Homeschooling isn't 'sitting at a desk doing bookwork' all day, as these following photos show. It's about becoming involved in the local community, enjoying and learning about the natural and cultural environment and doing many hands-on activities. Homeschooling isn't always fun, but it's always interesting!
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| Beach fire at a Victor Harbor
homeschooling camp. |
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Solar power demonstration for
a community science fair. |
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Friends, Kristen (3) and April (15)
learn to play the guitar together during
a homeschool gathering. |
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April and Roger learn how to
make
stone garden walls with their Dad. |
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| Roger and Thomas learn to program Visual
Basic on their lap-top computer. |
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| April, Thomas and Roger Bushwalking. |
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| Roger performing on a rola-bola during
a community Circus Training Workshop. |
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The children learn about the
environment at Warrawong Sanctuary. |
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Roger and April playing piano
with Beverley watching. |
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April and Roger at the dining room
table doing English and Maths. |
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At fifteen, Roger is self-sufficient and
highly skilled in many practical areas. |
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April and Roger explore the properties of clay
and enjoy making small pots and figurines. |
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Homeschooling group make pasties
during visit to Vilies Bakery. |
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Educational challenges are usually fun:
Tristan, Thomas and Roger build Lego towers. |
Beverley Paine is a mother of three young adults and a prolific writer of homeschooling articles and has published several titles. More articles and essays can be found in her books, available from the Always Learning Books online bookstore.

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Home education is a legal alternative
to school education in Australia.
State governments are responsible
for regulating home education.
Different states have different
requirements, however
homeschooling
families are able
to develop curriculum
and learning
programs to suit the
individual
needs of their children.
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