Homeschooling in Accra: The Cardwens

Photo Credit: Abeka Deciding on a homeschool curriculum especially for us homeschool newbies with a Ghanaian educational background, was a really tough one! First of all, there's an overwhelming amount of information out there on the internet to get you started incase you're ready to dive in. However, before finally making a decision, we laid out top 7 things we wanted to achieve with our homeschool journey. I'll share the steps we used below to decide on one. The 4 Things We Wanted For Our Children International Worldview: We knew from day 1 we wanted our children to have an education that gives them a wholistic international worldview to give them the needed confidence to face the complex world we find ourselves in today. Knowing Their African Roots:  THIS was priority for us. In as much as we want them to have an international worldview, having a solid Pan-african  footing / understanding was also important.  Personalised Learning:  With all 3 of our...

Why We choose to homeschool Credit: Pambarnhil At the start of our homeschool year, we found it helpful to remind  ourselves  why we wanted to homeschool our children. I tend to doubt our decision at times, sometimes I doubt my own ability to teach, sometimes I worry about the social aspects; . This year I really decided to step it up and commit myself to this journey. Please understand this is really more for me, so that when I have a bad day at school, I can look back and remind myself why we’re doing this.  (Disclaimer : We understand everyone has their own reasons for their schooling choices, these are OUR reasons for homeschooling. W e are in *no way* opposed to traditional public, private or christian schools. We both had the privilege of attending traditional schools growing up . We are all-for Christian education that empowers students and families to not be confined to  1.  God . This is the number one reason: We  are called . ...