Homeschooling in Accra: The Cardwens

This was probably the first set of questions I got from family & friends when we first announced we were going to homeschool our children. Everyone wants to know: How will you know how well or bad they are doing? How will you know ho well they are grasping concepts? Can they still be competitive when they don't classmates? Are you sure they'll be able to pass standardised tests? ... we still get these and many more questions and yes each of these are valid. I think that the nature of these questions also tend to expose that misconceptions most people have regarding homeschooling. Homeschooling is a unique adventure for every family, but at the same time it's also pretty structured (at least for us). Do feel free to check out our schedule  and our curriculum to give you an idea what a typical day looks like for us.  Back to Standardised Testing   Since we ran an accredited international curriculum, our program requires us to post our children's in...

To be totally honest, we're only about a year into homeschooling so perhaps I'm still a newbie on this. In the era of Instagram & Youtube where we're bombarded with beautiful photos, tour videos, day-in-the-life content etc it's pretty easy for you to over romanticise the idea of homeschooling. I worked in PR & Marketing for years so the internet is a VERY familiar territory for me lol. Either ways if you're considering homeschooling your children, here are a few points to debunk before going this path... Do not homeschool if... you do not have patience you're looking for an easy way to save money on school tuition you're not ready to commit 110% of your time you're too concerned about public opinion you're not passionate about education Now here's the break down... Patience: You've got to pray for this attribute- because trust me you're going to need ALOT of it. We all love our children so dearly and want the b...