Our Home Educating Lives
The Smith Family
Our boys of 11 and 13 love a bit of structure and routine to their days, providing a variety of opportunities and learning experiences. We combine our time with structured academics, hands-on learning, physical exercise, well-being, and understanding of the world we live in. We also have a bit of fun and appreciate the joy of childhood and the joy of home education.
How our home education style lets our children thrive.
My children are learning all the time in a variety of different learning styles; home education
allows us to offer a bespoke individualised education tailored to their interests, strengths,
weaknesses and learning styles.
Academically, they have a lot of 1 to 1 with myself or tutors to support their learning, and their
learning environment is distraction free and set up for them. They are thriving academically and
plan to take GCSEs.
We view a child's wellbeing as key to being able to access learning, and as parents, we know
how best to ensure these needs are being met. Home education has given us lots of
opportunities to get out and about, learning hands on and with others. We have had fun doing
so and built strong relationships with our children. Our boys have developed good values and
resilience and become confident individuals.
A glimpse into our home educating lives...
We join many groups so the boys have plenty of time to socialise and learn with others. Some of these are weekly, fortnightly, or monthly, and aren't restricted to 9.00-3.00.
Mondays
1 to 1 English tutor/lesson, pre-recorded online math lesson, meet up with other home educators for board games and collect some books from the library, online maths program, English spelling program, independent reading and finally a drama lesson.
Tuesdays
Home educated forest school or home educated tennis with a trip to the zoo and home educated zoo lesson. English work and independent reading, 1 to 1 maths tutor/lesson, and finally a wall climbing lesson.
Wednesdays
1 to 1 english tutor/lesson, maths online program, geography work books/quizzes, history work book/quizzes, pre-selected educational documentary/video. Horse riding lessons, gym work out, and finally scouts in the evening.
Thursdays
English open learning course/lesson, maths online program, RE, PSHE, 1 to 1 music lesson/tutor or swimming, computer coding, and finally sea cadets in the evening.
Friday
English open learning course/lesson, 1 to 1 maths tutor/lesson, science work books/practicals, 1
to 1 golf lesson or educational outing.
