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Voyaging With Kids (1 of 8) - SV Totem on Homeschooling
1 July 2016 · 23 min · 79K views · South Africa & Cape of Good Hope
What this video covers
Cruising families homeschooling children aboard sailboats can choose between formal school-at-home programmes, eclectic independent curricula, or natural unschooling methods.8:35 Formal programmes often provide structured materials and correspondence access but can cost several thousand dollars per child annually.9:41 Eclectic approaches allow parents to patch together resources, while unschooling focuses on student-led interests.8:56 Regardless of the method, parents often integrate local geography and culture into lessons, such as using historical sites in South Africa to discuss apartheid and civil rights.11:52 For structured subjects like maths, many cruisers utilise the Khan Academy app, which allows for offline access to video lessons and exercises when internet connectivity is unavailable.16:01 While some families enrol children in local schools during extended stays—such as in Australia—the transition back to homeschooling often highlights the benefits of self-directed learning.19:20 Public schools in the United States generally accept returning students based on interviews and work portfolios rather than rigid testing.20:46
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