People often ask us what “unschooling” is and how we unschool our kids. Well, here are some ideas:
Filed under: Our home schooling experience, Questions & Answers, Unschooling Lessons | Tagged: unschooling | 3 Comments »
The Art of Doing Art
Posted on December 25, 2009 by LearningBeyondSchooling
Art, as a form of personal expression, has always been close to my heart. As a child, I was constantly sketching with pencil and paper. My parents were not expressively artistic, but they do appreciate art in general, and had put all their three children into an art program conducted by a group of young [...]
Filed under: Activities | Tagged: art, creative education, creativity | Leave a Comment »
Check out PARENTING WORKS
Posted on December 25, 2009 by soonkv
Congrats Eileen & Dennis! Check this homeschooling family and what they are doing. Excerpt from their website: Based in Kuala Lumpur, Parenting Works was started to provide an online source of information for the parenting community in Asia. We bring together all sorts of useful information and resources to help you navigate the daily challenges [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
Can we have a truly Malaysian education system for all?
Posted on December 16, 2009 by soonkv
Judging from the heated debates stemming from a remark by Prof Khoo Kay Khim that the Chinese education system produces copycats, which prompted Dr Kua Kia Soong to give a lengthy comment in The Sun (Wed, Dec 9, 2009) to defend the system, one would conclude that when it comes to the Chinese education system [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: chinese schools. khoo kay kim, education systems, kua kia soong | 3 Comments »
Conference on Climate Change Dec 7 – 18
Posted on December 9, 2009 by soonkv
Dear Friends, While we are enjoying our holidays, and thinking about our children’s education. Let’s do something about their future, this is their world they will inherit from us. Unfortunately, it is not is good shape. Let do our part! Here are some thing you can do: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/campaign/index_en.htm Know what’s happening….. support! http://www.mns.org.my/artabout.php?aid=74 http://wwf.org.my/how_you_can_help/donate_main/living_planet_appeal/
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: climate change | Leave a Comment »
Artist at the Gallery
Posted on December 8, 2009 by soonkv
On our recent visit to the National Art Gallery, we came across an artist setting up shop at the lobby. His name was Osman Akbar, fulltime artist and consultant, and he was invited by the Gallery to demonstrate his watercoloring skills to interested visitors. We were particularly interested because we love painting with watercolors as [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: art, artist, gallery. creativity, unschooling | 1 Comment »
