This was a paper presented the FamilyPlace Education Forum held on July 29, 2000 by Dr Latif Kamaluddin (Reported by Lydia Teh) *We hope you find this useful and insightful coming from a parent and educationist. KVWL I don’t have any solutions or recipes for you. But what might help is to look at two things. [...]
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Continuing our previously published articles on FAMILYPLACE (a project funded by DAGS), might be useful to some. FamilyPlace was the predecessor of Learning Beyond Schooling when our children were very young and reflected our thoughts as young(er parents). This article was a workshop paper delivered at the OMEP’s Asia & The Pacific Seminar & [...]
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Dear Friends, We are happy to announce the following activities coming in May 2011 May 7, 2011 (1030am – 1200pm): Meditation Workshop. Seeing many children with “attention issues” and parents trying to cope we are introducing this program. Included in this workshop will basic “qi-gong” exercises. [down the road we will have sessions for children, [...]
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Homeschooling, to us, is a way of life centered on spiritual practice. At the core of it is MEDITATION – which is, the observation and contemplation of life with its ups and downs, fears and worries, ignorance and delusions. True education needs to deal with the MIND and HEART. Intellect alone is gravely insufficient although [...]
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Hey Homeschoolers, check this out – how well do you know Kuala Lumpur? (non-homeschoolers or anyone else can try too) We are trying to create CLiC platform online, here’s the first test quiz – give it a try and tell us what you think – part 2 will be out later (Hint – read up [...]
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We have been invited to give a talk and a workshop in Penang on Homeschooling and Creativity. We look forward to meet with homeschooling friends up north. Block your calendar: October 31, 2010. (1 – 5pm) Details as posted by the organizers as follows.
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We had a good session at out BREAK OUT OF YOUR MIND talk and workshop on Aug 28, 2010. Though short, we hope the session provided an opportunity for parents to understand some of the approaches to homeschooling. Our aim is that homes become a platform where creativity and innovation can be nurtured. It is [...]
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Into our 2nd Month of Our Cooperative Learning Initiative (CLI) Center, we are now happy to announce the launching of the: C.S.I. Program We initiated a new program at CLIC called the CSI program with the objective of equipping children with the right thinking tools for learning. What is the CSI?
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Learning Autonomy and Self-directed Learning (JUNE 5, 2010) REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED, APOLOGIES by Prof Gary Confessore This is a special event organized by LBS, specially for parents and individuals. Prof Confessore gave a talk last year and opened us to the idea of self-directed learning (SDL), an ideal very close to us. SDL allows [...]
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After conducting a series of home education talks and dialogues, we felt that it was important for parents understand and to appreciate their child first. Parents need to take the time and opportunity to look at aspects of learning that can to help our children succeed, rather than just jumping into homeschooling (a decision which [...]
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