A – Z of Homeschooling: O is for Ordinary, Out-of-the-Box and Original

Posted on October 20, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

In a seminar we were invited to conduct in Bukit Mertajam several months ago, our host introduced us thus, (in Mandarin) to the packed hall of about a hundred people: “This couple and their family are ordinary people like you and me. But they have managed to achieve something extraordinary with their children by teaching [...]

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Are You Nourishing your Children’s SPARK?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

A very interesting and inspiring presentation by Peter Benson, a must watch! Help you understand your potential, how to nourish it and grow it!

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Ticket to Nashville- Solo Recital

Posted on October 8, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

Our homeschooling daughter Amrita Soon, will be turning 16 next February, and she would like to visit Nashville to attend the Country Music Festival there in June 2012. As a fundraiser for the trip, she is planning a singing gig:  

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A – Z of Homeschooling: M is for movies, magic and music.

Posted on September 6, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

M is for movies, magic and music. Our kids are movie buffs, thanks to their dad.

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Teach students, not subjects

Posted on August 25, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

Learning Beyond Schooling to us is not just getting out of the school building. It is about taking a totally different mindset to a shift in paradigm. Learning beyond schooling is a process (learning process even) to redefine the whole concept of education and learning in relation to our children and their environment.  Sir Ken [...]

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Let Kids be Kids (Wai Leng, 2008)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

Here are series of previously published articles on FAMILYPLACE, might be useful to some. FamilyPlace is the predecessor of  Learning Beyond Schooling when our children were very young and reflected our thoughts as young(er parents). At an age where three-year-old kids ought to be exploring their world (both imaginative and otherwise) with all their bodily [...]

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Ken Robinson On The Principles Of Creative Leadership

Posted on July 7, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

We have ways been fans of Sir Ken Robinson and we like article that articulates the value of creativity to the next level. What’s in our minds is how, in our home and learning environment nurture creativity in view of our children working in the future. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. [...]

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Art @de Park

Posted on May 1, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

 CLiC kids have been spending time with nature and drawing and painting (parents included) It’s a time to just let go, explore and get in touch with your creativity! This is education, holistically You are welcome to join us for this sessions. It is held at the Kota Kemuning Park (unless otherwise stated) on Friday [...]

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Magazine for Homeschooled Girls

Posted on March 16, 2011 by LearningBeyondSchooling

Found this interesting magazine. Check it out! Dear homeschool groups, organizations, and associations, Our daughter, Ijana, has co-founded with a homeschooled friend an e-zine for homeschooled girls called Back-to-Homeschool magazine. The magazine has been online for only a few weeks and they have already had over 9,000 unique hits to their website! There seems to [...]

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What do kids eat?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by LearningBeyondSchooling

As our service to the community, we conduct camps for kids during school holidays (and more recently for parents as well) and one thing that strike us is how little children these days know or care about basic knowledge about the food they eat everyday, or why they need to eat healthily. Adopting a more [...]

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