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Die Weskaapse Tuisskoolvereniging
Nuusbrief
The Western Cape Home Schooling Association Newsletter
May 2000
Mission statement
So much has happened and such a wonderful time is ahead of us. There is lots
of news and views and interesting happenings, and unfortunately not enough
space in this newsletter to fit everything in. A very wise man once said that
we do not need to know everything, we just need to know where to find the
answers � and this is what we will aim to achieve right here.
In February a new executive committee was elected for the WCHSA. We plan to
bring some excitement and stimulation into everything for 2000. Our mission
statement is as follows:
The WCHSA aims to represent all home schoolers in the Western Cape on all
fronts, including negotiations with authorities.
To support other home schooling groups and the Pestalozzi Trust.
To expand membership.
To advertise home schooling to the general public.
To get more people to home school.
To be a resource hub for home schoolers.
To foster home schooling support groups.
The Happy Home Schoolers do it again!!
If you are not part of the network already, this is going to make you wish you
were.
McGregor Camp
They went on a family camp in the mountains of Mc Gregor on
7-8 April, which is probably the cutest town this side of the north pole. And
truly, for the homeschoolers who went there it was the land of milk and honey.
In fact, it was the land of meat and honey, for dear Juliett bought enough
meat in Robertson to feed an army of Israelites. And there was enough for the
Philistines too. They ate Braaivleis for breakfast, lunch and supper. And in
the end there were twelve baskets of leftovers, and I have it from a reliable
source that some of the campers had Braaivleis (from the 12 baskets of
leftovers) up to a month after the camp. For those who were not so
carnivorously inclined, there were plenty of other things to eat.
Have you ever seen the dam at McGregor? It was the venue of the Happy Home
Schoolers non-annual, never to be repeated, totally spontaneous swimming gala.
AND nobody drowned. Talking about sport, they had a visit one evening by the
not-so-famous Captain Nemo (a.k.a. Vernon Hendrickse) who gave a very
uninformative (read: hilarious) talk on training for marathons. Etcetera,
etcetera!
THIS must be the most fun anybody can have without breaking the law.
If you are not yet connected to the rad-est home schooling network around,
phone Juliett NOW @ 6899695.
JUNE MEETING
Now this is going to be totally amazing.
Date: 10th June at St George�s Grammar School in Mowbray. (See map below)
Registration starts at 13h00. Costs will be R40 per family for nonmembers, but
members will have free entry. Curriculum- and other vendors will have displays
out, and there will even be something for the children to attend and take part
in.
Starting at 14h00 we will have 4 interesting workshops running in parallel,
and each one will be repeated in the second half of the program. These
workshops will cover the following topics:
Curricula: Various types. Finding one that suits my family�s needs.
Designing my own. Anne Marie Goemans and Wendy Young chatting about preschool
and beyond. The father�s role in home schooling. Brian Goemans will cover
this important topic with comments noted from Chris Clicka�s talk on the
subject.
Children with special needs. (This title will change) Juliett from the Happy
Home Schoolers Network, will host this exciting group, answering questions and
giving advice.
How do I get started in Home Schooling? So glad you asked. Christo Visser will
facilitate this group, sharing experiences and insights.
We are sure that this new format can bring a lot of excitement and be very
helpful so that we can all benefit . It is definitely in the best interest
of all homeschoolers to attend this meeting, as well as invite interested
friends and family.
Write this in your diary, put it on your fridge
... 10 JUNE 2000 - St George�s Grammar School at 13h00 for WCHSA.
Pestalozzi Trust
All parents have the right to choose home education for their children.
The Pestalozzi Trust Legal Defence Fund for Home Education is committed to
advocating the fundamental elements of this right: religious freedom; the
right of parents to educate their children according to their own convictions;
and the right of children to be cared for by their parents without
interference with their privacy and their family.
We speak for you in the National Parliament and Government
We speak for you on the
Provincial Legislatures and Governments
We speak for you in the Media
We speak for you internationally
Please feel free to contact us on the numbers listed below, or access our
website: http://www.pestalozzi.org
Telephone: +27 12 330 1337
FAX: +27 12 331 1018
Posbus 12332, Queenswood 0121 RSA
e-mail : defensor@pestalozzi.org
For any further information regarding the Pestalozzi Trust, or homeschooling
in general, please feel free to make use of the following e-mail contact
addresses:
Websites & e-mail
Chairman of the WCHSA, Brian Goemans:
briangoemans@e3mil.com
PRO of the WCHSA, Christo Visser:
bigfish@iafrica.com
You can also take part in a very interesting e-mail discussion about
homeschooling and the legal aspects of it at:
tuisonderwys-request@list.to
this can also be accessed through the Pestalozzi Trust site.
NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW
For those of you who want to make any deposits of gifts or membership fees,
we now have a new bank account...
Western Cape Home Schooling Association
Standard Bank - Blue Route Branch
Branch code: 02560920
Acc no: 276306880
Websites & e-mail and a new telephone number:
0881274484.
This is merely an information service.
New e-mail will be:
wchsa@e3mil.com
New website details to come soon.
BACK PAGE
Already on the back page and we�ve said so little. We hope that things are
starting to look sharper, and let me just put your mind at rest... The light
at the end of the tunnel is not a train coming your way...
e-mail
We want to encourage homeschoolers, and even those that are looking into
homeschooling, to contact us at the addresses mentioned in this newsletter.
If you do not have access to e-mail, phone our information service number or
go to a cyber cafe and set up a free hotmail account for sending and
receiving e-mail. I�m not making any money out of this, its just quicker,
easier, cheaper and more effective. (What more can you want?)
Problems?
If you should know of anyone that is interested in homeschooling please let
us know so that we can make the contact. Likewise, should you or someone you
know have any problems, legal, curricular or family, please do not hesitate
to contact those that have been in the same boat and have overcome.
Newsletter
This quarterly newsletter needs to be much more exciting, and I know you all
agree. If you have any news or views you would like to submit for our next
newsletter in August 2000, please drop me a note at bigfish@iafrica.com
or you can phone me on (021) 7942654 (oh).
The agenda for 2000
Well, next up is our Spring Fair in September/October.
Last year it was a raving success and we hope to have even more success this
year. More about that in the next issue.
At the end of this year we will once again have our annual prize-giving. We
will try and have this before the holidays start and we are sure to have an
even greater time than we did in �99.
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The Happy Homeschoolers Network, which has a Christian
focus, is getting bigger and bigger, and organising excellent activities.
There is a limit somewhere in the size of any given group - the Happy
Homeschoolers Network draws members from all over Cape Town. It is the
intention of the WCHSA to foster and promote the establishment of homeschool
networks. If you are interested, why not start a homeschool network in your
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Die Weskaapse Tuisskoolvereniging
The Western Cape Home Schooling Association
Christo Visser
Tel: (021) 794 2654 (w)
Cell: 082 676 0596
e-mail: bigfish@iafrica.com
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