Home School-salient features
What is Home School?
It is a unique way of designing the home of the child in the form of a kindergarten. It is not the method of conducting school in home, instead the home itself becomes school.
Children of which age are eligible for home school?
Age 2 ½ — Play School
Age 4 — LKG
Age 5 — UKG
Are there only online classes ?
No, The methodology of schooling is based mainly on planned and structured experiential activities.
Does the home school has syllabus?
In conventional schooling, the syllabus is aimed at developing two types of intelligences of a child. According to Dr. Howard Gardner, famous educational psychologist, it is possible for a child to have more than eight types of intelligences and the syllabus of Sydney Home School is envisaged to develop these multiple intelligences of the child.
Are there any educational materials?
Separate work books and edutools are there for Play Scholl, LKG and UKG. There are four school terms comprisingthree months each.
Are there any examinations?
There are no conventional types of examinations. But simple and continuous evaluations and assignments will be there and multimedia reports of the same will be furnished to the parents.
Is there any mechanism for support and counseling?
Continuous consultation of experts will be there to ensure the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the children. In addition to that, avenues for support and counseling for parents also are there.
Who is the co-ordinator of the home schools?
The Sydney Montessori Schools which conducts the highest number of kindergarten schools in Kerala for the last twenty years co-ordinates this new venture. The teaching methodology of Sydney Home Schools is formulated under the guideship of a team of educational psychologists in Kerala and outside.
Is it expensive?
High quality educational system at low expense-that is the specialty of this method of schooling.
Is facilitator or teacher is essential in home?
Parents or grand parents of the ward can act as facilitator/teacher.
Home School-Specialties
- Enjoyable for kids Learning at their own pace in their comfort zone makes things fun for kids.
- Safety Home schooling limits or eliminates social issues like bullying and negative peer pressure.
- Empowers parents Parents will always know whattheir kids are learning.
- Flexible Environment & themes
- Individualised education Children get an education designed justforthem.
- Knowledge over grades Without the pressure of competition, kids can focus on learning.
- Strengthening Parent - Child bond Both get to spend lots of time together.
- More family time Offers more time to spend with family
