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Bouwe van der Eems and his wife Debbie have been homeschooling their five children since 2000. Bouwe is actively involved in the Association for Homeschooling and the Pestalozzi Trust and has taken part in various meeting with Department officials since 2004. With his family he has been running the SAHomeschoolers website since 2010.

Education Department invades homeschool groups


Homeschool support groups are an important component of the home education movement and the SAHomeschoolers.Org website provided a facility to assist these groups. Unfortunately the Department of Basic Education (DoE) recently used these facilities to invade the privacy of the support groups. Homeschool support groups consist of parents that live in the same area. They come together regularly to encourage and support each other, create opportunities for the children to socialize...

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is home education or homeschooling?

    Home education is the oldest form of education. The school system as we know it is actually fairly new. It is done under the guidance and the...

  • How does homeschooling work?

    Homeschooling is different for every family as it depend on the parents educational goals for their children Education is the development of the...

  • Do I need to be a qualified teacher?

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