Homeschooling in Gaborone/Botswana

I have loads of homeschooling material. Lots of reading books for ages 0-8 years old - just fun books to read with your children to get them loving reading. I have full curriculum for Std. 3,4, 5, and 6. For these, I only have ONE set for each grade, so first come first serve. These are P1,500 for the entire set. It tells you what to do the entire year every single day and includes the teacher's book and student book for each subject. Pictures are attached.

For over a decade, I have homeschooled my children. I am not a teacher and people ask me how I do that. I explain that I have invested into good curriculum. A good curriculum means there is a teacher's guide that tells you exactly what to do and say every single day of the school year and provides a text book for your child. Now that my children have grown up, I am selling my Std. 3 and Std. 4 set. The Std. 3 set is P2,500 (that means every teachers book and child textbook for the ENTIRE YEAR). The Std. 4 set is P3,500. This is a worthwhile investment because then you can use the same books for younger children should you want to continue homeschooling. Even if you are too busy, because this is SOO detailed, you can hire a university student or even high school graduate to teach because the curriculum tells you what to do every day so you don't need to hire a very expensive tutor 🙂 i also have some stand alone books from around 50-100 p**a each to help you with homeschooling if you want a couple of good books but don't want to buy the entire curriculum 🙂

Yep!!! We have respect now! ha! :) Homeschooling is NO joke! For the warrior parents!

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WOW! Thank you to our government for celebrating our 13 week nation wide family campaign!! :) :) IT has been sooo exciting to have over 1200 families and 82 leaders working TOGETHER to see families strengthened around Botswana!! Groups watch the show weekly, read through their marriage workbook, and meet to discuss the tips they learn to strengthen their relationships(in person, via zoom or whatsapp). The result has been AWESOME!!! Families revived! Planned divorces stopping once the couple learns how to work through difference going through the program! Suicides that were attempted and stopped by group members inviting them to join a group to learn how they can actually have a healthy happy family! GBV cases reduced as couples learn healthier ways to manage conflict! IT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE SHARE THIS POST AND ARTICLE so that we can read POSITIVE NEWS!!! Amidst "sad corona news" people should know God is doing some really HAPPY GOOD THINGS in Botswana!!

if you want this marriage book, contact us on Talking with the Thabas page. It is P100 and can be collected at our office in Phakalane.

FAMILIES REVIVAL PICK UP STEAM

In his pledge to transform Botswana’s economy into a knowledge-based economy, President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has on multiple occasions vowed to make this a reality with everything at his disposal and as he looks to achieve this; what is it that we can do as a nation to re-enforce the President’s efforts?

Botswana has always been touted as a beacon of hope and a shining example of what a democratic state should be; and it comes as no surprise that her people are at the centre of this amazing peace and tranquility that has reigned.

It has always been said charity begins at home and for one to change the world, you have to change your ways first, and for that to happen the family structure needs to be secure and grounded in love.

It is no secret that the family structure in Botswana has for years deteriorated to a point where divorce rates are high, gender based violence cases are ever increasing, cheating has been normalised, children are suffering from depression due to family stress and consequently struggling to excel at school, substance abuse is common and the list goes on and on.

Most, if not all of such social ills that afflict the society at large can be traced back to unhealthy families and the effects are so tremendous such that if not adequately addressed, they will continue to reverberate at every level of society and generations to come, will be dealt a very difficult hand and navigating life will be extremely hard.

To this end, Ashley and Percy Thaba decided to speak out and be the change that President Masisi has on many occasions called on Batswana to exhibit.
The Thabas have been married for over 30 years and have intentionally decided to assist, advice and guide and be exemplary in contributing to Batswana with various works aimed at strengthening the family unit.

One such initiative is their self-sponsored and pop**ar show, which airs weekly on BTV, Talking with the Thabas and it has revolutionised many families across the nation.
Currently BTV is running the entire season one for a second time, and what is different this time is that families around the country have started speaking up and using the show to improve their communities, which is a campaign the Thabas have started.

A group of over 1 000 families from across the country from areas like Gumare, Rakops, Maun, Tutume, Takotokwane, Bobonong, Borolong, Jwaneng, Orapa, Francistown, Mahalapye, Gaborone, Metsimotlhabe, Lobatse and other areas have decided to commit to watching the Thabas’ show each Sunday night at 7:30pm on BTV and form discussion groups afterwards.

The groups around the country meet to discuss the practical tips the Thabas give and the idea is that if groups gather and discuss topics that are normally deemed secretive, communities can support one another with the real issues that every family was facing.
Many exclaim that what they find so attractive about the show was the Thaba’s honesty about their marital issues.

Speaking in an interview, Nnyaladzi Madzikigwa, one of the many group leaders across the country, based in Rakops said the Thabas’ advice to tackle issues head on before they build up was refreshing, especially because their show offers practical advice with their own lives on exactly what this can look like on a day to day basis.

“In our culture, it is common for many issues to be swept under the rug in an attempt to avoid conflict,” she said.
She said since they started a group discussion in Rakops, the traditional village leadership had also come on board to support their efforts. CONT>>>

LINK: http://www.dailynews.gov.bw/news-details.php?nid=57652

A friend pointed this out to me today. Funny to see my kids online and had no idea and not sure why they are saying my kids are in Georgia! Read up on this curriculum and if you are homeschooling a std. 2 or std. 3 chlid, I have a full year of curriculum of Sonlight for sale here in Gaborone. :) IT really is a GREAT curriculum that your kids will LOVE LOVE LOVE!

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I have LOADS of homeschooling stuff for sale! I know many need this stuff so I am willing to sell at a cheap price. Prices will range from P5-P100. But most of the reading books will be around P20-P30. There is also a FULL standard 2 curriculum that tells you what to do every day, but that is P2000 because it is the equivalent of a full year's every day school work and comes with over 40 books as part of the curriculum.

I have FULL YEAR math curriculum to teach standard 1 and standard 2. Here are the links to the curriculum I have:

1) https://store.demmelearning.com/beta-instruction-pack.html

2) https://store.demmelearning.com/alpha-instruction-pack.html

Retail If you bought in America would be over 1,000 PLUS you would have to ship it. But, I will sell my Alpha Instruction guide, plus student guide, plus dvd for P500. And I will sell my Instruction guide of Beta for P250.

I also have LOTS Of other workbooks and teaching aids for mainly ages 3-7.

Also have some clothes for boys 5-7 and girls age 3-5. As well as some baby sheets for camp cot.

Beta Instruction Pack

I am selling loads of my homeschooling books - from P5-P200. The P5-P15 have some pages my kids already wrote in but would still be great to get ideas for what to do every day if you don't have curriculum. Some are brand new. Most are for ages 7 and under - perfect for the mom who wants to start with her 3-6 year old doing some workbook practice at home every day. :)

For those of you who want to know more about homeschooling in Botswana, this video was well done and very comprehensive!

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BTV IS DOING A SPECIAL ON HOMESCHOOLING TONIGHT ON FIRST ISSUES AT 8:00.

Here are photos from our latest field trip to the Coke Factory. We had a great time seeing how coke is bottled and created here in our own city! Sorry it took me so long to get the photos uploaded. :)