Footprints - South African Homeschool Curriculum

Footprints - South African Homeschool Curriculum Footprints On Our Land supplies unique, literature-based unit study homeschool curriculums

❤️ “Home is the kingdom in which we have the daily choice and power to make our tiny domain one of light or darkness.” —...
02/10/2026

❤️ “Home is the kingdom in which we have the daily choice and power to make our tiny domain one of light or darkness.” — Sally Clarkson

⚠️ Before you choose a curriculum, decide what you want your homeschool to feel like 🤔 * Do you want your children to lo...
01/10/2026

⚠️ Before you choose a curriculum, decide what you want your homeschool to feel like 🤔

* Do you want your children to love books? 📚
* Do you want them to know their own country? 🍃
* Do you want learning to happen together as a family? 🥰
* Do you want time for nature, art, music and poetry? ✏️
* Do you want your children to think, not simply complete worksheets? 📝
* Do you want a curriculum that gives you guidance without taking over your home? 🏠

🇿🇦 This is why we created Footprints! 👣

South African Homeschool

30/09/2026

💡 Wendy asks you to consider a 3000 foot view as you “advance Eden” as homemakers and homeschoolers.

🌞 Build a “Rest Pocket” Into Your Day | Rest is part of the rest of life too 😴 • 20 minutes with a cup of tea ☕️ • read ...
29/09/2026

🌞 Build a “Rest Pocket” Into Your Day | Rest is part of the rest of life too 😴

• 20 minutes with a cup of tea ☕️
• read while the children have quiet time 📚
• sit outside ☀️
• listen to music 🎶
• take a short walk 🌳
• have lunch without doing another job simultaneously 🍽️

🥰 Rest doesn’t have to be a whole day at a spa. Sometimes it is simply refusing to fill every available minute.

📍 Here are five things you SHOULD you should do that are worth protecting your homeschooling and 5 things you SHOULDN’T ...
28/09/2026

📍 Here are five things you SHOULD you should do that are worth protecting your homeschooling and 5 things you SHOULDN’T protect so intensely. Swipe through this post and save it so you can come back and remind yourself ➡️

25/09/2026

✝️ “Ordinary work, which is what most of us do most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary. Work done for God is work and therefore not merely a duty but a holy privilege.” — Elisabeth Elliot

🇿🇦 September is Heritage Month in South Africa 🌍 
📅 Heritage Day is celebrated on 24 SeptemberHeritage is the traditions...
24/09/2026

🇿🇦 September is Heritage Month in South Africa 🌍

📅 Heritage Day is celebrated on 24 September

Heritage is the traditions that are passed on from one generation to the next. It’s the history, people and places that made you who you are.

❤️ “You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground and somehow they will still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and it is as if they never existed.” - Frank Stokes (The Monuments Men)

23/09/2026

❤️What homeschooling gave us that wasn’t in a curriculum 📖

🍽️ Cook Once, Eat Twice | A simple homemaking strategy; because we all know decision fatigue is real!When making:• mince...
22/09/2026

🍽️ Cook Once, Eat Twice | A simple homemaking strategy; because we all know decision fatigue is real!

When making:
• mince → make extra for tomorrow’s pasta/cottage pie 🥧
• chicken → use leftovers for sandwiches/wraps 🥪
• rice → make extra for fried rice 🍚
• soup → freeze a portion 🥣
• muffins → freeze half 🧁

The point isn’t elaborate meal planning. Make tomorrow’s dinner while you’re making today’s.

‼Alternatives to CAPS for Homeschooling in South Africa:Instead of being bound to rigid schedules and standardised testi...
22/09/2026

‼Alternatives to CAPS for Homeschooling in South Africa:

Instead of being bound to rigid schedules and standardised testing, homeschool families have the freedom to embrace more flexible, effective and enjoyable approaches such as:

📚Literature-Based Learning – Using rich, living books and stories rather than dry, condensed textbooks to bring knowledge to life.

🌻Charlotte Mason – Nurturing whole children through real books, nature study, short focused lessons, and character development.

👩‍🍳Eclectic Homeschooling – Blending the best elements of various educational philosophies to tailor learning to your family’s unique needs.

📜Unit Studies – Integrating multiple subjects (like history, geography, science and art) around a single captivating theme or narrative.

🫶Project-Based Learning & Child-Led Elements – Allowing children’s innate curiosity to guide hands-on exploration and deep-dive projects.

👪Multi-Age Learning – Teaching siblings of different ages together around the same living books, adjusting activities to suit their individual developmental levels.

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