Bouwe van der Eems

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.

Support Homeschool Associations to meet with Government

Monday, 08 September 2014

Bouwe van der Eems

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The homeschool associations need your support to meet with Department of Basic Education in October and January to discuss new proposed regulations on home education. The Pestalozzi Trust started 2014 with the publication of an article titled : “Homeschooling running into heavy weather”. This article describes how a cooperation has developed between three parties, who will eventually restrict home education drastically. These three parties are government, teacher unions and institutional investors....

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Is homeschooling legal in South Africa?
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