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The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
If you have not got enough of Sir Ken Robinson, this is a MUST BUY book. We find this a highly recommended book, if you are considering homeschooling – this is a MUST buy! If you are not homeschooling,...
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Ken Robinson On The Principles Of Creative Leadership
We have ways been fans of Sir Ken Robinson and we like article that articulates the value of creativity to the next level. What’s in our minds is how, in our home and learning environment nurture...
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What did Harry Potter learn at Hogwarts?
After the latest Harry Potter movie (which we watched, already!). Some of us wondered if we could go enroll in Hogwarts – we came across this article. Guess what? We can create a Hogwarts of sorts, in...
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Teach students, not subjects
Learning Beyond Schooling to us is not just getting out of the school building. It is about taking a totally different mindset to a shift in paradigm. Learning beyond schooling is a process (learning...
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Ticket to Nashville
Ever since Amrita discovered Miley Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift’s (eventually a host other musicians) music at age 12, she was hooked on country music. She started learning the guitar (daddy taught her the...
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A – Z of Homeschooling: O is for Ordinary, Out-of-the-Box and Original
In a seminar we were invited to conduct in Bukit Mertajam several months ago, our host introduced us thus, (in Mandarin) to the packed hall of about a hundred people: “This couple and their family are...
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Dyslexia is a gift, not a curse!
Dyslexia is a gift, not a curse! If you still haven’t heard of dyslexia, you must be living in Mars! Because more and more children are diagnosed with this condition in the 21st century! What is...
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101 Creativity Tips for Educators
Very useful information for educators, at home or elsewhere. Creativity isn’t always something that just happens. It can take quite a bit of work to nurture, grow, and develop creativity, even for...
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Creative Parenting by Teoh Poh Yew
We have known Poh Yew since her varsity days. She is passionate and dedicate about education, parenting and children education. On Sept 22nd 2012 (3pm) @ CLIC (Subang Jaya) she will spend time with us...
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From hobby to money!
Well, it has been more than a week since Sam discovered the art of making marshmallows from YouTube. After causing a sugar explosion in my kitchen and getting an earful from me, Sam has changed her...
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Unschooling – Is it For You?
Unschooling 101 The term “unschooling” was coined in the 1970s and used by educator John Holt, widely regarded as the “father” of unschooling. Unschooling is an educational method and philosophy that...
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Train rides to KL
Last week, on two consecutive days, I took some kids on a train ride from Subang to KL and back. The first was with 4 kids aged 6-9 and we were going to the Dewan Kraft in Jalan Raja Chulan. Took the...
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Learning Without Schooling: 3rd Week of January 2014
It’s been another hectic week loaded with activities! Not that we intentionally want to fill up our days, but somehow things just fill themselves in! So here is another recap of what transpired this...
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The painful process of passion-finding – stories of struggling teens.
Finding one’s passion can be a long and painful process, because it doesn’t just fall on your lap and be embraced in delightful ecstasy. You need to try and search and fail and get up and try again and...
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101 Creativity Tips for Educators
Very useful information for educators, at home or elsewhere. Creativity isn’t always something that just happens. It can take quite a bit of work to nurture, grow, and develop creativity, even for...
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The Power of Play & Community in Learning
It all began with a question – Can we start something small and intimate, loving and inclusive, happy and positive for our children to learn and to grow and to have friends to play with, that does not...
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