I have been pleasantly surprised to find several groups of Homeschooling families here in Jakarta, Indonesia. They seem to all function differently, focusing on a variety of activities. Some are more structured with educational lessons prepared for the kids to participate in. Some are more casual, allowing for the kids to run and play freely. Some are open to everyone, regardless of religious background while others are reserved for those with a “Christian” background. Still other Homeschool groups are designed for foreigners and those that can speak English well enough to participate.
One of the Homeschool groups that I met is called “Eagle’s Nest.” They asked me to be their guest speaker and share my experiences as a homeschool mom and wife trying to live God’s way. We discussed God’s plan for the family and how as parents our ultimate responsibility to train our children to love Him and follow Him all their lives. The moms had some excellent questions after my talk. They asked about practical examples of how to train our children not to complain. They asked about training them to sit still and quiet during worship. They asked about sibling rivalry and how to overcome that. They also asked about discipline and how to control our emotions in stressful situations. There were questions about the husband-wife relationship and what to do when we don’t agree with each other.
I explained, and I hope they all understood, that I am not perfect and neither is my small family. We make mistakes. We fail at times. But, we apologize to each other and to God and move on trying not to make the same mistake again.
I thank God for this opportunity to speak to these ladies! It was a growing opportunity for me as I put into words the principles that my family lives by. I learned more about Indonesian culture as well as a few more vocabulary words! I pray that each mom was able to take away something from our meeting. I pray that each of these women look to His Word to find Truth and that they, along with their husbands, train their children to serve Him all their days.
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Please enjoy this brief video I made from our very first Homeschool activity here in Jakarta. Thank you and remember to subscribe so you can watch more interesting videos about Indonesia!
I know of a family (11 children), where the mom gives spanish lessons to some of her children as an activity. She teaches by playing games, and using spanish words. :) I thought that was a good idea!
I enjoyed your video; it was so encouraging and I was amazed how well your children are being a part of the happening and how much fun they have playing with the children from Jakarta. Such fun and simple activities; that is what our children enjoy…the simple pleasures :)
Hello Natasha
Is this mother a native spanish speaker. Is there are place where those who speak spanish meet up. I know its a seperate topic, but would really like to meet people that speak spanish. We just got here and besides the outrageous cost of the private schools , i also find that the curriculum is far from spectacular and hardly justifies the price. How does one get started in home schooling.
Thanks for any help you or anyone can provide
Hi Martin & Julie,
Very interesting blog and quite love all the information especially to see your children are well educated and socialized, with the home schooling.
We were a bit worried and now we are assured. We are planning to go to Jakarta next month and would like to get our 5 years old daughter for the home schooling (get the professional tutor) and get involved with the group activities so our daughter’s social life is not missed and so do we.
Could I have your contact so that I could find more information about this? This is our first time in homeschooling so pardon my ignorance and lack of knowledge.
Thank you!
Hello im interest for join with homeschooling.. Can i have your contact and pricelist? Thank you