In a nutshell, EDUQUIP Home-School Centre provides a service where we partner with the parents to assist with the child’s learning in the form of daily coaching at the Home-school Centre, using your chosen curriculum. 

NEW TO HOME-SCHOOLING?

Maybe you’ve been home-schooling for years, or perhaps you’re only just making the change to from mainstream to home-schooling. You might be looking at a temporary alternative… Whatever your reason and circumstances, any change can be daunting. That’s why EDUQUIP is here to help you.

IS HOME-SCHOOLING LEGAL?

The law states that any parent may provide education for his/her own children at home. Government requires, however, that at least 60% of the home-schooling takes place at home with the parent. EDUQUIP is not a cottage school, but a tuition and support centre. So, while the parent officially remains responsible for their child’s schooling, we understand that this is a major responsibility to take on, and many parents aren’t ready to dive in solo and don’t have the time or resources to make the daily commitment to home-schooling a new primary focus in their lives at the moment. 

SO DOES EDUQUIP HELP?

But have no fear.  Firstly, EDUQUIP assists the parent in taking care of the initial applications and transitions, if needed.  We offer continued help in guiding you through all the admin and planning involved in recordkeeping and navigating daily academic goals.  Depending on the level of involvement you want to have, our services can vary from offering mild academic guidance to your child, to keeping record as required on your behalf. 

You then have the option for your child to attend daily coaching sessions Mondays to Fridays, any time between 8am to 12pm.  We recommend daily attendance for at least 2½ hours, depending on the grade.

During this time, we guide your child to help them understand the learning material and what is expected of them.  The end goal is that as they grow older, they learn to plan their day, take more responsibility for their own learning and figure out which learning styles work best for them.  

If we identify that further specialised academic assistance is needed, we will discuss this with you, so you can book individual tutoring sessions.  For more information on tutoring options available, please click the MENU to view our tuition services.

THE PARENT’s RESPONSIBILITY

Partnering with EDUQUIP allows the parent the freedom and time to spend with their child personally.  Your focus can simply be on teaching them the values and things that are important to you.  If there’s reading or work that needs to be done at home after the time spent at the Support Centre in the mornings, we’ll let you know. 

FLEXIBILITY

Home-schooling also gives you the flexibility for your child to take time off for important events.  They can continue to work from home for times if needed, with Internet support from EDUQUIP in the form of WhatsApp, email and online Video support.

WHICH CURRICULUM TO USE?

There are various good home-school curricula to choose from.  Most of these help parents to fulfil the South African Education department requirements and administration.  At EDUQUIP we predominantly make use of IMPAQ, although we will support you in your chosen curriculum provider.  Choosing IMPAQ allows us to continue to track your child’s progress online whether they’re attending the morning sessions, or working remotely if needed, e.g. due to illness or travel.

WHAT DOES IMPAQ PROVIDE?

IMPAQ education packages are CAPS aligned. 

They provide curriculum for all phases.

Basically, they provide the:

• Text books (printed hard copies or electronic versions)
• Schedule of work to be done
• Website where you log in and keep track of your progress
• Tutor/parent guide
• Tests/exams and marking of formal assessments
• “Behind-the-scenes” admin required by the government