I think my fixation on artic climes began when I read White Fang and the Call of the Wild. Now, while fostering a 5 month old Husky pup, long dormant flames flicker to life. Aside from readingthe books to the kids, I’ll be looking here for some inspiration. Check out the official site of the Iditarod and the teacher resources!
Running!
Yayasan Proton Scholarship
http://www.malaysia -scholarship. com/yproton. html
PTPTN Education Loan
http://ptptn. gov.my/
The Star Education Fund
http://thestar. com.my/edufund
Astro Scholarship Award
http://www.astro. com.my/v5/ astrolife/ scholarship/
PETRONAS Education Scholarship Programs
http://esu-spmtrial .petronas. com.my/
2007 MNRB Scholarship Fund
http://www.mnrb. com.my/
OCBC Bank Scholarship
http://www.ocbc. com.my/global/ aboutOCBC/ Gco_Abt_Communit y.shtm
Bank Negara Scholarship
http://www.bnm. gov.my/
ABM 50th Merdeka Scholarship
http://www.abm. org.my/
Curtin Sarawak Scholarship
http://www.curtin. edu.my/
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus High Achievers Scholarships
http://www.nottingh am.edu.my/ students/ MISC/High% 20Achievers% 20Scholarship% 202006-July06. pdf
HELP University College
http://www.help. edu.my/scholarsh ips/index. php
Adelaide Achiever Scholarships International (AASI)
http://www.internat ional.adelaide. edu.au/future/ scholarships/ ug/
Curtin University of Technology Scholarship
http://www.emaac. org/
Charles Darwin University Scholarship
http://www.malaysia -scholarship. com/www.cdu. edu.au/engineeri ng/scholarships_ ug_int_eng. htm
Kolej Disted-Stamford Degree Scholarships
http://www.disted. edu.my/
Leeds University Scholarships
http://scholarships .leeds.ac. uk/
Loughborough University Human Science Scholarships
http://www.lboro. ac.uk/
MAAC Scholarship – La Trobe University 2006
http://www.latrobe. edu.au/internati onal/courses/ ug.html
NUS / Asean Undergraduate Scholarship
http://www.nus. edu.sg/admission s/undergrad/ scholarship/ nus_asean. htm
UCL Pathfinder Scholarships
http://www.ucl. ac.uk/
University of Sheffield Scholarship
http://www.shef. ac.uk/malaysia/ entry.html
UTAR Scholarships
http://www.utar. edu.my/
Nanyang Technological University Scholarship
http://www.ntu. edu.sg/oad/ scholarships/ nanyang.htm
Tasmanian International Scholarships
http://www.internat ional.utas. edu.au/documents /internationalAp plication. pdf
University of Malaya Fellowship Scheme
http://ips.um. edu.my/
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Scholarship
http://www.unimas. my/
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST Discovery Scholarship)
http://apply. embark.com/ kaust/discovery/
Universiti Malaysia Sabah Scholarship
http://www.ums. edu.my/pasca
It has been many months since I last updated this blog so I was totally surprised to see quite a few readers and comments. Thank you very much to those who’ve dropped by.
We’ve bought and moved into a new house, sent our helper back to Indonesia (upon her request) and done a little local travel since the last post and of course a lot of learning. None of it booked based aside from our daily story sessions. We’ve had a great time and Bern has really changed a lot. He also spoke to Katarina his Godma about how the last few months of school were very difficult for him and why. I never heard the full story from and and the little heart to heart, which Katarina shared with me, only serves to reassure me that homeschool is better for Bern.
I’ll be trying to update regularly again from now onwards but we’ve yet to have WIMAX installed so I’m still working via my mum’s place. Wish me luck 
On the upside, while we were moving, Bern wanted to help. Jon asked him to empty some kitchen drawers into reusable bags. The sensible little fella actually thought to tie the handles to the drawer handles so he could empty to the contents of the drawers with out sacrificing a hand to holding open the bags Not bad huh?
I’m noticing that Bern will do stuff to help while Kiki (who is still in kindie) needs a load of praise or else nada!
As many of you already know, Bern will stop going to Kindiecare in a few short weeks. While I admit some trepidation, I know this is the right decision. Of late, he has shown reluctance to go to school because he finds it frustrating to have to read. While he is all for practising writing, reading is something he struggles with. This in turn has resulted in his reluctance to look at books in his free time; something he used to spend hours doing. While he still wants us to read to him, he doesn’t want to explore them alone. It’s like a love story gone wrong.
When he stops school, we’ve decided he will start the Yamaha Junior Music Course and gymnastics. My intention is to hone and develop his gross motors skills and to give him chance to build his confidence in his physical abilities. I feel that being able to use his body will help settle his energy and hone his concentration. When he turns six, he wants to take up fencing too. If he s still keen, 8 months down the line, then Jon and I are all for it.
The intention is to keep him busy with lots of physical, manual and tactile activites while continuing to read stories and poetry to him. We’re also encourging his artistic impulses.
In case you’re still guessing, we’re taking the delayed approach (created by the late Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore) with him. The Moore formula states:
They also offer the following advise, “Focus on kid’s interests and needs, be an example in consistency, curiousity and patience. Live with them! Worry less about tests.”
Here are some resources that explain the rationale behind it. Obviously we don’t intend to do this for Katelin, but this is the wonder of homeschool. You do what is right for each child.
i think children should be encouraged to get physical and sweat. Kids nowadays are too cosseted and mollycoddled. They are afraid of getting dirty and sweaty. And it’s a positive shame!
I hope that our decision to homeschool will provide the children with many opportunities to get mucky. I hope they learn to love the feel of earth in their fingers, the sensation of walking barefoot on the grass and the indescribable satisfaction of falling asleep physically tired.
There is nothing like using your body to teach you to appreciate it and what it does for you and what it allows you to do.
Go to his website www.erichermanmusic.com and check out the music videos! They are so fresh and original. The kids love them. I think the current favourite is Snow Day. They keep asking when it’s going to snow in Malaysia, LOL. I am desperate to buy some of his music.
Love his energy!
We’re on the last day of a two week break. Jon is in Sydney at a exhibition. I am a little sunburnt. The kids are watching Playhouse Disney at the moment. Life is good.
I started with high hopes and secretly savoured a hope that I would teach Bern to read in two weeks. As you can imagine, I didn’t even get started, never mind get close to anything like success. And I don’t have a single regret.
We whiled away the two weeks playing with our friends, Kinwai and Huiyin. We Went to the Lake Gardens twice to visit a plant exhibition. The kids climbed, ran, jumped, slid about and got filthy! An all round great time. We had lots of naps and read lots of stories. The Lego came out and Bern created several fantastic concoctions. Bern and I made a pasta bake-yummy. We’ve bathed the guinea pigs and walked the bunny. We’ve even Skyped with Jon in Sydney. Bern also attended a trial Yamaha JMC class and was totally thrilled by it.
And when I got the workbooks out, I had to beg them to put them away. They wanted to go on and on. I opted to stop while I was ahead. But I think that this break was a great testing period for when we begin in earnest. Yup, Bern is scheduled to finish with Kindiecare after this concert semester.
I am starting this blog so I can chronicle my family’s homeschooling journey. I have three children, two of whom are in a wonderful kindergarten. However, I will probably withdraw my eldest by the end of this year and let my second stay on for a while more. I don’t know if my youngest will ever go to kindie…it’s still open to discussion.
I also hope to compile information relevant to other homeschool families in Malaysia. I am finding it very difficult to get any information regarding our legal status. It was also a little difficult to find other families who homeschool for non-religious reasons. And finally, doing all that research (which I am still doing) was totally daunting at first. I really hope to provide a starting point for other families like mine.
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