Homeschool Associations to meet Department of Education
Various homeschool organisations have been invited to meetings with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on 9 and 10 October to discuss changes to regulations and policies on home education.
The following organisations will represent homeschooling parents during these meetings:
- Association for Homeschooling (Bouwe van der Eems, Shaun Green )
- Cape Home Educators (Johan Heckroodt, Linda Heckroodt)
- Eastern Cape Homeschool Association (Marie Kuhlmann)
- Gauteng Association for Homeschooling (Jacs Lemmer)
- KZN Association for Homeschooling (Elize van der Merwe)
- Pestalozzi Trust (Andre Williams, Leendert van Oostrum)
- Daily reports will posted on the SAHomeschoolers Facebook Page and the Tuisonderwys Mailing List
- Regular messages will be posted on the SAHomeschoolers Twitter feed
| 0900-1000 | Registration and refreshments | - |
| 1000-1015 | Welcome and introductions | Dr Simelane (DBE) |
| 1015-1045 | Discussion and adoption of the programme | - |
| 1045-1100 | Appointment of a Steering Committee for the meeting | |
| 1100-1130 | Presentation : "What it is and what it is not?" | Cape Home Educators & KZN Association |
| 1130-1230 | Questions and Discussion | - |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch Break | |
| 1330-1400 | Presentation : "The legal basis for Home Education in South Africa" | Pestalozzi Trust |
| 1400-1500 | Responses, questions and discussion | |
| 1500-1530 | Tea Break | |
| 1530-1600 | Presentation : "Educational challenges faced by Home Educators" | Cape Home Educators & KZN Association |
| 1600-1700 | Responses, questions and discussion Steering committee to meet |
Dr Simelane (DBE) Dr Trevor Coombe (DBE) |
| 0900-1000 | Refreshments | - |
| 1000-1030 | Presentation : "What Home Educators expect from the State" | Association for Homeschooling & Eastern Cape Association |
| 1030-1100 | Responses, questions and discussion | - |
| 1100-1300 | Presentation : "Home Education learning programmes and tuition centres: What are the issues?" |
Prof R Niemann (Impak) |
| 1130-1200 | Responses, questions and discussion | - |
| 1200-1245 | Lunch Break | |
| 1245-1315 | Presentation : "Home Education learner assessment: What are the issues?" | Dr Rufus Poliah (DBE) |
| 1315-1345 | Responses, questions and discussion | Dr Gustav Niebuhr (SACAI) |
| 1345-1415 | DBE’s Draft Discussion Document on Home Education | Dr Trevor Coombe (DBE) |
| 1415-1500 | Responses, questions and discussion | - |
| 1500-1530 | Summary of important issues and proposed appointment of DBE / Home Education Liaison Committee | Dr Simelane (DBE) |
| 1530-1545 | Closing remarks | - |
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Thank you to all those hard-working volunteers who are representing the homeschooling community. We appreciate all your effort. Our thoughts and prayers are with you this week. A monumental week indeed for homeschooling in SA.