The first day of this meeting was experienced very positive by all parties. The representatives of the homeschooling community were positive, because they received ample time to state their case. Sufficient opportunity was given to address concerns that were raised during the discussion sessions. The chairman of the meeting was dr. Simelane from the Department of Basic Education (DBE). All parties with whom I spoke were very impressed with the fair...

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...