What is the best homeschool curriculum?
How do you go about choosing the best curriculum from the overwhelming number of choices available? How do you know its the right choice for your family?
Whether you are starting homeschooling with a preschooler, a child in grade one or at high school level, we can help you.
Asking, “What is the best homeschool curriculum?” is like asking, “What is the best car?”
Every homeschool family has different needs, a different budget for their homeschool curriculum and different preferences. Every homeschool curriculum serves a purpose. You need to try them out to find which you like best.
Choosing the best curriculum is like choosing a car
Just like one family may need a 4×4 double-cab to get to around on the rural roads they frequent, another family may prefer a compact sedan that’s light on fuel and fits easily into small city parking bays.
Another may need a nine-seater mini-bus to move their large family while another may prefer the prestige and elegance of a sleek car with a full-house of luxury features.
They all get you from point A to point B.
Similarly, every homeschool curriculum will serve the purpose for which it was designed, but which one you choose may depend on your budget, your preferences and the needs of your unique children.
As with cars, sometimes you will use one particular curriculum for a season, only to choose something else the next time you buy.
While the experiences and recommendations of others might help you make your decision, sometimes you have to take a curriculum for a test drive and make up your own mind.
Like the car you drive, you can change the curriculum you use at any time. If the one you have chosen is not meeting your expectations, it would be best to replace it as soon as possible, before it ruins your child’s learning experience. Find out why homeschooling is not school at home and why you shouldn’t replicate school-at-home when you start homeschooling:
School-at-Home vs Eclectic Homeschooling
It’s not the curriculum that matters most, it’s the whole process of learning together about how to learn outside of the school system that will make your home education journey a success!
Click here to see why so many families LOVE our Footprints Curricula and why they are endorsed by homeschoolers
Get expert help to start homeschooling in South Africa
We know that starting homeschooling can seem daunting for parents. There are so many choices of curriculum and so many people giving sometimes conflicting advice and trying to urge you to do what they do.
We’ve been assisting homeschooling families for over 20 years, helping them to pick and mix the best curriculum options for their children at different ages and stages. We don’t just promote our own Footprints programmes (they only fill a small niche in your homeschooling journey). Instead we offer you insight about many options for maths, science, English and more, based on years of our own research for our own families and years of being part of the home educating community in South Africa.
If you have questions or you want guidance and tips to help you piece together a homeschooling plan for your family, book a homeschool consultation with Wendy Young. We believe its worth investing some time and money so that you home education pathway will go smoothly.
What is the best curriculum?
In this video, Wendy and Shirley chat about choosing the best curriculum options for YOUR family:
Demo Videos of Footprints On Our Land
Watch free demo video clips that will explain more about our delightful literature-based homeschooling curricula… probably the most-loved curricula in South Africa because they are stress-free for moms and engaging for children.
… definitely our favourite part of our homeschool day.” ~Candice S.
“We have grown together. There is no stress and happy learning kids.” ~Shannon Strauss
“I am so THRILLED to see my son excited about BOOKS!” ~Colleen, Eastern Cape