South African Homeschool Abbreviations

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This is a list of South African homeschool abbreviations frequently used among the local home educating community.

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South African Homeschool Abbreviations

ACE = Accelerated Christian Education

ADD = Attention-Deficit Disorder

ADHD = Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

AO = Ambleside Online

BELA Bill = Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill

CAPS = Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement

CHE = Cape Home Educators Association

CIE = Cambridge International Examinations

CIAE = Cambridge International Assessment Examinations

CLE = Christian Light Education

CM = Charlotte Mason

C21 = Footprints into the 21st Century

DBE = Department of Basic Education

DoE = Department of Education

FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions

FB = Facebook

FET = Further Education and Training (Gr 10+)

FIAR = Five In A Row

FP = Footprints On Our Land

GED = equivalent to an American High School Graduation Diploma

HS = Homeschool

IEB = Independent Examination Board

IEW = Institute for Excellence in Writing

KZNHSA = KwaZulu-Natal Home School Association

LA = Language Arts

LF = Little Footprints (SA unit study curriculum)

LILC = Liberty in Learning Coalition

LLATL = Learning Language Arts Through Literature (curriculum)

LoLT = Language of Learning and Teaching

MUS = Math-U-See

NBT = National Benchmark Test

NSC  = National Senior Certificate (Gr 12/Matric)

MOT = Mystery of History

OBE =Outcomes Based Education

PT = Pestalozzi Trust

SACAI = South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute

SAT = SAT (college entrance examinations in the USA)

SBA = School Based Assessment (or CASS, Continuous Assessment)

SL = Sonlight

SOTW = Story of the World

TCE = Theocentric Christian Education

TGATB = The Good and the Beautiful

WTM = Well Trained Mind