Homeschool High School

Deped Alternative Learning System – A System Fit for Homeschoolers

Jun 26, 2015 | Posted by in College Prep, Filipino Homeschool Issues, Homeschool, Homeschool High School | 4
Alternative Learning System for Homeschoolers

  This is an update of my previous post about Guitar Babe taking up DepEd ALS Exam. In my previous post, I wrote about how she was able to enroll in a college while she was waiting to take the exam. She took the exam last January 2015 and we waited with bated breath for the results. She was not very confident because she had a hard time with some of the Tagalog words. She admitted that there was a whole section of the exam that she just couldn’t understand because of the Tagalog statements. Don’t get me wrong please: my kids speak both English and Tagalog well but when it comes to deep-level Tagalog…Read more …

Our Homeschool Roots – TMA Homeschool

Mar 7, 2015 | Posted by in Announcements, Homeschool, Homeschool Family, Homeschool High School, homeschool PE | 1
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13 years ago I heard a group of parents talk about this thing they’ve been doing at home for years – teaching their children at home! It was a novel idea at that time and I was even surprised to find that Filipino parents have actually been homeschooling already. I looked at the result of their hard work – their children – and I was in such awe! They had this young girl talk to us and tell their family’s story and she was amazing! Standing tall in front of the room and holding herself with confidence, not bravado, this young girl told us how their family handled some of the challenges they faced while…Read more …

Taking the ALS A&E Exam – Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency Test for Homeschoolers

Jan 31, 2015 | Posted by in Filipino Homeschool Issues, home, Homeschool, Homeschool High School | 26
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Guitar Babe took the ALS A&E exam last Sunday, January 25, 2015. I may have mentioned in the past that she is already in college and is doing very well – she’s on the Dean’s List for the last two trimesters, however she got into her college without the benefit of her high school diploma. “What?! How did that happen???” You may be wondering. So let me back track a bit. My children have not been enrolled with any homeschool provider for the last two years. Because of this, Guitar Babe does not have a high school transcript / diploma. I found out from a teacher friend of mine about DepEd Alternative Learning System (ALS).…Read more …

Homeschool Family IN FOCUS–The M Family Part 2

Aug 27, 2012 | Posted by in Homeschool, Homeschool Family, Homeschool High School | 0

Last week, I featured our very first homeschool family IN FOCUS. The M Family have two children, a daughter and a son, both are now in college. Read the first part of this interview here. Part 1BSG: Please tell us more about the program you used to homeschool your high school child.MD: Saxon Math 6-5 to 12, I think and the REPSCI BEC Secondary curriculum. We did not use a specific program for the other subjects but my son read. The seminary has a good library which he used intensively. BSG: What are the challenges you faced in homeschooling your high school child. Were you able to overcome them?MD: Telling others what is homeschooling, that…Read more …

Homeschool Family In Focus: The M Family–Part 1

Aug 21, 2012 | Posted by in Homeschool Family, Homeschool High School | 0

IN FOCUS is a new section of Beyond The Silver and The Gold where I will feature homeschooling families, homeschool students and homeschool graduates. I hope that they will be able to encourage all of you in your own homeschool journey. My first guest is The M Family. I ‘met’ the daddy online when he shared about putting his homeschooled son through high school via the Rizal Experimental Station and Pilot School of Cottage Industries while also using their own materials. They have asked to remain anonymous so I will only refer to them as MD for MDaddy and MS for MSon. I am BSG for Beyond The Silver and The Gold. BSG: Tell us…Read more …