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About Home Schooling

Over 1 200 satisfied home schoolers in South Africa use the ACE system of education. ACE offers a full learning system from Preschool to Grade 12. All learner and teacher support materials are self-instructional, saving you hours of preparation. The system covers the critical outcomes and minimum standards of the National Curriculum Statements as prescribed by the Department of Education in South Africa. The following concepts are incorporated into the ACE system:

• Diagnostic Testing and academic prescription per child.
• Mastery-based learning : frequent reviews in the material (i.e. Checkups, Self Tests and PACE Tests) ensure that the learner learns all the necessary skills in a given subject before moving on to more advanced material.
• Goal Setting: A learner learns to set realistic goals on a daily and weekly basis. This becomes a life skill that is beneficial to a learner for the rest of his life. Learners take responsibility for the learning process.
• Bible Based Material: Biblical values, morals and character integrated into every module.

What are the benefits of home schooling with ACE?

• Forming deeper family relationships, strengthening of family bonds.
• Having children whose best friends are their siblings.
• Preserving their childhoods.
• More fun learning – now each child can do projects and assignments tailor made to their individual interests.
• Being able to know your children on a more personal level, and enjoying one another’s company.
• No more rushing to get to school on time in the mornings – the learning centre is right next door!
• Being able to give each of your children the best learning environment for their unique needs.
• Flexibility in how and what they learn, allowing them to learn about the “real world” by being a part of it.
• No bag lunches, cooking something TOGETHER instead.
• Your children may never have to do “homework” again.
• They learn to set goals for themselves, a valuable quality and habit that will take them through life.
• Learning is a way of life, not just something done at school!
• Teaching faith and the precepts of God as a way of life.
• Demonstrating that God is Lord over every part of our lives, including education.
• You can tailor-make their education to fit THEIR needs, learning style, personality and interests.
• As parents you get the opportunity to learn along with your children, all the things that you missed in government school.
• You finally know who and what has influence over your children's young minds.
• Your children will have more opportunity to learn practical life skills from the world around them.
• Since they will most likely finish their school work earlier than they would if they were at a regular school, they will have spare time in the afternoons to do other things that interest them.
• The joy of seeing "the light come on" when your children grasp a new concept, just as exciting as their first steps.
• If they don't get an idea the first time, instead of falling behind, they have the luxury of covering it until the material is learned.
• That extra time with mom and dad that can’t be matched – family bonding time!
• Your children can now pursue their personal interests and focus on their individual talents – something that can never happen effectively in a traditional school situation.
• You can juggle the school time-table around family activities.
• Being able to “do school” wherever you are!  Even when life happens – if illness and other family crises happen along the way, home schooling offers flexibility so that you can work around these obstacles. 
• Your children will never again be left behind in the classroom!  They can take as long as they need until they have mastered a concept.
• They can now excel in their best subjects and get one-on-one attention in the weaker areas.
• No more waiting while thirty other kids get helped first; your kids can now get one-on-one attention.
• You can bring up your children in the ways in the Lord, in every area of their lives!
• While finances should not be your motivating factor, home schooling is definitely a more financially viable option than regular schooling.