Nim is the first of our kids here to try a different way of learning – in our new home schooling program. This way of learning is much more tailored to him and his needs.
Street children – like the kids we take in – are often years behind with their schooling and they usually lack the social skills needed to enjoy school life. So Nim was years older that his class mates at elementary school and struggled to keep up. When the time came for high school we gave him the choice, knowing how he struggled to make it through elementary, and he chose to start home-schooling.
So, he is now based here at the safe home on the farm. Every morning he has study time and he does a kind of apprenticeship on the farm where he is learning all the farming skills. Helping with our Livelihood projects is giving him other new skills and experience he can use in later life.
Life skills time is also a part of his learning, involving everything from cooking to computer skills. We think that in the future, as more children come to us, others will follow this way of home schooling that can be tailored to their needs. Nim is certainly very happy with it!
