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Stronger Together Online Sequel
This Online Sequel of Stronger Together Curriculum Fair was arranged on high demand for those who had missed the on-site event in Islamabad, or had attended it but couldn’t see all the booths. It enabled audience from all over the world to benefit from the vibrant homeschooling community of Islamabad and provided homeschooling inspiration, resources …
Stronger Together ’22
On 13th February, 2022, the homeschooling community of the twin cities was brought together for a day of inspiration and festivities at Brave Learners’ Curriculum and Makers’ Faire, dubbed “Stronger Together”. The first run of this event in 2019 had been a great success, but this time round the response was even more overwhelming, with …
The Midpoint Picnic 2021
The general wariness of social interaction has taken a long time to wear off – even deep into 2021 a lot of people were still quite socially starved owing to the woes of COVID. As physical activities resumed across the board, homeschoolers decided to roll out an onsite event. Cue the Midpoint Picnic: when …
Salah with Heart
Brave Learners hosted an event in preparation for Ramadan 1442H, which was entitled Salah with Heart. This was planned as an interactive workshop spread over the course of two days, 5th and 6th April 2021 and was conducted by Umm Aymun, a veteran homeschooler and mother of three. The first session covered the importance and …
Brave Learners Picnic 2021
2020, an unusual year, was an interesting time for the homeschooling community. More folks sat up and took notice of home education and many joined the club, Alhamdulillah. 2020 also meant being lonely and missing out on friends and group activities. A challenging time for both old home schoolers and newbies! With spring here, and …
Multitasking: To do or not to do
As a common notion, homeschooling and multitasking are supposed to go hand in hand. But is it really the rule of thumb and as productive as we imagine? Sana Hashim, an experienced homeschooler and educationist, briefed her fellow mums on the dos and don’ts of multitasking at the Brave Learners annual picnic. Here is a …
Re-run of Urdu: Why and How
Alhamdulillah, after the very well received first webinar on this topic, Brave Learners arranged a re-run spanning over two days (10th and 11th February, 2021) with some special content for families living abroad who want to connect their children to Urdu. Each speaker offered a unique insight into the subject of how to make Urdu …
Our Children and Urdu: Why and How
Brave Learners hosted a comprehensive, small-scale webinar on a topic much sought after: how to make Urdu teaching/learning engaging, and why even take the pain. Four speakers were selected, each offering a unique insight into the subject. We tried to cover the topic and resources from diverse angles, so as to benefit attendees of all …
Stronger Together Idea Book
We have entered uncharted territory in these strange times. Covid-19 has wrought some profound changes in our lives and it may be a long while before things return to the familiar, if ever. Now that people are more homebound than ever, many families are turning to homeschooling and wondering how they can do it. While …