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Our Reasons for Home Education:

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Although he was achieving good results, he wasn't reaching his full potential because his love for learning had been destroyed & hence his grades were steadily declining.

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Completely failed by the system, he hated school, was always tired & homework time was a major frustration for both of us. He was severely frustrated & quickly heading to become yet another ADHD statistic.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Voyager Maritime Museum

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This was our first official field trip since we’ve landed in New Zealand. The Voyager Maritime Museum is situated on the corner Quay and Hobson Streets, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland.

Exhibitions include:

  • Landfalls
  • New Beginnings
  • Blue Water Magic
  • Kiwis and the Coast
  • Edmiston Gallery
  • Vessels

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This is what the ships looked like in those days.

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Some hands-on practise of designing your own sailboat…

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This is what the homes looked like in those days.

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Hands on practice docking a boat…

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Some rope knotting…

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It took us about 2 hours to work our way through all these exhibits.

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