14. How Contests Can Help Your Child's Future Success with Meryl van der Merwe

from Homeschool Success with Kami Wanous · host Kami Wanous - The Freedom Scholar

Healthy, positive competition is always helpful, including in academics. Did you know that participating in academic contests and competitions can help your child stand out on transcripts for college applications, job applications, trade schools and anything else your kids might want to do? They can also help challenge them into deeper learning and mastery of subjects, not to mention other real-life skills as well! Join me and Meryl van der Merwe for a discussion about how you can implement this into your homeschool curriculum! Meryl van der Merwe homeschooled her 4 children and during that time started teaching at the local homeschool co-op. She still teaches there - as well as online at FundaFunda Academy. In addition, she coaches homeschool Science Olympiad and Quiz Bowl teams. She believes education should be engaging, relevant, and challenging. At the end of this episode you’ll be inspired to incorporate challenges and contests into your homeschool curriculum to deepen and enhance your child’s education. If you’ve ever wanted to take your homeschool experiences to the next level and make your kids look great on transcripts, this episode is for you! CONNECT WITH MERYL: FundaFunda Academy website: https://www.fundafundaacademy.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FundaFundaEducation/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fundafundaeducation/ Homeschooling with Technology podcast: https://ultimateradioshow.com/homeschooling-with-technology/ FundaFunda Academy’s High School Challenge: https://www.fundafundaacademy.com/product/high-school-challenge-homeschoolers/ PDF List of Contests: https://fundafunda-academy.ck.page/4df22bf94c CONNECT WITH KAMI: Book a free Homeschool Confidence Call with Kami:  https://calendly.com/kamiwanous/homeschoolconfidence “Live with Kami” in Facebook & YouTube every Thursday at 12pm PST: https://www.thefreedomscholar.com/live-with-kami See our main website for individual mentoring and more: https://www.thefreedomscholar.com/ Join our Facebook homeschooling community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216184786279733 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreedomscholar Connect on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtJpXKtndYS9rrP98KcvDEw/streams

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Healthy, positive competition is always helpful, including in academics. Did you know that participating in academic contests and competitions can help your child stand out on transcripts for college applications, job applications, trade schools and anything else your kids might want to do? They can also help challenge them into deeper learning and mastery of subjects, not to mention other real-life skills as well! Join me and Meryl van der Merwe for a discussion about how you can implement this into your homeschool curriculum! Meryl van der Merwe homeschooled her 4 children and during that time started teaching at the local homeschool co-op. She still teaches there - as well as online at FundaFunda Academy. In addition, she coaches homeschool Science Olympiad and Quiz Bowl teams. She believes education should be engaging, relevant, and challenging. At the end of this episode you’ll be inspired to incorporate challenges and contests into your homeschool curriculum to deepen and enhance your child’s education. If you’ve ever wanted to take your homeschool experiences to the next level and make your kids look great on transcripts, this episode is for you! CONNECT WITH MERYL: FundaFunda Academy website: https://www.fundafundaacademy.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FundaFundaEducation/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fundafundaeducation/ Homeschooling with Technology podcast: https://ultimateradioshow.com/homeschooling-with-technology/ FundaFunda Academy’s High School Challenge: https://www.fundafundaacademy.com/product/high-school-challenge-homeschoolers/ PDF List of Contests: https://fundafunda-academy.ck.page/4df22bf94c CONNECT WITH KAMI: Book a free Homeschool Confidence Call with Kami: https://calendly.com/kamiwanous/homeschoolconfidence “Live with Kami” in Facebook & YouTube every Thursday at 12pm PST: https://www.thefreedomscholar.com/live-with-kami See our main website for individual mentoring and more: https://www.thefreedomscholar.com/ Join our Facebook homeschooling community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216184786279733 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreedomscholar Connect on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtJpXKtndYS9rrP98KcvDEw/streams

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