Southern Oaks Academy
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." Winston Churchill
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." Winston Churchill
WHY HOMESCHOOL?
Many concerned families are worried about the quality of today’s public schools, the safety of their children, and the negative influences of other children. There is a growing movement of involved parents who want to re-establish control over teaching methods and curriculum content. Some parents are worried about
providing for children’s special individual needs or preferences and most parents just want to create a more supportive environment.
Homeschooling offers parents and students the chance to build their own curriculum, and explore their own individual interests. Our desire at Southern Oaks is that students who are interested in equine management, training, or who just want to spend all day with horses, can. Students who are homeschooled generally have more time to pursue their own interests, and we want to provide you with the opportunity to take advantage of that!
"Schooling, rather obviously, is what goes on in schools; education takes place wherever and whenever the nature with which we are born is nurtured so as to draw out of those capacities which conduce to true humanity. The home, the church, the neighborhood, the peer group, the media, the shopping mall . . . are all educational institutions."
John Lyon, writing for Rockford Institute
