All You Need to Know About Homeschooling in Malaysia

A common route in education among Malaysian is many of us starts with kindergarten or preschool before the primary school and followed by secondary school. These days, homeschooling is gaining popularity among parents which sparks off debate on which kind of education is the most suitable for our children.

Parents may think that public education may not be the best learning environment for a child but on the other hand, homeschooling does present its own set of setbacks. Therefore, choosing carefully and putting your child’s needs into consideration is crucial before making a decision.

What is Homeschooling?

Homeschooling is a term used when a child’s education is based at home with the parents, guardian or tutor guidance, outside of the mainstream school system such as public school or private school.

Having said that, there are many pros and cons of homeschooling that you have to consider. Is it something that is needed for your child or does it comes from your own personal beliefs or values, or is there any other factor?

To ease all these headaches, below are some information that you could consider before decides on the best education for your little one.

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Benefits of Homeschooling in Malaysia

Compared to the mainstream school system in Malaysia, homeschooling brings quite a wide range of benefits, including:

• Parents can spend more quality time to teach and influence their children.
• One-to-one learning environment.
• Flexible study schedule to suit a child’s needs.
• Promotes closeness in relationships between parents and children.
• Homeschooled children are free from peer pressure.
• Parents can give more attention and guidance to their kids’ learning styles and pace.
• You are able to better nurture your children’s musical talents or arts and crafts talents for better growth.
• You are able to customise your teaching pedagogies into a more interactive and fun learning environment for your children.
• Your children will be able to create and study a curriculum they want to learn and enjoying more choices.

Disadvantages of Homeschooling

• Parents may not be qualified to teach due to lack of professional training and teaching methodologies.
• Money has to be spent on additional teaching materials.
• Special needs students may lack specialised teaching aids.
• Parents may lose interest in teaching due to household chores.
• Children may feel lonely from lack of social interaction with others their age.
• Children may be highly dependent on parents or tutors.
• Children may miss out on the edgy competition faced by many public school students in today’s world.
• Parents may become frustrated when their child fails to understand the lesson taught.

Homeschooling Settings

With the increasing interest of homeschooling in Malaysia, here are a few types of homeschooling settings that are available:

1. Parents teaching their kids at home.
2. Family members come together as the teacher in a casual setting.
3. Homeschooling centres.

With real homeschooling at home, parents have the freedom on how they want to teach their children – whether they want to follow the syllabus of a certain country or not.

If you plan to send your kids to a homeschooling centre, bear in mind that the focus will be just academic learning according to a syllabus, in which not that much different from conventional schools. Perhaps, more extra-curricular activities, hands-on learning, and more English lessons.

Homeschooling Centres in Malaysia

Here are some of the homeschooling centres in Klang Valley that you can consider sending your child:

1. Brixsten Academy 

Website: brixstenacademy.com 

Telephone: +603-7732 6554, +6016-208 0945, +6010-226 7185, +6016-513 4346

Address:

No 69,71,73 (Mezzanine),

Jalan SS22/19, 47400,

Damansara Jaya, Selangor.

2. Cranbridge Education Group 

Website: cranbridge.edu.my

Email: contactus@cranbridge.edu.my

Telephone: +603- 4265 6485

Address:

C-10-1, Jalan Ampang Utama 1/1,

Ampang Avenue,

68000 Selangor, Malaysia.

3. Real Scholar Academy 

Website: realscholaracademy.edu.my

Email: info@realscholaracademy.com

Telephone: +03 86564992/4993 or +6012-361 6232

Address:

ZV-01—09, ZEVA RESIDENCE

Persiaran Pinggiran Putra

Seksyen 2 43300 Seri Kembangan

Selangor Darul Ehsan.

While there isn’t any right or wrong when it comes to making a decision on how your child should be schooled, your choice WILL still affect the outcome of your child’s future. The most important factor to consider when making a choice about your child’s education is what your child needs and how do you intend to realise those needs.

To some extent, it also depends on your social and financial status. Hence, whichever you choose, do make a conscious effort to make the best out of it for the sake of your child’s future.

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