FAQ

Homeschooling your child in the initial years is not going to take away the opportunity to admit the child in formal schools later. The admission however may depend on the specific rules and guidelines that schools have prescribed for such scenarios. Schools in such cases may conduct a test to determine whether a child is eligible for a specific grade or not. Given the comprehensive syllabus of AanganChaura, we do not expect any learning gaps in children.

Homeschooling in India is not regulated by any authority and there is no registration required for students. India does not have a regulatory body for homeschoolers; hence, it is very much legal in India. Senior students seeking certification, can opt to take the IGCSE exam as private candidates or sit for the grade 10 and grade 12 exams of NIOS, which gives them options for higher education.

The basic approach and ideology that motivates parents to explore homeschooling is to follow what interests the child. Especially in the case of the early learners—from toddlers up until the age of 5, parents must explore different, interesting ways to indulge them in learning. So, if you feel the program isn’t working well for your child, discover the approaches that you haven’t tried yet to make them interested. Don’t worry! We don’t leave that job entirely to you. We do have some tips and tricks that can help ease the task for you.

Ultimately, Covid or No Covid, parents are the first teachers in every child’s life and we empower you to be better teachers. We, at Aangan Chaura, also have facilitators that offer the desired support to address parents’ concerns at any point in their homeschooling journey with us.

‘AnganChaura’ (literally, the pedestal in a courtyard in which a precious Tulsi plant grows in a typical Indian household) signifies the security of the courtyard of a house (angan), surrounded by loved ones of the family (symbolised by rooms of a house), looking up to the open sky and the universe; and the pedestal within it (chaura), inside which grows a child’s mind, nourished by wisdom and love.

AanganChaura has curated syllabi from Indian, Canadian (Ontario), Australian (Victoria) and British (Cambridge) curriculum; to create a complete guide for any parent to take on the seemingly daunting task of homeschooling. We provide a complete package of weekly work plans and also provide to the parents with regular facilitator support in our advanced version of course.

AanganChaura has considered ASK Model/framework for planning at the unit, lesson, or activity level. We have a balance across the three areas of Attitude, Skills and Knowledge domains. One unit may be heavily pursuant to knowledge, while another project-based learning unit may focus on skills. Since AanganChaura adopts an integrated learning approach in all its work plans/modules one can easily find skills and attitudes deeply embedded in scholastic (knowledge based) units as well. Have a look Integrated Studies | Edutopia to understand the concept better.

AanganChaura weekly Work Plans have assessments embedded in them and are designed in a manner that learners are being assessed on the go. That is, it follows ‘Assessment for learning’ rather than ‘Assessment of Learning’.

If you wish to go for assessments yourself you could do it using the Open Basic Education (OBE) programme of NIOS.

AanganChaura also provides Assessment of learning at the end of units in their Advanced version of homeschooling.

Our work plans/learning modules for Foundational stage cater for a minimum 4 days per week amounting to 6-8 hours of the learner’s engagement time in a week. This module allows one day per week for reinforcement of concepts studied during the week or to make up for lost time during the week.

Discuss the issue faced during our Facilitator support sessions. We will together find ways to teach the same concept with an alternate methodology.

Children who are homeschooled may reach out to others in their communities more than other children. They might get to experience hands-on education at libraries, museums, cultural centres and other community resources. They may also volunteer or participate in "service learning" where they take on local projects.

We plan to have ‘Circle time” which is a popular activity used often with foundational and elementary level children to help develop positive relationships between them. It aims to give them tools to engage with and listen to each other. We intend to have the same level learners take part in Circle Time led by an AanganChaura facilitator, who sits in the circle (meeting) with them. The circle encourages unity, respect, turn-taking and working together towards a shared vision. It also helps children work on five key skills, without which Circle Time doesn’t work: thinking, listening, looking, speaking and concentrating.

Homeschooled children are not just at par with children that attend formal schools but bring a lot more to the table when it comes to skills that are of use in the real world. It’s all about the approach a parent decides to take while homeschooling a child. Thus, we handhold parents through this journey and offer a program that has been developed in alignment with multiple national and international boards, and also India's New Educational Policy. Our homeschooling program is not only designed to keep your child’s academic knowledge up to the mark but also to develop skills and build a positive attitude along with knowledge accumulation.