Homeschooling in Vietnam

My WONDERFUL LADY wife and I have not got kids of our own ;-(
My wife is helping with the education of our niece - younger sister's daughter, in most subjects.  I help out when I can with the maths side of things and English language. 
When I first arrived in VN, 4th, January 2012,  used to help the kids from our apartment block out with practicing their English while sitting outside our local supermarket in the afternoons. 
Found the VN kids are very 'switched on' and always keen to learn.   GREAT KIDS !!!

Bhavna wrote:

Hello everyone,

Homeschooling your children as an expat in Vietnam will definitely come with its load of challenges. Here is a special call to parents who are already homeschooling their children or who plan on doing so to share any information they might have.

Should you opt for homeschooling, is it legal in Vietnam ? Do you require to register your child or do you need any kind of permission / exemption from the authorities ?  If it is not legal, what alternative option/s do you have ?

How do you go about getting all the necessary educational resources (books, syllabus, notes etc) to pursue your childrens education in Vietnam ? Does it depend on the curriculum ?

What do you add in your homeschooling techniques to help educate your child that might not be offered or available in traditional schooling ?

How do you socialise homeschooled children in Vietnam by providing them opportunities to interact with other children ?

If you have any interest in homeschooling, could you please share your views on the pros and cons ?

Thank you for sharing your experience,
Bhavna

Two things:

The poster of this comment seemed to know a lot about homeschooling here in Vietnam, though I didn't follow the quoted links to check them out:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.p … 69#4592580

From my personal experience helping three children in Danang change schools, it's important to understand the "student profile" (I think it's called).

When a student transfers from one school to another, it's required that the school from which they are transferring issue a completed student profile.

We had to pay extra money to the International School in Danang to have them prepare three of these profiles.

Without them, the school to which the children were transferring would not accept them.

So, when someone decides to homeschool their children in Vietnam, I don't believe it's necessarily illegal, but it will make it impossible for the child to be reintegrated into the school system, since they will not have an officially recognized profile to present, should they decide to re-enroll in a private or public school.

Does your home country allow home-schooling from abroad? Most countries do. That would continue your kids with their local curriculum as well as keeping their education official -v- possible risk of Vietnamese system not recognising that.

Hi Bhavna,

No kids on my own, but have provided some English classes to kids and teenagers on a volontary basis since I came, as much as time permits. Vietnamese children are very keen to learn and are friendly with foreigners.
My expat friends here have kids who go to international schools. They seem to be quite content. Most of education fees are covered though organization's subsidies/compensation. I don't think home schooling is covered by that scheme.
Sorry I can't contribute more to this topic, but willing to assist in any other discussion.

Best
Lena