This is a list of South African homeschool abbreviations frequently used among the local home educating community.
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South African Homeschool Abbreviations
ACE = Accelerated Christian Education
ADD = Attention-Deficit Disorder
ADHD = Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
AO = Ambleside Online
BELA Bill = Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill
CAPS = Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement
CHE = Cape Home Educators Association
CIE = Cambridge International Examinations
CIAE = Cambridge International Assessment Examinations
CLE = Christian Light Education
CM = Charlotte Mason
C21 = Footprints into the 21st Century
DBE = Department of Basic Education
DoE = Department of Education
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FB = Facebook
FET = Further Education and Training (Gr 10+)
FIAR = Five In A Row
GED = equivalent to an American High School Graduation Diploma
HS = Homeschool
IEB = Independent Examination Board
IEW = Institute for Excellence in Writing
KZNHSA = KwaZulu-Natal Home School Association
LA = Language Arts
LF = Little Footprints (SA unit study curriculum)
LILC = Liberty in Learning Coalition
LLATL = Learning Language Arts Through Literature (curriculum)
LoLT = Language of Learning and Teaching
MUS = Math-U-See
NBT = National Benchmark Test
NSC = National Senior Certificate (Gr 12/Matric)
MOT = Mystery of History
OBE =Outcomes Based Education
PT = Pestalozzi Trust
SACAI = South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute
SAT = SAT (college entrance examinations in the USA)
SBA = School Based Assessment (or CASS, Continuous Assessment)
SL = Sonlight
SOTW = Story of the World
TCE = Theocentric Christian Education
TGATB = The Good and the Beautiful
WTM = Well Trained Mind