Every child has a right to education. While the majority are being educated in school, there is an increasing number of those receiving their skills and knowledge from home.

Ms. Lucy Alex is a certified teacher and home educator who has been homeschooling for a while now. To her,the COVID 19 pandemic changed everything for her as far as her children’s education is concerned.

A decision she took during the lockdown period in 2020 to educate her kids resulted in her kids not enrolling back to school post- covid and has turned out into a business she and her husband run from home together.

“I decided to give my kids specialized training because they performed way better when homeschooled compared to when they were in school. For me getting them educated is the priority and homeschooling worked better for them,” said Lucy

They converted their home at Mercy Njeri, Nakuru county, into a homeschooling facility. Whiteboards, internet connection, laptops, and printing materials are what she needed to start.

As she started, the plan was only to have her three kids on board, but she later met like-minded parents who were willing to have their kids homeschooled. She kicked off with her three kids and later on five more pupils came on board.

In terms of cost, charges vary from a child’s grade and the system of education the kid is taking; Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), Accelerated Christian Education program (ACE), and British curriculum. At the moment she has nine kids, all in different class levels.

She has three kids in grade one, two in grade two, two in grade six, and one going to class eight. For the Upper primary kids, they pay Ksh 35,000, lower primary Ksh 25,000 and kindergarten level Ksh 18,000.

As an entrepreneur, the business gives her a profit margin of Ksh 75,000 monthly.

Her classes are not limited to only Physical classes, but also online homeschooling classes for other pupils across the country. Through her virtual school, she gets to teach four kids whose parents have contracted her on reading and illiteracy skills.

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