Elite Athlete Student Stories

Studying with Wolsey Hall – by skater, Phebe Bekker

Sixteen year old British ice-skating champion, Phebe Bekker, is currently in the USA training with the hope of competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. In this blog post she shares what it’s like to homeschool with Wolsey Hall and how homeschooling has enabled her to follow her dreams without compromising her education.

Home education in Australia

Seventeen-year-old Henry is homeschooling in Australia and has been studying with Wolsey Hall for eight years, starting on our Lower Secondary courses. Henry has been able to achieve a high quality education while swimming competitively for Australia in the Deaflympics.

Homeschooling tennis player

Fifteen-year-old Evangelista has been a homeschooling tennis player with Wolsey Hall for five years. She currently lives in Russia but has found the flexibility of homeschooling very beneficial for travelling around.

Skater – Phebe Bekker

Fifteen-year-old skater Phebe Bekker is already a two-times British Champion ice skater. She’s now busy training with the hope of competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with her ice dancing partner James Hernandez. Wolsey Hall is sponsoring Phebe and James to help them progress in achieving their dream.

Homeschooling cyclist

Nineteen-year-old Alex is a homeschooling cyclist living in Namibia. He started studying with Wolsey Hall at the beginning of 2018. As a cyclist regularly competing overseas, he needed a flexible education. Alex is now studying for his A Levels and has recently qualified to represent Namibia in the next Olympics.

Homeschooling cricket player

Twelve-year-old Chirayu is a homeschooling cricket player who is studying with Wolsey Hall in India. A year into his studies, he’s loving the different approach to learning and the new experiences this brings.

Homeschooling skater

15-year-old Jed is an elite figure skater training at an academy in France and travelling often to compete. Homeschooling fits around his hectic schedule as Jed is currently studying for his IGCSEs with Wolsey Hall.

Diver – Olivia Reeve

Elite diver Olivia Reeve homeschooled with Wolsey Hall while she combined her training and competing with her IGCSE studies. After many years of competing at a high level in diving, in 2015 Olivia was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and had to stop competing in her sport. She battled back from illness and returned to diving in 2018. Since then she has regained all of her previously held titles, been placed 4th in the East Region and has competed in the finals of several diving events. During this time Olivia was also studying for her IGCSEs and appreciated the flexibility and tailored approach of homeschooling.

Swimmer – Aimee Monks

Fourteen-yearold swimmer Aimee Monks discovered her love for her sport at five years old. She started competing at seven and her training and competition commitments have steadily increased. Homeschooling has proven the perfect fit for obtaining a good education around her busy schedule. Aimee has achieved much already, winning 192 medals and trophies to date.

Homeschooling equestrian athlete

Fourteen-year-old Martha is a homeschooling equestrian athlete who started homeschooling in 2018 to enable her to juggle her equestrian training, competing and studying.

Tarun has been doing Year 7 and 8 English, Maths and Science with Wolsey Hall. He is enjoying his courses and loves the flexibility the whole homeschooling program brings. He is able to plan his learning at his own pace, and plan his day well to accommodate his other interests of playing the Violin and Piano, reading and playing games. The online material in terms of textbooks, videos, the course plan and support from his tutors is helping him get past his studies with ease. During the peak Covid times when amazon deliveries were stopped the online virtual library of Wolsey was a boon to him as he loves to read.
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Deepali Patel, Secondary Parent

India

I must say enrolling Nicole at Wolsey Hall has been one of the best decisions we ever made. At school, Nicole's progress remained extremely limited due to lack of support with her learning difficulties. Since being at Wolsey, Nicole's English has come on leaps and bounds, from her spelling, to grammar, to organisation and formats of essays. The amount of time and support Nicole's tutors, Pat and Michelle have invested in Nicole has been fantastic. Nicole's academic knowledge and confidence has soared since being at Wolsey and I am extremely grateful to you all. (Nicole has segmatic pragmatic disorder high functioning autism, as well as suspected dyslexia).
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Michelle Rudge – IGCSE Parent

UK

I have just finished consulting with Michelle about Truman and his studies. She is really an amazing asset to your organization, her ability to understand children really blew me away. She has recommended several methods for us to ensure that Truman enjoys and succeeds in his education through Wolsey Hall. We’re really excited to get started.

Rebecca Atkins – Homeschooling Three Children

Italy