Home Schooling

We have become obsessed with the idea that children must learn. Subjects, tests, benchmarks, progress, grades, awards, pressure … these words have become synonymous with childhood.
Before a child has a chance to start exploring their uniqueness and who they really are, they’re in school gathered into groups and being asked to spend 13 years walking along the same path as everyone else. 

In the end, they will pretty much become who they have been asked to become. For many, that spark of individuality that was ready to ignite in childhood will be all but extinguished. 

The education system is linear and it makes it really difficult for a child to explore other paths.

The true essence of childhood is not learning, it is becoming.
Society and the media tend to speak negatively of children who are not in school. The UK government has even gone as far as threatening parents with fines and prosecution if their children were absent without prior authorisation. 

If your children weren’t learning at a recognised educational establishment, people would frown upon it as bad parenting. As children ourselves, we went to school and the same for our parents when they were children. Surely there is no other way to learn as children unless you are in a classroom with a qualified teacher??

Homeschooling has always been around but now it has come out of the shadows and is fast growing. That pace has been further accelerated by Covid.
No one was ready for what Covid would bring. Thousands of schools shut. Millions of children staying at home and now the parent was being asked to do what qualified teachers do!

Myself and Dionne realised that our children respond more positively to learning when it is not forced. Their personalities compliment a learning path that encourages the freedom to express themselves. It’s an amazing feeling seeing your children asking for their curiosity to be fed. Having the freedom to choose their own learning topics and slowly become the best versions of themselves. Add in some global travel and the world is your oyster for educating your kids!

Our Home Schooling Journal 

October 30, 2024
Guide to becoming a Worldschooling Family 

This is a comprehensive guide for homeschooling families who want to embark on long term international travel and become a worldschooling family.  It’s mainly based on our own journey as a family.  What we have learned and also from other like minded families we have shared time with along the way. Embarking on long-term international […]

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July 3, 2024
Koh Lanta - 6 months on a Thai island worldschooling our 4 kids

Koh Lanta is perfect for families. Beaches, pool resorts, bars, restaurants a plenty and they always try and accommodate young children which keeps them entertained. If the kids are happy, then the adults can relax with a cold beverage. All is dreamy! It’s also well developed enough to have most of the amenities a young […]

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November 9, 2023
What is Worldschooling?  How have we found it after 15 months on the road?

We have already wrote a blog on worldschooling sharing our first impressions after a few months of travel. Click here and have a read. This blog shares how we feel after more than a year of travel and educating our children as we move.   After deregistering our children from the UK school system in […]

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September 11, 2023
How do you cope with your kids being around all day, everyday?

Coping with Kids 24/7: A Realistic Perspective on Homeschooling I’m not going to lie, some days are challenging. Let me keep it real – some days are like trying to untangle a slinky while wearing mittens. You know that feeling when summer holidays roll around, and you're desperately hunting for activities? Homeschooling can feel like […]

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October 20, 2022
Worldschooling our 5 children in South East Asia

Worldschooling our 5 children in South East Asia Whilst in the UK, Dionne and I discussed homeschooling our children for many months as we wrestled with this in a broader conversation about pursuing our dreams and travelling as a family long term.  Our children’s education was one of the most important considerations for us if […]

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August 24, 2022
How we planned for long term travel - 10 tips

Preparation for Long Term Travel When we decided to embark on this trip of a lifetime, we were under no illusions about just how big a commitment we were making. With big commitment, comes big responsibility. Fail to plan, plan to fail as they say. Affordability Before even considering how we prepared for such a […]

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May 28, 2022
Learning through play – Hot Lava Maths

Learning through play – Hot Lava Maths After a period of frustration trying to follow the school’s direction for homeschooling during lockdown, Dionne decided to tear up the script. She created her own lessons and when the opportunity presented itself, she tried them out with the kids.  The results speak for themselves.  The hot lava […]

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May 28, 2022
Pandemic Homeschooling

Pandemic Homeschooling During Covid, schools were told to shut.  Suddenly, parents were asked to become teachers with immediate effect.  Although the schools were online via Zoom calls, we struggled to follow the structure.  Dionne was asked to become a full time teacher in between all her other commitments as a homemaker.  I was working full […]

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