When we moved from the Toronto suburbs to an off the grid home in Canada’s Northwest Territories in 2012, my husband and I knew we wanted to homestead and homeschool. At the time we had five mostly-grown children out on their own, and one young daughter still at home. By the summer of 2013, our…
Read Article →
Awaiting the birth of a child is a sacred and special time. This idea can be lost or pushed to the side when you have other children to care for. It can be especially difficult to remember when you are trying to check off boxes and meet the standards set by society, school officials and…
Read Article →
Our homeschooling journey started with a decision about a decision. Brett and I came from very different backgrounds one of those differences was our education. Brett was homeschooled and I was public schooled. The conflict on this subject arose just before our oldest daughter’s 4th birthday. Oddly enough it was outside people who brought the…
Read Article →
One of the most frequently asked questions about lifeschooling is: what about the three R’s? How do kids in a relaxed, lifeschooling home learn to read? What about the college essay? Do they learn their math facts? What about high school math? A couple of stories of learning to read in my lifeschooling home. The…
Read Article →
Ok, let’s do a short quiz today… First question: how much math do you remember from school? Oh, that’s right, you only remember addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Why do you remember those? Yes, that’s correct. It’s because you use them all the time in everyday life. Second question: Have you learned more or less…
Read Article →
We love to travel. We love it so much that we sold our house, got rid of over half of our things, and moved our family into an RV so we can travel the country. Our favorite way to learn is through roadschooling and those real-life opportunities for learning lessons on the road. Roadschooling Our…
Read Article →
Many of you might be starting to warm up to the idea of Lifeschooling. But even though it sounds amazing, you may still be skeptical about lifeschooling a high school student. How can high school students possibly spend their time pursuing their talents and interests whilst still being able to go to college or university at…
Read Article →
A few weeks ago, my family (consisting of two parents and three children under 8) went to the Oregon Coast for a long weekend. As a homeschool family, we couldn’t pass up the chance to turn a vacation into a learning opportunity. It’s really amazing how much you can pack into just a few days…
Read Article →
Our Lifeschooling journey started at the beginning of my third year in my dream job. I loved being a teacher… Helping kids succeed, discovering their passions, and the best part was seeing their faces when they finally got something that was a struggle for them. But this year was a bit different. I entered that school…
Read Article →
One size fits all boxed curriculum never worked for my family. Oh, we still bought it. We sliced through the pretty packaging and struggled through the first quarter of a school year. I always found myself cutting and pasting pieces to where they worked for each individual. Soon, my once stellar study plan, looked like…
Read Article →