Worldschooling

We took a drive to Titusville, Florida for a visit to the Enchanted Forest. It is part of the Environmentally Endangered Lands program. EEL locations are perfect for learning about conservation and nature. Recently we have been trying to understand and incorporate native plants via a small butterfly/pollinator garden in…

This is one of those things I have touched on from time to time. Yes, we at one point sold it all and hit the road. It wasn’t for us. Don’t get me wrong, I love travel, I love adventure. Many people will argue against world schooling for the sense…

Time, space and a more calm central nervous system changed my relationship with my son. The sun had just tucked itself into the horizon. Aiden and I had been watching the sunset at our favorite beach spot — filled with running dogs, playing kids and tourists just grateful to watch…

What better classroom that a boat travelling through the most biodiverse waters on the planet, Raja Ampat? In December 2022 I had the great fortune of working as a naturalist and educator aboard such an expedition. Following a morning dive, we would set up a 3 hour session of learning…

How Expats and Digital Nomads are Homeschooling their Children through Travel Experiences Remember How Boring School Was? Could you imagine skipping the textbooks, classroom, memorization drills, and standardized tests in favor of crisscrossing the U.S., …

A travel tale featuring Egypt and Guatemala — With only a swallow of coffee and juice in our bellies, we trudge downstairs in the dark to the waiting tuk tuk. Across our dirt road, free of street dogs at this hour, rice reaches its straight, chartreuse stalks up to the sky. Donkeys bray in the distance. The driver…

Part of the A to Z Challenge series featuring the Czech Republic — C is for Community Guide books, blogs, vlogs, and social media posts point you to the same destinations as you plan your trip to the Czech Republic: They suggest similar sites in Prague, a few surrounding castles, a stop at the beer museum in Pilsen, and perhaps the small town of Karlovy Vary. The…

The benefits of very slow travel, featuring Peru — When my family began our worldschooling year, two or three weeks in a country felt luxurious. We researched our destination, choose spots within its borders to visit, booked accommodation for a few nights, and we were off and running. A few months into the journey, though, we lagged. We languished…

The narrative continues to move in the right direction. “The answer is not to standardize education, but to personalize and customize it to the needs of each child and community. There is no alternative. There never was.” — Ken Robinson There has been major paradigm shift in the world of…