Why is There Negativity Towards Homeschooling?
By Megen Hibbins There is a lot of negativity in the community towards homeschooling parents and this stems from a lack of understanding and…
Education
Build Foundational Literacy Skills at Home with School Start Buddy
By Hannah Schenker Is your child preparing to start school, or do you have a child in their early school years? Would you like…
What Particular Life Skills Do Our Children Need to Learn?
By Kylee Harris Kiwi parents want their children’s schools to teach life skills, based on a survey of over 500 families. It is well…
School Start: Helping Children to Reach Their Potential
Sharona Edwards is a primary school teacher and a parent of four young children. She has a passion for teaching children how to read…
Going Off-Grid with the Kids
By Megen Hibbins As an “off-grid parent” of four children that are homeschooled, we can find challenges in our everyday life. These challenges are no…
The Unschooling Secret
By Lisa Molson Another rainy winter morning. I drag myself out of bed and peel my boy from the covers. We look at each…
Dad Updates Autistic Daughter’s Report Card With Top Grades
When Shane Jackson’s daughter came home from school distraught, with a report card of all Ds, he knew exactly what to do. Sophie, who…
Parenting is Tough! How To Raise Calmer, More Grounded and Happier Children
By Aimee Christie Are you being the parent you imagined you would be? Parenting has so many highs which are totally amazing and lows…
Amazing Teacher Uses Costumes as Teaching Tool, Bringing Learning to Life
Mainstream education often gets a bad rap – but sometimes you hear of teachers who go above and beyond in order to instill a…
6 Reasons to Unschool Your Kindergartner
By Megan Stonelake I remember the first time I heard about unschooling. It sounded way too radical. I thought a lack of formal education…
Lazy Learning – Interest-Based Learning is the Opposite of Lazy
By Wendy Priesnitz Few things seem to trouble parents more than the possibility our kids might be lazy. I guess it’s the legacy of…
Finding Your Own Path: Homeschooling Choices and Parenting Intuition
By Ellen Rowland When we first made the decision to give homeschooling a try, I joined a few online groups and spent a lot…
Ensuring Bright Futures: Think Outside the Box with Innovative Early Childhood Education
By Hannah Schenker Experts agree that in the future, the job force is going to change considerably. Many existing jobs will be replaced with…
Montessori Explained
By Ana Pickering The Montessori movement began almost 100 years ago in the slums of Rome, Italy. Dr Maria Montessori graduated in 1896 as…
But What About…SOCIALISING Them?
By Leah McDermott So often I get asked some form of this question: “I love the IDEA of homeschooling, but my biggest fear is…
5 Things Never to Ask Your Child Right After School
By Bonnie Harris You want to interact and make connection when your kids get home from school. Your kids do too but not in…
Exploring a Homeschooling Journey
By Jessica Rios Idealism can be a blessing and a curse. To be at peace we must surrender our ideals at times rather than…
The Reluctant Unschooler: How To Shake Off “Teacher Mode”
By Holly Jones One time my 6-year-old son willed a golden eagle into existence. This was before he knew anything about Harry Potter, card…
Holistic Antenatal Classes From the Comfort of Your Own Home: Yes Please!
By Hannah Schenker Everything is online these days! It can be difficult to meet new people in our communities, and when it comes to…
Education in the Age of Screens, Surveillance and Apathy
As parents, we care deeply about who we entrust to educate our children. Many of us are forgoing traditional education and mainstream schooling for…