Australian Homeschool Stories

Australian Homeschool Stories
Australian Homeschool Stories

A celebration of homeschooling families living life according to their values in connection with the beautiful lands we are fortunate to call home.

  1. 10 DEC

    Nicola’s Story - Marlo Merrican, NSW / Birpai Country

    "Stepping back and letting kids learn is really what's at the heart of home education."Meet my friend, Nicola. We originally connected via substack and then in person whilst her family spent time down on the Peninsula. Our daughters, who are similar ages, hit it off instantaneously and in truth so did Nicola and I. This was prior to their move to the mid-north coast of New South Wales where they now call home, but Nicola’s story takes us on journey from Melbourne to Byron Bay, Vanuatu to Far ...

    58 min

  2. 1 DEC

    Anna's Story - Killabakh, NSW / Biripi Country

    "I had this really strong feeling that she was just a number in this place and that's not good enough."Anna is a worm farmer, author and homesteading mother of three children aged 15, 7 and 2. In this episode she shares her journey from suburbia to living off the land and her eldest daughter's winding educational road to homeschooling. We also talk about permaculture, living life by design, managing chronic illness and her brilliant book Homegrown Healthy Living.This is episode 39 of Australi...

    1h 18m

  3. 24 NOV

    Melanie's Story - Newcastle, NSW / Awabakal and Worimi Country

    “I’m going to look back one day on this and think those were the glory years."Teacher by trade, Canadian by birth, Melanie is here to share how she wound up calling Newcastle home and why she and her partner chose home education for their two boys, aged 7 and 4. In this episode we talk about longing for community in the early years of motherhood, not being ‘ride or die’ homeschoolers, how play evolves as children mature, intentional living, why screens have become the new social playground an...

    51 min

  4. 17 NOV

    Kacey's Story - Perth, WA / Whadjuk Country

    “If you can’t find your village or community - build one.”This is the story of Kacey’s blended family from Perth who have called themselves eclectic homeschoolers for the last three years. Her four children aged 19, 17, 6 and 4 have all had contrasting educational experiences, from thriving in the system, to never being able to catch up, to sidestepping school all together. In this honest and candid conversation, Kacey and I chat about school trauma, holistic, child-centred learning, finding ...

    1h 13m

  5. 10 NOV

    Holly & Gemma's Stories - Brisbane, QLD / Turrbal Country

    “We said, I don't know if it's forever. I don't know if it's temporary. But we're making a change. Now we say we'll never go back.”This episode is a delightful doubleheader with Holly & Gemma, sisters who live 6 minutes apart in Queensland’s capital city where they homeschool three girls between them. You may already know their cheery voices from their podcast Sisters Who Homeschool, of which I had the pleasure of being a guest on earlier this year. I loved reconnecting with these ladies ...

    1h 17m

  6. 3 NOV

    Assunta's Story - Hunter Valley, NSW / Wonnarua Country

    “Have trust in the kids, know that they can follow their passions intuitively. We don’t have to set all these standards of where they should be or would be or could be if they were in the system. Just trust.”Assunta, her husband and two daughters (aged 11 and 8), live on 2.5 acres in the upper Hunter region of New South Wales, where she is never happier than with her feet on the earth and her hands in the dirt. In this conversation we cover how their family navigated the transition from Stein...

    49 min

  7. 12 MAY

    Stephanie - Mornington Peninsula, VIC / Bunurong Country

    "Before we had kids, we were both adamant that we wouldn't put our kids in daycare. We wanted to raise our kids at home. We always knew we were aligned on that. So that's where it started. We were at home. We were together.”The tables have turned and it’s me, your host Stephanie, in the hot seat. Helping me tell my story is the tech-side of this operation, my husband Daniel. For those who have listened to this podcast for some time you may have pieced parts of my story together over previous ...

    1h 3m

  8. 5 MAY

    Joss - Denmark, WA / Minang Country

    "Even all the times when it was really, really hard, if I could go back right to the beginning now, I would make exactly the same choices to do it all over again. It's just been the most beautiful experience of my life.”Today I have the pleasure of sharing Joss Goulden’s reflections on her adult children’s natural learning life. As an aware parenting instructor and parenting coach, Joss is passionate about supporting children and parents to thrive and heal with compassion and connection. In t...

    1h 5m
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A celebration of homeschooling families living life according to their values in connection with the beautiful lands we are fortunate to call home.

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  • Creator
    Australian Homeschool Stories
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Australian Homeschool Stories
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    Australian Homeschool Stories

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