Homeschool With Excellence

Esther Bontrager
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This show is for parents/teachers to tune in to for how to create the inspiration that empowers their children to put in the time, focus and energy that gets them a world-class education. “Ever before the teacher is a vision of the ideal student, the boy or girl equipped to study independently, intelligently, and with lofty purpose.”-Bessie W. Stillman

  1. Apr 22

    From Pressure To Trust- The Shift That Changes Your Home

    In this conversation, we explore what it looks like to move away from pressure and into a more grounded, relational way of homeschooling and living. This episode is a gentle invitation to slow down, trust yourself, and cultivate a home rooted not in performance—but in presence, peace, and connection. If you’ve ever felt like you’re not doing enough, or questioned whether you’re “doing it right,” this conversation offers a different way forward—one that begins from wholeness. ⸻ In this episode, we talk about: • Why the tone of your home matters more than the method • Moving away from pressure and into trust • Letting go of the need to “do homeschooling right” • The quiet strength of slowing down • Choosing connection over control ⸻ A few moments from the conversation: “Children feel who we are more than they hear what we say.” “What if you’re not behind… you’re just not meant to rush?” “You don’t have to become someone else to do this well.” “What if the most important thing in your home isn’t what you’re doing… but how it feels?” ⸻ Transcript (Excerpt): I think for a long time I believed that if I could just find the right way to do it… everything would fall into place. And what I’ve come to realize is that it’s actually less about doing it right, and more about being rooted in who I am while I’m doing it. That changes the whole atmosphere of a home. It changes how children experience learning, and honestly—it changes how I experience motherhood. ⸻ About the Podcast: Homeschool with Excellence is a space for women who desire a more grounded, connected way of learning and living at home. Through honest conversations and gentle perspective shifts, Esther invites you to move beyond pressure and into a way of life rooted in wholeness. ⸻ If this episode resonated with you, you can share it with a friend or leave a review—it helps this message reach more women who are ready for a different way 🤍

    1h 15m

  2. Feb 3

    Living From Rest Will Grow You And Your Life

    I’m so excited about this concept and continuing it consistently in my life. When we rest/play for 2&1/2 hours each day, our lives WILL drastically prosper. We become available to receive the divine downloads from heaven and as we act unhesitatingly and trustingly on those ideas, we make the BEST progress. In ways we couldn’t have imagined. There’s a ton of power in this concept. Be aware that in the beginning, you are going to feel resistance to it. “Is this actually doing anything for me?” “I need to get to work!” “Am I being lazy?” “This takes up all my time!” But that’s the time to hold steady! The true you knows it’s a powerful thing to do and as you continue it will get easier. Cheers to a growing you!!

    10 min

  3. Jan 27

    Energy Givers/Energy Takers In Our Homeschools

    Welcome! As we become more aware of what gives us energy and what drains it, we can make small tweaks over time that will drastically improve the quality of our experience with our homeschool. I hope this will help you to breathe a little more freely and find more joy each day. Know that YOUR journey has AAALLLL the elements in it to make it the best story ever.

    28 min

  4. Jan 20

    Say Goodbye To Overwhelm And Hello To The True Mother Within

    Hello and welcome back! If you’d like a formula for saying goodbye to overwhelm/urgency/anxiety, listen in💖 It doesn’t happen overnight, but as one leans in to new mindsets and practices compassion for the part of you that can’t quite believe YET, the rewards are there all along the way. Your children won’t be able to thank you enough as adults, if you decide to do this work.

    21 min

  5. Jan 13

    Deep Engagement With Classics Gives Us The Courage And Wisdom To Impact Greatly

    So many of us sincerely wish to be able to do more for freedom. Very often though we feel helpless and don’t know how to go about it effectively. That you are here at this point in time is not an accident; your specific heart/talent/skills are needed to bring healing and wholeness to the people around you. If you don’t do what your design is meant to accomplish, no one else will as effectively do it. We can’t do it from a place of immaturity though. We need to grow up on the inside and become mature and wise and loving. There is no way to do that without coming face to face with greatness- having a relationship with great people, great books, great art. In this episode are two examples of individuals who read deeply (with mentors who helped them read so deeply) and that gave them the backbone and wisdom and love to serve deeply and make a big impact. When we lead greatly in our own lives and families, it tends to be generational. Our children and grandchildren catch our values and our deep love for learning and contributing to the world around us and then they build even higher than we did. So cheers to our journey of read! read! read! and discuss a lot.

    20 min

  6. Jan 6

    A Wildly Beautiful Reframe Of Discipline And Goals

    Welcome to Homeschool With Excellence! In this episode it’s all about attaining wholeness inside ourselves more frequently. Because when we can attain that on demand, we greatly increase our inspiration muscle as a teacher. And wherever there is an inspiring teacher teaching, great learning is happening.

    28 min

  7. 06/04/2025

    ‘Be Ye Perfect As Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect’

    PERFECT adj. 1. Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the qualities or properties requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error; mature;whole; pure; sound; right; correct. Welcome to Homeschool With Excellence! When we know we CAN be perfect and how to be in that state, we can begin to build that skill, that muscle, that way of being, intentionally. We can allow the ways of being- that are not in harmony with that- to melt away. We can let go of what doesn’t serve us and reach for what will.

    17 min

  8. 04/22/2025

    The Magic Of Meeting With The One Child

    Here are some questions you might ask in these meetings: What are you excited about these days? 5+ How are you doing playing with your siblings? 5+ How are you doing in your education? 8+ Is there anything that bothers you? Also I accidentally discovered a neat detail. If you have a barstool for your child to sit on while you sit on a regular chair, it elevates them a bit, and that feels really great!💖

    12 min
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This show is for parents/teachers to tune in to for how to create the inspiration that empowers their children to put in the time, focus and energy that gets them a world-class education. “Ever before the teacher is a vision of the ideal student, the boy or girl equipped to study independently, intelligently, and with lofty purpose.”-Bessie W. Stillman

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  • Creator
    Esther Bontrager
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Esther Bontrager
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