Kacey's Story - Perth, WA / Whadjuk Country

11/17/24 • 73 min

“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 yourself in homeschooling, the ins and outs of building a community co-op and yearning for something outside of motherhood.
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This podcast was recorded on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respect to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, always will be aboriginal land.

“If you can’t find your village or community - build one.”

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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 and diving deeper into their stories of how and why they came to choose home education for their families. As well you will hear us discuss Canaries in the Coalmine - Teachers who Choose to Homeschool, Gemma’s new book she has written which is due out next year, creating a micro village, prioritising mental wellbeing and connection, why none of us like the word ‘resilient’, granny hobbies, interest based learning and busting homeschool myths.
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Podcast - Sisters Who Homeschool
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This podcast was recorded on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respect to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, always will be aboriginal land.

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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 and the magical power of asking the question ‘What If...?’
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