How a Toddler Convinced Me to Build a Forest Preschool
A shy two-year-old, plenty of puddles and the slow growth of confidence: how one childminder found her calling in the woods. A taste of our autumn issue.
Ideas and support for educating our children outside of the mainstream
36 posts from alternative education
🍂 Leaf Through Our Autumn edition out now
Issue 131 is here, and this autumn we're talking about trust. Trust in your own parenting instincts, and trust in your children to find their own way.
The Art of Strewing: Inspiring Home-Educated Children Without the Hard Sell
Australian unschooling mum Karen Lee on learning to offer her children ideas, books and activities without strings attached
Your Free Guide to Alternative Education in the UK is Here
Looking beyond the mainstream when it comes to your child's education? Our Alternative Schools Guide 2026 is out now, and it's free to download
A School Without Fear
Brockwood Park is one of only six Krishnamurti schools in the world. The Green Parent speaks to Thomas Lehmann, Co-Chair of the School Management Committee, about silence, freedom, and what it means to learn without being moulded.
Room to Grow: Inside the New Forest Small School
With no uniform, first-name terms and a gate straight into the New Forest, NFSS feels less like a school and more like an extended family
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