unschooling

Meet families who've taken this radical approach to education

15 posts from unschooling See another: motherhood, family life, seasonal celebration

Paid-members May 15, 2025 by thegreenparent in home education

7 Surprising Lessons I've Learned Through Unschooling

My son rarely sits down and handwriting is a laborious practice, but he can code a game and build a robot figure using scrap wood

Paid-members March 28, 2025 by melissacorkhill in unschooling

This One Thing Helped me be a More Joyful Mum This Week

Finishing the non fiction longlist, learning about teeth, reinforcing the delights of respectful parenting, watching TV and going out on a date!

Paid-members February 7, 2025 by melissacorkhill in home education

What Happened When I Trusted the Natural Learning Process

I've a new theme for February, the best gluten-free banana bread, a wild spa to myself and honouring the memory of my mum

Paid-members November 21, 2024 by thegreenparent in vanlife

Unschooling On the Road

Living and learning in an 11-metre-long American school bus as it travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond

Photograph of a pile of books, spines in, with wooden dinosaurs balanced on top

September 10, 2024 by thegreenparent in alternative education

The Art of Strewing or How to Inspire Home Educated Kids

Struggling with unschooling, when I heard about the concept of strewing (or scattering useful educational resources) I wanted to try it, but wasn't sure how to get started

Photograph of a family on the beach at the shoreline with their dog, overlooked by a huge rock

Paid-members May 5, 2024 by thegreenparent in home education

Wild Schooling

Children are naturally curious and have a built-in desire to learn first-hand about the world around them. Here 3 families explain why they've chosen unschooling or self-directed learning.