Homeschoolers from all walks of life, finding out how they came to homeschool, how they choose curricula, what styles of homeschooling work for their family, and how they navigate life.
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Keri is a mom of four young children who runs a booming handmade pottery business while educating her children at home in the mountains of Western Massachusetts. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from MassArt, Keri went through a winding path of experiences and education including online courses, apprenticeships, and Mastermind groups, eventually recognizing that owning her own business would be a way to support her dream of educating her future family at home. Her children, 8 months, 3 years, 6 years, and 9 years old, are starting out their homeschooling journey with a mix of unschooling, pa
Heidi is a mother of three living in the mountains of southern Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost island state. A second-generation homeschooler and former intensive care and emergency nurse, she left nursing to educate her children at home. For over fifteen years, her family has followed a Waldorf-Steiner-inspired approach to home education while establishing a productive permaculture property, growing much of their own food, and caring for the land and animals. Inspired by Waldorf-Steiner principles, a love of the arts, and a belief in children learning through nature and practical, real-wor
Meg lives in South Carolina, and has been homeschooling for 12.5 years. Her oldest graduated this year. Her younger two will be in 10th and 5th grade in the fall. A breast cancer diagnosis in 2022, at 37 years old, imploded not only her life, but her family’s as well. Now she shares what that experience was like, and what she’s learned along the way. Podcast webpage A Homeschooling Journey Show Chapters 01:23 Introduction 02:54 Homeschooling in South Carolina 05:01 The Path to Homeschooling 07:46 Before the Diagnosis 12:39 The Cancer Diagnosis 14:53 Adapting Homeschool During Treatment 20:22 L
Dr. Tanya Faisal is a doctor-lawyer turned homeschooling mom of 3 delicious hooligans, ages 16, 13, and 11. She shares her homeschooling journey at Project Happy Home on YouTube and Instagram (projecthappyhome), where you can find videos about secular homeschooling, ADHD & 2e parenting, and an essentialist approach to all things midlife. You can also find her sharing bookish and planner geek content on Tiktok @feralbluestockingreads. After a decade of homeschooling, she is about to return to the classroom as a 7th grade science teacher this coming school year. Show Chapters 00:00 Introduction
Jasmine is a mom of four, homeschooling/ afterschooling her children in Southeast Asia. Shifting her priorities to a more traditional homeschool, Jasmine’s approach is both intentional and thoughtful as she transitions her older two kids from middle to highschool. She has been homeschooling for seven years, originally in Pennsylvania, before her family of six moved to Southeast Asia. Her two youngest attend the local school where the are immersed in a bilingual program of traditional Chinese and English. She is still responsible for teaching her younger children ELA. Her family continues to ad
Hana is deeply passionate about homeschooling and has been cultivating a rich, nurturing learning environment for her children since 2003. Drawing from her own strengths and creativity, she’s built a sustainable and inspiring homeschool journey rooted in a Waldorf-inspired, Islamic approach. Her work emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning—for both parent and child—and she encourages other homeschoolers to rediscover their own passions as a foundation for confident, joyful education. With three grown sons and a 14-year-old daughter still learning at home, Hana brings years of experience
Tomika is a homeschool mom of three, currently living in Western New York. As a trained chemist, she brings her curiosity and love for science to her home education practice. In the early years, her homeschool style was Waldorf inspired, making use of art, hands on learning, and living books all while incorporating her family’s multicultural background and desire to know more about the diverse world around them. Now, in the 11th year of homeschooling, she would describe her current style as eclectic and uses various curricula, resources, and the local community to meet the educational needs of
Jess is a former interior designer turned homeschool mother. For her thesis, she studied play based, inclusive learning spaces and tries to carry that knowledge forward into the homeschooling of her two daughters and her greater community. She enjoys quilting and other crafts, being in nature, all the books and embracing the whimsy of childhood. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with her family. Show Chapters 00:00 Opening 03:18 Homeschool Requirements for Nevada 06:33 Path to Homeschooling 16:22 Before Children 21:59 Book Club 27:02 Curricula Choices 42:00 Greatest Challenge 46:19 Time in Homesc
Transcript Jazz (00:00) there's always hope. There is always a small moment. life is always happening somewhere and even if it's just a minute or two, you know, it's still happening. So I do try to prioritize the joy. Hana (00:15) I think my greatest, this is like really kind of silly, but I think my greatest challenge in homeschooling is me. I am the greatest challenge. Della (00:24) Hello, friend. This is Della from the Beauty of Play hosting a brand new podcast all about homeschooling. Tomika (00:33) African American folk tales, maybe Mexican mythology, also legends from Guam, then being in
