Category: Real Australian Homeschools

Real Australian Homeschools – Freya Dawson (The Unschooler of Joyful Parenting)

November 29, 2017

Freya Dawson has been homeschooling her two teenage boys since they were toddlers. She is an author of “Joyful Parenting”, and runs parenting courses and workshops helping parents make peaceful and joyful connections with their children. She kindly agreed to share her story with us. This post is part of our Real Australian Homeschools series. … More Real Australian Homeschools – Freya Dawson (The Unschooler of Joyful Parenting)

Real Australian Homeschools – Melissa Calapp (The Adventurer)

November 5, 2017

I’ll be honest right off the bat, Melissa is not an Australian homeschooler. She is however, an American homeschooling mum who loves to take her children on adventures every week and, when I heard that, I just had to find out more. Our own weekly adventures have been such an integral part of our homeschool … More Real Australian Homeschools – Melissa Calapp (The Adventurer)

Real Australian Homeschools – Simone (The Almost Finished Mum)

September 21, 2017

I was so honoured when this lovely homeschooling mum agreed to be interviewed as part of Real Australian Homeschools. This is the family that changed our life. This is the family that introduced us to the idea of homeschooling! We knew them from our Church and saw them as a faithful, generous and loving family. … More Real Australian Homeschools – Simone (The Almost Finished Mum)

Real Australian Homeschools: Tanya (The Dance Mum)

August 30, 2017

Please let me introduce Tanya, another Australian homeschooling mum. I have loved hearing her story, it has some wonderful highs and some very challenging lows. As you read it though, you can hear her thankfulness for homeschooling and the way it has allowed her family to truly thrive in these situations. I have called her … More Real Australian Homeschools: Tanya (The Dance Mum)

Real Australian Homeschools: Tneal (The Second Generation Homeschooler)

August 8, 2017

Today I am honoured to introduce to you Tneal. Tneal is a second generation Australian homeschooler. She, herself, was homeschooled as a child and now is homeschooling her own children. I have known her since we were kids and her family was the very first homeschooled family I ever knew. I thought they had a … More Real Australian Homeschools: Tneal (The Second Generation Homeschooler)

Real Australian Homeschools: Penny (The Preschool Unit Study Homeschooler)

August 2, 2017

It’s time for another instalment of our Real Australian Homeschools Series. I have been so encouraged and inspired by the stories so far and I hope that you have been too. Today I would like to introduce you to Penny. Penny and I met through the Facebook community Early Childhood Homeschool Australia, a new group … More Real Australian Homeschools: Penny (The Preschool Unit Study Homeschooler)

Real Australian Homeschools: Rachel (The Unschooler)

July 26, 2017

Welcome to another instalment of Real Australian Homeschools. I am having so much fun putting this series together and have been meeting some wonderful homeschool families in the process. If you missed last week’s interview with Anthony Coafield, a homeschooling Dad who runs Living Book Press, make sure you check it out and enter the … More Real Australian Homeschools: Rachel (The Unschooler)

Real Australian Homeschools: Anthony Coafield (The Homeschooling Dad of Living Book Press)

July 20, 2017

Welcome to our second instalment in the Real Australian Homeschools series! I hope you were as encouraged as I was to read Carol’s lovely story last week. If you missed it, you can find it here. Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Anthony Coafield. Anthony is quickly making a name for himself … More Real Australian Homeschools: Anthony Coafield (The Homeschooling Dad of Living Book Press)