The 8 Learning Areas assigned by the Education VQRA for school children are: • English• Mathematics• Sciences (including physics, chemistry and biology)• Humanities and social sciences (including history, geography, economics, business, civics and citizenship)• The arts• Languages• Health and physical education• Information and communication technology and design and technology So how have WE been fulfilling… Continue reading The Learning Plan in Action

Last year we tracked hours outside as part of the 1000 hours outside challenge. We loved it! We reached well past 1000 hours outside too. This year, for something new, I decided to track intentional & "accidental" (natural) "Learning Hours". To me, you cannot separate living and learning, but If I was to extract the… Continue reading Intentional . Self Directed . Curiosity Based Learning

I recently had someone, who know's I don't vaksin8 and therefore that my children also never went to kindergarten, say (about my home ed choice)... "I believe children ought to be around other children", but that's just my opinion as a qualified teacher. I just want to say it makes me shake my head and… Continue reading “But children need to be around other children”

This year our big girl starts her second year of home / unschooling. Because there is no set school calendar for us, we can take holidays and travel when we choose. This also means, we are able to "learn" whenever it suits us also. This means, whenever we feel like it or when our little… Continue reading Ethical Living Skills – “Edu caring”

"Scientists have recently determined that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapses in the brain - unless it is done with PLAY, in which case it takes between 10-20 repetitions." Dr Karyn Purvis It's as though in psychology...if you want to bypass the barriers and walls people innately put up...you must drop… Continue reading The Importance of Play

Yesterday it was announced that we will have 3 more weeks of lockdown, not 1 as originally stated. This I believe is the longest lockdown in the world over "Covid-19". So, 5 weeks into lockdown number 2 and I feel drawn to check in to celebrate the wins. Though our Melbourne business is at stake… Continue reading Homeschooling in Week 5 of Victoria’s 2nd Lockdown

The tired old question I hear so often is: Do homeschooled or non vaccinated children have a social (or even financial) disadvantage?  This is something I want to lay to rest. I have been wanting to put this myth to bed for a long time! But first, I want to pay attention to how this… Continue reading Is there social disadvantages to homeschooling / not vaccinating?

Let's be clear, this is NOT what homeschooling for most of us actually looks like! This is not the rich social freedom that we homeschoolers usually enjoy or have the "privilege" (choice) of. Many, if not most homeschoolers have a rich face to face engaging social life. Obviously that's not possible right now during another… Continue reading One week of State Rest-riction “Schooling”

I just thought I would share this lockdown experience with you as a "home" "schooling" 😉 mum. I know many other home educating families have found these conditions quite challenging. Sooo... I'm just going to share all of the wonderful things that I'll be doing as sometimes I forget where I came across some fantastic… Continue reading Day One of Lockdown in Regional Victoria

"It might surprise parents that, according to the literature, children under seven are supposed to be in child-led,free play environments." Nathan Willis, Neuroscientist This above quote is from Nathan Wallis who is a Neuroscience educator. I really love it, not because I'm trying to justify my choices. My older "school aged" child knew the alphabet… Continue reading Free Play – Not fill in the blank