Nature Study- ‘Why be indoors when you can be without?’
Unlike their school-going peers, being out in nature for extended periods is arguably one of the hidden privileges of home educated children. Most Home Ed children spend considerable amounts of time outdoors daily playing freely or meaningfully observing nature, a...
‘If Music be the food of love’, then let’s nurture the love of it at home – Pt 2
RITUALS AND PRACTICES TO CULTIVATE THE LOVE OF MUSIC AT HOME Cultivating Music as a family cultural legacy Growing up, my taste in music was greatly influenced by my parent’s preferences. Motown classics, 70s and 80s disco funk, African hi-life, Zairean/Congolese...
‘If music be the food of love’, then let’s nurture the love of it at home – Part 1
How do you teach, encourage or inspire your children to appreciate or engage with music at home? This question was the subject of my discussion with Afia Bayayi, an ex-secondary school teacher turned full time home educator, on the podcast this week. In the opening...
Summer Schooling Rituals and Practices from the American South
Reflections from Podcast Episode 4 For most parents, any talk of summer holiday conjures up images of planning that much needed holiday in the sun, organising summer camp activities or catching up on much overdue socials with friends and families. The thought of...