The Unschool Space

Today, I am with Alex O’Neill, who lives with her daughter and husband in Essex in the UK. Alex was a teacher and had considered home education for many years, and finally dived in a couple of years ago when her daughter decided that she didn’t want to continue with secondary school. Alex shares her long journey of exploration into learning and alternatives to school, and what she is learning at home as she accompanies her daughter.

Connect with Alex
https://www.limitlesscommunity.co.uk/
https://www.progressiveeducation.org/

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The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself. A Mindful Guide to Embracing a New Way of Living and Learning With Your Child

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In this episode, I am with Alex Kons. Alex is originally from Germany, but is currently living in Peru and has spent many years travelling the world with her now-13 year old son. Alex tells us why she chose initially not to send her son to school, and the isolation from friends and family that came with that decision. And she shares what life has looked like for her and her son and why she has never regretted taking the route that always felt most free and authentic for her. 

Connect with Alex
https://linktr.ee/wildlifeunschooling
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The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself. A Mindful Guide to Embracing a New Way of Living and Learning With Your Child

You can sign up for weekly resources around unschooling and mindful parenting at:
www.esther-jones.com

Or, connect with me on
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_esther.jones
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUnschoolSpace

In this episode, I am joined by Sharon and Heidi, two unschooling mothers from North Yorkshire. Both have neurodivergent children who eventually burned out at school. They describe how incredibly depleting it was to try get their children in to school each day and to advocate for the support they needed. We talk about how the transition was from school to home and the relief of stepping away from a system that isn’t working. And, we talk about why our capacity is so important and how we can keep tending to ourselves.
Connect with Sharon and Heidi (The Oxygen Mask)
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The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself. A Mindful Guide to Embracing a New Way of Living and Learning With Your Child

You can sign up for weekly resources around unschooling and mindful parenting at:
www.esther-jones.com

Or, connect with me on
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUnschoolSpace

Today I am chatting with Ruth Rinaldi, a former maths teacher now unschooling parent of two. We talk about what led Ruth not only to home educate her children but also to leave her career as a maths teacher and head of department, which she had worked so hard at. Ruth shares how the experience has looked for her and her family, and what it felt like to make such a huge change. We also talk about maths, of course, and the problems with how it is approached in schools. And Ruth gives us all some great tips for approaching maths without fear! I hope you enjoy the conversation!
Connect with Ruth
www.joyfulmathswithruth.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/joyfulmathswithruth/
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The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself. A Mindful Guide to Embracing a New Way of Living and Learning With Your Child

You can sign up for weekly resources around unschooling and mindful parenting at:
www.esther-jones.com

Or, connect with me on
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUnschoolSpace

My guest today is Olivia Roff who lives in Sussex with her husband and two children, who are 10 and 5, and both neurodivergent. Olivia had wanted to try home educating some years ago, but wasn’t able to. She talks about how it feels to finally jump into it, the joy of seeing her daughter start to flourish again, and the realisation that she has always been an unschooling parent. I hope you enjoy the conversation!
Connect with Olivia
https://www.instagram.com/mystical_birthing
https://www.facebook.com/share/1DJvVngxfs/?mibextid=wwXIfr
https://linktr.ee/oliviaroff

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The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself. A Mindful Guide to Embracing a New Way of Living and Learning With Your Child

You can sign up for weekly resources around unschooling and mindful parenting at:
www.esther-jones.com

Or, connect with me on
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_esther.jones
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUnschoolSpace