unlearnt at last

Stylish has reentered formal education. She is studying Captive Animals Cert III through Open Universities. It's a course that the Sydn...

Last night Spike was inspired to build a lego pyramid so we did just that! He insisted we have a picture of a pyramid to base out building o...

I've been so slack updating blogs this year! In my defence it has been a big year for writing other things, including some unschooley...

Spike would be heading off to school this year if we were a schooling family. Instead he's teaching himself to read and write, playing c...

When I was a kid I loved my My Little Ponies (MLP). This is one I used to have It's kinda pony like, it's got a mane and a tail,  ma...

For some time now Spikee has been comparing how big thing are to how big a whale is. I decided it was time to actually show him how long w...

It seems that Angus has really started talking and I thought I should write a list of his words while I can still count them! Mum Dad Hot U...

Today we woke up with next to nothing planned. We decided to make the best of the winter by taking a picnic lunch and setting out to find so...

Banana and chocolate muffins I often say to people that unschooling is easy, it's just LIFE, and with all of our lives we do unschool e...

Yesterday Spikee spent half an hour quizzing us about fire so today we did an experiment to show him how fire needs oxygen. We got a 3 ...

I get about the online unschooling traps a bit, and one of the things I notice is a certain level of guilt about not facilitating consistent...

our classroom is where the faeries live! our classroom is where the frogs live our classroom is cold! our classroom is reflective our cl...

Spikee has always been interested in history, and he recently discovered Gladiators. In keeping with our "channeling revolting habits i...

Today we went for a drive to the shops and out of the blue Spikee piped up from the backseat "S is for Snake isn't it, Mum". ...

Today we got some new furry friends for the kids. They really wanted something small and cuddly so we got them a guinea pig each. Spikee has...

Our teachers are our family! Our classroom is in the air (cable cars at Taronga zoo) Our classroom is at the park Our classroom is in the ba...