Is it possible to homeschool without the roots of home and community? Brooke Pipes is a military wife who has navigated the challenges of homeschooling through decades of regular moving and stretches of single parenting. She’s also familiar with the challenges of mothering children across a broad age range, with a large gap in her children’s ages. We talk to Brooke about starting again, keeping a positive attitude, and how her homeschool graduates were able to achieve recognition for their work for university entrance. 

Brooke had been reading Rhythms of Rest by Shelly Miller 

She also mentioned Middlemarch, Lacey’s favourite book. 

Alphacrusis College - Diploma of Leadership.

Institute for Excellence in Writing   (Brooke mentioned the Elegant Essay which can be found here.

Awe by Paul David Tripp.

Barb Somervaille is the founder of MumHeart Australia and a friend to many homeschool mums. We get to ask her about her 26 years of homeschooling, her highlights, her many hobbies and the way she has been able to make and sustain friendships while mothering 8 wonderful children.

Show Notes:

Corinna uses Chatbooks to make her family photo books

Sally Clarkson’s ministry and her book Educating the Wholehearted Child 

Find details about our Victoria conference 

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome 

Find Barb on Instagram 

In our very first episode, we take a chance to ask each other some questions about our history, our families and what homeschooling looks like for us. We also talk about why In Cahoots exists and where we are headed.

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Find Lacey on Instagram  and her blog 

Find Corinna on Instagram

Find Mum Heart: Website, Instagram, Facebook