Sisters Who Homeschool Podcast

No matter how big or small our homes or caravans are, homeschooling life sometimes gets messy!

Enter Eve, the founder and head organiser of Ducks In A Row Home Organisation, as she embraces the chaos to help families get back on track in their home spaces.

Eve is here to share all of her incredible knowledge on how to support our home learning with organisational systems that actually work! We have asked her all of our burning questions and low-cost storage solutions to house all of our treasures and artworks.

"Ducks In A Row Home Organisation help people create an organisation system to de-stress their lives using simple methods and functional results. As an expert, they will work closely with you to help you make the most of your space, craft clever storage solutions, and implement functional systems that work for everyone in the family."

We hope you love this episode! Please find a copy of Eve's favourite homeschool products listed on our Instagram.

Show Notes!

Find all the details to Ducks In A Row Home Organisation below

Website: https://www.yourducksinarow.com.au/
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourducksinarow
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourducksinarow/

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It's here... Term Four... in all it's amazingness!!

Our 'holiday hibernation' has been restful and slow. But, we promise we did leave the house to have a few spontaneous adventures in-between.

We are very much preparing for the term ahead, wrapping up our year, and beginning the big task of report writing (head back to Episode 18 for our best tips and tricks if you are also report writing this term!). Holly shares how she is bringing back her family's favourite homeschool topic this term. And, it is so good, Gemma has decided to steal it too! 

We have some amazing guests lined up for this term that we cannot wait to share with you. So, sit back, relax and let's embrace the beautiful chaos of this wonderful homeschool life.

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Term Three has somehow been and gone!! 

We are here to chat about how we are finishing up our term, what we have loved and what we have struggled with. Gemma shares a beautiful story about the writing journey her child has gone through and how she has now found a love of journaling.

Join us for our last episode for Term Three. A reminder that we do follow Queensland school holiday dates and will be taking a two-week break!

See you all in Term Four!!!

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Cerys is a mother and teacher who recently decided to swap the daily juggle of school and work life for travel and adventuring. Along with her family, a FIFO dad, three kids and their dog Reg, they are travelling fulltime across Australia and documenting their favourite spots along the way as they explore all that our beautiful country has to offer.

This episode is a MUST listen for families who are wondering how to make the dream of adventuring around the country become a reality. Cerys is here to offer all of her experience in the practicalities, the sacrifices and the fun their travels have taken them on so far. Cerys also shares how switching the classroom for the open road has had a positive impact on her kids.

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Welcome back as we continue our conversations with Professor Gina Riley and Dr Rebecca English.

Professor Riley is an educational psychologist, Clinical Professor, and Program Leader of the Adolescent Special Education Program at CUNY – Hunter College. Professor Riley is recognised internationally for her research in the fields of homeschooling, unschooling and intrinsic motivation.

We are also joined by the wonderful Dr Rebecca English. As a researcher, teacher and mother, Dr English's work is concerned with parenting and education. She holds a particular interest in the choice of non-mainstream education, especially democratic schools and home education.

In part two of this episode, both Gina and Rebecca dive into some commonly asked questions about unschooling. We explore how unschoolers can access higher education, what the research tells us about future career paths taken and how the unschooling approach can support neurodivergent families.

A BIG THANKYOU to both Gina and Rebecca who kindly offered up their time to share all of their valuable research and experience with the Sisters Who Homeschool Podcast.

Show Notes!

Gina Riley 
To learn more about Gina and her incredible research please visit her website
https://ginarileyphd.com/ 

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We are very excited to announce the incredible Professor Gina Riley joins us today.

Our very first international guest!

Professor Riley is an educational psychologist, Clinical Professor, and Program Leader of the Adolescent Special Education Program at CUNY – Hunter College. Professor Riley is recognised internationally for her research in the fields of homeschooling, unschooling and intrinsic motivation.

But, wait - there's more!

We are also joined by the wonderful Dr Rebecca English. As a researcher, teacher and mother, Dr English's work is concerned with parenting and education. She holds a particular interest in the choice of non-mainstream education, especially democratic schools and home education.

In part one of this episode, both Gina and Rebecca begin to unpack unschooling stereotypes, myths and what the research actually tells us both here in Australia, as well as in the US. Gina also shares her personal experience of unschooling her son.

A BIG THANKYOU to both Gina and Rebecca who kindly offered up their time to share all of their valuable research and experience with the Sisters Who Homeschool Podcast.

Show Notes!

Gina Riley 
To learn more about Gina and her incredible research please visit her website
https://ginarileyphd.com/ 

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Welcome back to this week's episode where we where we chat to you about.... burnout!

We are here to remind you that as a homeschooling parent there is a lot on your plate, and sometimes things come crashing down. 

But, it's okay to rest
It's okay to drop things
It's okay to ask for help

So, lets talk about it! We hope this conversation meets you wherever you are at in your homeschool journey to remind you that sometimes doing less, means doing your best.

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In this little episode we get chatting about how getting chooks became one of the best homeschooling experiences for our families. Listen along as we breakdown the journey from planning to shopping. 

We hope you enjoy our chook chat! 

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We are back this week with another beautiful homeschooling story!

Today we chat to Hannah, a previous teacher, about her unexpected journey into homeschooling (yay!).

Hannah chats with us about her eclectic approach to learning, what her family get up to in the local community and shares some great advice for new families jumping into homeschooling for the first time. We hope you absolutely love listening to this one!

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In this episode we are joined by the incredible Steph, as we breathe in all the feels of her wonderful homeschool life. Steph gives us a glimpse into her coastal, outdoor and homegrown lifestyle. She also shares how her family finds their love of learning through books, art, nature and music.

Steph is the host and creator of Australian Homeschool Stories Podcast (yay for Aussie Homeschooling content!!) She also writes about the simple pleasures of her slow and seasonal home-centred life on Substack.

Show Notes!

Connect with Steph via her beautiful socials below:
Australian Homeschool Stories Instagram
Australian Homeschool Stories Substack

Splendid To Be Instagram
Splendid To Be Substack

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