
About this episode
In this episode, Nicki’s children are talking about homeschooling and unschooling and their next big adventure. We get to hear the perspectives of our young Wildlings living the philosophy.
👉 Ra and Sol Share
- How they would describe what unschooling and homeschooling is
- What they love about unschooling
- Their favourite parts of their weeks being unschooled
- Why they keep coming back to Forest School when they don’t have to
- The activities that they participate in so they don’t feel like they are missing out on any school experiences
- Why they don’t think school would be a great fit for them
- Their favourite adventure day activities and where they love to go
- Other homeschooling activities and programs that they are interested in and participating in this term
- Their perspective on the socialisation myth of homeschooling
- What they do with their free time
- The best parts of this philosophy
- The worst parts - spoiler alert - super cute
- What they are looking forward to on their next big adventure
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Guest Details
Master7 Sol is Nicki’s youngest child who loves to play soccer, mountain bike, surf, play with lego and hang out with his family and friends.
Master9 Ra is Nicki’s eldest who loves mountain biking, reading, climbing trees, playing soccer and playing with his friends and family.
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