Australian Homeschool Stories
A celebration of homeschooling families living life according to their values in connection with the beautiful lands we are fortunate to call home.
Episodes
36 episodes
Stephanie - Mornington Peninsula, VIC / Bunurong Country
"Before we had kids, we were both adamant that we wouldn't put our kids in daycare. We wanted to raise our kids at home. We always knew we were aligned on that. So that's where it started. We were at home. We were together.”The...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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1:03:04
Joss - Denmark, WA / Minang Country
"Even all the times when it was really, really hard, if I could go back right to the beginning now, I would make exactly the same choices to do it all over again. It's just been the most beautiful experience of my life.”Today I...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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1:04:54
Bel - Central Highlands, TAS / Muwinina Country
“How many of us are in our 40s now only just learning how to be artists again because we were told we weren't any good at it?”Bel is raising her two boys (aged 8 and 5) alongside her sister and daughter (aged 6) with the loving...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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1:01:28
Ilaria - Canberra, ACT / Ngunnawal Country
"I want to unschool to give her more freedom. I can't start the journey by forcing her out of school... you can send your kids to school and still be an unschooler in my view. The point is they have the choice”Italy may be Ilar...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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1:07:30
Elisa - Sydney, NSW / Dharug Country
“They spent their preschool years when they were three and four years old playing all the time. But then they went to school and they forgot how to play.”Elisa is a newly minted homeschooler. This is the episode you are going t...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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58:00
Nicki - Sunshine Coast, QLD / Gubbi Gubbi Country
“Children learn best intrinsically motivated, following their own interests and when adults step back.”One year ago, we hit publish on the first episode of the Australian Homeschool Stories podcast with Vicci Oliver’s story. I ...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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56:36
Debbie - Brisbane, QLD / Turrbal Country
“That's the beauty of an unschooling lifestyle, it’s just continuing what you’ve always done with your children.”Having always homeschooled and having been homeschooled herself, Debbie’s story spans across both analog and digit...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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1:15:12
Anna - Rockingham, WA - Whadjuk Country
“I hope at the end of all this I’ll have raised two kids who love learning.”If they are not home, chances are Anna and her kids (ages 9 & 4) can be found in their local library. So great is their love for this community hav...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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42:20
Richa - Melbourne, VIC / Bunurong Country
“Don’t let fear guide you. You’ve chosen this path, lead it with love.”Richa and her husband, who were both born and educated in India, now live in Melbourne and home educate their two children, aged 7 and 2. We cover a variety ...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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49:40
Sara - Brisbane, QLD / Turrbal Country
I can think of no better spokesperson for unschooling in Australia than Sara, whose four daughters (aged 15, 13, 10 and 8) have never been to school. This inspiring family of six who call sunny Queensland home, have collaboratively and creative...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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1:11:54
Danika - Bunbury, WA / Wardandi Country
Danika's homeschooling story takes place on opposing sides of the country, beginning on the Gold Coast in Queensland, where she and her children (aged 6 and 3) were born and raised, up to where her family are currently based in Bunbury, Western...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:13:36
Micarlé - Anglesea, VIC / Wadawurrung Country
"These are amazing schools and amazing teachers, but the overarching curriculum that is forced upon them gives them no space to breathe or be creative"Kickstarting season three of the Australian Homeschool Stories podcast, is t...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:08:06
Happy Not Back to School for 2024!
This short and sweet episode is a preview to Season Three of the Australian Homeschool Stories podcast. Dropping in to say a quick hello is me, your host Stephanie, with happy not back to school wishes as well providing an update on th...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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6:56
Adele - Launceston, TAS / Kanamaluka Country
On the cusp of becoming a mother to three kids under 3, Adele certainly has her hands full in this season of life but her conviction to home educate her children is unwavering. In this, the final episode of season two, she share her naturally e...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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1:03:24
Celeste - Adelaide Hills, SA / Peramangk Country
In the forest of the Adelaide Hills is where you will most likely encounter Celeste and her three wildings (aged 9, 7 and 4). Their family embrace the philosophy of wildschooling, where they live and learn outdoors through free play with likemi...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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56:22
Jasmin - Lake Macquarie, NSW / Awabakal Country
If the thought of adding homeschooling to your load seems daunting, Jasmin may be the person to inspire you. She is a multi-passionate mum, who in partnership with her husband, juggles homeschooling her two children (aged 6 and 3) and running t...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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49:22
Aaron - Mornington Peninsula, VIC / Bunurong Country
Have you wondered what school actually looks like for teens today? Aaron, a high school teacher and home educating father to three girls (aged 6, 5 and 2) is here to lift the veil. In this episode he shares his perspective on the challenges stu...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:13:24
Jo - Yass, NSW / Ngunnawal Country
If you are curious to know what a Charlotte Mason education can look like for a modern Australian family than this is the episode for you. With three children (aged 17, 15 and 11) whom she has homeschooled from the get go, one of whom is now at...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:04:08
Carla - Winchelsea VIC / Wathaurong Country
Carla is a single mum who is unschooling her two neurodivergent boys, aged 8 & 5 in South Western Victoria. In today's episode you will hear how she juggles co-parenting and co-homeschooling as she reflects on her pathway from studying her ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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54:08
Marion - Mullumbimby, NSW / Bundjalung Country
If Aware Parenting is on your radar, chances are you've heard of Marion Rose. Her work in bringing compassion and connection to the forefront of parenting has been underscored by her own beautiful journey through motherhood. In this episode I'm...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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58:22
Melinda - Wodonga, VIC / Wiradjuri Country
Eclectic, natured based, Waldorf inspired, holistic homeschoolers is how Melinda sums up her family's approach. With four children in tow ranging in age from 11 - 1, she and her husband have crafted their lives in celebration of the seasons, co...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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42:54
Laura - Cairns, QLD / Yirrganydji Country
Laura and her family have been on the road since the beginning of 2023 exploring our beautiful country in their 9m caravan. With three kids in tow aged 8, 5 and 2, I spoke with Laura whilst in FNQ about the highs and lows of unschooling with no...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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54:16
Carolyn - Yackandandah, VIC / Dhudhuroa Country
Unschooling on a farm in country Victoria, Carolyn, her husband Michael and their three children (aged 8, 6 and 2) are living their dream life. Currently in their third year of homeschooling, two of her kids have attended school for periods of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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59:32
Daniel - Mornington Peninsula, VIC / Bunurong Country
Rounding out the first season of Australian Homeschool Stories is my partner in life, homeschooling and podcasting, Daniel. Together we are raising our two wildlings, aged 5 and 2, amidst the natural splendours of the Mornington Peninsula. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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54:58
Suze - Adelaide, SA / Kaurna Country
Suze and her husband homeschool their three girls aged 10, 7 and 2 from their suburban home in Adelaide. Not only is she the primary homeschooling parent, Suze is also a teacher by trade and in this episode we discuss how she reconciles educati...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:17:12