We Are Real Life Learners: Our Journey with Family-Led Education
When people ask what homeschooling looks like for us, the answer is simple:
We are real life learners.
We are lifeschoolers.
There are no boxed curriculums stacked on our shelves.
No rigid programs telling us how or when or what to learn.
We walk a different path — one led by our children, and guided by the natural rhythms of our family life.
Learning Happens Everywhere
Every day, learning unfolds in the most organic, beautiful ways.
It happens in the kitchen, stirring pancake batter and talking about measurements and fractions.
It happens in the garden, noticing how the seasons change, planting seeds, and witnessing the magic of new life sprouting.
It happens on slow mornings spent reading stories under cozy blankets, crafting art at the dining table, or simply wandering outside and letting curiosity be our compass.
There is no set schedule.
No school bell ringing.
No "now it’s time to learn" — because life is the learning.
Following Our Children’s Lead
In our home, family-led education means listening — truly listening — to our children's interests, questions, and passions.
We trust their natural curiosity and follow it, like a trail of breadcrumbs leading us into deeper connection, wonder, and knowledge.
One week, they might be obsessed with dinosaurs, leading to afternoons spent digging in the dirt, visiting museums, and reading stacks of books about ancient worlds.
The next, it might be painting, baking, insects, outer space, or building elaborate forts that teach engineering and problem-solving without ever opening a textbook.
We don't force learning.
We live alongside it.
No Programs, No Pressure
Choosing not to follow curriculums or boxed programs felt radical at first — like we were stepping off a very well-worn path into the unknown.
But what we found was freedom.
Freedom to move at our own pace.
Freedom to dive deep into passions without being told to "move on to the next topic."
Freedom to build an education that fits our family, rather than squeezing our family to fit an education system.
It’s not always tidy.
It’s not always predictable.
But it’s real, it’s alive, and it’s ours.
Childhood is Not a Race
We believe childhood isn’t something to rush through.
It’s not a race to the finish line.
It’s a sacred, fleeting season of wonder, exploration, mistakes, and magic.
We want our children to grow up knowing that learning is not something you only do between the hours of 9 and 3, Monday to Friday.
Learning is a lifelong adventure.
It’s in the conversations we have, the places we go, the ideas we dream up, and the hearts we connect with.
And so, we slow down.
We lean in.
We savor the small, ordinary moments that hold extraordinary growth.
Building a Life, Not Just an Education
For us, lifeschooling is about more than ticking off subjects or meeting standards.
It’s about building a life that feels rich, connected, and meaningful.
It’s about raising children who know who they are, who are curious about the world, and who feel confident enough to carve their own path — not just follow the ones laid out before them.
We don't separate "school" and "life" — because, for us, they are beautifully, inseparably intertwined.
We are real life learners.
We are lifeschoolers.
And every day, we are grateful to be walking this wild, magical journey together.