Summer and Travel

FAQ About Homeschool Road Schooling
Do you find yourself constantly driving your kids to co-ops, music lessons, field trips, sports, and more? Is your homeschooling time feeling restricted by all the time in the car? This…

Finding our Balance in Travelschooling
Our little family has officially been traveling the world for a full year now. Due to covid, we have had a whole lot of obstacles traveling over the last 12 months. Nothing we originally had…

Bento Boxes And The Art Of Being A Good Mom
“You’re such a good Mom.” I can feel that little shot of dopamine hit my brain as I read the latest comment on a photo of my adorable daughter sipping tea in a café with (apparent) perfect…

How an African Safari Taught Us to Live in the Moment
Guest post by Crystal Esteves, worldschooling mom. Quite often we avoid doing a thing because we believe it has to be done a certain way. We fear the experience will be lesser, and therefore…

World Schooling: Learning the True Spirit of Giving Through Volunteering
Guest post by Crystal Esteves from the Culture Trotters. A year ago, I was preparing for Christmas just as millions of Americans are right now. I was all caught up in my first world problems,…

World Schooling: Helping Kids Thrive in a Time of Chaos
Hi, I'm Crystal, mom in a world schooling family of four! Like everyone else, we started this year out with a lot of plans. I will pause till you are done laughing... I think it’s…

World Schooling: Teaching Kids Indigenous Cultures
Guest post by the Culture Trotters. Spoiler alert: we found paradise. Not the "too-good-to-be-true" tropical beach that makes fabulous postcards but a lousy home. We found the "perfect…

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: World-School Style
Sponsored by The Culture Trotters. Last we shared with you we were in Akumal, Mexico riding out the shutdown with the cutest little troop of spider monkeys. Since then, a lot has changed. Mexico…

Unexpected Benefits of World Schooling
Sponsored by Culture Trotters. As homeschooling families, we all are already on the road less traveled. As world schoolers I feel like we are now out in the jungle with a machete forging our…

Desire-Led Summer Learning for Teens and Tweens
We homeschool with state requirements of 180 days of instruction for the school year. So, every May or June when we get to the 180th day, we celebrate with loud renditions of “School’s out…