Episode 8: Meet Keri

Keri is a mom of four young children who runs a booming handmade pottery business while educating her children at home in the mountains of Western Massachusetts. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from MassArt, Keri went through a winding path of experiences and education including online courses, apprenticeships, and Mastermind groups, eventually recognizing that…

Episode 7: Meet Heidi

Heidi is a mother of three living in the mountains of southern Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost island state. A second-generation homeschooler and former intensive care and emergency nurse, she left nursing to educate her children at home. For over fifteen years, her family has followed a Waldorf-Steiner-inspired approach to home education while establishing a productive permaculture…

Episode 6: Meet Meg

Meg lives in South Carolina, and has been homeschooling for 12.5 years. Her oldest graduated this year. Her younger two will be in 10th and 5th grade in the fall. A breast cancer diagnosis in 2022, at 37 years old, imploded not only her life, but her family’s as well. Now she shares what that…

Episode 5: Meet Tanya

Dr. Tanya Faisal is a doctor-lawyer turned homeschooling mom of 3 delicious hooligans, ages 16, 13, and 11. She shares her homeschooling journey at Project Happy Home on YouTube and Instagram (projecthappyhome), where you can find videos about secular homeschooling, ADHD & 2e parenting, and an essentialist approach to all things midlife. You can also…

Episode 4: Meet Jasmine

Jasmine is a mom of four, homeschooling/ afterschooling her children in Southeast Asia. Shifting her priorities to a more traditional homeschool, Jasmine’s approach is both intentional and thoughtful as she transitions her older two kids from middle to highschool. She has been homeschooling for seven years, originally in Pennsylvania, before her family of six moved…

Episode 3: Meet Hana

Hana is deeply passionate about homeschooling and has been cultivating a rich, nurturing learning environment for her children since 2003. Drawing from her own strengths and creativity, she’s built a sustainable and inspiring homeschool journey rooted in a Waldorf-inspired, Islamic approach. Her work emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning—for both parent and child—and she encourages…

Episode 2: Meet Tomika

Tomika is a homeschool mom of three, currently living in Western New York. As a trained chemist, she brings her curiosity and love for science to her home education practice. In the early years, her homeschool style was Waldorf inspired, making use of art, hands on learning, and living books all while incorporating her family’s…

Episode 1: Meet Jess

Jess, a former interior designer from Las Vegas, now homeschools her two daughters, applying her thesis research on play-based learning environments. She values inclusive education, creativity in crafts, and literature. Jess emphasizes time management in their learning routine, balancing structured lessons with flexibility for exploration and social activities within their community.

A Homeschooling Journey Trailer

Transcript Jazz (00:00)there’s always hope. There is always a small moment. life is always happening somewhere and even if it’s just a minute or two, you know, it’s still happening. So I do try to prioritize the joy. Hana (00:15)I think my greatest, this is like really kind of silly, but I think my greatest…