Links
- Follow HEN on Facebook and Twitter
- Australian Home Education Advisory Service
- Home Education Association
- Homeschool World
- Home Education Friendly Professionals
- John Holt and Growing Without Schooling
- Home Based Learning Network of Western Australia
- Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council
- The Natural Child Project
- Interviews and articles about home education from Australia
International Blogs
Simple Homeschool
“Whether you’re considering homeschooling, just getting started, or a veteran, at Simple Homeschool you’ll find inspiration and encouragement that empowers you to teach your children with confidence.
Together, as a community, we can help restore the joy of learning to our homes—and at the same time, make life (& education!) just a little less complex.”
I’m Unschooled. Yes, I can write
“My name is Idzie Desmarais, and I’m a 22 year old lifelong learner who lives in Montreal, Quebec with my family. I’m an unschooling pagan-ish green-anarchist feminist hippie confusedly-queer woman. I’m a writer, dreamer, cook, and radical. I’m planning on someday moving to an old house somewhere rural and wild, and helping to set up a small community where I’ll live with assorted friends, cats, dogs, goats, and gardens.”
Joyfully Rejoicing How to unschooled children learn to read? What about algebra? What about College
Radical Unschooling – Sandra Dodd’s collection of years of unschooling articles.
Homeschool Group Hug
“In Queensland I was classed as a homeschooler, maybe an unschooler, in the UK I’m called a home educator, I really don’t care what label anyone wants to put on me. We’re free of school, sometimes of work, too, and we’re learning from life.”
Hi! I’m Colleen, gifted specialist, educational consultant, author, speaker, and homeschool mom of four gifted/twice-exceptional kids. Grab a cup of coffee, some of that chocolate you’re hiding from the kids, and join me as I learn, experiment, and explore with my kiddos — and hopefully inspire you a little in your journey alongside smart, quirky, creative kids, too! (a Christian family) Facebook
Australian Blogs
Adventures in Everyday Life
Rachel Parkinson is a home ed mum on the Southern Coast who blogs about all things home ed, including home educating teenagers.
Owlet Designs
“I’m a sometimes textile designer living in Tasmania with my little family. Our home is where children are born, nurtured and educated, gardens grow and creativity flows… my days are spent designing, dreaming, learning and playing with my three little owlets.
Along the way, you’ll read about our unschooling adventures, see things I make, watch us fix up our little nest and try and leave as tiny a footprint on our beautiful corner of the world as possible. You might find a recipe or two and hear some of the music we love too…”
Seven Little Australians
“I am Erin, wife to my Prince Charming, and mum to 10, passionate book lover and wannabe photographer. We are blessed to live our dream in rural Australia, on a large property where we are currently owner building our home. You are welcome to read along catching glimpses of our family, building and home education adventures.”
Yellow Readis (Gluten-free Mum)
Kathleen Humble has been a mathematician, computer programmer, children’s entertainer, and is now a home-ed mum. She blogs about homeschooling gifted/2E children as well as gluten-free food.
Freerange in Suburbia
(Historical)
Shae Reynolds; a regular Otherways columnist and unschooling mama to a free-rangish family of three daughters.
“My kids are free-range, my garden is edible, my intentions are good & my leggings are pants. I’m the hippy next door…”
Every Bed of Roses Chareen is a South African born, New Zealander living in Victoria! her home education is heavily influenced by Charlotte Mason and she has two home ed alumni.
Marnie’s Adventure a fun and informative place for you to learn all about homeschooling and how we live our lives!
Clarabel College
(Historical)
Erin Goedhart began blogging when her family began home educating and called their homeschool ‘Clarabel College’. When the kids hit highschool age in 2015 she finished blogging but her blog is still full of wonderful information.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I’m an unschooling father of four – two boys, two girls – aged 12, 9, 4 and 0. I *love* giving a voice to the challenges, struggles, hopes and dreams we have as parents every day – especially when it comes to schooling and alternative education. Facebook