21/01/2026
We have some BIG NEWS!
We’ve officially been approved to homeschool Toby and Morgan, and we’re about to begin our homeschooling journey as a family.
This decision didn’t come lightly. It comes after years of watching our children navigate environments that simply were not built for them, environments where bullying came not only from other students, but at times from teachers as well. There comes a point where, as parents, you stop hoping things will improve and start protecting your children instead.
Tobias, in particular, has been made to feel “stupid” and unworthy, written off as unable to read by teachers, while sitting in front of us at home reading Harry Potter novels with confidence and joy. He doesn’t fit neatly into their box. He’s neurodivergent, curious, capable, and thoughtful… and the way the system teaches simply isn’t friendly to minds like his. When a child doesn’t learn the way the system demands, they’re often the one left behind. Not because they can’t learn, but because they’re not allowed to learn their way, so they get labeled "difficult" or "too hard".
We can’t allow that to continue.
Homeschooling, for us, isn’t about sheltering our kids from the world, it’s about giving them a solid foundation so they can meet the world without feeling broken or small.
Our learning won’t look like rows of desks and endless hours of sitting still, staying silent, or listening to information being droned at them. There’ll be movement, conversation, curiosity, breaks when they need, and learning that responds to the children in front of us, not a timetable that ignores them. It will look like real life, real skills, real learning, woven into our days.
Right now, the kids are learning about mealworms, their life cycle, their role in nature, and how even the smallest creatures matter. Eggs, larvae, pupae, beetles, hands-on, curious, full of questions and excitement.
From there, learning naturally flows into bigger systems. Nathaniel will be guiding them through permaculture principles and systems thinking. How one cycle feeds another, how nothing is wasted, how balance is created. Food scraps feed insects, insects feed animals, animals feed us, we put the scraps in the compost and Bakshi bin to turn to soil and then soil goes back into the garden to feed and grow our plants, which feed us and the cycle starts again. Everything connected. Everything purposeful.
Literacy, numeracy, science, creativity, practical life skills, and mindfulness will be gently linked through everyday experiences. Cooking becomes maths and chemistry. Gardening becomes biology and patience. Crafting becomes problem-solving. Quiet moments become emotional learning and self-awareness.
We’ll also be sharing some of the learning materials we create along the way, worksheets, activities, and ideas, especially for families learning on smaller, urban blocks like we are. You don’t need acres to raise capable, intelligent, thoughtful children.
The kids are excited. We’re excited. And yes, there’s a little grief mixed in too. We wish, deeply, that we had done this with Dean and Lochlan as well. That thought sits with us, not in regret, but in love. You do the best you can with what you know at the time, and when you know better, you do better.
This is the beginning of a new chapter for our family. One rooted in safety, dignity, curiosity, and learning that actually honours who our children are.
Home is our classroom now
