Jasmin - Lake Macquarie, NSW / Awabakal Country
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If the thought of adding homeschooling to your load seems daunting, Jasmin may be the person to inspire you. She is a multi-passionate mum, who in partnership with her husband, juggles homeschooling her two children (aged 6 and 3) and running three small businesses. They are living a rich and full, purposeful life where education, family and work are interwoven and inseparable.  SUMMARY Jasmin's schooling journey across various Catholic all-girls private schools in NSW and the ACT, where she was heavily involved in representation sport and extra curricula activitiesFeeling limited in subject choices at high school being a person with multiple passionsThere are multiple ways to approach education and they have chosen an eclectic, project based home learning style How Jasmin and her husband have woven their children into their family sports coaching businessesWhy she decided to build her own homeschooling community from the ground up by starting not one, but two, co-ops in her area Living in the Hunter region is great for homeschooling where everything and anything is on offer to home educating familiesThe importance of involving grandparents, aunts and uncles in their homeschooling and sharing the load with them directly so they can see the benefits of this lifestyle firsthandHer passion for imparting lifelong skills and fostering lifelong learnersCelebrating the magical moments when our children's enthusiasm and passion align with our ownThe importance of relying on community through good and tough times, akin to how we once lived in villages and tribes, where everyone looks out for and supports one another to thrive INSPIRATION Hackschooling Makes Me Happy - TED Talk Stark Raving Dad Guides Free to Learn - Peter Gray CONNECT @jasminkable - Instragram [email protected] Have you got a story to tell? Connect with us on instagram @australianhomeschoolstories or email [email protected] Sign up to our substack to be notified of new episode releases: Australian Homeschool Stories Mailing List This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, always will be aboriginal land. Original Music by Daniel Garrood @garroodcomposer Listen on Spotify here
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