Episodes
Home is the hearth of your family-but are you prepared for emergencies? Rowan shares practical ways to get prepared for 72 hours and beyond.
Published 12/07/23
Published 12/07/23
Rowan shares 5 tips for a meaningful advent season and the holidays in general, then chats with author Anne Kennedy about her childhood traditions and how she makes the season meaningful.
Published 12/07/23
Author Laurie Vandenhurk shares what inspired her to move to Tanzania and how that impacted her family as she served the people there while homeschooling her children.
Published 04/17/23
Kimberly shares the story of her character-building resources for parents and children called Speak Life badges. We also talk about marriage, parenting, homeschooling and how our thoughts inform our words and actions.
Published 04/10/23
Learn about home education in Alberta and some of the resources offered by AHEA . Includes a discussion of parental rights and roles in the education of children.
Published 04/10/23
We have a delightful and sometimes challenging conversation about the practical realities of parenting in an unschooling context.
Published 04/10/23
Rowan and Christine talk about how Christine runs her Lego business while homeschooling a large family. Christine also gives tips for managing a large family-she and her husband have ten children.
Published 04/10/22
Rowan explores the concepts of testing and assessment in the context of homeschooling. Should we test our children?
Published 03/21/22
Stephanie, a coach and mentor, talks about her homeschooling journey and the importance of connection in education.
Published 03/07/22
Rowan discusses 4 ways to gain admission to post-secondary programs as a homeschooled student.
Published 02/21/22
Rowan shares a valuable resource for homeschoolers in Canada, the online conference. Learn what topics will be covered by your favourite speakers and how to get connected.
Published 01/31/22
Lincoln Stoller is an unschooling father with a therapy practice in British Columbia. His educational journey was unique and included mentorship and mountaineering.
Published 01/24/22
5 tips to help you organize your homeschool. How you do it will depend on your organizing style and your educational philosophy. Rowan shares how she organized her homeschool.
Published 01/03/22
Ideas for simplifying the holidays and an interview with Anne Kennedy, author of the children's picture book, "The Bestest Gift"
Published 12/08/21
Rowan discusses the humanities, what they are and why they are important. We learn about why STEM is the current focus of education and what chances humanities students have for employment in a STEM world.
Published 12/02/21
In honour of our national day of Truth and Reconciliation, we have included some indigenous history from Headphone History. Get free printables for your children as well.
Published 11/08/21
History and stories from Headphone History. Get the free printable worksheets for your kids!
Published 10/01/21
Rowan shares podcast and Canadian-A updates, and welcomes fall with some field trip ideas, essential oil recipes and more.
Published 09/26/21
Rowan and Chris discuss parenting, teaching values, financial literacy, the tween years, parenting styles and transitioning from responsible parent to mentor and coach.
Published 09/03/21
The continuation of the conversation with Rowan's Mom, who homeschooled in the 80's and 90's about her favourite part of the homeschool day- read aloud time.
Published 08/27/21
Rowan, a second-generation homeschooler, chats with her mom about homeschooling in the 80's and 90's and running a home daycare
Published 08/16/21
Rowan talks about the guilt list we all have and how to determine what should and shouldn't make it on the list by differentiating between real and false guilt.
Published 08/07/21
Find out what surprised homeschool mom and author Janet LoSole the most about their journey through Central America and we learn about World Schooling and 4 tips for if you're planning to do so.
Published 07/29/21
Rowan talks with Janet LoSole, author of Adventure by Chicken Bus: An Unschooling Odyssey through Central America.
Published 07/17/21