Advocate for worldschooling, Astrid Vinje, shares her family's journey across the world, discussing challenges of transitioning to a nomadic lifestyle, adapting homeschooling methods, navigating travel restrictions, managing finances, and finding remote work opportunities. Tips on starting a worldschooling journey and fostering familial bonds through shared experiences are also highlighted.
Worldschooling offers flexibility and freedom compared to traditional education, emphasizing adaptability.
Integration of learning with travel enriches educational experiences, emphasizing experiential education and cultural immersion.
Deep dives
World Schooling Experience from 2018-2021
Astrid Vinge and her family engaged in world schooling from 2018 to 2021, exploring a new approach to education. Initially, inexperienced in homeschooling, they transitioned from traditional education to a nomadic lifestyle. Their journey involved experimentation and adjustment to find the right rhythm for teaching their children, emphasizing the flexibility and freedom this approach offered compared to a rigid curriculum.
Adapting Roles and Educational Focus
Initially, Astrid shouldered the bulk of homeschooling duties while her husband focused on work. As their journey progressed, they realigned responsibilities to create a more equitable balance. Their teaching routine evolved to incorporate subjects based on their children's interests, highlighting the adaptability and fluidity inherent in home education.
Immersive Travel Experiences and Educational Opportunities
During their travels, Astrid and her family embraced a slow travel approach, spending at least a month in various locations to fully immerse themselves in different cultures. Their educational experiences were influenced by the destinations, such as studying the solar system in Indonesia and exploring historical civilizations in Spain. By integrating learning with travel, they emphasized the richness of experiential education.
Financial Challenges and Remote Work
Astrid candidly shares the financial hurdles they faced, lacking savings and accumulating credit card debt at the start of their journey. This prompted her return to full-time work while emphasizing the importance of realistic budgeting and income generation strategies for sustainable long-term travel. Astute planning, remote work opportunities, and leveraging assets like rental properties were vital in managing the financial aspects of their world schooling experience.
One of the amazing things about home educating is the flexibility it offers and my guest today embraced that flexibility by taking her family across the world.
In this episode we talk about how she did it, the places she went to, the reasons she worldschooled and her advice for how to set about it. It's a great episode for anyone with undiagnosed wanderlust!
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