Homeschooling & Education

Homeschooling, learning in the world, educational choices, and Greenbriar stories.

Acrylic illustration of Catherine and two children picking blueberries, with baskets, a straw hat, and thick purple, mustard, forest-green, and brown paint.

Hands-On Homeschool Field Trip for Families Who Love to Bake [Video]

In this video, I took my kids (and a couple of their friends) out to a local blueberry farm and turned it into a homeschool field trip, and honestly, this is the kind of learning that I really appreciate. We walked the rows, buckets in hand, picking berries straight off the bush. No worksheets, no […]

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Acrylic illustration of Catherine speaking into a microphone beside a garden and school landscape, in purple, mustard, forest green, and brown.

A Better Way to Educate: Inside Greenbriar Community School [Podcast Interview]

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down for a podcast interview with Connect Elgin to talk about Greenbriar Community School, including, what it is, how it works, and why it matters. A major topic of discussion was about how Greenbriar isn’t just a school, it’s a community-centered model of education

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Thick acrylic illustration of Thomas Jefferson reading and writing at a wooden desk.

Is Thomas Jefferson Education Right for Your Family? [Book Review]

The Thomas Jefferson Education emphasizes a personalized education for each individual student, a focus on classic literature, and strong mentorship. Last month in Puerto Vallarta I was able to plug into several local homeschool / worldschool / expat communities. One of the greatest tips I got was about the Thomas Jefferson Education method. I had

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