Hellobee

I just saw this comment on one of my old posts: I am curious what the future outlook for your kids might be? I feel like I’m locked in the “grind” because I’ve been taught that this is what it will take to be successful in the future. Your island life seriously sounds like a […]

Overall I’m happy with the online homeschool program we’re using called Power Homeschool/Acellus (review here) because it’s a complete program for K-12 and makes homeschooling easy. The kids like it and start on their ipads as soon as they wake up, without needing any prodding from me. Their core classes are English, Math, Science and […]

There isn’t a strong focus on writing in the schools here, and I really wanted to get Charlie and Olive writing more. I found Night Zookeeper while researching online homeschooling programs, and signed up for a free 1-week trial after I read so many rave reviews. Charlie and Olive have been using it since June, and absolutely love it! […]

Since we moved to the Philippines, we’ve been doing things differently with our nine-year-old son Charlie. We’ve been homeschooling him, and giving him a lot more free play than we used to. And now that our costs are so much lower, we’ve also made some changes in our life choices so that one of us […]

A couple of years ago, The World Economic Forum published its list of skills every 21st century student needs — and it’s no wonder that there’s a rise in alternative education style schools all around the globe. Given the rise of entrepreneurialism, the freedoms technology provides for digital nomads raising children as third culture kids, and […]

I’ve been thinking about writing this for a while, but I wasn’t sure how to make it relatable to parents of younger kids. I’ve been spending the last few months working with high school students informing them of the opportunities in higher education. I love this part of my job because not only do I […]

As people, as mothers, and as women, there is a certain stigma associated with being proud of yourself. There is a belief that notates we should be humble and not speak of our accomplishments, and if we do then we are boastful, egotistical, even rude. I hate this notion so much, and as a person […]