A short guide on how to start home-educating in England.
Welcome to The Learning Maze! I’m so excited to welcome YOU here! My name is Nathalie and I’m a blessed homeschooling mum of 3 munchkins. I created this blog to share our homeschooling journey with you! Our joys, our discoveries, our challenges, and above all, our learning journey and how...
There are many, many, many quotes that are inspiring and relevant to home ed. So the choice was tough but also obvious. The quote we used to illustrate our homeschool’s name represents what we want to achieve through our education and life in general: believe we can be anything we want to be,...
You carry them You birth them You push them You sweat them You feed them You clean them You change them You built them You sing to them You cheer for them You bathe them You dry them You help them You rescue them You suffer with them You talk to them You read to them You listen to...
It's tempting to see "curriculum" as a constraint that would tell us how to live our days and what we need in order to feel like we've accomplished something. But curriculum is really just another tool that we can use... or not!
In this society where social media is « the » platform to express so much of our feelings and show so much of our lives, I wonder if we could all use a little bit more compassion? Believing the best in people rather than discredit someone based on their believes, looks, clothes, readings,...
Homeschooling cannot be still and dreary! It just cannot because your beautiful child, or children, will evolve constantly and you will need to evolve with them. Or your relationship will deteriorate. A still parent that remains set in its way is at risk to lose that so-precious relationship with...
We will never stop needing it and we need to accept it. We can’t control everything, I know it’s seem silly to say in the middle of a global pandemic that clearly showed us that, indeed, we have little control, but being aware of it and accepting it are two very different things. Today was a...
History is definitely one of my favourite subjects to learn with my munchkins. I have always loved it and I’m so grateful I get to discover or even de-discover alongside them. Like many we use SOTW mostly and are currently on Vol 1. I love that everything is included, that it’s a story type of...
Dr Seuss books are amongst my favourite books. I found them hilarious, yet bursting with good advice and wake up calls that even an adult like me can benefit from. And they are great conversation starters with my kiddos. The lessons I learn from reading these books, I want to pass them on to my...
Everything can pretty much be transformed into play no? That’s the great idea isn’t it? But, hold your punches, I’m not a big fan. As in yes, if they’re playing nicely, I will let them play. Otherwise, nope, I won’t play referee 134 times! Play is a double-hedged sword for me: on one...
Dr Seuss books are amongst my favourite books. I found them hilarious, yet bursting with good advice and wake up calls that even an adult like me can benefit from. And they are great conversation starters with my kiddos. The lessons I learn from reading these books, I want to pass them on to my...
With Valentine's Day around the corner, it's time we remember that there are all kinds of love to be celebrated! It’s hard to love oneself, I think we’ve all established that time and time again, right? And just as hard to find a style that we feel happy yet confident to wear. But why stop...
I was made for this. Being a mum, being a homeschooling mama. I’m truly lucky and so grateful because today, I have found my path, my voice, my place; right here, with our munchkins, blessed beyond words to be able to share so much with them. I was made for this. Simply, And I love it.
In our fast-paced world, it's easy to forget the importance of taking time for ourselves. (I'm sorry, what's that even like???) And as home-educators, the lines get blurry even faster because of the very nature of our lives. We're constantly pulled in different directions, trying to juggle...
One of the most common challenges we face as home educators is other people’s opinions. It’s not that we need approval or are even asking for it but we all know that sometimes, you face an unexpected reality unprepared because you didn’t anticipate or foresee people’s reactions,...
Nature for us is all-encompassing. I mean we don’t always get as much time outside as we would like, or even want. And that’s fine. We still appreciate nature and it’s beauties when we get the opportunity. So far, nature for us as been combined with hiking, holidays, ENWC, plenty of books...
Both my eldest love those and I try my best to incorporate them as much as possible through our days and studies, either through subscription boxes, cooking or simple cut and paste activities. Whatever they are, the simple fact that they are « different » makes the learning stick better!
Movies: we like nothing more than to cuddle up together to watch a movie or an episode of whatever show we are following. It’s a treat but also one of the best way we spend time together. It allows us to rest to and sparks conversation and imaginative play galore! Read-Alouds : we all love to...
Wether we are home educator, parent or carer, we want to do a good job at educating our kids, whatever our vision of it may be. I have found homeschooling to be like parenting: it’s not easy and it doesn’t always come naturally, I have to work at it, learn about it in order to give the best to...
