So, we have now begun our (long-awaited) two-year World Schooling years.
Before the twins were born, we decided that at some point in their childhood we wanted them to live abroad for a year or two. But we could not really settle on which country, and very quickly we realized we wanted it to include multiple countries and multiple years. The kids were not even 2 when we decided we were going to travel with them around the world for two years and home school them. Later, we learned there is a technical term for this — it’s called WorldSchooling. We settled on 7th and 8th grade for WorldSchooling, in part because job changes and sabbaticals aligned with those years and in part because who honestly felt 7th and 8th grade were the best years to be in a classroom with 20+ other 7th and 8th graders? No one I know. The kids will never understand what middle school hell we saved them from.
So, we officially began this summer! House and pet sitters were arranged and first plane tickets were purchased (using United miles! Before they devalued!! We are hewing to a tight budget on this venture.) As we get underway, we will be posting some more information about our WorldSchool philosophies and curriculum goals during the 2+ years we plan to be on the road. The general idea is to have 2-3 month modules in a particular country/continent. For example, we are starting with a New Zealand Module (Module 1), and then moving to Europe for Module 2. South America is set for Module 3. We will have several weeks at home in between to catch up on things like dental appointments and work obligations.
We have spent the past several years scouting out various countries and locations — aka vacations aka mini-world-school trial runs. The first year will be mostly a year of repeats, New Zealand, London, France, Chile. But also some new places for us too, Tahiti (stopover on the way to New Zealand), Italy as part of the Europe module, Argentina in addition to Chile.
Sixth grade graduation, let the WorldSchooling begin! (Don’t they look excited 🙃)
