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The Unschool Space

By: Esther Jones
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  • Unschooling isn't just an educational choice, it's a life choice. For most parents, embracing unschooling requires some serious unravelling of old paradigms around parenting, learning and childhood, and that can be both challenging and exhilarating. Join me, Esther Jones, a mindful parenting coach and unschooling mother-of-three, as I take a look at the many opportunities for reflection that naturally arise in an unschooling home. I explore my own day-to-day life and talk to other unschooling parents and professionals who share their thoughts and experiences. From self-care, neurodiversity and mindfulness, to how to live consensually and trust our children, this podcast is here to help parents navigate the everyday challenges so they're free to create a healthy, nourishing and enriching space for themselves and their family. You can find out more about my own personal journey into unschooling at www.esther-jones.com or get in touch with me at: contact@esther-jones.com.Instagram: @_esther.jones
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Episodes
  • #43 Creating a self-directed learning community, with Lorna Norton in North Yorkshire
    May 21 2023

    In this episode, I'm chatting with Lorna Norton. Lorna has a 5-year-old son and, together with her husband, founded a learning community called Kith Homestead in North Yorkshire. Lorna came to alternative education through her studies of psychology and education and then her many years of working with children. We talk about her own deschooling process that was required in order to be able to create a space in which children can have real autonomy, and how she sees children thrive within a natural and loving environment in which they can truly direct their time and activities. We also talk about the challenges of starting a community, the sheer hard work it takes, and the importance of being kind to yourself and to finding likeminded souls to support you.

    https://www.kithhomestead.com
    Follow Kith Homestead on Instagram

    You can find my blog, workshop and courses at:
    www.esther-jones.com

    Or, connect with me on
    Instagram: @_esther.jones
    Facebook:@theunschoolspace

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    47 mins
  • #42 Why self-directed learning is a natural fit for our children, with Naomi Fisher
    May 8 2023

    My guest this episode is Naomi Fisher, who I am delighted to have back for a second conversation (see #5 for our previous chat). Naomi is a clinical psychologist, mother of two children who are at a self-directed learning centre, and author of the book Changing our Minds, which is about the importance of choice, autonomy and self-direction in education.

    Naomi has a new book coming out in June entitled A Different Way to Learn, which looks at how neurodivergent children learn in self-directed environments. Today, among many other things, we talk about how children naturally learn and develop, and why our education system undermines these natural processes. And how a competitive environment focused on content and exams quashes our children’s innate curiosity and motivation. Naomi also shares her thoughts on how parents can best accompany a child who has come out of mainstream school after a difficult time.

    Find out more about Naomi's work at: https://www.naomifisher.co.uk/

    You can find my blog, workshop and courses at:
    www.esther-jones.com

    Or, connect with me on
    Instagram: @_esther.jones
    Facebook:@theunschoolspace

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    1 hr
  • #41 In search of wholeness - deschooling and shedding all the layers, with Sari Gonzàlez and Becka Koritz in Mexico
    Apr 23 2023

    Today I'm joined by Sari Gonzàlez and Becka Koritz wholive in Puerto Escondido in Mexico. Becka moved to Mexico from Sweden and Sari from the US, both leaving lives that felt stressed and disconnected. They now run Explora ALC, an agile learning centre. 

    Both Sari and Becka have neurodivergent sons but began their deschooling journeys long before having children, in their search for more fulfilling and joyful lives. We talk about how deschooling is a shedding of all the layers of programming we’ve internalised through our lives, and a reconnection with ourselves beyond fear and trauma. And, they talk about the kind of environment they’ve created in which children’s voices can be genuinely heard and valued.

    You can find Sari and Becka's work, including their blog, courses, and Radical Learning Talks podcast at www.radical-learning.org
    Or connect with them on Instagram:  @radical_learning



    You can find my blog, workshop and courses at:
    www.esther-jones.com

    Or, connect with me on
    Instagram: @_esther.jones
    Facebook:@theunschoolspace

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    50 mins

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What a lovely podcast. So many different quests with so much to add and thing about. This podcast is truly helping me embark on this new journey. Thank you so much.