by Erin | Mar 25, 2017 | conferences & guest speakers, deschooling the adults, trust, wln podcast
In this podcast, Erin Fleming talks to We Learn Naturally Community Member Anita Kaiser as she reflects on the World Schooling Conference 2017, the worldschooling lifestyle, and the topics of trust and health as they emerge in Self-Directed Education and deschooling...
by Erin | Feb 15, 2017 | advocacy, deschooling the adults, trust
Ha!…said no unschooler ever. But if that title grabbed your interest, I suspect you might be new to unschooling and perhaps you will find my list to be helpful. Or perhaps you have been unschooling for a while, scoffed at this title, and clicked on it for that...
by Erin | Aug 19, 2016 | child-lead, trust
This week I had the pleasure of meeting Rebecca and Dave Zak. They are artists and entrepreneurs, and I got to see their studio, geek out about self-directed education. I want to share with you this video featuring Rebecca Zak. I especially like the creative...
by Erin | Aug 13, 2016 | attachment, child-lead, connection, feelings, nature connection, safe spaces, self-connection, trust
Whether it’s a 10 week session throughout a season or a 1 week summer camp, when we reach the end of our scheduled time at Learning in the Woods, everyone experiences a bit of a “high”. When it’s time to say good-bye, connections are at their strongest, so it’s...
by Erin | May 29, 2016 | child-lead, deschooling the adults, meeting needs, respecting boundaries, trust
The irony of our outdoor program “Learning in the Woods” is that sometimes the most valuable learning is done by the adults involved; parents and facilitators. The program is child-lead and sometimes the themes and topics that arise challenge the adults to reconsider...
by Erin | Nov 15, 2015 | anxiety, nature connection, trust
Today I had the pleasure of walking down the big hill at Learning in the Woods with Elizabeth Boyd, Registered Herbalist. She has walked down this path every Wednesday for the past 2 months and as an herbalist, she is very familiar with all of the plants along...
