Laying the Foundations
Exploring philosophies, values and practical approaches to home education
A series of five interactive online workshops designed for a small group of parents who want to dig deeper into their values, learn from different philosophies and approaches to education, connect with other home educating parents and grow in confidence.
An overview of the content covered in each session is provided below. There are limited spaces available to allow time for questions and discussion. Couples are very welcome to book and attend (counted as one space on the course).
The workshops will be online at 8pm (UK time) on the following dates:
Session 1: Thursday 4th September
Introductions
Establishing and articulating your ‘why’
Exploring the purpose of education
Session 2: Thursday 11th September
Reflecting on the purpose of education
Identifying and articulating your values
Session 3: Thursday 18th September
Exploring different philosophies and approaches to home education:
– Classical education
– Charlotte Mason
– Waldorf / Steiner
Session 4: Thursday 25th September
Exploring different philosophies and approaches to home education:
– Montessori
– Unschooling
– Unit studies / Project-based learning
– Eclectic
Session 5: Thursday 2nd October
Home educating day-to-day
Finding your rhythm
Growing in confidence
The course price includes a workbook with space to make notes, along with questions to aid reflection based on the content covered during each session. This will be sent out via email in advance of the first session.
Course price: £40
To join the course please complete the booking form. Please note due to the small number of spaces all bookings are non-refundable.
If you have any questions please email lucy@thislittlelighthouse.co.uk.
Testimonials
“I found the workshops very inspiring. Not only have I learnt about different theories and reflected on which ones speak to us. But I have thought about what values are important to me and my family going forward with education. I also have come away with some really exciting ideas to start putting in place from nature tables to math muffin Mondays!”
“Your workshop was insightful. It was so nice to talk to actual people about the content…instead of just reading about it from a book or seeing tidbits on Instagram posts.”
“I found it helpful to reflect on my why. It has been a while since I have done so. I found the section on values very interesting as I have thought about it in a broad sense but not as in depth as was suggested. I also appreciated the examples which I found really helpful.”
“Lucy offered a friendly and welcoming space to learn and reflect on our home educating journey. It was beneficial to revisit educational philosophies and our family values and how these shape our approaches to home education and to think about any changes we can make along the way. I have learnt a lot from these sessions and it has had a really positive impact on our daily rhythm. It was wonderful to have the time to talk to other home educators too! Thank you Lucy.”
“We found this course really helpful for us as we explore pulling our children out of school to homeschool them. It’s such a huge jump and one that feels a little overwhelming. But the course was really helpful in just helping us get our heads around the different ways to homeschool and bring to life some ideas for what it could look like for our family practically. Lucy was great too and very helpful with our many questions.”
