Jenn Sutherland and Beyond School

I am joined by Jenn Sutherland, worldschooling mom, entrepreneur and CEO of Beyond School. In addition to homeschooling her own four children, from birth to university entrance while traveling the world, full time, for over a decade, Jenn has a degree in education and over 20 years experience in helping families build world class educations for their children outside the four walls of a classroom. Now the CEO of Beyond School, she's focused on building a school of the future for families of the future and creating a third path in education, acknowledging that learning is happening everywhere.

What You'll Find In This Episode

In this episode Jenn and I explore the meaning of why learning is not an occurrence that happens only in school, within a certain timeframe of life. We talk about why and how learning is happening everywhere and learning is happening always. And why it is up to us as parents to shift our perspective on how and where learning can happen and let go of the fact that we have to control and measure every form of learning. This conversation included;

Living A Life Of Adventure & Worldschooling
Living a life of adventure and worldschooling- How her family went from a year of travel in 2008 to a life of travel and why it was the best decision they ever made
The crash of 2008 and losing it all while on the road- How tragedy can be a catalyst to step back and re-evaluate what you really want out of life
Travel full time? What Jenn and her husband did to be able to travel full time and recreate their careers.

Learning & Homeschooling
Learning and homeschooling-Does having credentials make you a better homeschooler or is it a liability?
Prioritizing needs, wants and dreams. What is the difference between needs and wants? Who do you want to be in 1 year, 5 years? How do we make that happen for you?
The most valuable things to teach in homeschooling
"Everything I thought I knew about education from a classroom perspective had almost no bearing on getting the job done at home."-What Jenn had to learn to let go of in homeschooling
Deschooling- unlearning and then re-learning
Shifts in in beliefs and perspectives

The Joy Of Teens
The shift in our view of teens that needs to happen in our world
Teenagers- why we need to start saying YES to their dreams
Trust, failure and raising capable children to become capable adults

School Of The Future- Beyond School
The ways that COVID has shifted education and perspectives in education
School of the future, Third Path education- why Beyond School began
Child centred, learner centred and unique to each individual
How Beyond School is cradle to grave learning over a lifetime, supporting young kids to adults



"Homeschooling is not about teaching your children from a top down management perspective. It's about Celebrating the fact that learning is happening everywhere, learning is happening always and we are in it together. Everybody at a different stage." Jenn Sutherland



If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more about alternatives to traditional school, I suggest you also check out these episodes:



A Case For Self Directed Teens: Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids To School? with Blake Boles



Self Directed Learning- Blake Boles



Village Home Learning Community- with Lori Walker



Alternatives To School- SHINE Together Holistic Learning Center- with Mandy Spiczka

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Beyond School website- beyondschool.co



The Teenage Liberation Handbook- Grace Llewellyn



Not Back To School Camp



Disclosure: When I recommend a product that I believe have will add value, it may contain an affiliate link, and when you click the link and decide to make a purchase through that link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support.



Other ways to help support the podcast? Become a patron~ https://www.patreon.com/honeyimhomeschoolingthekids

Jenn Sutherland and Beyond School 
I am joined by Jenn Sutherland, worldschooling mom, entrepreneur and CEO of <a href="https://beyondschool.co/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Beyond School</a>. In addition to homeschooling her own four children, from birth to university&nbsp;entrance while traveling the world, full time, for over a decade, Jenn has a degree in education and over 20 years experience in helping families build world class educations for their children outside the four walls of a classroom. Now the CEO of <a href="https://beyondschool.co/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Beyond School</a>, she's focused on building a school of the future for families of the future and creating a third path in education, acknowledging that learning is happening everywhere.
 What You'll Find In This Episode 
In this episode Jenn and I explore the meaning of why learning is not an occurrence that happens only in school, within a certain timeframe of life. We talk about why and how learning is happening everywhere and learning is happening always. And why it is up to us as parents to shift our perspective on how and where learning can happen and let go of the fact that we have to control and measure every form of learning. This conversation included;
 Living A Life Of Adventure &amp; Worldschooling 
<ul>
<li>Living a life of adventure and worldschooling- How her family went from a year of travel in 2008 to a life of travel and why it was the best decision they ever made</li>
<li>The crash of 2008 and losing it all while on the road- How tragedy can be a catalyst to step back and re-evaluate what you really want out of life</li>
<li>Travel full time? What Jenn and her husband did to be able to travel full time and recreate their careers.</li>
</ul>
 Learning &amp; Homeschooling 
<ul>
<li>Learning and homeschooling-Does having credentials make you a better homeschooler or is it a liability?</li>
<li>Prioritizing needs, wants and dreams. What is the difference between needs and wants? Who do you want to be in 1 year, 5 years? How do we make that happen for you?</li>
<li>The most valuable things to teach in homeschooling</li>
<li>"Everything I thought I knew about education from a classroom perspective had almost no bearing on getting the job done at home."-What Jenn had to learn to let go of in homeschooling</li>
<li>Deschooling- unlearning and then re-learning</li>
<li>Shifts in in beliefs and perspectives</li>
</ul>
 The Joy Of Teens 
<ul>
<li>The shift in our view of teens that needs to happen in our world</li>
<li>Teenagers- why we need to start saying YES to their dreams</li>
<li>Trust, failure and raising capable children to become capable adults</li>
</ul>
 School Of The Future- Beyond School 
<ul>
<li>The ways that COVID has shifted education and perspectives in education</li>
<li>School of the future, Third Path education- why <a href="https://beyondschool.co/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Beyond School</a> began</li>
<li>Child centred, learner centred and unique to each individual</li>
<li>How Beyond School is cradle to grave learning over a lifetime, supporting young kids to adults</li>
</ul>
 
"Homeschooling is not about teaching your children from a top down management perspective. It's about Celebrating the fact that learning is happening everywhere, learning is happening always and we are in it together. Everybody at a different stage." Jenn Sutherland
 
If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more about alternatives to traditional school, I suggest you also check out these episodes:
 
<a href="https://imhomeschooling.com/a-case-for-self-directed-tees-why-are-you-still-sending-your-kids-to-school/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">A Case For Self Directed Teens: Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids To School? </a>with Blake Boles
 
<a href="https://imhomeschooling.com/self-directed-learning-blake-boles/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Self Directed Learning</a>- Blake Boles
 
<a href="https://imhomeschooling.com/look-for-the-helpers-village-home-learning-community/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Village Home Learning Community</a>- with Lori Walker
 
<a href="https://imhomeschooling.com/alternatives-to-school-shine-together-holistic-learning-centre/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Alternatives To School- SHINE Together Holistic Learning Center</a>- with Mandy Spiczka
 Resources Mentioned In This Episode 
Beyond School website- <a href="https://beyondschool.co/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">beyondschool.co</a>
 
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0962959170/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=honeyimhome02-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0962959170&amp;linkId=64cee16f2b7503e4e1d1162900d0ff09" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">The Teenage Liberation Handbook</a>- Grace Llewellyn
 
<a href="https://www.nbtsc.org/" aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)">Not Back To School Camp</a>
 
Disclosure: When I recommend a product that I believe have will add value, it may contain an affiliate link, and when you click the link and decide to make a purchase through that link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support.
 
Other ways to help support the podcast? Become a patron~&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/honeyimhomeschoolingthekids">https://www.patreon.com/honeyimhomeschoolingthekids</a>

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