Cruising Resources: Cruising with Children

Boat Schooling: Links & Articles

Circumnavigators: SV Totem

12 Years of Homeschooling: SV Seal

Kate Laird boatschooled her 2 daughters while sailing from the US to Greenland, Europe, Antarctica, New Zealand, Japan and now Alaska. Kate wrote Homeschool Teacher as a guide to help families educate their children without sacrificing either academics or adventure. Go to http://www.katelairdbooks.com/ and read Noonsite Review.

We found some owl pellets on a walk - Anna and Helen age 4 and 6 dissected them to find mouse bones inside.

Alternative Methods: SV Pura Vida

Suki Kaiser has a great blog post Homeschool, Un-school, Fun-school....it's all cool, for those wondering what alternative boatschooling methods might work.

Start Homeschooling Before you Cast Off: SV Del Viento

Michael Robertson explains the ins and outs of what it's like to homeschool your kids while living aboard in this article - Boat school is in Session [2016] - for Cruising World Magazine.

Introduction to Boatschooling: Sailing Zatara

After 20 years of boatschooling four kids, mum Renee has a great introductory video [2023] on how boatschool worked for them.

Online School Links

Recommended by cruisers

  • Khan Academy - https://khanacademy.org/
    Library of exercises and lessons for students worldwide, covering math, science, and more. Free for students and teachers.
  • Outschool - https://outschool.com/
    Offers thousands of interactive online courses connecting hundreds of teachers with pre-kindergarten to high-school learners around the world. Classes meet weekly in a small group over live video chat.
  • Time 4 Learning - http://www.time4learning.com/
    Teachers are all online, it is inexpensive, and you can keep tabs on your child's progress easily without having to do the actual teaching. Takes just a few hours a day.
  • Simple Homeschool - http://simplehomeschool.net/
    A range of monthly articles on homeschooling from a variety of contributors. Lots of great information and ideas here.

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