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Life as curriculum

Project-based learning for families building a different life

For alternative communities, early-retirement parents, and families who want learning to touch the real world.

Published: 5/13/20265 min read

A family school does not need to copy classroom subjects all day. It can use projects as the spine and skills as the structure underneath.

A market garden can teach biology, measurement, writing, geography, entrepreneurship, and responsibility. A travel map can teach history, language, math, and cultural literacy.

The trick is to keep the project alive while tracking the skills quietly in the background.

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