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World schooling
More families than ever are taking ‘edventures’ – long-term trips where children learn on the road.
Driven by a desire to spend a greater amount of time as a family, escape the pressures of work and discover new cultures and lifestyles, a growing number of parents are taking their children out of school and setting off on an adventure.
Advantages
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Children spend more time outdoors and learning through play
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Children are immersed in other cultures and have life-changing experiences
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Families spend more quality time together
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Students learn about other places, societies and values outside of formal lessons
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Students are not repeatedly tested and progress can be measured by more than academic standards alone
Considerations
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Travelling for long periods with the family can be expensive. Home swaps can help to reduce costs
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Children can fall behind their peers in academic subjects. This can make it difficult to re-enter mainstream school or take public exams such as GCSE or A levels
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Learning in a structured way requires careful planning. World schooling families may use online professional home schooling to overcome this
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Families spend significant periods of time together. Meeting other world schooling families can help your children to make new friends and share the world schooling experience together
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