Unschooling approved reports and plans-AUS-2025/2026
- BarefootChild
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APPROVED UNSCHOOLING REPORT & LEARNING PLANS FOR 13 Y/O GIRL AT BOTTOM
My children have been raised as unschoolers for the past 5 years. We spend our days how we choose.They learn through everyday life,from what they are interested in and from open conversations as a family.
From the outside looking in, it may seem hard to actually "see" what learning my kids get up to, like if they were at school or did formal home-schooling ,there would be piles of notebooks and worksheets written all over. That's not the case in our home.
Somewhere along the line, we were made to believe that children need to be taught everything — every topic, every fact, every possible piece of knowledge they might one day need. We were told that the more subjects they cover, the smarter they’ll be. But the truth? Most of what we were taught in school, we’ve never actually used in adulthood.
Think about it — how much of your daily life involves reciting the periodic table or recalling the exact year a war began? How often do you solve algebraic equations or diagram sentences at the grocery store? Yet these were the things we were graded on, stressed over, and told would define our success.
But now, as adults, when we need to know something… we Google it. We watch a YouTube video, read a blog post, or learn through a reel that captures our attention for 30 seconds and actually sticks. Real learning doesn’t come from being force-fed — it comes from wanting to know.
Children are the same. When they follow a passion — whether it’s building, internet exploring,drawing, coding, baking, or exploring nature — they naturally learn everything they need around that interest. They research, experiment, make mistakes, and grow. That’s how learning was always meant to be.
Unschooling isn’t about ignoring knowledge — it’s about recognizing that curiosity is the greatest teacher. The world has changed, and learning is no longer locked behind classroom walls. The tools, the resources, and the inspiration are all around us, waiting to be explored.
We were taught to believe that education meant preparing for the future. But what happens when the future changes faster than the lesson plan?
The world today doesn’t look anything like the one we were educated for. Technology, creativity, and the way we earn a living are evolving every single year. The jobs that exist now — content creators, AI artists, digital nomads, app developers, sustainability consultants — weren’t even imagined when we were kids memorizing textbook chapters.
So why are we still teaching our children the same outdated way? Why are we still filling their days with subjects that might not even exist in ten years, instead of helping them learn how to adapt, create, and think for themselves? Which is just allowing them to explore their curiosities no matter what they are,answer their questions, providing them resources they seek, and evolving them in daily life activities and worldly activities. That's all it takes to raise a independent and adaptable adult. TRUST.- This is one thing I give my children a huge amount of.
Real education isn’t about how much you know — it’s about how you learn. Because the truth is, by the time they’re adults, most of what they’ll need to know hasn’t even been invented yet. Unschooling teaches real-world skills that prepare children for life, not just exams. It nurtures independence, curiosity, creativity, and the confidence to think for themselves. Through real experiences — not worksheets — children learn to problem-solve, adapt, and follow their passions with purpose. They grow into capable, self-motivated adults who know how to learn, create, and thrive in a changing world.
The most valuable lessons we can give our kids are curiosity, creativity, confidence, and adaptability. The ability to Google, to question, to explore, to find their own answers, and to build something from nothing. That’s what the future needs — not memorized facts, but flexible minds.
One of the most freeing parts of unschooling is realizing that we don’t have to learn everything ,we only need to learn what is relevant to our own selves. We don’t need to sit at a desk and memorize endless dates, rulers, wars, and timelines just because that’s how it’s always been done. Learning should mean something — it should connect to life, to curiosity, to now. Children learn best when knowledge feels alive — when it ties into their world, their questions, and their passions.
So this year I had to provide another unschooling learning report for the year for my unschooling children, aswell as another learning plan for the upcoming year, to our states home-schooling department( even though we "unschool" its a legal requirement in Australia that we need to report each year just like any other home educators)my daughters was due this month ,so I sent it in last week and just received my APPROVAL, both my sons are due next month,so once they are done and approved I will also upload those Our reports MUST include answers to their questions with 2 samples for english,maths and a subject of choice. Our learning plan needs to also have answers to the questions as well as how we are going to cover/learn the 7 subjects for the next year.
Below is my 13y/o island living UNSCHOOLED daughters GOVERNMENT APPROVED learning reports and learning plans for 2025/2026 for those of you who would like to "see" how we as unschoolers learning simply by just living our life as most would only dare to do on weekends.
Government approved UNSCHOOLING REPORTS & PLANS FOR 13 Y/O GIRL- qld
report for 2025
Learning plan for 2026
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