Home education in Ireland, seasonal activity guides, and outdoor learning - calm, accurate, plain-English help for families, wherever you live in Ireland.
Registering with Tusla, the AEARS assessment, taking a child out of school, choosing your approach, and making the days fit around work. Plain-English, accurate, and on your side. Not affiliated with Tusla.
The transactional, plain-English walkthrough: your constitutional right, the Education (Welfare) Act 2000, how the application and assessment actually work, and a realistic sense of timelines.
Read articleA clear picture of the assessment meeting: the questionnaire, the conversation-not-inspection framing, who the assessor is, and how to prepare so you arrive settled rather than braced.
Read articleThe trigger-event piece. What the legal position actually is, how deregistration works, what to tell the school, and how to move at a pace that protects everyone, especially your child.
Read articleCharlotte Mason, Montessori, unschooling, structured school-at-home, and an Aistear-flavoured early years, all in an Irish context, and why most families happily end up somewhere in the middle.
Read articleThe practical reality nobody tells you about: rhythms over timetables, the both-parents question, working in the gaps, and how little formal time young children genuinely need.
Read articleThe AEARS process can feel mysterious, especially for families new to home education. Here is a clear, plain-English guide to what an assessment looks at and how to prepare without the stress.
Read articleHome education is legal and more common in Ireland than many people realise. Here is a calm, practical starting guide for families weighing it up, with no pressure either way.
Read articleWhen the days lengthen and the first primroses appear in the hedgerows, Ireland comes alive with things to do with young children. Here is a season's worth, rooted in the Irish year.
Read articleAistear is Ireland's curriculum framework for the early years, and far less complicated than it sounds. Here is what it actually means for life with a young child at home.
Read articleSeasonal activity ideas, homeschool guides, and platform updates for Irish families. No spam, ever.
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