Deschooling Is Not a Break. It’s a Return.
Kayla Vernon Kayla Vernon

Deschooling Is Not a Break. It’s a Return.

If you’ve spent any time in alternative education spaces, you’ve probably heard the word deschooling. It gets tossed around a lot. Usually paired with timelines, expectations, or some version of “just give it time.”

And yes… time matters.
But that’s not the whole story.

At Rain or Shine School, we see something different unfolding when children step out of conventional systems and into something more spacious, more human, more connected to the land.

It’s not a pause.
It’s not a gap.
And it’s definitely not a waiting room before returning to the same thing in a different form.

Deschooling is a remembering.

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Discipline (Fostering a Positive Parent-child Relationship)
Kayla Vernon Kayla Vernon

Discipline (Fostering a Positive Parent-child Relationship)

Parenting is a challenging task, and having a supportive community is essential. In this blog, we will explore the topic of discipline and share insights on fostering a positive relationship between parents and children. We will discuss practical strategies, acknowledge the challenges of parenting, and focus on the joy of guiding our little ones as they navigate the world.

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The Importance of Play
Kayla Vernon Kayla Vernon

The Importance of Play

There are so many benefits to play, not just in early childhood, but across the entire lifespan. And yet, in those early years, play may be one of the most essential pieces of a child’s education. It is how children come to understand the world, themselves, and one another. For a long time, this knowing lived more in the hearts of educators and parents than in research. We trusted it because we could see it. We could feel it. As Fred Rogers so beautifully reminded us, play is the child’s work.

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6 Categories of Risky Play
Kayla Vernon Kayla Vernon

6 Categories of Risky Play

To protect our children we must allow them to play in ways deemed "risky."

-Peter Gray Ph.D. author of Free to Learn

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