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  • The Call of the Wild and Free

  • Reclaiming the Wonder in Your Child’s Education, A New Way to Homeschool
  • By: Ainsley Arment
  • Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
  • Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (68 ratings)
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The Call of the Wild and Free

By: Ainsley Arment
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Summary

Allow your children to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood with this practical guide that provides all the information, inspiration, and advice you need for creating a modern, quality homeschool education.

Inspired by the spirit of Henry David Thoreau—"All good things are wild and free"—mother of five Ainsley Arment founded Wild + Free. This growing online community of mothers and families want their children to receive a quality education at home by challenging their intellectual abilities and nurturing their sense of curiosity, joy, and awe—the essence of a positive childhood.

The homeschool approach of past generations is gone—including the stigma of socially awkward kids, conservative clothes, and a classroom setting replicated in the home. The Wild + Free movement is focused on a love of nature, reading great books, pursuing interests and hobbies, making the entire world a classroom, and prolonging the wonder of childhood, an appealing philosophy that is unpacked during this audiobook.

The Call of the Wild and Free offers advice, information, and positive encouragement for parents considering homeschooling, those currently in the trenches looking for inspiration, as well as parents, educators, and caregivers who want supplementary resources to enhance their kids’ traditional educations.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Ainsley Arment (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

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Every new homeschooler should read this

Brilliant read, really gentle but informative and all inclusive of different home education styles. This book reminded me of why I chose this path for my own children's education

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loved this so much

wonderful book, helped build my confidence in home schooling. lots of lovely ideas and insights into the home schooling world, as well as interesting facts and research

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love love love

loved it it was our first homeschooling book everything resonated with me getting out into nature allowing your children to be free and themselves wow inspired mummy here

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Magnificently wonderful!

What an absolutely beautiful book. I couldn’t stop listening. As I have recently joined the world of home ed, this book truly spoke to my soul! I highly recommend it to anyone!

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Comforting and joyful!

A very easy listen, with some excellent references. Really encouraging for new Home Schoolers. Will be buying the paper version!

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So inspiring!!

If your homeschooling or deciding whether it would suit your family if you feel there should be another way , There is!
I’ve just finished this and want to start it all over again! It’s left me so excited for the possibilities of my children’s learning journey and the lives, without school without boundaries being themselves Wild and Free!

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Phenomenal

As someone who loves school but is fascinated by homeschooling, this has totally inspired me. I love the idea of wonder and reclaiming childhood....amazing read during lockdown to be a transformed family post COVID-19.

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