Raising Wildlings

Raising Wildlings

Hosted by: Vicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell

Welcome to Raising Wildlings, a podcast about parenting, alternative education and stepping into the wilderness, however that looks, with your family. Each week, we’ll be interviewing experts that truly inspire us, to...

Episodes

Research on Homeschooling with Dr. Rebecca English

Season #2 Episode #36

At Raising Wildlings, we have shared our homeschooling journeys along with countless others, but what does the research say about homeschooling in Australia. Well, homeschooling has more than doubled over the last...
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S2E35: Snakes, Phobia and Ecology with Snake Catcher Gemma Smith

Season #2 Episode #35

In this episode, we’re chatting with conservationist, budding ecologist and snake catcher, Gemma Smith, about all things snakes. How to keep yourself and your children safe around snakes, what to do on the very chance...
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Wild Business Series Part 2 - Tinkering School with Gever Tulley

Season #2 Episode #34

Imagine a place where it is believed that kids are more capable than we know – so capable that they make rollercoasters and treehouses, from concept through to the full build, using real tools and the secret...
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S2E32: Wild Business Series Part 1 - Wild Kindy with Kelly Roberts

Season #2 Episode #33

In this episode, we’re talking with Kelly Roberts about her Wild Business, Wild Kindy, based in Sydney, New South Wales. This is the first episode in a series where we’re going to focus on Wild Businesses around...
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Self- Directed Learning Works with Mimsy Sadofsky

Season #2 Episode #32

In this episode, we’re chatting with Mimsy Sadofsky from the democratic Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts about what a self-directed learning school looks like, what children do after attending such a school, how...
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Parenting in the Age of Screens and Technology with Cat Green

Season #2 Episode #31

Screens are a part of all our lives, for many a little too much. So how do we create a healthy digital culture in our homes with our children? Today I talked to Cat Green, founder of Everyday Empowered, about why we...
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You Just Got 'Unschooled' with Kerry McDonald

Season #2 Episode #30

In this episode, we’re chatting with Kerry McDonald, author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, about different models of education around the world, the...
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Cities for Play with Natalia Krysiak

Season #2 Episode #29

In this episode, we’re chatting with Natalia Krysiak, founder of Cities for Play, about making play a priority in the design of our urban spaces and how to make the changes we want to see for our children. 👉  Natalie...
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Curiosity is the Curriculum with Philip Mott

Season #2 Episode #28

In this episode, we’re chatting with Philip Mott, reluctant learner, turned elementary teacher, turned homeschooling father, about how his family uses curiosity as their curriculum.👉  Philip sharesHis story and how he...
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S2E27: The Science Behind Wild Play with David Sobel

Season #2 Episode #27

In this episode, we’re talking with one of the grandfather’s of Nature Play and Adventure Play, David Sobel, who gives us some great ideas on suggested outdoor activities for different developmental stages and also...
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S2E26: The Wonders of Wild Learning Curriculum with Rachel Tidd

Season #2 Episode #26

Maths, it’s a dirty word isn’t it? Especially if you take the learning outside. In today’s episode, we are talking to a homeschooling mum who has created a whole curriculum in maths and reading and it is as wild as it...
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S2E25: Benign Neglect and the Impacts of Zero-Risk Culture with Tim Gill

Season #2 Episode #25

What is the biggest risk to children in 2021? It could just be not allowing children to take any risks at all? In this episode we talk with Risk Play advocate, Tim Gill, all about risk and adventure play in childhood,...
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