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Humankind: Be Both... When Adolescent Humor Hurts
Teens/tweens need to be aware when humor crosses the boundaries. Here is how to have a conversation when their jokes undermine diversity.
Rachel Carlson
Nov 18, 20249 min read
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Brilliantly Organize Your Digital Travel Documents
I’ve found a super-efficient way to organize and share border control paperwork... and it’s through a WhatsApp Community.
Rachel Carlson
Oct 6, 20247 min read
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Teen-Friendly Travel Themes
Travel with teens doesn't need to be drab -- lighten up, incorporate their interests, and find a way to pique their curiosity via travel!
Rachel Carlson
Oct 3, 202411 min read
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The Value of a Pop-Up and Other Worldschool Communities
Worldschool communities provide more than just activities -- the real value is the people you meet and the memories you share.
Rachel Carlson
Aug 20, 202414 min read
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Worldschool Prom 2025: A Sunset Riverboat Party on the Danube
We’re so excited to announce Worldschool Pop-Up Hub's Prom in May 2025: a sunset riverboat party in Budapest.
Rachel Carlson
Jun 20, 20246 min read
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Our First Fairytale Worldschool Prom!!
An epic worldschool prom in a French castle? Yes please! These teens had the night of their lives, living it up at a castle with friends.
Rachel Carlson
May 1, 202412 min read
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Challenges of Worldschooling Part 1: Goodbyes and Societal Confines
I glanced into the back seat and saw tears rolling down my 13-year-old’s face. My momma heart sank. Honestly, I had been pushing down...
Rachel Carlson
Nov 10, 202314 min read
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Florence, Italy 2023 Photo Dump
We explored museums and parks, visited the Duomo and other churches, hiked the hills, enjoyed the vistas, walked Ponte Vecchio, tried...
Rachel Carlson
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Madison Aug 2023 Photo Dump
We spent a week with the worldschoolers in Madison, Wisconsin, August 6-12, 2023. We visited Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Chazen museum of...
Rachel Carlson
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Traveling Fulltime with Teens
We began our nomadic lifestyle when our kids were 8, 11, and 13… clearly in the tween stage, but in 2022 they leveled up into triple...
Rachel Carlson
Jul 25, 202312 min read
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A Worldschooler's Graduation: Thoughts When Worldschooling and Traditional School Collide
Our eldest traveled fulltime with our family for four years... then decided to end his travels to attend high school & receive his diploma.
Rachel Carlson
Jun 26, 202315 min read
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Istanbul Feb 2023 Photo Dump
We had a great time exploring Istanbul (not Constantinople). Visiting mosques and palaces, taking a less-than US$3 ferry ride up the...
Rachel Carlson
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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Athens New Years 2023 Photo Dump
Ringing in the New Year in Athens! So much to visit: The Acropolis, the Ellinikon Experience Park, watching the changing of the guard,...
Rachel Carlson
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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NYC Sept 2022 Photo Dump
Autumn in the Big Apple was amazing. Darn near perfect weather, plenty to see and do, and quite the crowd joining us to explore NYC and...
Rachel Carlson
Jun 14, 20231 min read
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Pop-Up Prep
We’re so excited to create these opportunities for worldschooling families and want your kids (and you!) to have the best possible...
Rachel Carlson
Apr 2, 202312 min read
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Broken Bone: Triple Country Care Plan
Here's how we navigated a bone broken in the UK, surgically set in Greece, and final pin removal in Turkey. It can be done!
Rachel Carlson
Feb 12, 202319 min read
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Pop-Up Recap: London 2022
When we first scheduled our London event, we seriously wondered if anyone would come. Who exactly goes to London… in November?...
Rachel Carlson
Dec 22, 20225 min read
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The Gift of Community
Sometimes we don’t know what we’re missing until we stumble into it. This happens all the time in our lives – think of the stories of...
Rachel Carlson
Nov 1, 20229 min read
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Pop-Up Recap: Iceland 2022
The land of fire and ice... we found the ice and missed the fire. However, we did observe amazing evidence and stunning effects of the...
Rachel Carlson
Oct 20, 20228 min read
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Spring 2023: Castle Pop-Up & Worldschool Prom
FAQs on our Normandy castle stay, pop-up, and teenage prom!
Rachel Carlson
Sep 19, 202212 min read
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