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program covering all subject areas and resources,
we will provide an editable document for reporting & recording and give you valuable advice on lodging your Homeschool application.
THEMATIC EDUCATION HOMESCHOOL SYLLABUS
THEME - DIRECTED AND INTEREST - LED LEARNING
Thematic / Interest driven instruction involves organizing your curriculum and home schooling program around a theme or a rich and engaging topic that crosses all learning domains.
Integrating your home schooling curriculum through
theme - based learning and focusing on interests enables homeschoolers to meaningfully link different disciplines so that they will develop big and important ideas.
Educational researchers are learning that students learn better when provided opportunities to develop deep knowledge about a few big ideas rather than a superficial knowledge of a broader range of ideas and information.
Themes can vary in nature and scope, however, they should be motivated by the students and relevant to their lives.
For example, A theme might focus on ocean life and students can learn about salt water, waves, the tide, and ocean animals through a range of activities that happen in different contexts.


NATURE AS A LIVING TEACHER
A long, long time ago, maybe two hundred thousand years ago, and in a few places still today, the native people who lived off their land schooled their children – but they did it invisibly.
Our ancestors’ children didn’t go to school.
School surrounded them.
Nature was a living teacher.
There were many relatives for every child and every relative was a mentor.
Stories filled the air, games and laughter filled the days,
and ceremonies of gratitude filled mundane lives.
Do you remember learning to talk? Probably not.
Spoken language happened around you all the time,
and allowed you to experiment with words, make mistakes,
and every single day grow vocabulary.
Mentoring with the language of nature happens just the same. With stories, games, songs, place-names, animal names,
and more, you invisibly and subtly stretch your students’ language edges.
Using nature as a living teacher allows the child to soak up the language of plants and animals as naturally as any of us learned our native language.
The developed world we live in largely ignores the need for connection with nature.
Childhood today is dominated more and more by indoor focus and technology.
Fears of strangers and dangers keep children tightly supervised.
Growing population replaces wilderness with houses and roads. Growing emphasis on test scores and schedules keeps kids busy in structured activities.
These things each have value.
But collectively they result in no time left for children to bond with nature.
Not only do kids get the short-end of the developmental stick, but the natural world has fewer people who know and love it, fewer adults who have nature built into their habits of awareness, and therefore fewer humans who care to be good tenders of their habitat.
Playful, meaningful connection with the wild world outdoors needs to be a fundamental ingredient of every childhood.
We cannot let it invisibly slip away.
We must consciously choose it for our children.
We’ve never needed to more than now.
Combining both a Thematic - Directed and Interest - Led Learning Program with Nature as a Living Teacher, encourages you to straddle both the human-made world with its vast scientific vocabulary and technology, and the instinctive, imagination-based world of our ancestors.
Both worlds offer rich, educational potential.


THE MINDFULNESS CLASSROOM
Nurturing Wholeness giving children the tools to grow up
emotionally resilient, compassionate, & aware of their interconnectedness with others and the planet!
Introduction to Mindful Living for Homeschool Families:
In a world that often feels fast-paced and full of distractions, teaching children the principles of mindful living is one of the most powerful gifts we can offer them.
Mindful living equips children with the tools they need to navigate life's challenges with emotional resilience, compassion, and a deep sense of interconnectedness - with themselves, others, and the planet.
As children today face rising levels of stress, anxiety, and a growing sense of separation, understanding how to live with mindfulness, kindness, and awareness can make a huge difference.
Mindfulness encourages children to approach their world with love, empathy, and clarity, instead of fear, competition, or isolation.
By teaching them how to be present, how to manage emotions, and how to connect with the earth and their inner selves, we are setting them on a path to emotional and spiritual growth that goes far beyond traditional academic learning.
For homeschooling families, this approach aligns beautifully with the values of holistic education.
It supports the nurturing of the whole child - emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Mindful living encourages independence, fosters authentic learning, and helps children become more self-aware and emotionally intelligent.
By integrating mindfulness into daily life, you create a learning environment that not only develops academic skills but nurtures a deep sense of inner peace and balance.
The Principles of Higher Vibrational Living in Homeschooling:
Teaching children about fifth-dimensional consciousness - where love, empathy, and personal connection guide their actions - can transform the way they experience the world and their education.
Imagine giving children the opportunity to explore their own energy fields, connect with nature (like hugging a tree), or tune into the moon phases to reset and clear their energy.
These practices can help children set intentions, release stored emotions, and better understand their own sense of purpose.
When we teach children to be in control of their own destiny, we empower them.
This means guiding them to trust their inner compass and to realize that no one - whether it's a teacher or societal expectation - defines who they are or what they can become. They are the creators of their own paths.
Enhancing Connection and Emotional Awareness:
A big part of mindful living is about fostering deeper connections, not just with the world around them, but with themselves.
This begins by recognizing and accepting their emotions before they become overwhelming.
By acknowledging feelings like anger, sadness, or frustration, children can learn to express them in healthy ways, whether it’s through journaling, verbal expression, or even cathartic activities like screaming into a notepad.
This practice not only releases pent-up emotions but also teaches children that it’s okay to feel and to express emotions in constructive ways.
For homeschooling families, the full moon and new moon cycles offer an excellent time to pause and reflect.
A simple monthly ceremony can help children identify what they want to release, what they want to bring into their lives, and how they want to grow emotionally.
This process teaches children that they are in control of their own emotional healing and growth.
Heart-Centered Living:
A key aspect of mindful living is learning to live from the heart, rather than from fear, societal expectations, or the pressures of competition.
By encouraging children to connect with their true desires and passions - whether it’s through creative expression, nature exploration, or simply being - they begin to trust themselves and cultivate a heart-centered approach to life.
There is no "one-size-fits-all" path, and this is especially true for children.
Every child is divinely unique, and homeschooling offers the freedom to honor and support that individuality.
Rather than focusing on external markers of success - like exams or grades - families can focus on what truly matters: nurturing the child’s innate gifts and talents, helping them discover who they are, and giving them the tools to shine authentically in the world.
Supporting the Empathic Child:
Children are incredibly sensitive to energies around them, and many are born with strong empathic abilities.
They sense emotions deeply and may be more affected by others’ feelings and environmental factors than they realize.
As parents and educators, understanding how to support an empathic child is essential for their emotional well-being.
Children as young as nine months old can exhibit signs of empathy - reacting to others’ emotions and sensing when someone is not okay.
This ability, while wonderful, can also be overwhelming if not properly understood and nurtured.
When we help children acknowledge and express their emotions, we guide them in recognizing their natural intuitive gifts.
Encouraging them to trust their instincts and to safely express what they feel is a critical part of their emotional and spiritual development.
Embracing the Full Potential of Every Child:
Ultimately, mindful living teaches children to embrace their full potential without the constraints of societal labels or expectations.
Whether a child is labeled with ADHD, autism, or another condition, these labels often fail to recognize the unique energy and gifts that child brings to the world.
These children are highly attuned to different frequencies, and by learning to work with their natural energy, we can help them thrive.
Encouraging children to tune into their intuition, recognize the messages from their bodies, and honor their emotions helps them become more grounded and empowered.
This mindfulness-based approach allows them to transcend societal limitations, fostering a sense of unity, love, and inner peace. It promotes the development of their natural spiritual and psychic abilities, which can often be overshadowed by conventional systems of education.
A New Path Forward:
As we shift away from traditional education models, it’s important to focus on fostering the qualities of empathy, emotional intelligence, and inner peace in our children.
This shift is part of a greater, collective movement toward a more harmonious world, where individuals live from their hearts, embrace their true potential, and contribute positively to the planet.
For homeschooling families, mindful living is more than just a curriculum - it’s a way of life.
It’s about nurturing children to become compassionate, self-aware, and connected beings who can thrive in a world that celebrates their uniqueness and supports their growth in every way.
By focusing on emotional health, personal empowerment, and spiritual development, we create the foundation for a future where love, unity, and conscious awareness guide every thought, action, and relationship.


Hi,
I'm Cindy Richardson

A Registered Nurse & Qualified Child Care Professional
Coming from a background in nursing & child care I am aware that
play improves the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional
well-being of children & young people.
Through play, children learn about the world and themselves.
In the primary grades, play opportunities enhance children's mastery of academic concepts and builds motivation to learn.
In fact, two of the most important things that play can develop are interest and motivation.
Encouraging these in the early grades brings children on board in contributing to their own learning.
Theme-based learning is so much fun for children!
They are learning about topics that are meaningful and relevant to their own lives.
This creates what is known as intrinsic motivation, in other words, children learn because they want to learn, not because they have to learn.
When children want to learn, the quality of their learning is unquestionably superior.
Theme-based learning also requires hands-on approaches, including project-based learning.
This makes it an active approach to learning, enhancing the level of engagement.
As we age we define play in other ways.
We call play our interests and our strengths.
Basing our learning around a theme, interests and our strengths mimics exactly what we do in real life.
Adults rarely pursue careers that require them to be average at everything, but instead we pursue jobs in areas of interest and strength.
Fostering an independent and autonomous learner who was skilled at decision-making, problem solving and planning was my goal when starting out on our home school journey.
I searched many years for the perfect homeschool educational program that would give my son the opportunity to practice making meaningful choices about his project or inquiry topic and how it is undertaken, in conjunction with adult support and facilitation.
This would allow him to demonstrate greater engagement, motivation and a positive disposition toward learning.
This brings us to today.
The here and now.
Master Neuzerling has now begun high school studies.
Searching for an educational program that fits our needs was a struggle.
I decided to stop searching and use my knowledge, qualifications and life experiences to formulate my
very own Theme directed, Interest led home school program that is goal based.
A syllabus that showcases the importance of using nature
as a living teacher and encourages cultivating mindfulness in the next generation.
I believe encouraging our children to focus on Living in alignment with higher consciousness, where love, unity, & inner peace guide every thought, action, and relationship, transcending the limitations of this outdated world and embracing a reality of interconnectedness, abundance, and spiritual awakening.
This emphasizes the shift from separation to oneness, focusing on higher vibrational states of being, and living with an expanded sense of awareness.
I have used the Australian Education Curriculum as a guide and resource to complete my unique home school syllabus.
I look forward to sharing my ideas, knowledge, tools and resources with like minded homeschoolers.
Please join us on this journey as we unfold all the benefits that a Thematic approach brings to learning and home education.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic.
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