Roadschooling has gained popularity over the years, and especially in the past few months as the pandemic brought kids home from school. Since we've roadschooled our kids for ten years, and we're surrounded by a mobile community of fulltime RVing families, it's just normal life to us.
What is roadschooling? Just like homeschooling, there is a wide range of roadschooling strategies and systems (from school at home to unschooling). As more families consider this roadschool idea, here are just some of the great roadschooling resources available.
Camping Clubs
FulltimeFamilies.com is a camping club, providing families with roadschooling resources since 2010, including guides, rallies, podcasts, blogs, Facebook groups, a Roadschooling Branch, and more.
The Fulltime Families Explorers is a mobile scouting program for roadschooling kids.
Books about Roadschooling
Unlocating: How Undoing Everything You Think Will Bring True Freedom
This is our book, so yes it's my favorite! It has a chapter on roadschooling. We now have three roadschool graduates in the workforce, military, and college.
RV Travel on a Budget: A Mother and Son's Guide to Roadschooling the USA
Roadschooling: The Ultimate Guide to Education Through Travel
How to Hit the Road: Making Your Family's Full-Time RV Dreams a Reality
Books by Roadschoolers
Growing Up Roadschooled: Stories, Lyrics, & Lessons Learned From Full-Time RVing
Podcasts
Roadschool Moms is a weekly podcast to connect, inspire, and encourage roadschooling moms.
The Homeschool Sisters: Roadschooling, boatschooling, and beyond with Celeste Orr.
Blog Posts about General Roadschooling 101 Information
FulltimeFamilies.com: Roadschooling – How To Homeschool While RVing
Xscapers.com: Roadschooling 101: Homeschooling on the Road
WandrlyMagazine.com: An Introduction to Roadschooling
CampingWorld.com: Roadschooling 101: What to Know About Homeschooling on the Road
WeirdUnsocializedHomeschoolers.com: Roadschooling: An Introduction
Blog Posts about Specific Roadschooling Topics
Field Trips: Getting the Most From Your Roadschool Field Trips
Stories from roadschooled kids: 10 Reasons I Loved Growing Up Roadschooled
MobileRVing.com: Tips for Roadschooling Effectively
Storage and organization in an RV: Making Room for Homeschooling in Your RV
Roadschool Guides for Different Sites and States
Wonder Wherever We Wander Roadschool Guides for different states
Fulltime Families Roadschool Guides for different educational sites
Trekaroo: Road School Guides & Educational Tour Itineraries
Helpful Blogs about Roadschooling
Wanderschool: Travel Lifestyle | Adventure | Solo Parent Travel | Unschooling & Homeschooling
The Wanderpreneurs share about their Roadschooling Curriculum and Schedules
Roadschool Guides
NomadsWithaPurpose: Ultimate Guide To Roadschooling: How To Start + What To Teach
DitchingSuburbia: A Complete Guide to Homeschooling & Roadschooling K-12
GypsySoulSuburbanLife: The Beginners Guide to Road-schooling
Facebook Groups
Roadschooling - Families Homeschooling on the Road Group
Fulltime Families Roadschooling Branch
Curriculum - optional of course
Road Trip Teacher is an educational resource for families with guides and roadschooling curriculum.
FamilyinWanderland has immersive roadschooling curriculum for separate states, categorized by subject.
Time4Learning: Roadschooling: Laws & How To
Sonlight: Roadschooling Coffee Table Books
MobileRVing.com: 3 Ideal Roadschooling Curriculum Options
According to this article, Camping World is developing a roadschooling curriculum.
(Let's hope they don't actually trademark the term we've all been using for a decade.) :)
As unschoolers, life is our favorite curriculum! Here is a
Perfect Picture of Unschooling / Roadschooling
Roadschooling in the news - Newspaper and Magazine Articles
The Wall Street Journal: ‘Roadschooling’ 101: Families Make Remote Learning Work in an RV
The Washington Post: Home schooling is a hot topic in the pandemic. Is road schooling next?
Boston Globe: Dreading the school year? Some parents are taking it on the road.
The New Yorker: On the Road with the Three “R”s
USA Today: 10 great places to teach your kids on the road
Today: So you think you want the RV life? 5 tips from road school parents.
Today's Parent: Roadschooling: Why some families homeschool while travelling the world
MSN: Roadschooling: Meet the parents turning their RVs into classrooms
National Parks Magazine: Lessons in Motion
Roadschooling Apps
Something very interesting is coming soon!
Roadschooling Veterans
Roadschooling certainly isn't a new concept. Imagine RVing the country before cell phones, WiFi, or GPS!
The Goza family has been on the road since 1992! (We finally met them in 2014!)
The Nodland family roadschooled from 1998 to 2006.
Our Roadschooling Story
You can see how roadschooling / unschooling worked for us, learn why we (reluctantly) started homeschooling, and read our entire story in our book, Unlocating.
General Roadschooling Resources
The links above are all about general roadschooling, mainly the what and the why. The how is so varied it would take books to share! More importantly, it would take your book, as how you roadschool depends solely upon your family. Travel preferences, learning styles, educational philosophies, family dynamics, time allotment, etc. will determine your unique roadschool path.
But for those of you seeking more specific help, here are some favorite links among roadschoolers.
artforkidshub.com • bravewriter.com • codecademy.com • hookedonphonics.com • khanacademy.org • linkedin.com/learning • mobymax.com • nps.gov • nps.gov/kids/junior-rangers.htm • outschool.com • skillshare.com • unitstudy.com • youtube.com • zenhabits.net/unschool • (most importantly) local museums, zoos, monuments, historical sites, parks, science centers, etc.
Have suggestions or questions?
If you have other great roadschooling resources, please leave it in a comment or message me. I'd love to include more. Thank you! Also, comment or message if you have questions, and I'll try to point you in the right direction.
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