WorldshakerKids

Real life / Real learning / Real impact

The world
is your
classroom.

Academic skills matter. Real-life skills do too. We're one family turning everyday experiences into learning, and writing free guides so your family can try them too.

See Learning in ActionFree guides
A boy standing barefoot in a garden photographing wildlife with a camera
ExploreCreateBuildGrowCookTravelServeInvent
Real life, real learning

What could they learn
from this?

Some of the best learning our kids do starts with something they were already excited to do.

Three boys preparing food together at the kitchen sink, washing lettuce
01Experience

Cook

Dinner became a lesson in halves, thirds and patience.

What they picked up
FractionsChemistryNutritionIndependence
A family riding camels together in front of the pyramids of Giza
02Experience

Travel

Standing in front of something they had only seen in a book.

What they picked up
GeographyHistoryCultureGlobal Awareness
Children programming a small robot along a path of colored coding cards on the floor
03Experience

Code

One wrong step and the robot goes the wrong way. So they try again.

What they picked up
LogicSequencingProblem SolvingCollaboration

One experience can create many learning opportunities.

Three of hundreds
Free guides

We learn it.
We share it.

Our library is just getting started. Every guide begins with something we've actually explored, built, cooked, grown, visited or wondered about together.

  1. 1We live the experience first.
  2. 2We write down what worked.
  3. 3We share it free, for your family.
Cover of the WorldshakerKids At-Home Spa Guide: Would you like to have your own spa?
Ages 6 to 10
Our first free guide

Would you like to have your own spa?

A real-life learning guide for ages 6 to 10 that helps kids plan their spa, choose services, set prices, welcome a customer, manage what they earn and discover how their ideas can help others.

EntrepreneurshipMathCreativityCommunicationFinancial Literacy
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Three children outdoors following a lesson about the Moon on a laptop with printed workbooks
Academics
Children at a technology workshop creating a digital story on tablets
Technology + Creativity
A child in a helmet and climbing harness at an outdoor ropes course
Courage + Movement
A girl smiling beside the cart of supplies she set up for her at-home spa
Entrepreneurship + Service
What we grow

A world-rounded
education.

Academic skills matter. Real-life skills do too. Both are growing at the same time, so we pay attention to both.

  • Academics
  • Curiosity
  • Creativity
  • Global awareness
  • Practical life
  • Service
Resources

Resources we actually use.

These are the books, tools and things we've actually used and loved. We only share what has been useful to us.

Two children paddling a green canoe across a quiet pond

For the backyard naturalist

The field guides, binoculars and journals our kids keep reaching for.

Children building with magnetic tiles on the floor

For kids who want to build

The materials and simple tools we keep around because they get used.

A family walking through an airport terminal with their bags

For the next adventure

What we actually pack, read and use when we travel as a family.

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Our philosophy

Focused academics.

Individualized progression.

Real-world learning.

We take the academics seriously, let each of our kids move at their own pace, and take the rest of the learning outside: into kitchens, gardens, airports, workshops and other people's lives.

Learn from the world.
Don't forget to give back.

Read Our Story
“The Lord will keep you from all harm... the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”
Psalm 121:7–8

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