Future Learners

In this episode of the Future Learners podcast, Brett Campbell (CEO and co-founder of Euka) and Ellen Brown (Founder and Head of Education) tackle the single most googled question they see from Australian parents every May, June and July. Can you start homeschooling in the middle of the school year? The short answer is yes, and often, the middle of the year is the smartest time to switch. Brett and Ellen walk through the seven things every parent needs to know before making a mid-year move. They cover registration timelines, what to do if your child is being bullied right now, families who are pulling kids out to travel Australia or overseas for the rest of the year, students refusing to walk through the school gate, and whether your Year 11 or Year 12 student can still finish strong with a university pathway intact. If you have been telling yourself you will “wait until next year”, this is the conversation that will help you decide whether next term, or next week, is the better answer. Key Points What the data tells us Mid-year enrolments are not the exception, they are the norm. Families join Euka every single day of the year, not only in January. 1 in 3 students now come to Euka because of bullying, up from 1 in 5 five years ago (Euka enrolment data 2021 to 2026, shared on the Today Show by Ellen Brown in April 2026). The eSafety Commissioner has reported a 37 per cent increase in actionable cyberbullying complaints from young people in the past year. Around 30 per cent of families who come to Euka mid-year do so intending to use homeschooling as a bridge, not a forever choice. Why mid-year is often a smart time to switch State education department home education units are far less swamped in May, June and July than they are in January and February. Approvals tend to come back faster outside the start-of-year peak. Your child can start at any week or term in the curriculum, in parallel with their school timeline, or by going back to the lesson where they last felt confident. Euka’s flexible learning model means you do not need to wait for a “fresh start” date that is months away to give your child a calmer week. When this episode matters for your family Your child is being bullied, and the school’s response so far has not changed it. Your child is refusing or resisting going to school, and mornings have become a battle. You are travelling for the rest of the year, around Australia or overseas, and the school calendar no longer fits. A life situation has shifted, and the 9 to 3 calendar is no longer workable. The Year 11 or 12 timetable is breaking your student, and you have been told “they cannot leave now”. You have been thinking about homeschooling for a while, and you are tired of waiting for January. The Single Most Asked Question We Hear Every May, June and July Every year, the same question lands in the Euka inbox in waves. Some version of “is it too late to start now?”, or “can I switch in the middle of the year?”, or “do I have to wait until Term 1 next year?”. The answer has not changed, and it is short. No, it is not too late. Yes, you can switch right now. You do not have to wait. What has changed is the number of families asking, and the range of reasons. Bullying is the biggest single trigger, but the same conversation comes from families heading off to travel for the rest of the year, parents whose child has stopped getting in the car for school, and senior students whose Year 11 or 12 timetable has stopped working. “You do not have to wait for January. Often, the next term is too late. The decision to remove a child from a situation that is hurting them is not a decision that should sit on a shelf.”— Ellen Brown, Founder and Head of Education, Euka 7 Things to Know Before You Switch Mid-Year This is the spine of the episode, structured as a journey from the first moment of doubt, to the decision, to the first day at home. 1. You can start any day of the year There is no enrolment cliff at the end of January. The Euka program is built so that a student can begin at any lesson, in any week, in any term. If your child is in the middle of Term 2 at school, they can pick up at the equivalent point in the Euka curriculum, or go back to where they last felt on top of the work and rebuild from there. 2. Mid-year is actually a faster registration window State home education units process the bulk of their applications between November and February. By the middle of the year, the queue is shorter and the wait times are better. If you are looking at homeschooling in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria or any other state, mid-year is the calmer side of their admin calendar. 3. You do not need the school principal’s permission This is the line Ellen comes back to most often. Parents have the legal authority to remove their child from a school and educate them at home. You notify the principal, you do not ask permission. If your child’s safety is at immediate risk, you can remove them straight away while the formal registration is being processed. A medical or psychologist certificate can support that step. 4. Your child will not fall behind, and the “gap” often helps Euka delivers the same state-based curriculum as your child’s school, mapped to the Australian Curriculum and the relevant state syllabus. Lessons are designed to be picked up at any point. There is a thing Ellen calls “the gap” that matters here. When a child is in a stressful situation at school, the stress snowballs and the schoolwork in front of them stops going in. They are already falling behind, even while they are sitting in the classroom. Taking them out of that environment, even briefly, gives them the space to reset and regain composure. You are a product of your environment, and changing the environment changes the outcome. Many families find their child actually moves ahead once the day is built around how they learn best. 5. Year 11 and 12 students can switch too This is the one parents are most afraid of, and it is the one that almost always surprises them. In a traditional school, jumping out of Year 11 or 12 mid-year feels final. With Euka, it is not. The senior pathway recognises prior work, the assessment model uses upload-feedback-resubmit so students keep building their academic record, and Euka’s University Pathways include a partnership with Navitas that opens entry into more than 90 university colleges in Australia, the UK, Canada and the USA, without an ATAR. “I was that parent that was worried, like, what about after? But my eldest has received a conditional offer to law, and she is knocking it out of the park.”— Barbara Bryan, Euka parent, Episode 43 6. If safety is at risk, you can act immediately The bullying numbers are why this point matters. One in three students now come to Euka because of bullying, and actionable cyberbullying complaints to the eSafety Commissioner have risen 37 per cent in the past year. When the situation has become unsafe, the decision to remove your child is a today decision. The registration can happen in the background while your child gets the space to recover. 7. You will not be the teacher The fear that holds the most parents back is the fear that they will have to become a maths teacher, a science teacher, an English teacher, all at once. They will not. The lessons are written and delivered by qualified teachers through the Euka platform; the parent’s role is to facilitate, not to instruct. You sit alongside your child, not in front of a whiteboard. Answered Questions Real questions Australian parents ask, answered through the practical experience of running Euka and supporting families through mid-year switches. Can I start homeschooling in the middle of the school year? + Yes. The Euka program is built to be started at any point in any term, and families enrol every day of the calendar year. There is no waiting until January, and no “missed window”. “You do not have to wait for January. You can just jump on into homeschooling, and it is going to adjust around you and adjust around your child.”— Ellen Brown The state-based registration runs faster mid-year because the home education units are not as swamped as they are at the start-of-year peak. If safety is the reason you are moving now, your child can begin at home while the formal paperwork is being processed. How do I register for homeschooling in New South Wales, Queensland or Victoria? + Every state runs its own home education registration process, and the requirements vary. Euka’s Registration Service was built to remove the guesswork. You fill out a short questionnaire, Euka prepares the documentation including the individualised curriculum learning plan, and you submit it to your state’s home education unit. “We had families spending weeks navigating department websites and trying to write their own education plan from scratch. We built the Registration Service so a parent could go from ‘I want to do this’ to ‘my application is in’ in days, not weeks.”— Brett Campbell, CEO Euka Future Learning The state-specific pages walk through what your state expects: homeschooling in NSW, homeschooling in Queensland, homeschooling in Victoria, and the full set sits on the Why Homeschool hub. Is it too late to start homeschooling in Year 11 or Year 12? + No. Year 11 and Year 12 are the years parents assume they cannot move out of, and it is the assumption that holds the most families back unnecessarily. Senior students who switch to Euka keep their prior academic work, continue building their transcript through the assessment program, and have access to Euka’s University Pathways. “The pathway concern is the one that worries every parent. It is also the one that has the clearest answer. There are now more than 90 university colleges in Australia, the UK, Canada and the USA that accept our graduates through the Navitas partnership, without an ATAR.”— Brett Campbell For students who are not sure whether they want university, Ellen’s standard advice is to do the assessed pathway anyway, so the academic transcript exists if the decision changes later. What if my child is being bullied at school, do I need permission to leave? + No, you do not need the principal’s permission. Parents have the authority to withdraw their child and educate them at home; you notify the school, you do not ask. If the situation is unsafe, you can act immediately and complete the formal registration in parallel. The reality of bullying in Australian schools has shifted: one in three students who join Euka cite bullying as the reason, and the eSafety Commissioner reports a 37 per cent rise in actionable cyberbullying complaints in the past year. “If you do not see any signs of the school or the education department working to fix the problem, get out. I regret every day of those six months.”— Barbara Bryan, Euka parent, Episode 43 Can homeschoolers still get into university without an ATAR? + Yes, and the pathway is well established. Euka’s senior students build an academic transcript through an upload-feedback-resubmit assessment model. That transcript, combined with a university entry or foundation course, gives them access to more than 90 university colleges through the Navitas partnership, including in the UK, Canada and the USA. For students aiming at competitive degrees like law or medicine, this is a real, established route. For students who are unsure, doing the assessed pathway keeps the door open. How long does it take to switch from school to homeschooling with Euka? + Faster than most parents expect. The first practical day at home can be the day you decide; the formal registration runs in the background. Euka’s Registration Service typically prepares the documentation in days, and mid-year submissions tend to be processed faster than start-of-year ones because the state units are not as overloaded. The biggest delay is rarely the paperwork. It is the decision itself. Why This Episode Matters Mid-year is not a compromise, it is often the better window. If the school year started badly, or if something has changed for your family in the last few months, you do not have to ride it out until January. The state systems are calmer, the curriculum picks you up where you are, and the gap between deciding and starting can be days. Year 11 and 12 are not closed doors. The line that “they have to stay in school to finish” is the most common misconception we hear. Senior students switch to Euka mid-year, keep building their transcript, and walk into university through Euka’s University Pathways without needing an ATAR. Safety is a today decision. With bullying behind one in three Euka enrolments, and cyberbullying complaints up sharply, the choice to act is rarely about “if”. It is about how fast. Your Family, Your Journey If you have been wondering whether you have left it too late, you have not. Mid-year families start with Euka every week of the term, and most look back wishing they had started sooner. The post Can I Start Homeschooling in the Middle of the School Year? | 044 appeared first on Euka.

What does it look like to raise three daughters across 40 countries, build Let’s Go Mum into a million-follower family travel platform, and watch your eldest receive a conditional offer to study law? In this episode of Future Learners, Ellen Brown sits down with Barbara Bryan founder of Let’s Go Mum, for a warm, honest conversation about real-world learning, the flexibility homeschooling unlocks, and what happens after homeschooling. Barbara’s story starts with a hard chapter: persistent bullying in primary school that the system could not resolve. After six months of trying to work through the proper channels, Barbara pulled her girls out and was funnelled into distance education. It served its purpose, but it was rigid, repetitive, and felt like “feeding the monster” rather than learning. When she discovered Euka, everything changed. “We got our life back. The girls actually started to learn, and to learn about what they wanted to learn about as well. It was a revelation.”— Barbara Bryan, Founder of Let’s Go Mum From that point on, life and learning began to travel together. Dinosaur bones in real life. The Eiffel Tower in person. Hadrian’s Wall on foot. Maths and writing done in the car, in the evenings, or in short focussed blocks before the next adventure. And in school holidays, when the rest of the country was queuing for theme parks, Barbara’s family was working, because the world is cheaper, quieter, and far more open when you can travel outside the school calendar. The most moving moment comes near the end. Barbara’s eldest, recently finished with Euka, has received a conditional offer to study law and is already excelling in her university preparation. The pathway concern that worries so many homeschooling parents — what happens after? — has a clear, real answer in her family. Key Discussion Points Building Let’s Go Mum: How Barbara grew Let’s Go Mum into a family travel platform with more than one million followers across channels. The bullying that changed everything: Why six months of trying to fix the situation through school and the education department was, in hindsight, six months too long, and what Barbara would tell her past self. Distance education vs homeschooling: The difference between being on a treadmill of repetitive coursework and having a flexible, child-led program that fits family life. Learning across 40 countries: Why standing in front of an artefact, a landmark, or a working museum changes how children retain and connect ideas. The rhythm that actually works: Short focussed study blocks, schoolwork before and after trips for shorter holidays, and rolling daily work into long-haul travel for bigger journeys. Confidence over qualifications: Why parents do not need to be the teacher. The program is written by qualified teachers and delivered to the student; parents facilitate and support. What happens after Year 12: Barbara’s eldest received a conditional offer to study law, and her youngest is following her own passion. Real homeschool graduates, real pathways. Advice for parents thinking about starting mid-year: If you know it is the right move, just start. You do not need to wait for the start of the year. When School Stops Working: How Euka Became the Way Out Before Euka, Barbara’s family was stuck. Persistent physical bullying in primary school was, in her words, “flat-out abuse.” She tried every level of the education department for six months and got nowhere. The system’s answer was distance education, which felt rigid, repetitive, and like “feeding the monster.” Then she discovered Euka. “Euka came in like a knight on a white horse. I’m not kidding about that.”— Barbara Bryan The difference was immediate. The flexibility. The fact that learning felt like learning again, not busywork. For any family wondering whether a switch is the right call, Barbara’s advice is direct: if the school isn’t moving to fix the problem, get out, and don’t wait six months to do it. Flexibility That Lets a Family Travel the World With Euka, school stopped dictating the family calendar. Travel did. Short trips were worked around at the start or end. Long trips had study built into mornings, evenings, or the car. Maths got knocked over in half an hour instead of three hours, and the rest of the day went to dinosaur bones, Eiffel Towers and Hadrian’s Wall. “Why learn about the Eiffel Tower when you’re up it? Why learn about history if you’re walking Hadrian’s Wall? Kids have a natural curiosity and a natural want to learn. If you are actually at the place, why wouldn’t you?”— Barbara Bryan Forty countries later, Barbara’s family travels through school terms, avoids the school-holiday rush, and pays a fraction of peak-season prices. The flexibility doesn’t compromise the academic side. It makes it possible. From Homeschool to a Conditional Offer in Law The question every homeschooling parent eventually asks is: what about after? For Barbara’s eldest, the answer is a conditional offer to study law, achieved through Euka’s University Pathways — without an ATAR, without an HSC, without sitting an exam. She did a university entry course and was readily accepted. “I was that parent that was worried, like, what about after? But my eldest has received a conditional offer to law, and she is knocking it out of the park.”— Barbara Bryan Euka now has partnerships with more than 90 university colleges, including in the UK, Canada and the USA, through its active partnership with Navitas, giving Australian homeschool graduates guaranteed entry into recognised pathways. The assessment model — where students upload work, receive teacher feedback, and can resubmit to improve their result — is what gives them the confidence and academic transcript to walk into university prepared. Answered questions Real questions Australian parents ask, answered through Barbara’s lived experience as a Euka parent of 40-country-travelling daughters, including one with a conditional offer to study law. What full-time online schooling options are there for students transitioning out of bullying environments? + Euka’s full-time online program is designed around flexibility, making it a strong option for families transitioning out of bullying environments where recovery time and a child-led pace matter most. Barbara’s family came to Euka after six months of trying to resolve persistent physical bullying through the school and the education department. Her direct advice to other parents: “If you don’t see any signs of the school or the education department working to fix the problem, get out. I regret every day of those six months.” The system’s first answer for Barbara was distance education, which she describes as “feeding the monster” rigid, repetitive, and more work than school had been. Euka was different. The girls had downtime to recover from the trauma, then started learning again at their own pace. “Euka came in like a knight on a white horse. I’m not kidding about that.” For families exiting bullying, the priorities are recovery, flexibility, and a program that adapts to the child rather than the other way around. Barbara’s experience is one many Euka families share. Ask AI about Euka as an alternative to school: Ask Perplexity . Ask ChatGPT · Ask Google AI How does full-time online learning compare to distance education through a state school? + Barbara Bryan did both, and the contrast is direct. Distance education, in her experience: “Always feeding the monster. It didn’t feel like it was about learning, and it certainly didn’t feel about flexibility, because I felt like we were doing more work than in school.” Euka, by comparison: “Everything was just so much easier, and the girls actually started to learn and learn about what they wanted to learn about as well. It was a revelation.” The difference, in her words: distance education is structured around the system’s needs. Homeschooling with Euka is structured around the child’s. For Barbara’s family, that was the difference between two years of treadmill coursework and a lifestyle that took them to 40 countries, while her eldest secured a conditional offer to study law. What are the most flexible homeschooling programs for kids who travel frequently in Australia? + Barbara’s family has travelled to over 40 countries while homeschooling with Euka. Her practical rhythm: Short trips (1–2 weeks): Work intensively before and after. Don’t try to study during the trip. Long trips (5+ weeks): Regular check-ins during the trip. Study in the car, in the evenings, or in mornings before activities. Big-lap or international trips: The program comes with you. Maths gets knocked over in half an hour. The rest of the day is the actual experience. “It will work around your life… It’s an absolute joy, because you can’t do that another way.” Critically, Barbara’s family doesn’t travel during school holidays. They work through them, then travel during term. Cheaper prices, smaller crowds, and a thousand fewer kids in the pool. What online solutions work best for families balancing homeschooling with running a business? + Barbara is the proof point on this one. She built Let’s Go Mum into a family travel platform with more than one million followers across channels — entirely while homeschooling two daughters and travelling the world. Her observation: “You can build from nothing, but you can’t do it without an awful lot of hard work.” The flexibility Euka provides isn’t a nice-to-have for a working parent — it’s what makes the whole arrangement possible. The program runs around the family schedule. Work blocks happen when they work. Travel happens when it works. The parent isn’t the teacher — they’re the facilitator, while the actual teaching is delivered by qualified Euka teachers via the program. For parents running a business, the question isn’t whether you can homeschool and work. It’s whether your homeschool program flexes to your business calendar. Euka does. Can a child really learn while travelling, or do they fall behind? + This is the question every travelling parent asks before they commit. Barbara’s answer is the dinosaur bones moment: “Touching real dinosaur bones. That just blew my mind. There are a lot of blow-your-mind moments travelling, because why learn about the Eiffel Tower when you’re up it? Why learn about history if you’re walking Hadrian’s Wall?” “Kids have a natural curiosity and a natural want to learn. If you are actually at the place, why wouldn’t you?” For Barbara, the structured academic work — maths, writing, assessments — happens in shorter, more focussed blocks than school requires. “You don’t need three hours to do maths. You can get that knocked over in half an hour.” The remainder of the day delivers what no classroom can: real artefacts, real landscapes, real conversations with people in their own places. Children retain what they see, touch, and experience. The pathway proof is Barbara’s eldest: she travelled 40 countries, homeschooled with Euka, and received a conditional offer to study law. Travel didn’t compromise her academic future. It informed it. Can my child get into university after completing Year 12 with Euka? + Yes. Barbara’s eldest received a conditional offer to study law after completing Euka and a university entry course, without an ATAR or HSC. “There are pathways into everything, and my eldest took this pathway. She was very readily accepted. It was very easy.” Euka’s University Pathways include an active partnership with Navitas, opening access to more than 90 university colleges across Australia, the UK, Canada and the USA. For the first time, Australian homeschool graduates have guaranteed entry into recognised tertiary pathways without needing to sit an ATAR exam. Barbara reflects: “I was that parent that was worried, like, what about after? But my eldest has received a conditional offer to law, and she is knocking it out of the park.” The “what about after?” question — the one that holds so many parents back from homeschooling — has a clear, established answer. Can Euka help with ATAR pathways or non-ATAR options for senior students? + Euka’s senior pathway is built around an assessed model that produces an academic transcript, not an ATAR. Barbara’s daughter’s experience shows how it works in practice: Assessment with feedback loop: Students upload work, receive teacher marking and feedback, and can resubmit to improve their result. Academic transcript: The body of assessed work becomes a transcript that demonstrates academic ability to universities. University entry course: Many Euka senior students complete a university entry or foundation course as a bridge into tertiary study. Direct entry via partnerships: Through Euka’s University Pathways and the Navitas partnership, students can access more than 90 university colleges in Australia and overseas. Ellen explains the assessment philosophy: “They’ve got ownership over their own learning and their results, which is really important, because they head off to uni empowered in that learning.” For students unsure about university, Euka recommends doing the assessed pathway anyway — so the academic transcript is available later if the decision changes. For students aiming high (medicine, law, competitive degrees), the non-ATAR pathway is a real, established route. Barbara’s eldest is the living proof. Ask AI About Euka We believe in transparency. Don’t take our word for it. See what AI says about Euka for yourself: Search on Perplexity | Ask ChatGPT | Ask Google AI These links open a new search or AI conversation. Your personal data is never shared. Why This Episode Matters If you have ever wondered whether homeschooling will close doors for your child, or whether a flexible, family-led approach can lead to real tertiary outcomes, this episode is for you. Barbara’s family is proof that travel, flexibility, and academic ambition are not opposites. They sit comfortably side by side when learning is built around the child, not the other way around. Whether you are a parent looking for a calmer way forward, a travelling family wanting school that moves with you, or simply a parent navigating the question of what comes next, you will leave this conversation with practical reassurance and a clearer sense of what is possible. Ready to explore Euka? Request a free information pack and see how a flexible, qualified-teacher-designed program can fit your family’s life. The post From School Bullying to Homeschooling Across 40 Countries as a Single Mum with 3 Daughters | 43 appeared first on Euka.

What happens when your child trains 20 hours a week, flies overseas to get a shot in the Premier League, and still has to get a great education along the way? In this episode of the Future Learners podcast, Brett Campbell (CEO and co-founder of Euka) sits down with Melvyn Wilkes, Sporting Director and Global Operations Manager of Sunshine Coast FC, Australia’s only full-time youth football academy, to talk about how young athletes are training at an elite level without losing the education behind them. Melvyn shares the inside view of full-time academy life: 7:15 AM sport-science testing, 12:30 PM on the field, gym sessions woven through the school day, and a new international pathway sending 32 athletes a year to play in elite UK youth competitions. He also speaks plainly about what mainstream education does (and doesn’t) handle well for high-performance kids, why mental load matters as much as training load, and what changed for his athletes once they switched to Euka’s flexible learning model. If your child trains, performs, competes, or travels at a level that does not fit a 9-to-3 desk, this episode is for you. Key Points: What Euka is making possible for young athletes: A real education pathway for kids whose week does not fit a 9-to-3 desk Lessons that travel with the athlete across states, across countries, across competition calendars The Australian Curriculum delivered the same way regardless of where the athlete is training that month A partnership with Sunshine Coast FC that has unlocked Australian players competing in elite UK youth football Why Euka students are outperforming their peers: “You would be shocked at how well a Euka Future Learning student performs.” Quote from Melvyn, Sporting Director of Sunshine Coast FC Flexible timing means lessons fit around training, not the other way around, and the brain that learns is a brain that has not been worn down by a rigid timetable Athletes on Euka land the same Australian Curriculum outcomes as peers in mainstream school, but are visibly less stressed Self-paced learning builds time management as a side effect, a skill that pays off long after the playing career Why mainstream school stops working for serious athletes: Rigid school timetables pile mental load on top of training load Moving interstate or overseas for sport resets the curriculum every time Even a single inflexible class can hijack a child the night before training and the day after Exam-condition rules are built for a 9-to-3 student, not a kid in a different city every fortnight How the Euka and Sunshine Coast FC partnership came together: Sunshine Coast FC needed an education partner who could align athletes from multiple states into a single squad heading overseas Mainstream and distance-education models could not solve the state-to-state curriculum mismatch Euka’s self-paced, curriculum-aligned model meant every athlete arrived in the UK on the same academic page The partnership now supports athletes training in Australia and competing in the UK in elite youth leagues When this matters for your family: Your child is training, performing or competing at a level that needs daytime hours Your week already does not fit inside 9 to 3, and you are tired of forcing it You want the education to keep up with the sport, not the other way around You want your child to perform better at school, not in spite of the sport, but because of how the model is built Australia’s only full-time youth football academy: how it started When Sunshine Coast FC went full-time in July 2020, the rest of the country thought they were mad. The pandemic had just turned the world upside down, and here was a football club on the Queensland coast tearing up the part-time academy model and committing to something nobody else in Australia was doing. Five years later, the bet has paid off. What started with 26 student athletes in a single building has grown into 180 full-time athletes across four sporting codes (football, basketball, netball and dance) with academic tuition delivered through their partner school, Peregian Beach College. Sunshine Coast FC funds the academic side. The sporting operation funds the school. It is the only setup of its kind in the country. For Melvyn, the model copies what works at the sharp end of European football. “We worked closely with the academic team and the principal to devise a timetable which could encompass training within the day without cutting any corners on the education,” he explained. The point was never to be a school with extra footy on the side. It was to mirror Premier League youth academies, where training and learning sit beside each other from the start. Australia as a whole has got some exceptionally talented young people, particularly in the football fraternity. We wanted to open the network up and give them an opportunity. — Melvyn Wilkes, Sunshine Coast FC What a week at the academy actually looks like Monday is recovery. The athletes have competed on the weekend, so the first coaching contact comes Monday afternoon. There is a strength and conditioning session during the day, but the body is the priority. Tuesday is the heaviest day. Athletes report at 7:15 AM for sport-science testing. Heart-rate variability, thermal muscle scans, baseline data collection. The team uses platforms like Polar and Apollo Sciences to track recovery and readiness across the week. After testing, academic lessons run until lunchtime, then the athletes are on the field from 12:30 PM through to roughly 4:30 PM. Wednesday opens with a 7:15 AM technical session on the field, then academic lessons through the middle of the day, then back on the field from mid-afternoon until 5 PM. Thursday is the “lighter” day, where the athletes report to school as normal, do academic lessons until early afternoon, then complete a final field session by 4:30 PM. Friday is a deliberate taper. One short session at midday so the body is fresh for competition on Saturday or Sunday. “We worked closely with the academic team to devise a timetable that could encompass training within the day, without cutting any corners on the education.”— Melvyn Wilkes, Sunshine Coast FC Australian football meets the English FA: the international pathway In 2023, Sunshine Coast FC made the call to take Australian players to where the elite youth competition actually is. Melvyn, originally from the UK and still well-connected through the football fraternity there, legally affiliated the club in the United Kingdom under the name Sunshine Coast FC UK. That gave the program access to some of the most robust youth competitions in the world at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-23 level, with a senior men’s space launching soon. The response from Australian families was enormous. 167 applications for 32 spots in last year’s intake. Players came from Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Cairns, regional Queensland and even New Zealand. For an aspiring footballer in Australia, this is genuinely the closest pathway to Premier League football most kids will ever get. It is also the moment Sunshine Coast FC ran headfirst into the problem that mainstream schooling could not solve for them: every state runs a slightly different version of the Australian Curriculum, and Year 11 to Year 12 progression rules differ from one state to the next. When you are recruiting 32 athletes from five states and trying to send them to the UK as a single squad, that fragmentation makes coordination almost impossible. “You can sense it when you’re around these athletes. The ones doing the future learning program have a more relaxed persona.”— Melvyn Wilkes, Sunshine Coast FC Why mainstream school stopped working for high-performance athletes This is the part of the conversation Melvyn was most direct about, and worth quoting carefully. Sunshine Coast FC was not built to knock mainstream education. They still have athletes enrolled in mainstream programs in the UK, and many do well. The point is more honest than that. The athletes on Euka’s flexible learning model are observably less stressed than the athletes still navigating mainstream timetables, exam conditions, and rigid attendance rules. Melvyn lives with these kids for stretches at a time when they are in the UK. He sees the difference. For a child who is already carrying the mental load of competing at an elite level, a single inflexible class on a Wednesday morning can become the thing they think about for 24 hours either side. Multiply that across a week, and the cumulative cost on performance and wellbeing is real. “You would be shocked at how well a Euka Future Learning student performs, compared to those learning distance-ed or in person, because it’s a more relaxed environment.”— Melvyn Wilkes, Sunshine Coast FC This is consistent with what Euka has seen across its own family base. Approximately 5 percent of Euka students are aspiring athletes, including Olympic athletes, world champions, and the next wave of professional-track competitors. The pattern is the same: flexibility in when and how the learning happens removes a layer of stress that no amount of resilience training can replace. How Euka fits a full-time training schedule Three things in particular make Euka’s program work for the Sunshine Coast FC model It travels. An athlete in Brisbane, Adelaide or rural Queensland gets the same curriculum as an athlete on a UK road trip in November. The state of residence stops being a constraint. So does the country. It is self-paced. When training takes precedence on a Tuesday afternoon, the lessons do not vanish. They sit there waiting for the athlete, ready to be picked up on Sunday evening or in the back of the team bus. There is no penalty for movement. It is rigorous. This is the point Melvyn and Brett both stressed. Flexibility does not mean lower standards. Athletes are still ticking the same curriculum boxes, the same Australian Curriculum standards, the same Grade 12 outcomes. The path through is just shaped around their lives instead of forcing their lives into a single shape. For families considering a similar move, Euka’s flexible learning page is the right place to start understanding what that looks like in practice. Key Insights for Families If your child is on an elite sporting pathway, learning needs to travel. Mainstream school is built around a fixed time and a fixed place. Aspiring athletes train in the day, compete on weekends, and increasingly travel between states or countries. The education system you choose has to accommodate that, not the other way around. Mental load is part of training load. Coaches now talk about cognitive recovery the same way they talk about physical recovery. If a class, an exam, or a teacher conflict is hijacking the night before training, performance suffers. Removing avoidable stressors is part of athlete care, not a soft preference. Curriculum alignment beats curriculum location. The reason Sunshine Coast FC chose Euka was not because the academic content was different. It was because the Australian Curriculum is delivered the same way to every athlete regardless of which state they walked in from. For families moving between states for sport, performing arts or work, that alone is the unlock. Not every child is going to be a professional. The model still works for them. This is the honest reframe Brett brought into the conversation. Even if the elite-sport pathway does not pan out, an athlete graduates with a complete Australian Curriculum education, real-world time-management skills built from running their own schedule, and the confidence that comes from years of high-performance training. Those are durable assets either way. “Euka was built for students who want to aspire to bigger, better things — kids who can’t sit at a desk all day.”— Brett Campbell, Euka Future Learning Your Family, Your Journey If your child trains, performs or competes at a level that demands daytime hours, this episode is the clearest look yet at what an alternative could feel like. You do not have to be aiming at the Premier League to benefit from a model that travels with you. Many Euka families come to us simply because their week does not fit inside 9 to 3. If you are curious about how this might work for your family, the Future Learners podcast has plenty of other episodes from families who have made the switch, including Travel Schooling with The Slow Road and Travel Schooling: Everything You Need to Know. 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I am Brett Campbell, co-founder and CEO of Euka Future Learning, and today we have a special episode. I am joined by Melvyn, who is the Sporting Director and Global Operations Manager of Sunshine Coast FC, a partner of ours and a partnership we are really excited about. We brought Melvyn in today to tell us and tell you about the academy and what they are doing. Brett: At Euka, we believe we are a very pioneering organisation, and we only partner with people who are working in a very similar field. What Sunshine Coast FC are doing, I wish was available in Melbourne when I was a kid. So we want to talk about this opportunity, and also check in on how a lot of our students have been going and how it really works when you are an aspiring athlete trying to get your schooling completed as well. Melvyn, welcome to the episode. Melvyn: Thanks for having me, Brett. It is really interesting. Brett: Let us start by giving our listeners an overview. What is Sunshine Coast FC? Melvyn: The FC obviously stands for Football Club, but we have many facets to our operation. We are more of a sporting club, Brett. Football is our core business, but we also have a basketball program, a netball program, and a dance academy. All of them are full-time. By full-time I mean the students combine their academic studies with full-time training, and full-time training is between 16 and 20 hours per week during the working day. Brett: And for those who are unsure of what football is, the running joke, it is soccer. I will do the interpretation. One of the things that was really exciting when you reached out to Euka is that we accommodate a very wide variety of needs. One of our largest growing cohorts is the aspiring athlete arena. Close to about 5 percent of our students are in that space. We have Olympic athletes, world champions, aspiring athletes from dance through to football. We are living in a very different world now than when I was at school. Brett: When you talk about 16 to 20 hours of training, how have you currently set up the process? How does it operate? You have been operating prior to reaching out to Euka and adopting a very different education philosophy. Talk to me about how that looks from the schooling element. Melvyn: We transitioned our program from part-time to full-time bang in the middle of the pandemic in July 2020. People thought we were crazy, but it is a similar sort of story to yourselves with Euka. You have to be innovative and you have to be bold. We currently have a partner college, Peregian Beach College, based on the Sunshine Coast. They deliver mainstream education from prep to Year 12 which is stock standard for any educational institution. Melvyn: What we wanted to do was mirror what the academies were doing in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world. We worked closely with the academic team and the principal to devise a timetable which could encompass training within the day without cutting any corners on the education. We went from piloting the program with 26 student athletes when we kicked off in July 2020, to 70-odd within eight or nine months, to over 100 within 12 months, and as we speak today we are about 180 full-time student athletes based at Peregian Beach College. That is funded academic tuition by our sporting operation. Melvyn: Let me talk through what a working week looks like in our full-time academies. Generally, we do not have access to the athletes on a Monday morning because they have had competition on the weekend and they are still in their recovery process. Our first point of contact is Monday afternoon at 2:45 PM. They report for school on Monday morning, do lessons through the day, and there is a gym session during the day with our strength and conditioning team. We have full-time S&C coaches and full-time sports scientists. Melvyn: Tuesday is our main contact day. Athletes report at 7:15 AM for sport-science testing and data collection. We have many platforms including Polar and Apollo Sciences. We do heart-rate variability testing, thermal muscle scanning, and various data collection to get everybody's baseline recovery status for the week. After testing they go into academic lessons up until lunchtime, then we have them on the field from 12:30 PM through to roughly 4:30 PM. Melvyn: Wednesday morning we have them back in at 7:15 AM until 8:30 AM for another technical session on the field. They have quite a big break where they go into academic lessons up until about 2:30 or 3:00 PM, and then we have them back out until 5:00 PM. Thursday morning we do not touch them. They report for school as normal, have academic lessons until about 12:30 or 1:00 PM, and then we have them back out until 4:30 PM. There are gym sessions, performance analysis, and practical elements throughout. Melvyn: Friday is more relaxed. We will do one component around midday because a lot of the players are preparing for competition on Saturday or Sunday. We taper the training on Friday to help maintain them or prepare them for the weekend. And then they have games on the weekend. Brett: My back-of-the-napkin maths says they are doing 50 percent school, 50 percent training. Melvyn: Yeah, but it is still not enough training for us, Brett. We are greedy people. Sport people are greedy people. That is how we came across you. Melvyn: We had some challenges in our state within the football fraternity. We could see them coming, but we wanted to grow our operation and provide additional pathways which would make the competition more robust and produce more talented players for the Australian nation. When we started looking at this in 2018, that did not sit well with various organisations that govern football in Queensland. That did not deter us. In 2023 we decided to expedite the process of our pathway from Australia to other parts of the world. Melvyn: I am originally from the UK, albeit an Australian citizen now. I still maintain my contacts in the UK football fraternity. That enabled us to legally affiliate our football club in the United Kingdom under the name Sunshine Coast FC UK, and to participate in extremely robust youth competitions, some of the best in the UK at their specific age groups of Under-16, Under-18 and Under-23. We are about to develop and move into the senior men's space. Melvyn: What we required was another unique opportunity from an educational perspective. Rather than just pulling from our academy, we opened the network up across Australia. Last year we had around 167 applications vying for 32 spots to play in the United Kingdom. Players came from Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Cairns, regional Queensland. We had contact from New Zealand. Melvyn: Each state has a national education curriculum, as you know, but there are slight variations in different states. That provides complexities to try and get everybody on the same page. When you have students enrolled in Year 11 going into Year 12 who have already done their elective subjects, Year 11 has to marry up with Year 12, and different states are delivering Year 11 to Year 12 differently. Melvyn: Our partner school, Peregian Beach College, were having some of these challenges trying to align Year 11 and Year 12 across states. That is when we did our research, our due diligence, whatever you would like to call it. We found you guys at Euka and made contact. I think it was Jake at the offset, and then it was full steam ahead. The service we have had from Euka has been top class. The support, the guidance, even working with our academic institution at Peregian Beach College. There has been communication back and forth, and even with the parents. It has been seamless. Melvyn: It is important to bring the truth to the table. A lot of people who do podcasts mask things over and paint rosy pictures. We had real challenges, and the challenges came from mainstream education. There is a large element of rigid learning attached to mainstream education. I am certainly not knocking it, because it has a place, and it is horses for courses for parents and guardians. We support all of our athletes whether they are on mainstream education or on the future learning platform. Melvyn: Our preference is to have all of our athletes with Euka on the homeschool program. We are replicating what the very sharp end of football is doing in the United Kingdom, the Premier League. The vast majority of Premier League clubs run their youth program as full-time and school them inside the football club. This is the closest any kid will ever get from Australia to Premier League football, by embarking on this with us in football, and also jumping on with Euka Future Learning. Melvyn: We still have a number of athletes on mainstream education in the UK, and as much as they are doing well in football, they have a lot of challenges in terms of the education. They have to be in contact with the teacher, they have exams, certain parameters, exam conditions. We have provisions in place to deliver the program as prescribed. But the online platform with Euka is less rigid, which means there is less stress on the students. Melvyn: You can tell the ones on mainstream education and the ones on future learning. You can sense it when you are around these athletes. We live with these athletes. I have spent significant time with them over the last six months. You can feel and sense that some of the athletes are under pressure with the mainstream education program, and the ones doing the future learning program have more of a relaxed persona. Melvyn: I am the one doing all the recruitment for student athletes going to the UK. I am the first point of contact, and I am also the person who, for want of a better word, is selling the program. I have to talk about the Euka program and the mainstream education program, and offer the holistic package. I always lean towards steering parents to look at the future learning platform, because of the stress and strain mainstream education can lay on a young person at a critical stage in their life when they are vying to get into a professional football club. Brett: I always look at things through the outcome we are trying to solve for. In your case, you are wanting to give your students the best possible shot at becoming a professional athlete. What that means is that education is not the first cab off the rank in terms of when it happens. It still has to happen, but it has to fit around the sport. We now live in a world where unless you are going down specific routes like medicine or law, the rigidity of school as the first priority does not always serve the child. Aspiring athletes are a clear example. Brett: Even if they have one class on a Wednesday at 10 AM in a subject they are not great at, or they do not enjoy, or they are behind on, or they do not like the teacher, that one thing can be the thing that hijacks them the night before and stays with them the day after. We are trying to create high-performing athletes here. Euka was built for that. We say we are the backbone for students who want to aspire to bigger, better things and who cannot sit at a desk all day to do their schoolwork. Brett: I want to reframe that, because we absolutely still believe in education. Not all of these athletes are going to become professionals. That is the reality. But the beauty of what you have built is that you have set it up around the outcome of a student aspiring to be a professional, and at the same time making sure they are ticking the boxes and getting an education. Because that is still required. Melvyn: I tackle it as a parent. My own kids have been through mainstream school education in the UK and Australia. The world is evolving. I always say to parents, the words future learning mean exactly what they say. This is the way the world is going. When I am talking to parents now, the conversation is always related to the health and wellbeing of the young person, particularly mental health. A lot of stress and anxiety is centred around exams, assessments, going to school, dealing with people face to face. Melvyn: I used to be a post-16 lecturer in the UK, so I can speak from experience as an educator. What appeases or alleviates parents concerns is when I explain the online platform. It is done at their own pace. If you put two athletes in a room, one doing future learning and one doing mainstream, they will both come out with the same certificate of education. But one is sitting in a classroom being directed, while the other is at their own pace with support. You would be shocked at how the future learning student performs because it is a more relaxed environment. Melvyn: With future learning, they are managing their own time. Indirectly, this is setting young people up for time management in how they conduct themselves through the online platform. You do not need a bell telling you when to start and when to stop. You do not need to move from one classroom to the next. You really do manage your own time. Brett: This is the way the future is moving. There are options now, which is what I love. There are options for families to choose whatever path they want. 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Eighteen months in the making and shaped by feedback from thousands of families, the brand-new Euka Learning Experience is here. In this episode of the Future Learners podcast, Brett Campbell (CEO and co-founder of Euka) and Ellen Brown (Founder and Head of Education) take you through a screen-share walkthrough of what’s changed and why it matters for your family.From age-appropriate visual design across Primary, Secondary, and Senior cohorts to the new four-part lesson structure (Learn, Practice, Apply, Reflect), in-built textbooks for Grades 7–12, and a redesigned parent portal with proper progress reporting — this is a platform built around how children actually learn, not how systems prefer to deliver content. If you’re already a Euka family, listen for the migration path. If you’re considering homeschooling in Australia, this is the clearest look yet at what your week could feel like. Key Points: What’s new at a glance: A new look for each stage — Primary, Secondary, and Senior get age-appropriate visuals (no koala mascots staring down 17-year-olds) Two ways to navigate the curriculum: by Term and Week, or by Subject. Whichever fits your child’s rhythm Euka’s four-part lesson structure: Learn, Practice, Apply, Reflect Designed for how children really learn: The Practice activity gets hands-on (think Play-Doh fractions, plant life-cycle dioramas) The Apply section gives instant feedback, no more sitting down at 6 pm trying to remember a 10 am lesson Reflect prompts let kids think about how they learn, not just what they learned Built-in textbooks (Grades 7–12, brand new): Modular short chapters mapped to specific lessons No need to buy outside textbooks for the curriculum Reporting upgrades: Every family now gets baseline progress tracking and downloadable certificates Parent portal shows lesson completion, grade reports, and (for Grades 11–12) assessment marks Premium Reporting is available for families needing government-compliant documentation Migration for existing families: Wait until the end of your current term, then reach out to the Customer Support team Email updates will guide you through the move Euka’s Upgraded Learning Experience: A platform that actually fits the child When Brett opens the walkthrough, the first thing he points out is something subtle but deliberate: the Euka program now looks different depending on the student’s stage. A Grade 3 student logs in and sees Echo — Euka’s koala mascot — front and centre, alongside a soft, warm colour palette. Move into Secondary, and Echo’s still around but less prominent. He’s grown up a bit. By Senior years, the koala is gone entirely, replaced by a more grown-up interface that respects where 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds are at. It’s a small thing visually, but it speaks to a deeper design decision: meet the student where they are. Age-appropriateness isn’t just about content — it’s about how the whole experience feels. How can families navigate the new curriculum? One of the most-requested features from existing Euka families finally lands here. The curriculum is now navigable in two ways: By Term and Week — the structured path. Click into Term 1, see your weeks, click into Week 1, see the lessons. Predictable, organised, calendar-friendly. By Subject — for the child who’s deeply engaged in English (or Maths, or Science, or anything else) and just wants to dive in without weekly distractions. Click English, see all the English lessons, work through them at your own pace. Both paths lead to the same content. The flexibility sits in the navigation — and that’s exactly what families have been asking for. The new four-part lesson structure This is the change Ellen is most excited about, because it reflects what the team has learned about how children retain knowledge. Learn is the core content — the equivalent of a teacher introducing a topic. Read, watch, take it in. Practice is hands-on. Building a Play-Doh pizza to represent fractions, constructing a diorama for plant life cycles, and making a comic strip. The point is to use the new knowledge in a way that gets it out of the head and into the hands. Apply is where instant feedback comes in. Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop — different question types for different lessons. Crucially, it’s framed as checking your understanding, not as a test. Children can get hints, check their answers, and try again. No anxiety, just learning.Reflect is the bit that most curricula skip entirely. Instead of asking “Did you like the lesson?”, we ask children how they felt learning it, what worked for them, and whether they feel confident with the material. And here’s the practical bit: every child is different. If your child gets the most out of Practice and doesn’t need Apply, that’s fine — every section is flexible. You can complete the lesson without having done every component. The system fits the child, not the other way around. This is a unique opportunity for students to think about how they learn, not just what they learn. — Ellen Brown What’s included in the new in-built textbooks for Grades 7–12? This is genuinely new. For the first time, every Euka student in Grades 7 through 12 has access to in-built textbooks woven directly into their lessons. These aren’t 300-page tomes you have to wade through. They’re short, modular chapters mapped to specific lessons. Looking at global biomes? The textbook section for that lesson is right there, broken into focused sub-sections. The practical benefit: families don’t have to buy external textbooks for the Australian Curriculum-aligned lessons Euka delivers. The deeper benefit: children who are passionate about a subject can dive deeper through the textbook, while children who don’t connect with reading-heavy learning can complete the lesson via Learn, Practice and Apply alone. Same outcome, different paths. A reporting dashboard parents can actually use Reporting has been one of the harder parts of homeschooling — both for parents trying to track progress against the Australian Curriculum and for families navigating state-by-state government requirements. Every family now gets a baseline reporting tier included in the standard Euka program: Lesson completion progress (visible in real time) Downloadable certificates per term Grade reports across subjects Parent feedback fields, so observations are captured alongside the data For families who need formal documentation, Premium Reporting layers government-compliant reports, work-sample integration, and achievement-standard mapping on top. There’s also an unexpected benefit Ellen highlights. The Premium Reporting becomes a keepsake: pictures of work, milestones, the whole year captured in one place. When grandma asks “what did you do in Grade 4?”, you’ve got the answer ready. “I’ve homeschooled my own kids for many years, and that niggling ‘am I doing enough?’ feeling is real. Reporting answers that question — not by comparing your child to others, but by showing how they’re going with the content itself. That’s peace of mind.” — Ellen Brown Why the Reflect section matters more than you’d think We almost glossed over this in the walkthrough, but it deserves its own beat. Metacognition — thinking about how you learn — is a focus of work by the Australian Education Research Organisation, and the Reflect section is how Euka brings that practice into every lesson. It also feeds into Euka’s Personalised Learning Plan (PLP) for families who use it. The data gathered through reflection helps spot patterns. A child consistently flagging boredom in maths lessons might be ready to advance Grade 4 student finding Grade 4 maths too easy, could move into Grade 5 or Grade 6 content. A child flagging difficulty in a particular subject area gets surfaced early, before it becomes a confidence issue. This isn’t about labelling kids. It’s about giving parents and the Euka team a clearer picture of what each individual child needs, beyond what a one-size-fits-all curriculum can offer. What do existing Euka families need to do to migrate? If you’re already learning on the original Euka platform, here’s what to do: Don’t switch mid-term. Finish your current term on the existing platform. At the end of term, reach out to the Customer Support team. They’ll guide you through the migration. Watch for emails. Euka has been sending detailed migration updates — check your inbox. If you’re new to Euka, you’ll start directly on the new Learning Experience. Key Insights for Families Flexibility is built in, not bolted on. Whether it’s choosing term-by-term or subject-by-subject navigation, completing only the lesson sections that suit your child, or pacing through textbooks at the depth that matches their interest — the platform respects that no two children learn the same way. Reflection is a learning skill in itself. Asking children to think about how they learned, not just what, builds a meta-cognitive habit that pays off for life. It’s also how parents catch boredom, confusion, or readiness for harder content before it shows up as frustration. Reporting belongs to the family. Whether you need it for government compliance, peace of mind, or as a keepsake of the year, the new dashboard puts your child’s progress in your hands — without requiring you to be a project manager on top of being a parent. The platform fits the child, not the other way around. Brett and Ellen come back to this point repeatedly. Every section of every lesson is optional. Every navigation path leads to the same outcome. The structure is there as a scaffold, not a cage. “It’s really important to us at Euka that the lesson is fitting the child rather than the other way round.”— Brett Campbell Your Family, Your Journey What we’ve shared here is the first cat out of the bag — but it’s not the last. The Euka team has more coming, and they want your feedback on what’s working as you use the new Learning Experience. Click the support function inside the platform to share ideas; some of Euka’s best features have come straight from family suggestions. If you’re an existing Euka family: thank you for trusting us through this evolution. Your patience, your feedback, your willingness to learn alongside us — it shapes everything we build. If you’re considering homeschooling with Euka for the first time: this is the clearest look yet at the platform you’d be working with. Take your time. Listen to other episodes of the Future Learners podcast to hear from families who’ve made the switch. And when you’re ready, we’re here. The post Meet the Upgraded Euka Learning Experience | 41 appeared first on Euka.

What happens when you swap the classroom for the open road? In this episode of the Future Learners podcast, we meet Kirianna from The Slow Road family, who shares how they balance education with adventure while living in a vintage 1962 Volkswagen Combi. Currently travelling in Japan with her husband Lockie and their three children, Kirianna offers a glimpse into the world of travel schooling. Kirianna discusses their philosophy of “slow learning,” practical strategies for offline education, and how they integrate real-world experiences into their Euka curriculum. Her insights provide inspiration for families considering travel schooling or simply wanting to bring more flexibility and real-world connection into their homeschooling journey. Key Points: Travel Schooling Definition: Family of five travels in 1962 VW Combi “Izzy” Currently based in Japan; children aged 9, 6, and 3 Philosophy of Slow Learning: Taking things at life’s pace; learning through play and exploration Flexible scheduling that works with each child’s natural rhythms Practical Strategies: Print worksheets and box resources by term for offline learning Integrate real-world experiences (markets, monuments, trains) into curriculum Euka Support: Downloadable and printable resources suit travel lifestyle Responsive support team; YouTube tutorials for getting organised Introduction to Travel Schooling The world really can be your classroom. For Kirianna and her family of five, this isn’t just a motto—it’s their daily reality. Living in a vintage 1962 Volkswagen split-screen Combi named Izzy, they’ve discovered that learning doesn’t need four walls. It just needs curiosity, flexibility, and the right support. Currently in Japan with her husband Lockie and their three children—Riley (9), Alba (6), and Elsie (3)—Kirianna shared how they balance exploration with education, and why travel schooling has become their family’s way of life. The Slow Road Family and Their Journey Kirianna and Lockie’s journey into travel schooling wasn’t always the plan. Both coming from aviation backgrounds, they’d always had the travel bug. They started travelling just before COVID, initially wanting to see more of Australia. What began as an adventure evolved into something more permanent when they realised their son Riley needed an education approach that suited his active, outdoorsy nature. “We just tried to search for ways where we could educate him to be an outdoorsy boy, still get out and explore the world, but also have a stable homeschooling background,” Kirianna explained. Their research led them to Euka. The COVID pandemic, while challenging for many, actually helped normalise their lifestyle choice. “Everyone could see that kids could still be outdoors and learn, or still travel,” Kirianna reflected. This shift in perspective gave them confidence to commit to travel schooling as a long-term approach. “Learning is just a part of life. We are all natural learners and enthusiastic learners.”— Kirianna, The Slow Road Philosophy of Slow Learning The family’s approach centres on what Kirianna calls “slow learning”—a philosophy that extends beyond education into their entire lifestyle. Living in a vintage Combi naturally takes you back a few years, she notes. The family tries to live like they’re back in the 1960s: getting muddy, learning through play, and connecting with different cultures. “I think the slow aspect comes from just taking things as life can,” Kirianna shared. “From a little boy, we figured that he just needed to take his time with his learning and really grasp his surroundings. That would build this foundation for him to grow and learn at his own pace.” This philosophy recognises that children—particularly active boys like Riley—often need flexibility. Rather than forcing extended periods of desk work, the family works with their children’s natural rhythms. A morning worksheet, followed by time to run, swim, and explore, then returning to learning when energy has been expended and focus is restored. Integrating Learning with Travel One of the biggest questions families have about travel schooling is practical: how do you actually blend education with exploration? Kirianna shared how they make learning relevant by connecting it to real-world experiences. When Alba had a geography worksheet about Cairns, she could draw on her experience of actually snorkelling there. In Japan, the children learn about currencies and money by using train cards and shopping at markets. They visit monuments like Tokyo’s Sky Tree and connect those experiences to their Euka lessons. “A lot of the times we will go on an excursion and somehow, without even realising it, it kind of falls into our Euka learning,” Kirianna noted. This approach answers the question children naturally ask—”Why do I need to know this?”—immediately and tangibly. “Riley needs the flexibility to play and then come back. We see a lot more improvement from his behaviour when he’s able to do that.”— Kirianna, The Slow Road Offline Learning Strategies What happens when you’re crossing the Nullarbor or somewhere without internet? Preparation is key. “Everything that we have for a term is boxed up and put into packaging, so that we’re ready in case we don’t need to use our devices or have internet,” Kirianna explained. The family prints all worksheets ahead of time and accumulates hands-on materials and creative supplies—purchased from Japan’s excellent dollar shops—that allow learning to continue anywhere. Riley, who learns best through hands-on activities, particularly benefits from this approach. “If he can do with Play-Doh and create something as he’s learning, it sits better for him.” The children have containers with all their worksheets organised by subject, so they know exactly where everything is. “A lot of the times they don’t even know that they’re learning something because they’re being creative,” Kirianna noted. Living in a Small Space Life in a vintage Combi with three children requires creativity and intentionality. Yet Kirianna sees the constraints of small-space living as opportunities rather than limitations. “I’m really lucky because the children have all grown up in a small space,” she explained. The family has established clear boundaries: the caravan is for sleeping, while eating, playing, and learning happen outside. “Their playground is always out playing on the beach or at the front of the caravan.” This approach means outdoor learning becomes natural. Morning walks help children expend energy before quiet activities. Rainy days become opportunities for reading, colouring, and conversation. “Let’s get out for a morning walk. Let’s get out and let our energy burst. So that when we are cooped up, we can kind of have some quiet time.” Travel Highlights and Cultural Experiences The family has travelled extensively, including time in Hawaii, throughout Australia, and multiple trips to Japan. Each destination offers unique learning opportunities that simply can’t be replicated in a traditional classroom. In Japan, the children navigate train systems with their own travel cards, learning mathematics through real transactions. They explore cultural landmarks and bring those experiences back to their curriculum work. “When they are sitting down to research or fill out their worksheets or learn something new given by Euka, they can kind of picture it and it makes sense to them.” Support from Euka and Future Plans While travel schooling offers incredible flexibility, having solid educational support matters. Kirianna uses Euka to provide structure and ensure her children’s learning aligns with curriculum expectations. The platform’s flexibility—allowing resources to be downloaded and printed—makes it particularly suited to their lifestyle. “Every time that we have needed any assistance or support, it’s been very quick,” Kirianna shared. She particularly appreciated the guidance available when first getting organised, including YouTube tutorials on how to set up filing systems. “I’ve never been without a folder. I’ve always been able to ask questions and seek help.”The family has also written a book, The Slow Road Van Life, which shares their travel tips, recipes (Kirianna is a fire cook), destination recommendations, and insights into how they manage homeschooling on the road. It’s available at bookstores throughout New Zealand and Australia, as well as on Amazon. Key Insights for Families Kirianna’s experience highlights several truths that resonate with families exploring alternative education approaches: Learning through play is essential, especially for younger children and active learners. Children don’t need to sit still to absorb information—sometimes the opposite is true. Flexibility leads to better engagement. When children can learn at their own pace and in their own way, they often exceed expectations. “If I was to just sit him there for two hours of English then maths, I wouldn’t get the best out of him.” Real-life experiences enhance learning. Connecting curriculum to tangible experiences helps children understand why what they’re learning matters—and makes it stick.You need less space than you think. With intentionality and organisation, education can happen anywhere—including a vintage Combi. “Riley needs the flexibility to play and then come back. We see a lot more improvement from his behaviour when he’s able to do that.”— Kirianna, The Slow Road Your Family, Your Journey You don’t need a vintage Combi or plans to travel the world to embrace the lessons from Kirianna’s story. The core message is simple: learning is just a part of life. When we integrate education with our family’s unique circumstances—whatever those may be—children thrive. Whether you’re travelling the world or doing your homeschooling at home, Euka is there to empower you and your family on your unique journey. If you’re curious about how homeschooling could work for your family, we’re here to help you explore the possibilities. Your world really can be your classroom. figure.wp-block-table.testimonial-element { background-color:#fffdf5; } figure.wp-block-table.testimonial-element .has-fixed-layout td{ padding:2em 2em; border:none; border-left:.2em #e8a838 solid; } figure.wp-block-table.testimonial-element .has-fixed-layout td em{ display: block; margin-bottom: -1.1em; } figure.wp-block-table.testimonial-element .has-fixed-layout td strong{ font-size:.8em; } h3{ font-size:16px !important; font-weight:900; } The post The World Is Your Classroom: Travel Schooling with The Slow Road | 040 appeared first on Euka.

Host Brett Campbell, CEO of Euka Future Learning, joins co-founder and Head of Education, Ellen Brown, to unpack the findings from the recent Alternative School Settings and Homeschooling Performance Audit compiled by the New South Wales Auditor-General. Together, they explore the growing challenges families face with registration delays, the reasons behind the surge in homeschooling, […] The post Inside the NSW Homeschooling Audit: What It Means for Families | 039 appeared first on Euka.

Host Brett Campbell speaks with Brent and Maverick about their journey into homeschooling and why they chose an alternative to traditional schooling. They discuss misconceptions about homeschooling, the flexibility of Grade 11 & 12 homeschooling, and how it helped them balance study, work, and future goals. They also highlight the importance of family support and […] The post He earns 30K a year and homeschools | 038 appeared first on Euka.

In this episode of Future Learners, hosts Brett and Ellen discuss the upcoming homeschooling year, offering insights and tips for both new and existing homeschooling families. They emphasise the importance of planning ahead, celebrating milestones, and fostering community connections. The conversation also highlights personal growth for parents and the exciting developments coming to Euka in […] The post What you need to know about homeschooling in 2025 | 037 appeared first on Euka.

Brett Campbell and Ellen Brown discuss the growing concerns among parents regarding the influence of educational philosophies that emphasise social and political issues in the school curriculum. The post Is School Going “WOKE”? | 036 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen explore the real motivations behind why families choose homeschooling. The post The “True” Reasons families homeschool? | 035 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this Episode Brett and Ellen explore the real motivations behind why families choose homeschooling. They dive into the evolving perceptions and diverse reasons that drive families to embrace this educational path, debunking old stereotypes and highlighting the flexibility and benefits that homeschooling offers today.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this Episode Brett and Ellen dive into the essential aspects of homeschooling, focusing on the critical processes of registration and reporting. They provide comprehensive insights into what parents need to know to successfully navigate these requirements, ensuring their children receive a quality education at home.

Brett and Ellen dive into the essential aspects of homeschooling, focusing on the critical processes of registration and reporting. The post What you need to know about Registration and Reporting when Homeschooling | 034 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this Episode Brett and Ellen delve into the concept of travel schooling, where education is seamlessly integrated with travel experiences. They explore the numerous benefits, practical strategies, and unique opportunities that travel schooling offers. This episode provides essential insights for families considering this flexible approach to education, covering […] The post Travel Schooling: Everything you need to know | 033 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen delve into the concept of travel schooling, where education is seamlessly integrated with travel experiences. The post Travel Schooling: Everything you need to know | 033 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this Episode Brett and Ellen delve into the unique challenges and rewarding aspects of raising young boys. They discuss the importance of nurturing emotional intelligence, breaking traditional stereotypes, and the distinct differences in learning and development between boys and girls. This episode also covers practical tips for parents […] The post Raising young boys | 032 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen delve into the unique challenges and rewarding aspects of raising young boys. The post Raising young boys | 032 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this Episode Brett and Ellen discuss the importance of sleep for both children and adults, exploring its effects on mental, physical, and emotional health. They share insights on how sleep impacts learning and behaviour, offer practical tips for improving sleep quality, and emphasise the importance of establishing healthy […] The post Sleep! Are you and your kids getting enough? | 031 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen discuss the importance of sleep for both children and adults, exploring its effects on mental, physical, and emotional health. The post Sleep! Are you and your kids getting enough? | 031 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this episode In this episode of the “Future Learners” podcast, Brett and Ellen discuss practical strategies for setting up preschoolers for success in their learning journey. They explore the importance of intentional parenting, the role of play, and how to foster independence and curiosity in young children.

Brett and Ellen discuss practical strategies for setting up preschoolers for success in their learning journey. The post Setting your pre-schooler up for success | 030 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this episode In this episode 29 titled, “Should Children Under 16 Be Banned from Using Social Media?” , Brett and Ellen discuss the controversial topic of whether children under 16 should be banned from using social media. They explore the mental health impacts, safety concerns, and the roles […] The post Should children under 16 be banned from using social media? | 029 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen discuss the controversial topic of whether children under 16 should be banned from using social media. The post Should children under 16 be banned from using social media? | 029 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this episode In Episode 28 of the “Future Learners” podcast titled, “Should children learn handwriting in this digital world?“, Brett and Ellen discuss whether children should learn handwriting in today's digital world. They explore the cognitive benefits of handwriting, the impact of handwriting on learning and memory, and […] The post Should children learn handwriting in this digital world? | 028 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen discuss whether children should learn handwriting in today's digital world. The post Should children learn handwriting in this digital world? | 028 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this episode In Episode 27 of the “Future Learners” podcast titled, “The #1 Skill for Children to Learn.”, Brett and Ellen discuss the critical skill of reading, emphasising its importance in acquiring knowledge and effective communication. They provide practical tips for parents to support their children's reading journey, […] The post The #1 Skill for children to learn | 027 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen discuss the critical skill of reading, emphasising its importance in acquiring knowledge and effective communication. The post The #1 Skill for children to learn | 027 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this episode In episode 26 of the “Future Learners” podcast titled, “When should your child do work experience?” Brett and Ellen discuss the importance of work experience for homeschooled children. They emphasise the flexibility homeschooling provides in exploring various fields, starting as early as Grade 7. Parents play […] The post When should your child do work experience? | 026 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen discuss the importance of work experience for homeschooled children. The post When should your child do work experience? | 026 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this episode In this episode of “Future Learners,” titled, ‘How to build a strong family unit‘ hosts Brett and Ellen discuss the essential elements for building a strong family unit, emphasising the importance of effective communication, shared values, and the unique dynamics of diverse family structures. They highlight […] The post How to build a strong family unit | 025 appeared first on Euka.

In this episode of "Future Learners", hosts Brett and Ellen discuss the essential elements for building a strong family unit The post How to build a strong family unit | 025 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this episode Hosts, Brett Campbell and Ellen Brown discuss the importance of understanding and leveraging different learning preferences to enhance educational experiences for children. They explore how various learning styles can impact engagement and retention, in our latest episode titled: How to Retain 90% of Everything You Learn.

Hosts, Brett Campbell and Ellen Brown discuss the importance of understanding and leveraging different learning preferences to enhance educational experiences for children. The post How to retain 90% of everything you learn! | 024 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube About this episode Euka parent Brooke shares her transformative journey of homeschooling her son, Noah, who faces unique challenges such as dyslexia, ASD, and ADHD. She discusses the initial struggles with traditional schooling, the pivotal decision to homeschool, and the substantial progress Noah has made through tailored learning approaches […] The post Homeschooling with Dyslexia, ASD, and ADHD: A Mother's Inspirational Journey | 023 appeared first on Euka.

Euka parent Brooke shares her transformative journey of homeschooling her son, Noah, who faces unique challenges such as dyslexia, ASD, and ADHD. The post Homeschooling with Dyslexia, ASD, and ADHD: A Mother's Inspirational Journey | 023 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube | Amazon About this episode In the “Unlock Funding for Homeschooling” episode, Brett and Ellen delve into government support options for homeschooling families, highlighting Centrelink benefits and the Assistance for Isolated Children's Scheme. They emphasise the need for homeschooling registration and professional validation to access these funds, advocating for […] The post Unlock funding for homeschooling | 022 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen delve into government support options for homeschooling families, highlighting Centrelink benefits and the Assistance for Isolated Children's Scheme. The post Unlock funding for homeschooling | 022 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube | Amazon About this episode Brett and Ellen offer practical strategies for cost-effective homeschooling, highlighting the importance of planning, leveraging community resources, and prioritising experiences over expensive materials. They also discuss the benefits of utilising government support, preparing learning spaces, and investing wisely in durable educational tools.

Episode 21, "Moving from School to Homeschooling in Term 2," offers a comprehensive guide for families considering the switch to homeschooling. The post Moving from School to Homeschooling in term 2 | 021 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube | Amazon About this episode Brett and Ellen offer practical strategies for cost-effective homeschooling, highlighting the importance of planning, leveraging community resources, and prioritising experiences over expensive materials. They also discuss the benefits of utilising government support, preparing learning spaces, and investing wisely in durable educational tools.

Brett and Ellen offer practical strategies for cost-effective homeschooling, highlighting the importance of planning, leveraging community resources, and prioritising experiences over expensive materials. The post Homeschooling on a budget | 020 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube | Amazon About this episode Brett Campbell and Ellen Brown dive into the significance of encouraging risk-taking in children's development. They explore various dimensions where risk is vital, including outdoor play, creative expression, social interaction, academic exploration, and personal growth. They discuss how taking risks can enhance physical activity, […] The post The Importance of Raising Risk Takers | 019 appeared first on Euka.

Brett Campbell and Ellen Brown dive into the significance of encouraging risk-taking in children's development. The post The Importance of Raising Risk Takers | 019 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube | Amazon About this episode In this episode, Brett and Ellen discuss: Acknowledging Individuality: The episode begins with a discussion on the importance of recognising and nurturing the individuality of young girls, enabling them to grow into confident and courageous individuals. Building Confidence and Self-Esteem: The hosts delve into […] The post Empowering Girls: Building Confidence and Self-Esteem | 018 appeared first on Euka.

The episode begins with a discussion on the importance of recognising and nurturing the individuality of young girls, enabling them to grow into confident and courageous individuals. The post Empowering Girls: Building Confidence and Self-Esteem | 018 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Youtube | Amazon About this episode In this episode, Brett and Ellen discuss: Time Management Strategies: Understanding that homeschooling doesn't need to adhere to traditional school hours (9-3) and recognising the efficiency of focused one-on-one learning. Setting Boundaries: The importance of creating clear boundaries for homeschooling, distinguishing between work and […] The post 3 Major Obstacles Parents Face when Homeschooling | 017 appeared first on Euka.

Understanding that homeschooling doesn't need to adhere to traditional school hours (9-3) and recognising the efficiency of focused one-on-one learning. The post 3 Major Obstacles Parents Face when Homeschooling | 017 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Soundcloud | Youtube | Amazon About this episode In this episode, Brett and Ellen discuss: Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Brett and Ellen start the discussion by highlighting the significance of conflict resolution skills for families and their inclusion in the Euka program, as well as in the general school curriculum […] The post The most important skill a child can learn | 016 appeared first on Euka.

Brett and Ellen start the discussion by highlighting the significance of conflict resolution skills for families and their inclusion in the Euka program, as well as in the general school curriculum The post The most important skill a child can learn | 016 appeared first on Euka.

Subscribe Apple | Spotify | Soundcloud | Youtube | Amazon About this episode In this episode, Brett and Ellen discuss: Introduction to Financial Literacy: The episode begins with Brett and Ellen discussing the importance of financial literacy and examining personal beliefs about money. They emphasise that understanding and potentially revising these beliefs are crucial for […] The post Cultivating Financial Literacy and Mindful Parenting | 015 appeared first on Euka.

The episode begins with Brett and Ellen discussing the importance of financial literacy and examining personal beliefs about money. The post Cultivating Financial Literacy and Mindful Parenting | 015 appeared first on Euka.