Explore every episode of the podcast Canada Homeschools
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5E12 Golden Opportunity for Burnout | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:50:17 | |
Timmy Eaton is the founder and creator of This Golden Hour Podcast, a homeschooling podcast that gets to the core of why people choose homeschooling, and then dives deep into their personal experiences, stories, and challenges on the journey. Timmy earned a doctorate in Education in 2018 and wrote his dissertation on home education. | |||
| S5E11 A Canadian French Program with Kaleeka Press | 20 Oct 2025 | 00:21:25 | |
| s5e10 Parkour the Obstacles with Odelia Chan | 20 Jul 2025 | 00:14:03 | |
https://odeliachan.com/obstacles/ If you want to support the podcast, use our affiliate link to get Obstacles here: | |||
| S5E9 A Beautiful Battleground | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:27:19 | |
| S5E8 Tailor-Made Homeschool with Odelia Chan | 02 Jun 2025 | 00:26:23 | |
| S5E7 Homeschooling in New Brunswick | 01 Jun 2025 | 00:25:08 | |
| S5E6 One Room Schoolhouse and Homeschooling | 29 May 2025 | 00:20:46 | |
We discuss the history of the one-room schoolhouse and how it was an extension of the family. Scott gives his tips for new homeschoolers and shares his child-directed approach as well as a new opportunity for post secondary home schooled students | |||
| S5E5 Homeschooling in Nova Scotia | 22 May 2025 | 00:08:58 | |
For more information check out the resources linked here. | |||
| S5E4 Brocksden Field Trip with Scott Campbell | 19 May 2025 | 00:14:32 | |
Check out the Brocksden School here: https://brocksden.ca/page/Home | |||
| S5E3 Curriculum Fair Overwhelm | 19 May 2025 | 00:08:40 | |
Here’s the Link for the other Episode, Conference Hacks for Newbies: https://www.canadahomeschools.com/episodes/conference?rq=conference | |||
| S5E2 Planning Your Homeschool Year Part 2: The Details | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:12:46 | |
Part 2 of the Planning Your Year miniseries. Learn how to fit your curriculum plans into your schedule. | |||
| S5E1 Planning Your Homeschool Year: The Big Picture (Part 1 of 2) | 22 Mar 2025 | 00:11:24 | |
There are other episodes that pair well with this one as you plan your year. Homeschooling for Beginners has a discussion of creating a vision for your homeschool https://www.canadahomeschools.com/episodes/2019/4/9/homeschooling-for-beginners?rq=beginners and Homeschooling and the Holidays shares creative ways to plan to reduce stress https://www.canadahomeschools.com/episodes/s2e5?rq=holidays | |||
| S4E4 Is Your Homeschool PREPARED? | 07 Dec 2023 | 00:30:56 | |
Get prepared for an emergency with this practical episode on emergency preparedness. Here’s the link for the solar/crank radio/light: | |||
| s4e3 Tips for a Meaningful Advent | 07 Dec 2023 | 00:42:12 | |
Here is the Etsy shop with advent printable: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/OnceUponATreebyMK2?ref=l2-about-shopname Here’s the Amazon link to Anne’s book: Here’s the link to the simple family advent study Anne mentioned: | |||
| S4E2 A Cross -Cultural Education | 17 Apr 2023 | 00:30:50 | |
An interview with author Laurie Vandenhurk, a Canadian who moved to Tanzania to serve the people there while homeschooling her children. Laurie has authored a series of books for children which tells the stories of her own children experiencing village life in Tanzania. Laurie has chosen to publish her stories with Admiration Books, a division of Canadian-A Educational Resources | |||
| S4E1 Speaking Life to Your Children | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:40:49 | |
To see Rowan and Kimberly in person at the OCEC conference click here: https://www.ochec.org/convention/ For the Renewed Mama Podcast and Speak Life Badges, click here:Kimberly's website To get Rowan’s book, click here: https://www.canadian-a.com/books-for-parents | |||
| S3E13 Homeschooling in Alberta and AHEA | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:40:50 | |
Rowan interviews the Executive Director of Alberta Home Education Association (AHEA) to learn about homeschooling in Alberta. Here’s a link to the episode “Certified or Qualified?” | |||
| S3E12 Unschooling with Stephanie Sewell | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:55:58 | |
Unschooling can also be called self-directed learning, a topic which we explore in depth in this interview. Stephanie is an alternative education consultant. Find out more here: https://www.stephaniesewell.ca/ | |||
| s3e11 Large Family Working Homeschool Mom | 10 Apr 2022 | 01:03:15 | |
Rowan and Christine talk about how Christine runs her Lego business while homeschooling a large family. Christine also gives tips for managing a large family-she and her husband have ten children. | |||
| s3e10 Testing in Your Homeschool | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:12:52 | |
Rowan explores the concepts of testing and assessment in the context of homeschooling. Should we test our children? | |||
| s3e9 The Importance of Connection in Education | 07 Mar 2022 | 00:47:03 | |
Stephanie, a coach and mentor, talks about her homeschooling journey and the importance of connection in education. | |||
| s3e8 What About Post-Secondary Education? | 21 Feb 2022 | 00:33:25 | |
Rowan discusses 4 ways to gain admission to post-secondary programs as a homeschooled student. | |||
| Bonus The Canadian Online Homeschool Conference 2022 | 31 Jan 2022 | 00:22:48 | |
Rowan will be speaking on the topic of Teaching History and there’s a handout and a coupon code for a big discount on the Epic Bundle of Headphone History! Check out the series on parental rights here: https://www.aheaonline.com/events/live-and-learn-series | |||
| s3e7 One Man's Journey to Unschooling | 24 Jan 2022 | 01:16:18 | |
Here is the link to my dropbox where listeners can download either a .mobi (Kindle) or ebook (.epub) version of "Becoming Supergenius, Vol. 1: The outside world." https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ycavkupppmza8og/AABWy4tziVrn68jW81Tax26wa?dl=0 The book also has a webpage. Hardcopy and audio versions are available: https://www.mindstrengthbalance.com/becomingsupergenius_part1book/ | |||
| s3e6 5 Tips for Organizing Your Homeschool | 03 Jan 2022 | 00:14:19 | |
| s3e5 Christmas and The "Bestest Gift" | 08 Dec 2021 | 00:29:22 | |
Get the 99 cent holiday bundle here: https://sowl.co/bjVNZK You can get Anne’s book on Amazon or at www.canadian-a.com | |||
| s3e4 The Humanities in a STEM World | 02 Dec 2021 | 00:25:01 | |
Why the humanities are important in education and practice in a STEM world. Job prospects for humanities students. Why the push for STEM? | |||
| More Indigenous History Stories | 08 Nov 2021 | 00:24:05 | |
Free printable https://sowl.co/bsV77H | |||
| Indigenous History Stories | 01 Oct 2021 | 00:17:53 | |
Get the free printables here: Get the free history worksheetsksheets Get Headphone History here: Headphone History Indigenous history for Canadian kids. | |||
| s3e1 Welcome Fall! | 26 Sep 2021 | 00:10:44 | |
Rowan shares podcast and Canadian-A updates, and welcomes fall with some field trip ideas, essential oil recipes and more. | |||
| s2e39 Parenting with Chris and Rowan | 03 Sep 2021 | 00:41:32 | |
Rowan and Chris discuss parenting, teaching values, financial literacy, the tween years, parenting styles and transitioning from responsible parent to mentor and coach. | |||
| s2e38 Read-a-louds in Your Homeschool | 27 Aug 2021 | 00:20:06 | |
Learn how books can be a great way to educate about history, social issues and character, and some things to look for when building your family library. | |||
| s2e37 Homeschooling and Daycare | 16 Aug 2021 | 00:32:03 | |
Rowan, a second-generation homeschooler, chats with her mom about homeschooling in the 80's and 90's and running a home daycare | |||
| s2e36 The Guilt List | 07 Aug 2021 | 00:09:47 | |
Get Rowan’s book here: https://www.canadahomeschools.com/resources | |||
| s2e35 World Schooling | 29 Jul 2021 | 00:28:36 | |
Find out what surprised homeschool mom and author Janet LoSole the most about their journey through Central America and we learn about World Schooling and 4 tips for if you're planning to do so. | |||
| s2e34 Homeschooling on a Chicken Bus | 17 Jul 2021 | ||
To get Janet’s book, click here: https://amzn.to/36Lo2Yc | |||
| s2e33 Gap Year After High School? | 11 Jul 2021 | 00:18:09 | |
Rowan discusses the pros and cons of a gap year and some experiences students have had with their gap year. | |||
| s2e32 Mom Blogging and Homeschooling with Bonnie Way | 27 Jun 2021 | 01:11:45 | |
You can find Bonnie at https://thekoalamom.com/ Be sure to check out https://www.headphonehistory.com/ | |||
| s2e31 Working and Homeschooling with Lisa Marie | 17 Jun 2021 | 00:48:43 | |
Home – The Canadian Homeschooler Rowan and Lisa Marie talk about the business of The Canadian Homeschooler, and how Lisa Marie runs it while homeschooling her 5 children. | |||
| s2e30 Advice for New Working Homeschool Moms | 09 Jun 2021 | 00:25:12 | |
10% of sales in June 2021 go to help indigenous Canadian families who have to travel for medical care. Shop at headphonehistory | |||
| s2e29 Strategic Working Homeschool Mom | 04 Jun 2021 | 00:41:52 | |
Here’s the link to CovidSense, Deanna’s YouTube channel on Covid data: CovidSense | |||
| s2e28 Practical Working Homeschool Mom | 28 May 2021 | 00:52:29 | |
You can find Jen at Practical, By Default Here’s the link to the children’s picture book contest (open to Canadians not valid in Quebec): | |||
| s2e27 Working Homeschool Parents Series Introduction & 3 Tips | 18 May 2021 | 00:11:01 | |
Homeschooling and working is a more common combination than you’d think, and Rowan provides 3 tips for doing that juggle. Introducing a series for working homeschooling parents! | |||
| s2e26 Learning Styles and Strategies | 10 May 2021 | 00:20:50 | |
Get the free Learning Styles and strategies infographic at this link: https://sowl.co/exR6f . Teaching in a way that your student learns best will contribute to their success. Homeschooling allows you the flexibility to customize the education you give. | |||
| s2e25 Charlotte Mason Education | 27 Apr 2021 | 00:44:38 | |
Applying the Charlotte Mason model of education to homeschooling. An interview with Cori Dean, Canadian expert on this method of education. | |||
| s2e24 Exceptional Grace: A Conference for Exceptional Learners | 20 Apr 2021 | 00:21:57 | |
Learn about the almost 30 sessions for parents of exceptional learners which will include testimonials from parents of exceptional learners and practical ways to cope with learning difficulties. | |||
| s2e23 The Classical Education Model | 20 Apr 2021 | 00:34:07 | |
Part of our professional development series for home educators, Hester teaches us the Classical model of home education. | |||
| s2e22 More Professional Development for Homeschoolers | 16 Apr 2021 | 00:13:13 | |
We look at an ongoing five-phase model of educational professional development which includes mentoring and evaluating our practices. You are engaging in this development already. | |||
| S2 E21 Professional Development for Home Educators | 08 Apr 2021 | 00:18:11 | |
How does the concept of professional development apply to homeschoolers and what are some ways we can hone our craft? | |||
| s2e20 Certified or Qualified? | 02 Apr 2021 | 00:15:08 | |
Do you need to be certified in order to be qualified to teach your children at home? How do we respond to those who question our qualifications to homeschool? | |||