Friends of Cabrini

Ep.50 Are We Ready For Revolutionary Teaching ft Cherina Shaw Hey friends! It was such a pleasure having California native, education activist, doula, unschooler, Cherina Shaw, to join the show this week to share her thoughts about revolutionary teaching and unschooling. Cherina is a wife and mother of six unschoolers who started their journey over ten years ago. She has over twenty-five years of...

Ep.49 Raising Free People ft Karema Akilah Hey friends! This week I invited Karema Akilah, the visionary and founder of the Genius School to the show to discuss what it means to raise free people. This week's it's all about parenting! Let's learn why raising free people is fun, personable, and authentic. Karema is an educator, entrepreneur, and mother of six fantastic unschoolers. Karema is a nati...

Ep.48 ft Worldschooling With Tawana Davis Welcome back. This week I invited Tawana Davis, Founder of Kingdom Kidz Online Academy, to share her experience with worldschooling and educating children. Tawana is an experienced educator of ten plus years, entrepreneur, wife, and mother of six. She is an avid believer that education starts within the home and that it is a lifestyle filled with discovery...

Ep.47 What Is The Big Picture? ft Meridith Black Hey friends! This week we're talking about the big picture. How can we connect with our children and give them a safe space to feel loved, supported, and embraced? On today's show, I invited former Speech and Language Pathologist, Meridith Black, to share her thoughts on social and emotional learning for homeschoolers. Meridith is a native of Indian...

Ep.46 Here's Why Unschoolers Should Be Intentional ft Jessica Alfreds Hey friends! This week, I invited New York native and homeschooler, Jessica Alfreds, to the show to discuss why unschoolers need to be intentional in their academics and interests. Jessica has homeschooled her children and others following the 2020 pandemic. Jessica is the founder and overseer of the Carolina Kids Co-op located...

Ep.45 Indigenous Homeschooling feat. Dr. Dawn Karima Hey, friends. This week I sat down with indigenous artist and activist, homeschooler, and 2x global music award winner, Dr. Dawn Karima, to ask about her thoughts on culture and community as an indigenous homeschooler. Dr. Karima is the author of Mother of Nations and founder of Wells of Victory. She is the host of the Conversations With Dawn Ka...

Ep.44 Unschooling In Chicago ft. Alicia Wilson-Ahlstrom Welcome back! This week I invited Michigan native, wife and unschooler Alicia Wilson-Ahlstrom to join the show for a magnificent chat about her family's journey with unschooling while living in Chicago. Alicia is the Co-Director of Research at the Children's Funding Project. Alicia shared a wealth of information regarding resources, curriculu...

Ep.43 Oh Yes! I'm Homeschooling ft Rachel Hamilton Hey friends! This week I invited former public school teacher, Rachel Hamilton, to share all about he recent journey in education as a homeschool mom. Rachel is a mother of three and native of Indiana who currently lives in Michigan. She shares the joys of her experience as a homeschooler and what she's looking forward too. In This Episode In this...

Ep.42 Engaging Neurotypical Learners feat. Natasha Anee Welcome back to the show! This week the conversation is centered around neurotypical and diverse learners. I invited Whole Family Coach and Michigan native, Natasha Anee, to the show. Natasha shared her personal experience as a neurotypical learner and her homeschool experience with educating a neurotypical learner. Natasha's path to homescho...

Ep.41 Homeschooling My Diverse Learner ft. Angela Thomas Welcome back! I invited Michigan native and Virginia resident, Angela Thomas, to join the show and share her knowledge and expertise with educating diverse learners including her daughter. Angela shares why she and her husband decided to homeschool their daughter during the time of the covid-19 pandemic. She expresses how parents should be a...

Ep.40 My First Year Unschooling ft. Amy Lakeberg Hey friends! It's obvious that unschooling is radically different from institutionalized classroom learning. For many families, unschooling helps children to unlock their potential and takes away the pressure to perform under distress and unwarranted circumstances. Unschooling children fully embrace their interests and discover new ideas and concept...

Ep.39 My First Year Homeschooling ft Janeea Wright Hey friends! This week, I invited Michigan native, wife, and homeschooler of three, Janeea Wright, to join the show to share her first year homeschool experience. Janeea shares her experience following the Charlotte Mason teaching method and explains how she plans her day with her little ones. In This Episode In this episode I chatted with Janeea...

Ep.38 Why Home Education Should Be An Option Pt 2 feat. Teleasha Edwards Hey friends! I invited wife and homeschooler, Teleasha Edwards of North Carolina, to join the show this week. She's a phenomenal educator, a licensed sign language interpreter, and health practitioner of Sanoka Holistic Healing Solutions. Teleasha made the decision to homeschool her children following their experiences in pub...

Ep.37 Why Home Education Should Be An Option Pt 1 feat. Yalonda Chandler Welcome back! This week, I invited veteran educator and entrepreneur, Reverend Yalonda Chandler of Alabama, to join our show. Yalonda is the co-founder of Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham, and she owns and operates Legacy Builders Academy, the premiere cover school in Birmingham that centers African American children and the...

Ep.36 Making School Inclusive feat. Kaz Wright This week, I invited Kaz Wright, a native of New Jersey, a veteran educator and reading interventionist with over 20 years of experience working in public and charter school districts to join our show. Kaz is the founder of K. Monica Consulting and an author of the book titled How Do I Get My Kid To Read. Kaz has primarily taught middle schoolers in I...

Ep.35 First Generation Homeschoolers feat. Samone Bat Yisra'el It's true. Homeschool children experience life much better than their peers in formal institutional schooling. This is just one reason why you should make the choice to homeschool. In today's show, I invited South Carolina native, veteran homeschooler, photographer, and founder of Nubian Moontime, to the show to share her experience as...

Ep.34 Single Parent Homeschooling feat. Jacquelyn Clemmons Hey friends! This week, I'm sharing my conversation with Jacquelyn Clemmons, a veteran homeschooler of two and full time entrepreneur, author, doula and Maryland native. Jacquelyn is the proud founder of Okionu Birth Foundation, a nonprofit organization that connects postpartum families of color to much needed culturally relevant postpartu...

Ep.33 How My Family Visited 37 States ft. Kristen Brown On today's show, we invited, faith leader, wife and full-time homeschooling mom, Kristen Brown, to share her family's homeschool experience with us. Her family's learning journey began after her son was bullied by a public school educator and has since blossomed into an inspirational and rejuvenating experience that includes traveling and exp...

Ep.32 Unprotected: NYC's Careless Child Welfare Reports ft. Shalonda Curtis-Hackett Where Brooklyn at! On today's show, New York native, Delta Sigma Theta Soror, and community activitist Shalonda Curtis-Hackett shares how her family was impacted by investigations from NYC's Administration For Children Services. Shalonda gives her perspective on how the agency weaponizes protective services through...

Ep.31 How I Balance Life And Learning ft. Shannon Bertucci Welcome back! We're back with a new season filled with new episodes, content and more amazing guests. Today's conversation features the phenomenal Shannon Bertucci. Shannon is an extraordinary wife, mother of four, veteran and software developer who shares with us how she balances life and learning with her adventurous family. Shannon has...

Ep.30 How To Prevent Homeschool Burnout Hey friends! Unfortunately, this would not be an authentic podcast if we did not talk about the elephant in the room. Burnout. Homeschool burnout. If there is one downside to homeschooling then it must be the feeling of being overwhelmed, tired and exhausted. This is something that happens to everyone. Nearly every homeschool parent, at one time or another,...

Ep.29 Creating An Efficient Homeschool Welcome back! As of 2021 there were approximately 2.5 million homeschoolers throughout the United States and many more are still joining the community. Now more than ever, parents are needed to manage their children's educational journeys. For some, it can be discouraging to create an efficient and structured homeschool environment. However, this does not nee...

Ep.28 Creating Independent Thinkers Hey, friends! We all want children who can stop and think before they act, right? That takes logic and critical thinking. Logic and critical thinking are both incredibly important skills that are important to purposefully teach our homeschool children. This week I'm sharing a few ideas on how to create independent thinkers. Let's think about how best we can supp...

Ep.27 How We Learn Math feat. Christal Gamble Welcome back! This week I chatted with my friend, Alabama native, Christal Gamble to discuss how her genius unschooler learns math. It's a conversation about all things math—from curriculum to future careers for problem solvers and creatives. This is a conversation you don't want to miss. For many, math is extremely unfun and highly cumulative. Only a...

Ep.26 You've Been Bamboozled! Hoodwinked! Hey, friends! They lied to us y'all! They lied! We been sold on the lie that public school education is necessary for a successful life. It's not! Tap in to our latest episode as our host shares why unschooling prepares young people for success. It's school vs. unschool. What side are you on? In This Episode In this episode, I am discussing how the governm...