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Lusi Austin

About Lusi Austin

Lusi and her husband and five children have been on their homeschooling journey for 15 years. They have three homeschool graduates and two learning at home each day in rural Australia.

Lusi has Systemic Lupus and homeschools with coffee and dark stevia chocolate on hand. Lusi produces printables and other resources to make the homeschool journey easier for others at thathomeschoollife.com.au.

Lusi’s Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 13- and 15- year old)

February 25, 2025 //  by Lusi Austin

Lusi's Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 13-, 15- year-old) ~ Written by Lusi Austin from That Homeschool Life A note from Jamie: Since 2022, Lusi has been sharing her homeschooling life in Australia here, and her writing was an answer to prayer! I've learned so much from her as a mom with three …

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Category: organizationTag: day in the life, homeschool day in the life

Toe-Dipping into Homeschooling

November 12, 2024 //  by Lusi Austin

Toe-Dipping into Homeschooling ~ Written by Lusi Austin of That Homeschool Life Imagine it's a hot, summer's day here in Australia. There is no place I'd rather be than near the ocean or our local river, dipping my toes into the cool water. Sometimes, just dipping my toe in is enough and other …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: interest-led learning, unschooling

Where Can An Interest Lead?

September 18, 2024 //  by Lusi Austin

Where Can An Interest Lead? ~ Written by Lusi Austin of That Homeschool Life My beautiful 15-year-old daughter recently made this dress to wear to Sydney, Australia's production of Hamilton, the musical. She made it from a $10 piece of fabric she found in a local second-hand store (in Australia we …

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Category: a mom's educationTag: interest-led learning

Switching from the Deficit Mindset

July 23, 2024 //  by Lusi Austin

Switching from the Deficit Mindset ~ Written by Lusi Austin I love a good story. I love listening to them; singing them; writing them and bringing them to the theatre. But sometimes, the story I tell myself in my own mind is not helpful. Sometimes I lean too hard into the land of the deficit: …

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Our Family Learning Diary: Recording Our Homeschool Journey

May 28, 2024 //  by Lusi Austin

Our Family Learning Diary - Recording Our Homeschool Journey Written by Lusi Austin from That Homeschool Life Even before we began homeschooling, I started keeping a learning record. A collection of loose papers with notes on them. I can’t tell you why, but I know I did it because I came across …

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Category: organizationTag: interest-led learning, record-keeping

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