Anna Brown has a degree in Family and Child Development. She worked with families in crisis before turning her attention to helping parents build better relationships with their children and partners. She has been doing that very rewarding work for over 20 years. She works in private practice as a Relationship Specialist helping couples and families move through conflicts and create an environment of collaboration and growth. She also enjoys working with businesses to improve communication, increase employee satisfaction and increase productivity. Anna has two grown children who were always unschooled. She has written and spoken at conferences about relationships and unschooling for over 20 years. She currently co-hosts the Exploring Unschooling Podcast with Pam Laricchia and Erika Ellis as well as co-hosting The Living Joyfully Network.

WEBSITE

Danii Oliver is an unschooling cognitive scientist and lifelong learner devoted to raising curious, capable humans. They are the founder of Chi’Va, a neuroscience-informed mental performance platform, and have worked across fields including natural earth building science, permaculture and beverage fermentation for holistic living.

Danii's storybook series, Unschool Discoveries, is the only collection of unschooler stories highlighting exploration and self-directed education. As author, illustrator, and animator, Danii creates entertainment that honors children as whole people.

For 15 years, Danii has been unschooling, using life itself as curriculum, navigating interest-based development, and real-world problem solving. Drawing from neuroscience and regenerative living, Danii approaches unschooling as an integrated system rooted in agency, and a perspective centered on trust in children.

SUBSTACK

Heidi Steel is the founder of Live Play Learn and the Unschooling Village Hub, and author of the book ‘School Isn’t for Everyone and What You Can Do Instead: A Practical and Neuro-Affirming Guide to Unschooling’. She has over 14 years of hands-on experience as an unschooling parent of four always-unschooled children. Heidi shares a practical, down-to-earth approach that builds connection, trust, and a lifelong love of learning. Throughout the resources and community that she hosts for unschooling families, you can find support to step away from traditional education systems, and guidance and reassurance to create learning environments that truly work for their families. Heidi’s work is rooted in the belief that children learn best when they are trusted and given the space to follow their natural curiosity.

 INSTAGRAM  FACEBOOK  PODCAST