42. 2 Moms, Twins and a Global Gap Year: Why This Primary School Teacher Took a Worldschooling Sabbatical with Laurie Bevan-Jackson from Reality of Adventure

About this episode

Laurie Bevan-Jackson discusses her family's year-long worldschooling sabbatical and the planning behind it.

Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 Laurie Bevan-Jackson and her Leeds-based family of four are currently on a year-long sabbatical exploring Southeast Asia, Nepal and Japan. A decade of financial planning and a commitment to family attachment helped them take a sabbatical from their careers to prioritize worldschooling their twin daughters. 👍 We cover the intentionality behind their adoption journey and how they transitioned from classroom to traveling. Laurie shares her perspective as a primar...

People in this episode

Host: Suzy May

Guest: Laurie Bevan-Jackson

Topics covered

• worldschooling
• family travel
• sabbatical
• education
• adoption
• travel planning

Keywords

• worldschooling
• sabbatical
• family travel
• education
• twins
• adoption
• Southeast Asia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reality of Adventure

Places: Southeast Asia, Nepal, Japan

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