Wonder Year: Pack up the family for a life-changing, long-term journey filled with education and adventure

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THE GUIDE TO WORLDSCHOOLING

If you’ve ever dreamed about an epic family adventure and heading out on the road for a few months or more, Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-Term Family Travel and Worldschooling is for you.

Part inspiration and part how-to, this book demystifies the seemingly outrageous prospect of embarking on a long-term family trip and using the world as a classroom for your kids—a trailblazing approach known as worldschooling. Packed with practical information, Wonder Year offers invaluable guidance to help transform your dream into a well-planned reality for your family. Interspersed throughout the book are evocative travelogues and photos from families sharing worldschooling experiences. Paddling a wild and scenic Oregon river, stargazing in New Mexico, and visiting World War II sites in France are just a few of the colorful stories that will no doubt stir you to envision your own journey.

This book will show you how to:

Pay for Your Trip
Explore funding options for long-term family travel—be it a summer, semester, year, or more
Find Destinations
Choose where to go and navigate the logistics of getting there
Learn in the World
Discover alternative education methods for teaching your kids on the road

Be Green
Travel responsibly and sustainably
Work from the Road
Identify ways to earn income while traveling
Stay healthy and safe
Promote wellness and manage risk
Find Community
Tap into a global community of worldschoolers and family adventurers

You’ll learn that extended family travel is more attractive and attainable than ever before, and remote living and learning are not actually remote at all. Wonder Year will help you slow down, simplify, and wonder at all the world has to offer.

Praise for Wonder Year

“Wonder Year makes the case for extended family travel and ‘worldschooling,’ then provides the nuts and bolts of how to actually get out there.”

Joshua Bermanauthor and travel columnist for The Denver Post

“Essential reading for families on the journey toward a connected and fulfilling life.”

Dan BuettnerNational Geographic fellow and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones

“Simply superb! A must read for anyone considering a Wonder Year for their family. There are as many ways to execute on a Wonder Year as there are families who embark on one, but authors Angela, Julie,and Annika enable your year of travel by breaking down what can seem to be a paralyzing task into nine manageable themes. More than a travelogue and more than a how-to, the three authors expertly weave personal anecdotes into each theme to create something that is greater than the sum of its parts.

As someone who had their own Wonder Year nearly 20 years ago and then wrote a book about it, I can say I’ve read every book written on the subject, Wonder Year is the new standard by which all others will be judged.”

John Highamauthor, 360 Degrees Longitude

“Wonder Year will give you all the tools and tips you need to take your family on an adventure of a lifetime. As an early child educator, I appreciate their advice on how to educate on the move!”

Stefanie HohlFounder of ABC See, Hear, Do

“Wonder Year opens the imagination to possibilities of extraordinary family learning adventures. The authors also offer companionship through vivid and reflective stories told by themselves and their children about the challenges and joys learning together as fellow travelers. This book is a treasure trove of resources and inspiration for parents who desire to be learners alongside their children, transforming and growing on a shared journey.”

Colette PlumAssistant Dean, UC Berkeley Study Abroad

“Extended travel—the wanderlust kind—has always felt out of reach for too many because of the expense, the disapproval of others, and seemingly overwhelming logistical challenges. But you can do it! This book is literally a ‘how-to’ guide for a life-affirming family adventure.”

Charles Wheelanauthor, We Came, We Saw, We Left and Naked Economics

“Sometimes kids need to get out of the classroom, out of town, learning through wondering and wandering. Wildly inspiring and eminently practical, this book will have you dreaming, plotting, and planning for what could be the best months of your family’s life.”

Florence Williamsauthor, The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative

“A fantastic resource for any family looking to build an independently-designed expeditionary learning program. For the intrepid family that’s keen to raise kids with a broad worldview, the curricular visions and thoughtful considerations outlined in Wonder Year will help you to get out the door and on the road towards the greatest discoveries of your family’s lives. With practical information spanning financial considerations to logistics to managing risks while realizing the greatest learnings from place, Wonder Year is a recipe book for activating the deepest curiosities of young minds.”

Chris YagerFounder, Where There Be Dragons