292. Homeschool Launchpad: Legal Essentials, Curriculum Choices, and Creating a Learning Space

Brave Writer

Julie Bogart and Melissa Wiley

Books, Arts, Education For Kids, Kids & Family, Education

4.8 • 904 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Starting to homeschool can feel overwhelming, but it’s all about creating a learning environment that sparks curiosity and builds strong family relationships. In this episode, we share practical tips for understanding legal requirements, choosing and personalizing curriculum, and setting up a home environment where learning happens naturally—on couches, in backyards, and through everyday routines. We also talk about balancing technology, fostering flexibility, and letting your educational philosophy guide your choices.

Ready to feel empowered in your homeschool? Listen to the full episode for all our tips, stories, and encouragement as you launch (or refresh) your homeschooling adventure.

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0:52.1	Hello, friends. Welcome to the Brave Writer podcast. This week, we'd like to share a talk that Julie recently gave in our welcome home series of webinars.
1:02.8	It's called homeschool launch pad, legal essentials, curriculum choices, and creating a learning space.
1:10.2	In this session, Julie gets into the nuts and
1:12.8	bolts of how to get started with homeschooling, like how to ensure your homeschooling legally,
1:18.6	how to shop for and select curriculum, and how to create a learning environment at home that
1:24.7	fosters learning rather than schooling. So much good stuff. Even seasoned homeschoolers
1:31.5	will come away energized. Also, if you missed our recent, very exciting book reveals for the
1:38.6	DART, Arrow, and Boomerang programs, you can catch the replay of that at bravewriter.com
1:46.9	slash landing slash book hyphen reveal. And I know that's a mouthful. So we will definitely
1:52.1	have the link for you in the show notes. All right. I'm turning it over to Julie. Enjoy.
2:20.2	Hi, I'm Julie Bogart. Welcome to today's webinar, the homeschool launch pad. We're going to look at the legal essentials, how to choose curriculum, and how to set up a learning space in your home. I'm so glad that you're joining me. So first, let's take a look at what you need to know and what you need to do and then what you need to teach. Right. If we're going to do
2:26.6	this program called homeschooling and you're the chief person in charge, I recommend knowing as
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