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Raising Wild Hearts with Ryann WatkinAuthor: Ryann Watkin
A soulful podcast to help parents and educators create fulfilling lives and guide the next generation with patience, presence, and purpose. Wherever you're at in your journey, these conversations will meet you there, offering culture-shifting, revolutionary, and simple ideas you can weave into your life with ease.This is not just another parenting podcast. Raising Wild Hearts is the best podcast for real-life, grounded, and expert-backed tips for raising emotionally healthy kids, communicating with more intention, breaking generational patterns, building self-trust, and creating a more peaceful, connected life at home, at work, and everywhere in betweenWe're a community of conscious creators, devoted caregivers, and passionate educators, changing the world by starting at home in our own minds and hearts. Topics include: happiness, mindfulness, parenting tips, mental health for moms, sacred motherhood, holistic self-care, womens wellbeing, courage, confidence, EQ, conscious parenting, creativity, how to create boundaries, stress management, positive psychology, feminine leadership, spirituality, consciousness, and holistic success. Listen in for: grounded wisdom, practical rituals, inspiring guest interviews, solos shows and soulful inspirationall reminders to help you live and lead with heart.Join the community: https://www.raisingwildhearts.com/newsletterWant to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send Ryann Watkin a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts Language: en-us Genres: Education, Philosophy, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Education Series Part 5 | How to Homeschool, Start a Microschool, and Build What Doesn’t Exist with Candace Lehenbauer
Monday, 2 November, 2026
How do you homeschool six kids, start a microschool, and build something that doesn’t exist yet? Candace Lehenbauer has done all three, and she’s sharing the real, unpolished story of how to start a microschool.In Part 5 of our Education Series, recorded live at an education conference, I sit down with my friend Candace for her fourth visit to the show. After nearly two decades of homeschooling her six kids, Candace founded Tapestry Academy, a microschool in Boca Raton, and has worked as a Prenda microschool guide. She also runs Microschool Florida, a free directory that helps families across the state, from Miami to Tampa, find microschools and microschool programs near them.What is a microschool? A microschool is a small learning community, often just a handful of mixed-age students, built around personalized learning. Microschools are one of the fastest-growing education options in America, and Florida is at the center of that growth. The Florida scholarship through Step Up for Students is, partially, fueling that growth.We spent the conference talking about what students need and what teachers need. This conversation is for the founders: the moms, educators, and dreamers building something with their own hands, often alone.Candace pulls back the curtain on what founding really looks like. She talks about the 1099 she didn’t know she had to file, the first teacher who left a month in, and the hard move from free homeschool co-op classes to a microschool with tuition. Through all of it, she couldn’t stop thinking about the school she wanted to build. She saw it, and she couldn’t unsee it.In this episode, we explore:How to start a microschool, and what no one tells youMoving from homeschool co-op classes to paid microschool tuitionHiring your first teacher, contracts, and the paperwork side of microschool jobsChoosing and changing microschool curriculum, and why freedom is the best partBuilding a sustainable microschool: co-op days, enrichment programs, online resources, and membershipsWhy “nobody trusts the polished anything,” and why your story beats a flyerOur tiny founders’ walking club, and why you don’t need to pay anyone to find your peopleYour “six-pack”: the people who believe in you no matter whatHow Candace used The Secrets of Happy Families to shape her microschool’s cultureHer magic-wand wish for education, including more funding and grants for microschool foundersWhat she’d tell herself on day oneMemorable moments:“Nobody trusts the polished anything.”When you’re your own worst critic, picture your six-pack around a boardroom table and ask what they’d tell you.Failure isn’t a detour. It’s how you find out what works.Looking for a microschool near you? Start with Candace’s Microschool Florida directory.Connect with Candace:Microschool Florida | Tapestry AcademyIf you’re homeschooling, dreaming about a microschool, or building anything from scratch, share this with someone who needs to hear it’s gonna be okay.#microschool #homeschool #microschoolflorida🎧Yoto Player | Screen Free Fun for KidsThe audio player that makes screen free time easier. Choose from 1000+ cards, music or podcasts. +Follow the Raising Wild Hearts Podcast: https://raisingwildhearts.buzzsprout.com/585529/follow⭐️Write a Review for Raising Wild Hearts on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raising-wild-hearts-with-ryann-watkin/id1480064322 Support the show🛍️ Thank you to our incredible affiliates. To get any of the products or services mentioned on the Raising Wild Hearts podcast, head to: https://www.raisingwildhearts.com/market🙏Follow + Subscribe + Review: 🍎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raising-wild-hearts-with-ryann-watkin/id1480064322🎶Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KmzkkszG99W2dkBtRUJm6📺YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@raisingwildhearts🎙️Want to be a guest on Raising Wild Hearts? Send me a message on PodMatch, here:https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/raisingwildhearts💰 I only share what I truly love — some some links may be affiliate links.
