l i f e s c h o o l
A family of artists + entrepreneurs living their dreams with freedom, creativity, and consciousness
100% school free, soul-led, and outside the box
lifeschool:
an online program
An online course and community we created to
help families break free from the matrix, and reclaim their freedom, creativity and power
our homeschool
manifesto
Our very own Declaration of Independence!
These are our most important family values, and our purpose for choosing to live & learn outside the box.
our book bucket list:
90 must-read classics
The most important books we want our kids to experience before they leave the nest -- to shape our family culture & inform their ideas about life.
unschool your mind
Discover the ways we unknowingly pass limitation programming onto our children disguised as "education," "responsibility," & "the real world."
the ultimate
school detox
Cleanse unhealthy conditioning, heal your child’s love of learning, and shift their center of gravity from the outside to the inside with the power of Deschooling.
the power of boredom to unlock potential
The world tells us that more activity is better; that being busy = productivity. But it’s in stillness that children become thinkers, dreamers, and innovators.
the hidden agenda of traditional schooling
The shocking and eye-opening truths that Pat and I discovered about our educational system, which have changed how we view the school system forever.
anna madrid
A website highlighting the beauty,
artistry and adventure of our daughter Maddi’s life
at home + abroad
johnny berlin
A website dedicated to
our son Johnny’s greatest artistic passions:
animation, illustration, and stop motion