How We Schooled Our Kids While Living On A Boat and Cruising America's Great Loop
We refused to choose between the adventure of a lifetime and an exceptional education.
When we decided to spend 15 months completing America's Great Loop as a family, our biggest concern wasn't buying the boat—it was our children's education.
We wanted Belle and Rex to experience an extraordinary adventure without compromising the quality of their academics. After extensive research, we chose Laurel Springs School because it offered the flexibility our family needed while maintaining the rigorous, accredited education we wanted.
Looking back, it was one of the best decisions we made—not just for our journey, but for our children's future.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did your children fall behind academically? Not at all. In fact, both returned home academically ahead of their peers after completing the Great Loop.
Did you need internet all the time? Reliable internet certainly helped, but one of the benefits of Laurel Springs was the flexibility to plan around our travel schedule when needed. We got Starlink for the second half of our Loop and recommend having it.
Were the teachers supportive? Absolutely. Our teachers understood that we were a traveling family and were consistently encouraging, responsive, and invested in our children's success.
How many hours of school did your children complete each day? Like most families, it varied depending on the day and the grade level. The flexibility of Laurel Springs allowed us to build a schedule that fit our family's travel plans while keeping our children on track academically.
Would you choose Laurel Springs again? Without hesitation.It gave our family the freedom to pursue an extraordinary adventure while providing the academic foundation we wanted for our children.
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We only recommend Laurel Springs because it was the right choice for our family, and we'd confidently make the same recommendation to our closest friends.