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123: Corianda Shepherd | Creating a Worldschooling Community in Spain
Manage episode 486906687 series 3443923
After her eight-year-old son was expelled from school in the UK, Corianda Shepherd and her partner Joel left behind a life that no longer worked. They moved to rural Spain, bought the first house they saw, and slowly built Shepherd’s Rest—a worldschooling community where families live together, learn in nature, and reject the idea that difference needs to be managed or corrected.
This episode is not just about homeschooling. It’s about what happens when the social structure becomes too rigid, when families are stretched thin, and when children who don’t fit are sidelined. We talk about creating a different rhythm, not as an escape, but as a deliberate response to a system that has forgotten its purpose.
Corianda shares how her sons began to thrive in a quieter environment, how a diagnosis doesn’t have to define a life, and why she believes family—not institutions—should be the foundation for raising children. Together, we reflect on how the box society offers has become too small, and what it takes to build something more human outside it.
🗓️ Recorded June 3rd, 2025. 📍 Åmarksgård, Lille Skendsved, Denmark
🔗 Connect with Coriandra and Shepherd’s Rest
PODCAST INFO
Podcast website: http://theconrad.family/podcast
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/theconradfamily365
Apple Podcasts: https://www.theconrad.family/apple
Spotify: https://theconrad.family/spotify
RSS: https://theconrad.family/rss
SUPPORT & CONNECT
Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Theconradfamily
Share a review: https://www.theconrad.family/review-our-podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconrad.family
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconradfamily
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theconradfamily
Chapters
1. Shepherd's Rest - a Worldschooling Community (00:00:00)
2. Moving to Spain with Special Needs Kids (00:03:00)
3. Alternative Therapies for Tourette's (00:05:44)
4. From UK to Spain: A Cultural Shift (00:11:10)
5. Building Connections: Creating Community (00:18:26)
6. Family-Centered Culture in Spain (00:30:53)
7. Navigating Homeschooling Legality in Spain (00:54:02)
8. Taking Back Parental Rights (01:03:21)
129 episodes
Manage episode 486906687 series 3443923
After her eight-year-old son was expelled from school in the UK, Corianda Shepherd and her partner Joel left behind a life that no longer worked. They moved to rural Spain, bought the first house they saw, and slowly built Shepherd’s Rest—a worldschooling community where families live together, learn in nature, and reject the idea that difference needs to be managed or corrected.
This episode is not just about homeschooling. It’s about what happens when the social structure becomes too rigid, when families are stretched thin, and when children who don’t fit are sidelined. We talk about creating a different rhythm, not as an escape, but as a deliberate response to a system that has forgotten its purpose.
Corianda shares how her sons began to thrive in a quieter environment, how a diagnosis doesn’t have to define a life, and why she believes family—not institutions—should be the foundation for raising children. Together, we reflect on how the box society offers has become too small, and what it takes to build something more human outside it.
🗓️ Recorded June 3rd, 2025. 📍 Åmarksgård, Lille Skendsved, Denmark
🔗 Connect with Coriandra and Shepherd’s Rest
PODCAST INFO
Podcast website: http://theconrad.family/podcast
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/theconradfamily365
Apple Podcasts: https://www.theconrad.family/apple
Spotify: https://theconrad.family/spotify
RSS: https://theconrad.family/rss
SUPPORT & CONNECT
Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Theconradfamily
Share a review: https://www.theconrad.family/review-our-podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconrad.family
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theconradfamily
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theconradfamily
Chapters
1. Shepherd's Rest - a Worldschooling Community (00:00:00)
2. Moving to Spain with Special Needs Kids (00:03:00)
3. Alternative Therapies for Tourette's (00:05:44)
4. From UK to Spain: A Cultural Shift (00:11:10)
5. Building Connections: Creating Community (00:18:26)
6. Family-Centered Culture in Spain (00:30:53)
7. Navigating Homeschooling Legality in Spain (00:54:02)
8. Taking Back Parental Rights (01:03:21)
129 episodes
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