More about Sheryl
Sheryl believes that self-directed learning through self-discovery (aka play) and reflection, helps children create the strongest motivation to navigate life. She is child-led, but is not tied down in any approach, and finds that it is important to honour the child first before any pedagogy. She practises mindful parenting, and prefers to time working with children to grow their mindful awareness, social emotional skills, and executive functioning skills – skills and dispositions not emphasised in schools.
Before having kids, she worked in the financial world as a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Chartered Accountant, and was a mother to her staff in her family’s business. Sheryl was the Homeschool Convention Curriculum Fair Organiser from 2018 to 2020 and was a Wunder-led mentor to other teachers in 2021.
Sheryl now focuses her energies bringing together Self-directed Life, a global community of people invested in making education better for future generations, and her microschool, NEW SCHOOL learning dojo as a platform for her children to grow. NEW SCHOOL collaborates in partnership with Kubrio, an online self-directed school.
Sheryl is a certified Wunderled educator, Paws b mindfulness teacher, a Music Together teacher, and a self-directed educator. She is also training to be a certified parenting coach by Dr Laura Markham, author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids.
She homeschools her three active boys, and brings lots of energy, learning, and spontaneity to every classroom with or without doors.
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