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Yasmin Ravard-Andresen with Kavinder, left, and Anjali, have created a backyard “urban food forest” for learning.
Their own way P H OTO BY JOS H UA H U STON
THIS HILLMAN CITY FAMILY TRANSFORMED THEIR LIVING SPACE INTO A “SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS” The well-trod traditional path isn’t always the best for every family. So when Yasmin Ravard-Andresen and her husband Dave, who works in digital marketing, were
considering schooling options for their children, they decided to make the bold leap into homeschooling. According to Yasmin, they were interested in an “alternative
learning environment and a very different education diet,” with a delayed academic schedule to focus on art, movement, nature and more. After finding public preschool too traditional and tied down, and private options too privileged, costly, and with fewer faces of color, they chose to create their own educational pathway for their son Kavinder, 7, and daughter Anjali, 5. Re-creating the traditional classroom was never their intention, and with their current layout, the learning experiences extend well beyond their physical house. To CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >
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