Meet Amelie
Anywhere Learning didn't start as a business. It started as a question I couldn't stop asking: why does the system I spent 15 years working in fail so many of the kids sitting right in front of me?
I loved teaching. I loved watching kids light up when something clicked. But the longer I spent in the classroom, the harder it became to ignore what wasn't working.
The system is built on a single assumption: that every child in a room should learn the same thing, in the same way, at the same pace. But that's not how kids work. The curious ones get bored waiting. The ones who need more time get left behind. And somewhere along the way, kids who walked in loving to learn start saying they hate school.
I watched it happen. Year after year. And I knew I didn't want that for my own kids.
What bothered me most wasn't the reading or the maths. Schools can teach those. It was everything they couldn't teach. How to think critically. How to solve a real problem, not a textbook one. How to budget, cook a meal, navigate a city, have a conversation with a stranger, or figure something out when nobody hands you the answer.
The world is changing fast. AI is reshaping entire industries. The jobs our kids will do might not exist yet. And the school system is still running on a model designed for a world that doesn't exist anymore, teaching compliance when what kids actually need is curiosity, adaptability, and the confidence to figure things out on their own.
I needed a break. A real one. So I took a year-long leave of absence, and our family hit the road. Seven months of travelling together. My kids were 12 and 9, and for the first time I was homeschooling them. No classroom. No system. Just us.
That trip changed everything. I saw what my kids had been missing inside the system, and how endless their possibilities were outside of it.
It helped me make the decision I'd been circling for years: leave the classroom for good and build something new. Something that would let me combine my endless creativity with what I cared about most, my own children's education.
The Leap
I did what most former teachers do at first: I started with lesson plans and worksheets. Old habits. But bit by bit, creativity started taking more space. We swapped the worksheets for hands-on projects, real-life experiments, things that got us all out of the house and into the world.
Nobody was miserable. I wasn't exhausted. We were just… learning. Together. And my kids were more engaged than I'd ever seen them.
The learning was already happening. It just didn't look like school, and that was the whole point.
I started creating simple activities that turned everyday moments, a walk in the park, a trip to the grocery store, a rainy afternoon, into meaningful learning experiences. No lesson plans. No grading. Low prep. And my kids didn't just tolerate them. They asked for more.
That's what became Anywhere Learning. Not a curriculum. Not a replacement for school. Just a collection of tools that help your kids build real-world skills through real life, wherever you are.
What I Believe
Kitchens, parks, airports, backyards: learning happens everywhere when you know what to look for.
Our activities are designed to be done together. No tablets, no apps, just you and your kids, hands-on.
Open it, pick an activity, and go. I do the thinking so you can focus on being present with your family.
No schedules, no sequences. Use the guides however you want, at home, travelling, or in between.
Works With Your Approach
I designed every guide to complement your philosophy, not replace it.
Start with a free guide or browse the activity guides and see what fits your family.
xo, Amelie
