Being able to direct my learning and really have a voice has made The Learning Circle feel like a family to me. I know the teachers really care about us and have let me learn in the way I learn best.

Incredible teachers, who really know and support the kids and make them feel equally respected. The kids are left with the impression that the teachers want to be there as much as them! Fantastic diverse choice of topics, that are truly chosen in a democratic way.

The kids are slowly growing solid, respectful connections with each other and the teachers. That is what was missing from our home ed. The reliability of meeting with the same group every week. Building that community, more than friends, they are co-learners/colleagues.

People are kind, everything’s democratic, so we have a say, and it’s non-competitive. People help you out when you don’t understand something.

Kind, gentle, child-led approach. Everyone and their views are respected. Celebration of diversity - rather than merely tolerance. Not caught up in unnecessary, unhelpful and narrow expectations and rules. It's a happy, relaxed place where the kids want to come.

I really enjoy it because you can express the way you feel. I like the freedom it gives me to learn what I want. I feel like I've been accepted as family.