home schooling

Let’s be honest—when you’re home-educating, everything has the potential to feel like either a beautifully child-led adventure or a slightly chaotic attempt to tick boxes while someone refuses to put trousers on. Spanish? That one often floats somewhere in between “We’ll do it later” and “Wait… does Duolingo count?”

When we moved back to the UK after living in Argentina, I home educated my two kids bilingually for six years. They were born in Argentina, and Spanish was their first language—so I wasn’t about to let all that beautiful language just fade into the background. I had to get creative. I had to be consistent. And I had to make Spanish feel just as real and important as English, maths or science. Here’s what worked for us—and what might work for you, too.