Carol Tan, Rakcent Wong and their child, Atlas, have tookatrip throughout 23 nations and counting consideringthat the start of 2024.
Courtesy of Rakcent Wong
“You won’t be able to travel anylonger after having kids.” Carol Tan, 36, and Rakcent Wong, 35, typically gotten that olden guidance before having their kid, Atlas — however they were identified to show the cynics incorrect.
The Singaporean household took a sabbatical from work to “worldschool” their 4-year-old kid and has tookatrip from Switzerland to Denmark to Nepal, throughout 23 nations giventhat the start of the year.
What is ‘worldschooling’?
Simply put, ‘worldschooling’ refers to making the world assoonas class.
Sometimes, it includes momsanddads who pick to embark on a “family space year,” and take their kids out of their hometown schools to present them to various parts of the world, assisting them discover through immersive experiences that satiate their natural interest.
While some households take a more structured technique by registering their kids into schools abroad or by developing their own curriculum, much like how homeschooling is, others take a more versatile technique.
Tan and Wong motorcycled throughout Southeast Asia.
Courtesy of Rakcent Wong
How the journey started
After conference in 2011, Tan and Wong fell in love and quickly discovered a shared enthusiasm for takingatrip.
“Our design of takingatrip before we had Atlas was a little ‘off the beaten course’ type,” Wong informed CNBC Make It. From going to Iceland on a camper van and motorcycling throughout Southeast Asia, to sleeping in the desert in Egypt and checkingout a safari in Sri Lanka, the couple enjoyed being daring in their journeys.
“We recognized [that] after every journey, we constantly got something — there’s some kind of development and change that we experience, simply both on a individual level and as a couple,” Wong stated.
If we put our kid into preschool — from earlymorning to night, we are truly losing out on the most fantastic part of our kid’s journey — as a dad, I desire to be there, I desire to see his .
Tan and Wong chose that they would not just continue to travel, however likewise bring Atlas along with them. “We [knew] that takingatrip is going to be so helpful for him, particularly in his developmental years before he goes to main school,” Wong stated.
“We feel that, as momsanddads, if we put our kid into preschool — from earlymorning to night, we are truly losing out on the most remarkable part of our kid’s journey, duetothefactthat this is [where] they findout lotsof of their firsts,” Wong stated. “As a dad, I desire to be there, I desire to see his .”
The couple chose that the finest time to take the journey would be when their kid was inbetween the ages of 4 and 6. During these years, while their kid would be old sufficient to takein the world, he would likewise be too young to start official main school yet, which is required in Singapore.
4-year-old Atlas is on a worldschooling adven