Bringing New Life to Learning
"Because learning shouldn’t be about rules and routine, desks or discipline"
Your child’s education should be a joy, not a chore. But when all we’ve ever known is the school system, it’s hard to imagine something other than tests and textbooks.
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As parents, this can leave us feeling isolated and unseen - and even in homeschooling, we might find ourselves trying to recreate the rigid structure of the classroom from our kitchen tables.
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But you know that something is missing - for you and your child. And I’m here to tell you there is another way.
Hi, I’m Chelsea!
Literacy Specialist & Creator of The Nurture Nook
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been in love with learning and storytelling. I devoured every book on the shelf at primary school, and my favourite time of the day was when my dad would read bedtime stories to me.
I would lose myself in the magical, fantasy worlds. This was my safe place.
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I knew - even back then - that I wanted to be a teacher. I was so proud of myself when I graduated with my teaching degree, and I threw myself into my first job, looking after a reception class.
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I came into that classroom on the first day of term bursting with ideas. But I quickly realised that teaching wasn’t the storybook dream I’d imagined.
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My ideas didn’t always ‘fit’ with how the school was run, and to me it felt that classroom rules were prioritised over creativity.
Burnout
This wasn’t the primary school that I remembered - a place where you could be yourself, and learn at your own pace. What’s more, the workload started piling up.
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By my second year, I was beyond exhausted. I was angry at the lack of support for teachers and parents, and left physically broken.
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Shockingly, I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. This was my body’s way of saying ‘enough’.
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Motherhood & A New Path
So, I went back to university to study psychology. I loved it - but deep down, my heart wasn’t in it. Around this time I also became a mum, which made me reflect on my teaching experience from a completely different lens.
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I realised that I missed it… but I had no idea how I’d cope back in the system that had burnt me out.
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Then, I got an invitation out of the blue from a local school: would I like to come onboard to help children with learning outside of the classroom?
I hesitated at first - what even was this job? But it turned out to be everything I was looking for.
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That’s when I realised: I don’t have to stop teaching; I just need to change what it looks like.
Learning, Reimagined
That spark eventually became The Nurture Nook, a learning space for children that supports families through the power of storytelling and community.
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I’m here to help parents see that learning can (and should!) be fun.
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From allotments, to nature trails, and story times, children can now learn in a way that truly nurtures, and parents feel less alone.
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Come and explore a different kind of learning with us, at The Nurture Nook.
