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Hello!
We’re a family of five — two parents and three children (ages 9, 12, and 14) — living between Kochi and a piece of mountain land we're slowly developing in Idukki. We’re exploring unschooling, simple living, creativity, and growing meaningful connections through shared experiences.
👨👩👧👦 Who
We Host We welcome families only — especially those curious about unschooling, slow living, and nature-connected ways of being. Whether you’re already on this path or just beginning to explore it, you’re invited to share time and space with us. We love a relaxed, hands-on atmosphere that feels more like extended family than a formal setup.
🌱 1. Live & Learn with Us — Kochi
Come stay with us and join in our everyday family life. Our younger two kids are unschooled, and we love learning through doing — whether it’s cooking, music, games, outdoor play, or creative projects. There’s no rigid structure here — just openness, presence, and the joy of discovering together.
🌀 2. Self-Directed Learning Community — Kochi
We’re part of a small, self-directed learning center for children aged 4–12, running weekdays from 9:30am to 3pm. Your family is welcome to participate — sharing your skills, passions, or simply your presence.
Some past activities:
* Treehouse building
* Storytelling, music, and art
* Nature play and creative science
* Sensory paths and outdoor games
Bring what excites you — we love when something beautiful unfolds naturally.
🏔️ A Note on Nature & the Mountains
While our main home base is in Kochi, we also spend occasional time on a piece of mountain land (about 3 hours away). It’s a long-term family project where we’re learning about gardening, eco-building, and slowing down with the land. If your stay overlaps with one of our visits there, and it feels aligned, you're welcome to join us for a few days as part of the experience.
🌸 Let’s Connect
If this sounds like the kind of experience your family would enjoy, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us a little about who you are, what you're exploring, and what draws you to this journey. We’re happy to chat and see if it’s a good fit.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Camping
Beach
Adventure sports
Sustainability
Art & design
DIY & crafts
Music
Plant care
Photography
Gardening
Cooking & food
Performing arts
Astronomy
Carpentry
Drawing & painting
Mountain
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn about the local culture when you stay with us. You will be part of the routine at the Kindergarten/Learning community. We also do local farm visits/local outings every month, if trip happens during your visit, you can join us for visit.
While staying with our family, you'll also get a chance to join us on our local outings, temples, our mountain home, eat local food etc.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
🏡 At Home in Kochi – Living & Learning Together
Join our everyday family life and share what you love. We’d love you to bring your passions — art, building, music, cooking, gardening, storytelling, anything you enjoy — and share them with our kids (ages 9, 12, 14). We believe when children see someone working with joy and purpose, it inspires them deeply. Your role isn’t to “teach,” but simply to live and share what excites you. That energy is contagious — and that’s what we value most.
🎒 Learning Community – Kochi
A self-directed space for kids (4–12 yrs). We welcome families with:
* Background in unschooling, Waldorf, Sudbury, Agile Learning System, alternative education system, etc.
* Skills in art, music, gardening, handwork, storytelling
* Love for starting projects and spending time with children
* Permaculture planning, gardening, planting, and ponds
We especially welcome people with skills in:
- Art
- Carpentry
- Pottery
- Permaculture
- Sustainable building
- Games
If you enjoy sharing your passions and contributing to a vibrant, hands-on community, we’d love to hear from you.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Indonesian: Fluent
Malayalam: Fluent
Accommodation
You’ll stay with our family in our apartment. We have a guest room with a private shower for your family.
What else ...
There a lot to see in and around our area including beaches, churches, local shopping streets and much more.
Close by is the biggest shopping mall in India (Lulu Mall) which might be interesting to see. Fort Kochi is also a nice place to go to for the day which is accessible by local transport. Volunteers might also want to go to Alleppy for the quintessential Kerala houseboat ride experience, which is only 1.5 hours away by bus.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Here, we spent time with the children helping with their daily activities. We arrived in December and the theme of the week was Christmas. We were singing Christmas carols, helped with creating a crypt for a nativity scene, created and decorated a Christmas… read more
They were very easy going and was very accommodating during their stay at our home.
At school we contributed where we could, particularly shooting photos and videos of the school and the… read more
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