Now Accepting Applications!

Have you always wanted to travel with your family but were afraid to 'take the leap'?

Have you been traveling with your family but feel a little lonely and are missing a sense of community?

Have you wanted to study and learn with other families?

Have you wanted your kids to have friends to play with?

Now you can have the best of both worlds by joining our family at the World School Family Resort for our Family Study Abroad Program.

Our family of seven has been traveling the world for the past 18 years to nearly 60 countries on five continents.

We now have a home base and worldschooling community hub in Southern Portugal.

And we invite you to 'dip your toes' into the world of family travel and/OR to connect, study, learn and explore with other traveling families by joining this program.

DATES:

The dates for this experience are flexible and meant to work with your family's schedule. The program will run between October 2024 and April/May 2025.

You are welcome to bring your family for 2 weeks (minimum) up to 12 weeks or more and anywhere in between.

EXPERIENCES:

Here's an example of the optional experiences we can do together:

share community spaces while still having our own private living areas
interact as much or as little as we want or need to (sometimes it changes)!
share weekly meals
have our kids play together daily or weekly as desired
share learning experiences and activities together (a sort of worldschool co-op)
participate in Portuguese lessons
have weekly discussions and 'devotionals' (our family's term for a time of learning & discussing)
feed the animals on the property
do jobs and chores on the mini 'farm' (15 acres) -- weeding, building structures, painting, etc.
go to the beach or paddleboarding together
explore gorgeous cliffs and caves of the Algarve (Southern Portugal)
take surf lessons
go out on double or triple dates with other couples! (babysitting available)
travel to nearby sites and cities to explore -- Lisbon, Seville, etc.
take field trips (like to the site where Colombus launched the Nina, Pinta, & Santa Maria and see life-size replicas of his ships!)
and more!

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Your family would stay with us at the World School Family Resort. You can see the available rooms here. Some of them can be combined into 'apartments' for more privacy.

There are ten bathrooms (twelve toilets, six urinals, ten showers). Depending on arrangements, you may be sharing bathrooms with other families. The communal kitchen is large and will be shared with other families as well.

Our family has our own kitchen and bathrooms.

COSTS:

There is no cost to participate in this Program, except to cover your family's own expenses, including accommodation at the World School Family Resort.

Here are other potential expenses:

Accommodations (required) approx $19-25/pp, per night. $2280-$3000/mo for four beds.
Food/grocery costs can fit into almost any budget.
Travel/Field Trips $30-$50 per person, per day depending on destination (Lisbon, Seville, etc.)
Surf Lessons $30-$100 per day, per person
Portuguese Lessons $10-$20 per student, per hour
Kayaking and boat tours are around $30-$60 per person
Paddleboarding can be free if you're willing to share our boards
Flights to Lisbon (LIS) or Faro (FAO) airport (cost varies)
Transportation to Lagos via bus or train from LIS or FAO (approx $10-$30 pp, one way)

INTERESTED?

Click here to submit an application!