School in a BackpackBrave kids. Bold parents. Real learning.
School in a Backpack brings courage-first learning to families, schools and communities, in the US and the Philippines, since 2014.
Stop reacting, start parenting.
Nobody hands you a manual. The Wunderparent Workshop is five sessions to write your own: a clear plan for your family, so you can stop winging it.
Take the 2-min Rhythm Quiz → For educatorsLess prep. More teaching.
You're underpaid, stretched thin, and buried in stuff to sort through. Get lessons that are ready to teach in the time you actually have.
Get a free no-prep lesson → For organizationsPartner with us. Reach the families who need you.
Put your events and workshops in front of the families and children who would benefit most. We map them to learning standards, so you keep doing what you do best.
Tell us about your org →Budding Artist
From blank page to published book.
A 15-session writing curriculum for teens. One hour at a time, a young writer goes from an empty page to a real book.
For middle-graders
Budding Artist, shaped for younger writers.
For ages 7 to 11
An art-based approach to self-expression and confidence.
Coming up
Show up. Learn loud.
Workshops, family days and live sessions, online, in the United States and in the Philippines.
What we do
Everything we make, in one backpack.
Wunderparent Workshop
Five sessions: vision, rhythm, the independent learner, Ownschool curriculum and the learning environment. 5 evenings online or 1 full day in person.
Book the next cohort →Events
Family days, walks and live sessions.
Calendar →Curriculum
Ownschool, ready to use.
Shop →Four Keys to Courage
Joahna's coaching program.
Learn more →MyKuboCo
Our app for real-world learning.
See the app →We built MyKuboCo so every field trip counts.
Families find standards-aligned experiences near them and keep each one in their child's portfolio. Organizations list events for free. We're its first partner, and you can be next.
Courage, monthly.
Events, one family practice and new curriculum. One email a month.
Show up. Learn loud.
Everything happening online, in the United States and in the Philippines.
We're putting the calendar together now: Wunderparent cohorts online, and family days and live sessions in the US and the Philippines.
You'll leave with
- A one-sentence family vision
- A weekly rhythm that ends the daily negotiation
- A plan to hand learning back to your child
- A certificate of completion
Sessions
Vision & Intentions · Rhythm & Routines · The Independent Learner · Ownschool Curriculum · Learning Environment
Wunderparent.
For the parent who is doing everything and still feels behind. Five sessions to move your family from reacting to designing.
Not ready to commit? Take the 2-minute Rhythm Quiz and get one tip for your family today.
Vision & Intentions
Name what you're raising them for, before the calendar decides.
Rhythm & Routines
A rhythm the whole house can feel.
The Independent Learner
Hand the work back, at the right size.
Ownschool Curriculum
Learning built around your child.
Learning Environment
Make learning the path of least resistance.
What's your family's rhythm right now?
2 minutes. No email required to start — just to see your results.
Enter your email to see your result
We'll follow up by email with a little more over the next week.
Know another family who'd love this? Send them our way.
Ownschool curriculum.
Built around the child, not the box.
One lesson. Free. No card required.
Get a real, ready-to-teach lesson plus a Four Keys to Courage card, straight to your inbox.
Budding Artist
A 15-session writing curriculum. One hour at a time, a young writer goes from an empty page to a real, published book.
Ownschool Starter Kit
A term of rhythms, planners and project guides.
Four Keys to Courage · Family Cards
Conversation cards and weekly practices for the whole family.
Co-op & School License
Full curriculum plus facilitator training.
A real lesson. Free. Yours to use Monday.
One full, ready-to-teach lesson plus a set of Four Keys to Courage conversation cards — built around the child, not the box.
Partner with School in a Backpack.
Bring courage-first, experiential learning to your families, students or staff.
Host a Wunderparent Workshop
For your parent community, online or on site.
License Ownschool
For co-ops, micro-schools and classrooms, with training.
Co-host an event
Family days and learning events, promoted on MyKuboCo.
Start here
Tell us about your org
Takes 2 minutes. We'll send a one-pager and follow up with next steps that fit what you're looking for.
Run a museum, farm or workshop space?
List your experiences on MyKuboCo, our platform for real-world learning. Free for founding partners.
Joahna Tupas
Speaker, author and coach. Joahna founded School in a Backpack in 2014 and works with parents and educators as a thought leader in experiential learning and character education. Her Four Keys to Courage coaching program puts courage first, and builds everything else on top of it.
"Your strength can take you far… your courage can bring you further and farther, especially after your strength has gone out. It's time to direct your course towards your calling and destiny. A promotion to purpose requires you MOVE!"
The team
Small team. Big backpack.
Courage, monthly.
Events, one family practice and new curriculum. One email a month.
Let's talk.
Book a call or write to partners@schoolinabackpack.com.
partners@schoolinabackpack.com
General questions. We reply within two business days.
Partnerships
Schools, co-ops and organizations: tell us about your organization first, and we'll send a partner overview.
That took courage. You're in.
Know another family who'd love this? Send them our way.