Nunumama Black Mothers Learning Circle is an online community and support network for black moms who are (or will be) homeschooling, unschooling, worldschooling, considering a change from their children’s current education process, wanting to augment their home life with more family-centered learning practices, or exploring all the possibilities in between.
We are currently preparing to launch in January 2020 and invite all who identify as black mothers and are in the process of creating/questioning/discovering what is the best path for their families to join us for an intimate learning and resource sharing experience.
Nunumama is a mother-centered space, meaning that we amplify our needs, dreams, and freedoms as mothers within the labors of designing, facilitating, and producing learning opportunities for our children and families. Ideal participants are passionate about family-centered learning and excited to build with and be in community with other black mothers.
Black mothers of all ages and stages are welcome to join Nunumama’s circle. It’s never too early—or too late—to start exploring our options! Nunumama is here for the future-future mommies, the pregnant mommies, the newborn mommies, the auntie-mommies, the godmommies, the grandmommies, and the elder-mommies too!
Our calendar and programming format will be largely shaped by the mothers who join as active members of the Nunumama circle. If the intention and vision of Nunumama strongly resonates with you, please fill out the form below so we can start growing our community with your interests and ideas at the center too.
nunumama at a glance
virtual gatherings
Meet online for intimate, honest dialogues with other black mothers who are just as eager as you are to have deep and meaningful exchanges about family-centered learning. Share your journey, slowly unpack all these terminologies and definitions—So what does it mean to homeschool? Unschool? Deschool?!?—listen to other moms talk about why they’re on this path too, learn new perspectives, ask tough questions in a safe space, swap ideas, open up about what’s been working out well—and also what’s been driving you bananas!—explore collaborations and potential family partnerships, make new friends, dream new dreams...and more!
reading together
Engage in dynamic discussions about the monthly book/reading selections that support us in finding and articulating greater clarity around what our personal motivations are and what we hope to create for ourselves and our families. Suggest resources for further study and participate in curating a list of culturally relevant authors and titles for our young people and ourselves.
family-centered learning resources
Grow your awareness and explore strategies for accessing more learning tools that can enhance your family-centered learning process. Explore the diversity of learning approaches and methodologies, compare curriculum models—including the no-curriculum model!—review educational products, and test out learning materials with other moms who might be asking questions and considering factors that are also relevant to you and your family. We’ll also share awesome homeschooling and unschooling podcasts, films, talks, articles and other media with each other.
let’s talk about it!
suggest a topic, ask a question, or share your family-centered learning story
frequently asked questions
is there a fee to join nunumama?
There is no membership fee. Donations are always welcome to support the work.
who leads the nunumama circle?
Binahkaye Joy, a Mother Mother and family-centered learning explorer, is the creator and facilitator of Nunumama. Read more about Binah below.
What does it mean to be an active member?
Active members commit to participating as fully as possible in the virtual gatherings, reading discussions, story sharing, and resource exchanges. Active members help shape the schedule, format of group processes, and culture of the Nunumama community.
what does it mean to be a supporting member?
Supporting members receive monthly updates and reminders about upcoming gatherings, resources, and opportunities within the Nunumama network. Supporting members are welcome to switch their membership status at any time if they wish to participate in virtual gatherings and have more engagement with the circle.
How many members are you looking for?
Right now we are looking to begin the Nunumama community with 4-10 active members. This will ensure that everyone gets ample time to share during gatherings, and will support us in taking our time to really get to know and understand the unique factors, interests, and motivations of everyone in the circle. If and when there is a need to accommodate more active members, we will explore options for the best ways to expand the community. There is no limit to the number of supporting members.
what is the process for becoming a member?
To become an active member, complete the inquiry form below to request an invitation to join. Once received, you’ll be sent a membership application that gives you an opportunity to tell us more about you, your family, and why you’re interested in becoming a part of the Nunumama circle. After receiving your membership application, we’ll be in touch with you to talk about your hopes and goals for participation and to go over more logistics of getting the most out of your membership. To become a supporting member complete the form below and you’ll begin receiving the monthly updates from the Nunumama community.
Who is welcome to apply for membership?
Black women located anywhere in the world who identify as a mother or mothering artist/mothering person, and who are passionate about cultivating more family-centered learning spaces for their families and communities.
what does “nunumama” mean?
The name of the group is inspired by what Binah’s children call breastfeeding, nunu. Cultivating and supporting learning for our children is another way we nourish them and help them grow into whole and happy people.
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facilitated by binahkaye joy
mother mother | family-centered learning explorer
Binahkaye Joy is a Mother Mother, author, fertility dancer, lactation counselor, creative process strategist, family-centered learning explorer, movement facilitator, family-accessibility engineer, and co-owner of TheFamily Dances. She experiments, collaborates, and creates community with mothers interested in family-centered learning, homeschooling, and self-directed education. With her lively band of munchkins she stumbles, leaps, and spins through the daily adventures of cultivating her own family’s practice, the Family Learning Lab. Binahkaye dreamed up Nunumama after having numerous conversations with other black mothers who are curious about their capacity to develop and facilitate a more loving and liberated learning reality for their children and families.
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