nawhite; because our children are so small (3 and 6) we have decided to unschool them for now as we have weighed up the lifestyle factors and have decided that, for us, showing them the world that encompasses art, geography, languages, currency, history, culture etc etc... is more valuable to their wealth of knowledge than what a standard classroom environment could give them.
We may continue with this model, as so many others families are doing with great success, or we will bend our travel plans to suit what our children are interested in learning. That said, we may later enrol them in an internation school (which has the same curriculum worldwide), or we may enrol them for 3-12 months in a local school somewhere, or we may find specialists in their fields of interest to tutor them, we may use an internet based curriculum,....
There are so many options that we can choose from. It will depend on our children, where we are, what we decide to do longterm as a family.
If you are interested in alternative education I highly receommend to start with John Holt and John Taylor Gatto, any books by these guys will provide a platform for further research.
Education is important, I actually have a Phd, but I truly believe that there are more options than schools can provide. There have been many studies stating that homeschooled children are in no way behind in obtaining university scholarships and grants, in fact, just the opposite. A university education encourages asking questions, testing theories, self reliant learning: all things many of my students have had to learn when they arrive as an undergraduate. I think that homeschooling can mould children to think like this from the start; it embraces the love and joy of learning.
But, I digress....I will hop off my soapbox now, as the subject is close to my heart (if you cannot tell??!!! LOL)
I suppose it's all wrapped up in the "how" of our travel plans, so it is very relevant to our family.
vern; I agree how easy it is now with the internet. When DH and I travelled in the late 90s we would arrive somewhere and many times were not happy with something and would move accommodations. The net makes it so much easier!