I have done all of it- private, public and then Steiner education. Not sure if you have heard of it but when I was asking people about it they described it as "the fun police haven't got there yet." Basically we create constantly, have 3 lessons a day that are 2 hrs long each so students aren't expected to learn history in 20 mins by the time the roll is done and everyones settled down... its based on the head - heart- and hands theory- so we'd do some kind of mental stimulant work in the morning like maths, then middle lesson would be something from the heart like creative writing or drama classes and then the last class would be something hands on- art, jewellery making, photography, wood carvings, any kind of sport, exploring, trips to forests weekly....I loved it so so much! Definitely breaks away from traditional schooling!

Unfortunately shortly after I left the fun police did get there and the whole thing got changed up and now the high school has lost its magic. The Jnr school is still amazingly special though :) It makes me so glad to hear there is now schools like the one your kids are at emerging... I hope it works well for you all!!