About Nomadschoolers

With the rise of remote work and digital nomadism, more families with children are rethinking how they live, work, and educate their kids. Some are looking to relocate for longer periods, while others are exploring new ways of living through shorter stays abroad. What they share is a desire for better balance between education, community, work, and family life.

At the same time, a growing number of alternative, small, and international schools, programs, and communities around the world are actively reimagining what family life and learning can look like. Many of these initiatives offer inspiring, high-quality solutions, but they are often hard to find and difficult to compare.

Nomadschoolers exists to bridge that gap. We help families discover meaningful educational and community-based opportunities around the world, while also helping schools, programs, and communities reach families who are genuinely aligned with what they offer.

A little background

In 2022, I (Nikolaj) started Traveling Village, a community where around 20 families travel and live together for four months at a time. Through Traveling Village, I've had long, in-depth conversations with hundreds of families from many different countries and cultures.

Again and again, the same themes came up: a deep wish for a more balanced family life, stronger community, and alternatives to traditional schooling and living structures. These desires seem to be universal, cutting across borders, cultures, and backgrounds.

Through this work, I've also seen how difficult it can be to start and sustain initiatives in this space. Finding the right families, communicating values clearly, and building trust takes time and visibility. Nomadschoolers is our attempt to create a shared, meaningful tool that benefits the entire ecosystem - both families searching for alternatives and the people building them.

Who's behind Nomadschoolers

Nomadschoolers is created by Mads Lontoft and Nikolaj Astrup. Almost 20 years ago, we co-founded a physical magazine about entrepreneurship for young people in Denmark. The magazine was distributed free of charge to high schools across the country.

Since then, we've collaborated on multiple projects focused on education, entrepreneurship, and community-driven initiatives. Nomadschoolers builds on that shared experience - and on a long-standing belief that better systems emerge when people can find each other more easily.