We have created A Place To Be for all families on this planet that love spending quality time with unique like-minded people, making new friendships with deep, meaningful connection and wanting to enjoy life within a community of freedom maximalists.

You’ve chosen to raise your kids outside the school system.

You believe in freedom, self-direction, and letting your children grow in their own way, in their own time. Whether you call it homeschooling, unschooling, worldschooling—or just living—you trust that real learning happens through life, not in a classroom.

You want your children to grow up in a safe, vibrant environment where they can roam freely, follow their interests, and be surrounded by other curious, joyful kids doing the same. A place where they can play, build, explore, and learn naturally—without judgment, pressure, or comparison.

You’re not looking for a program. You’re looking for a place to be—a real-life neighborhood where your values are reflected, your choices respected, and your family feels at home.

You might live in Madeira full-time, travel the world, or just want to spend a season here. Whatever your lifestyle, you're welcome at APTB.

This is for you.
Because you’ve already chosen the road less traveled—now you get to walk it with others who have, too.