Lael Whitehead

Lael Whitehead is a musician and writer who lives on Mayne Island, BC. Lael performs and records with Jaiya (www.jaiya.ca), Banquo Folk Ensemble (www.banquo.ca) and the Dancehall Players. She has also recently published her first novel for children, Kaya Stormchild. Lael and her husband, architect Richard Iredale, raised their three daughters without formal schooling. Lael is a former editor of BC's Home Education News magazine. She has published numerous articles on alternative education,...See more

Lael Whitehead is a musician and writer who lives on Mayne Island, BC. Lael performs and records with Jaiya (www.jaiya.ca), Banquo Folk Ensemble (www.banquo.ca) and the Dancehall Players. She has also recently published her first novel for children, Kaya Stormchild. Lael and her husband, architect Richard Iredale, raised their three daughters without formal schooling. Lael is a former editor of BC's Home Education News magazine. She has published numerous articles on alternative education, including one recently collected in Wendy Priesnitz's Life Learning: Lessons from the Educational Frontier. See less