Why I Built Kinduru

Hi, I’m Nate.

I’m neurodivergent and I’ve always struggled in traditional education. As a child, I experienced what I now recognise as sensory overwhelm. I cried before school most mornings and by secondary school, my attendance had dropped to just 30%. I skipped classes, not because I didn’t want to learn, but because I needed to learn differently. I used to steal books so I could study at home, where it felt safe and calm.

Years later, I became a stepdad to an incredible young man and I watched him face the same battles I knew all too well. Like many families during COVID, we trialled a form of home-schooling, and it worked. But when he returned to mainstream school, the struggles returned too. We tried public schooling, which helped for a while, but it was clear that long-term, the system just wasn’t built for how he learns.

So we made a choice: to home-school properly, on our own terms. Since then, he’s changed in ways I didn’t know were possible. He’s calm, confident, and genuinely happy. We’ve moved away from rigid timetables to task-based learning that fits him and it works.

I know how overwhelming it can feel when the system doesn’t work for your child. That’s why I created Kinduru to share what’s working for us with others who need something different.

Alongside this, I bring over 20 years of experience in graphic design and have built multiple successful businesses. Now I’m using that experience to build something that matters a flexible, affordable, family-first way to educate at home.

If this sounds like it could help you, you’re in the right place.