Here’s a list of upcoming unschooling conferences all over North America in 2009-2010 with dates, locations, and websites.
Most of the list was actually compiled by Erika Davis-Pitre: she posted it on the African American Unschooling list: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/AfAmUnschool. She’s an awesome speaker who will be at many conferences including the Northeast Unschooling Conference near Boston in less than two weeks (!) where I’ll be speaking too!
I just added the new UWWG webiste and an inclusive homeschooling conference in Illinois (it includes unschoolers and all other homeschoolers) that’s happening in March, 2010.
All are welcome: these conferences are great for parents, kids, grandparents, people starting unschooling, looking for more unschoolers to connect with, curious about the philosophy, and unschoolers looking for support, encouragement, and inspiration.
Unschooling conference can be a great (re)inspiration when you’re surrounded by a “schooled” society to be reminded you are doing the right thing!
Please comment or contact me directly (eli@eligerzon.com) if you know of any others, anywhere in the world!
MA
Aug 27 – 30, 2009
Wakefield, MA (north of Boston)
Northeast Unschooling Conference
www.northeastunschoolingconference.com
TX
Sept. 4 – 8, 2009
Westlake, TX (west of Dallas)
Rethinking Education Conference
http://www.rethinkingeducation.net/
CA
Sept. 10 – 13, 2009
San Diego, CA
Good Vibrations Unschooling Conference
www.goodvibrationsconference.com/
MD
Sept 21 – 22, 2009
Frederick, MD
Enjoy Life Unschooling Conference
www.enjoylifeunschooling.com
Ontario
Oct 2 – 4, 2009
Caledon, Ontario
Toronto Unschooling Conference
www.livingjoyfully.ca/conference/
GA
October 8-11, 2009
Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, Georgia
The School’s Out Forever Homeschool Getaway
www.schoolsoutforever.org
NJ to Bermuda
Oct 24 – 29, 2009
Unschooling Adventure Cruise
www.unschoolingadventurecruise.blogspot.com/
NM
Jan 7 – 9, 2010
Santa Fe, NM
Sandra’s Unschooling Symposium in Santa Fe
www.santafeunschoolingsymposium.blogspot.com/
OH
Feb 8 – 12, 2010
Sanduskey, OH
Unschoolers Winter Waterpark Gathering
www.ugo.unschoolgathering.com/
SC
Mar 12 – 14, 2010
Columbia, SC
Autodidactic Symposium
http://theautodidactsymposium.com
IL
Mar 18-20th, 2010
St. Charles, IL
InHome Conference
www.homeeducatorsconference.org/
WA
May 27-30, 2010
Vancouver, WA
LIFE is Good Conference
http://lifeisgoodconference.com/
Don’t forget the 2010 LIFE is Good Conference. It will be held at the Red Lion Hotel in Vancouver, WA over Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30, 2010. Updated info coming soon to the website. http://lifeisgoodconference.com/
When you see Erika tell her Paul “the chicken farmer” Bogush said hello..seriously!