Unschoolers Platform 2017

We spent last week at the fabulous Unschoolers Platform 2017 conference at the Key Lime Cove waterpark in Gurnee, Illinois! It was the second year for the event. (See last year’s post.) There are several aspects that come together to make a successful conference, and this one had it all – friendly people, knowledgeable speakers, lots of opportunities Read More

Leading a discussion at Unschoolers Platform 2017!

I’m honored to have been asked to lead a discussion about worldschooling at the Unschoolers Platform conference at Key Lime Cove in Chicagoland in February 2017!! We really enjoyed the conference this year and are looking forward to going again. It’s always fun to be in the company of our fellow unschoolers, and the waterpark makes Read More

Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering 2016

This was our fourth trip to the Unschoolers Waterpark Gatherings conference event for homeschoolers at the Kalahari in Sandusky, Ohio. We had a blast as usual! The event includes speakers, funshops, family activities (dance, movie night, talent show, etc.), plus lots of time spent with friends and in the waterpark. The time always seems to go so Read More

Unschoolers Platform

In mid February we attended a brand new unschooling conference called Unschoolers Platform (UP)!  The conference was held at the Key Lime Cove waterpark in the Chicagoland area. For the last three years we’ve attended the Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering (UWG) in Ohio and have loved it, so that was our baseline for what unschooling conferences Read More