LIFE is Good
NW Unschooling Conference
Red Lion Hotel ~ Vancouver, WA
Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-24, 2009
Learning In Freedom Everyday!
Imagine...
A place where you can experience an unschooling community first hand. Where you can ask questions and get ideas from experienced unschoolers. Where no one will ask what curriculum you use and you will be surrounded by free families where kids are respected.
We're thrilled to offer this joyful, life-affirming gathering of unschooling families. Whether your family has been unschooling for years, or is just getting started, the LIFE is Good Conference will give you the opportunity to connect with other unschoolers who are also Learning In Freedom Everyday!
We hope you'll decide to join us! This is a wonderful opportunity for recharging your unschooling batteries, reconnecting with old friends, meeting virtual friends, and being inspired as well as inspiring others!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Homeschooling Talks by David H. Albert
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> Homeschooling Talks by David H. Albert
> with movies for the kids
> October , 2008
> Central Cinemas
> http://www.central- cinema.com/
> 1411 21 Ave S
> Seattle WA 98122
>>> David is the author of Have Fun. Learn Stuff. Grow. Homeschooling and the Curriculum of Love (Common Courage Press, 2006), And the Skylark Sings with Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education (New Society Publishers, 1999), andHomeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original Seeking (Common Courage Press, 2003). He is also editor of the new two-volume set The Healing Heart~Families: Storytelling to Encourage Caring and Healthy Families and The Healing Heart~Communities: Storytelling to Build Strong and Healthy Communities (New Society Publishers). Signed and inscribed copies are available through this site.
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> Schedule: (for complete description of the talks, visit David’s website at HYPERLINK "http://www.skylarks ings.com" www.skylarksings. com )
> Movies to be announced
> A. 1:30 p.m. On Sixes and Sevens
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>>>> For most children, the ages 6 and 7 represent some of the most important – and interesting! – developmental changes that will ever occur in their lives. It is the age of questions, trust-building, first real understandings of death and history, first confrontation with the need for experience in progressing with learning challenges. We explore together what it is like to be 6 and 7 all over again!
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>>>> Hanging on for the Ride: Homeschooling WITH the Gifted Child
> (“How to talk so your child will think you have something worth listening to!") Examines three kinds of giftedness, reviews – with group participation – the hallmarks of gifted children, and provides hints on how to work effectively with them to appropriately enrich their education. The end of the talk is reserved for a resource sharing session.
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> The Curriculum of Beauty
> Brown University President Ruth Simmons once wrote, “Nothing is so beautiful, nothing so moving, as the observance of a mind at work.” What if, amidst all the focus on how to ensure our children have the necessary basic skills, we were to conceive of homeschooling as an aesthetic matter, helping our children to find ways to embrace the beautiful in their world, in their relationships with others, and in themselves? How can we go about with our kids in cultivating an inner harmony that will lead them to a life worth living? And can we go along for the ride?
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> C. 7:00 p.m. – Dismantling the Inner School
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> We all want the best possible education for our children. But sometimes the images of school we hold in our minds limit us from acting fully upon that which, deep down, we already know. We will explore some of these images together, and increase our self-confidence in helping our kids and our family pursue our dreams and aspirations. (He is currently on fire -this subject of his current book)
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> Cost: (Advance Registration)
> $ 5 for one movie,
> $10 for one talk; $18 for two talks; $25 for 3 talks.
> $3.00 off total for 2nd adult in the same family.
> (Kids by donation)
>
> $3.00 will be added to the total for registrations at the door.
> Homeschooling Talks by David H. Albert
> with movies for the kids
> October , 2008
> Central Cinemas
> http://www.central- cinema.com/
> 1411 21 Ave S
> Seattle WA 98122
>>> David is the author of Have Fun. Learn Stuff. Grow. Homeschooling and the Curriculum of Love (Common Courage Press, 2006), And the Skylark Sings with Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education (New Society Publishers, 1999), andHomeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original Seeking (Common Courage Press, 2003). He is also editor of the new two-volume set The Healing Heart~Families: Storytelling to Encourage Caring and Healthy Families and The Healing Heart~Communities: Storytelling to Build Strong and Healthy Communities (New Society Publishers). Signed and inscribed copies are available through this site.
>
> Schedule: (for complete description of the talks, visit David’s website at HYPERLINK "http://www.skylarks ings.com" www.skylarksings. com )
> Movies to be announced
> A. 1:30 p.m. On Sixes and Sevens
>>>>
>>>> For most children, the ages 6 and 7 represent some of the most important – and interesting! – developmental changes that will ever occur in their lives. It is the age of questions, trust-building, first real understandings of death and history, first confrontation with the need for experience in progressing with learning challenges. We explore together what it is like to be 6 and 7 all over again!
>>>>
>>>> Hanging on for the Ride: Homeschooling WITH the Gifted Child
> (“How to talk so your child will think you have something worth listening to!") Examines three kinds of giftedness, reviews – with group participation – the hallmarks of gifted children, and provides hints on how to work effectively with them to appropriately enrich their education. The end of the talk is reserved for a resource sharing session.
>
> The Curriculum of Beauty
> Brown University President Ruth Simmons once wrote, “Nothing is so beautiful, nothing so moving, as the observance of a mind at work.” What if, amidst all the focus on how to ensure our children have the necessary basic skills, we were to conceive of homeschooling as an aesthetic matter, helping our children to find ways to embrace the beautiful in their world, in their relationships with others, and in themselves? How can we go about with our kids in cultivating an inner harmony that will lead them to a life worth living? And can we go along for the ride?
>
>
>
> C. 7:00 p.m. – Dismantling the Inner School
>
> We all want the best possible education for our children. But sometimes the images of school we hold in our minds limit us from acting fully upon that which, deep down, we already know. We will explore some of these images together, and increase our self-confidence in helping our kids and our family pursue our dreams and aspirations. (He is currently on fire -this subject of his current book)
>
>
> Cost: (Advance Registration)
> $ 5 for one movie,
> $10 for one talk; $18 for two talks; $25 for 3 talks.
> $3.00 off total for 2nd adult in the same family.
> (Kids by donation)
>
> $3.00 will be added to the total for registrations at the door.
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