June 7-10, 2010 in West Milford, New Jersey.  Details here.

Unschoolers' accounts of how their children taught themselves to read.  The article.

The author, Peter Gray, is looking for stories of self-directed learning.  Find the details here.

Posted by Debbie & Idzie:

Come join us this Summer for a gathering of unschoolers near Montreal, Quebec, Canada!

The Montreal Homelearners group has created an account with Scholastic Books - a great place to get discounted books.  Thank you to Melissa who is administering it for us : )

We will be placing an order around the middle of every month.  To place your order, have a look through the pdf flyers at Scholastic.ca, or the hard copies which will be available next week at Centre Communidée.

Posted by Glenn:

no lice....no guns...no homework...no molesting...no dry cleaning bills for stupid uniforms...no homework...no angst over exams, report cards and projects you find out about the night before...no parent/teacher meetings....lost metro cards...alarm clocks....rushing out 5 mornings...no lice...no homework....screaming teachers....bullies...bad cafeteria food...impatient monitors...and burned out social workers....no meds for adhd....no lice ...no homework...no questions -q. how was school - a. good...no soggy sandwiches and rotten food at the bottom of the school bag which weighs 50 lbs. giving your kids bad posture and neck aches....no locks, lockers, stolen items...no homework and no lice...

what might you find if you homeschool besides a little peace of mind....well....ugh....maybe that's all...the rest falls in place .... naturally.

Posted by Janice:

This homeschooling child-initiated activity is looking for your participation. Would you be interested in volunteering or selling your hand-made items at the Haiti Relief Project Movie Fundraiser during intermission? Some activities already confirmed are: bake table, balloon animals, jewelry, homemade soap and greeting cards. If you have a hobby or craft that you would like to sell at the fundraiser, please contact Janice Parnell at janice.mecs@gmail.com or (514) 993-4580.

Details about the activity on March 27th: http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/haiti-relief-project

Posted by Janie Ladd:

JOIN the FAMILY SCHOOL on SNOW group for a day of skiing at Mont Habitant (near St Sauveur). Feb 1, 15, 22 & March 8.

Posted by Martine:

Pour la  prochaine édition du Portfolio, dont la date de tombée est le 30 janvier, je recherche des textes de réflexion pour notre thème principal qui sera La réussite.

Posted by Rolf Priesnitz:

Life Learning Magazine's seven year legacy of inspiring articles about unschooling continues online. By popular demand, we are now offering the magazine online in PDF six times a year. Subscriptions include access to the complete archive of back issues.

The January/February issue is now available and the table of contents can be seen here: http://www.lifelearningmagazine.com/subscribe/index.html

Subscription details are here: http://www.lifelearningmagazine.com/subscribe/index.html

Another article forwarded by Josée:

No Time for Teaching: Spontaneous Learning at Home from Mothering Magazine.