Going to Conferences
Conferences are fabulous places to hear directly from experienced unschoolers, ask questions, and alleviate some of your own fears. Several of our Unschooling Mom2Mom moderators as well as some of the experienced unschooling moms posting on our UM2M Facebook Group are speakers at these conferences. Be sure to find them and introduce yourself!
Many of the family conferences have specific activities for adults, children and teens. Be sure to check out their website so you'll see what they're offering.
We're also including some fabulous retreats, trips and opportunities for unschooled teens to travel the country and the world!
And if you're not sure a conference is "worth it,"
please read this: Little Tools for an Epic Life.
2020 Unschooling Conferences
Not all dates have been set for 2020. For now, the links are staying from the past schedules too, so you can see. Most of these recur annually. Check their website frequently and then let Sue know!
2021 Events
FEBRUARY 19-20, 2021
LEAP HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE
San Diego, CA
MAY 13 - 16, 2021
CHN FAMILY EXPO
Garden Grove, CA
MAY 24th - 27th, 2020
UNSCHOOLERS' WATERPARK GATHERING
Kalahari Indoor Waterpark
Sandusky, OH
MAY 27th - 30th, 2020
LIFE IS GOOD CONFERENCE
Virtual Event
JULY 29th - August 1st, 2020
HSC CONFERENCE
San Jose, CA
2022 Events
FEBRUARY 2022
UNSCHOOLERS NOW
Great Wolf Lodge
Colorado Spring, CO
Past Events Yet to have 2021 Dates
MIDWINTER UNSCHOOLERS' NON CON
Fitchburg, MA
TEXAS UNSCHOOLERS CONFERENCE
Lone Star Jellystone Park
Waller, Texas
ARGH (AUTODIDACTIC RADICAL GATHERING OF HOMESCHOOLERS)
Spruce Pine, NC
NORTHEAST UNSCHOOLING CONFERENCE
Wakefield, MA
FREE TO BE UNSCHOOLING CONFERENCE
Phoenix, AZ
LEARNING REIMAGINED
South Africa
2020 Conferences/Events for Teens
PROJECT WORLD SCHOOL
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - Passed
3/2/2020 - 3/6/2020
PWS INTRO - MEXICO - Passed
3/9/2020 - 3/17/2020
LAND OF THE RISING SUN - JAPAN - Passed
4/8/2020 -4/28/2020
EXPLORING HUMAN RESILIENCE - CENTRAL EUROPE - Passed
6/1/2020 - 6/26/2020
MACHU PICCHU & THE SACRED VALLEY - PERU - Passed
7/15/2020 - 8/5/2020
LAND OF THE INCAS - PERU - Passed
7/22/2020 - 8/5/2020
INDIE BACKPACK ADVENTURE - SOUTH AMERICA - Passed
8/12/2020 - 9/8/2020
HOI AN, VIETNAM - Passed
10/12/2020 - 10/16/2020
HIGH DESERT CENTER
THE SIMPLY LIVING SEMESTER - Passed
(WESTERN COLORADO)
9/2/2020 - 11/11/2020
WINTERSHIP - In Progress
11/12/2020 - 2/14/2021
THE WANDERLUST SEMESTER
(PHOENIX, AZ)
2/15/2021 - 4/26/2021
THE WRITING RETREAT
(PAONIA, CO)
September - October 2021
GAP YEAR
(Colorado, Mexico, Guatemala, and the South-West)
Sept 1, 2021 - April 27, 2022
NOT BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPS
CAMP MYRTLEWOOD
(MYRTLE POINT, OREGON)
8/11/2021 - 8/25/2021
TAMARACK FARM AT FARM & WILDERNESS CAMP
(PLYMOUTH, VERMONT)
9/17/2021 - 9/26/2021
ETUSC
EAST TENNESSEE UNSCHOOLERS SUMMER CAMP - Passed
(UNICOI, TENNESSEE)
8/9- 8/16, 2020
FAMILY FORMAL/SPRING FLING - Passed
(Plano, Texas)
3/14/2020
ADVENTURE IN ALASKA - - Passed
(CORDOVA, ALASKA)
7/12/2020 - 7/23/2020