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Education Without Schooling:
Family, Community, Freedom
Join us
for a dynamic and provocative afternoon of ideas, film, and discussion!
Saturday,
May 15, 2004
West
Medford Congregational Church
400 High St., Medford, MA
| 12:30
- 1:00 |
Registration |
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1:00
- 1:45
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Welcome
&
"The
Body and Soul of Learning"
(Andy Migner)
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| 1:45
- 3:30 |
Movie:
Grown Without Schooling Massachusetts
premiere! (Watch the trailer
here)
Accompany 10 grown homeschoolers from around the country,
ranging in age from 19 to 31, as they explore and candidly
discuss the lasting influence home education has had on
their lives. Produced and edited for the homeschooling community
by a lifelong homeschooler, this documentary is a frank
and often illuminating portrait of the triumphs and struggles
homeschoolers face as children, teens and adults.
"What
is it like to grow up in the United States of America without
going to school? Peter Kowalke's documentary offers ten
answers to this question, challenging assumptions about
both school and homeschooling in the process. This is not
a sales pitch for homeschooling, but rather a thoughtful,
realistic, personal look at the experience of living a bold,
exuberant, and sometimes frightening educational experiment.
These vivid portraits and reflective conversations have
much to offer the committed homeschooling family, the skeptical
friend or relative, the worried newcomer-and anyone who
has ever wondered how it feels when every day is a 'no school'
day."
~Susannah Sheffer, author of A Sense of Self: Listening
to Homeschooled Adolescent Girls and former editor of Growing
Without Schooling magazine
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| 3:30
- 3:45 |
Refreshment
break |
| 3:45
- 5:00 |
Formal
and Informal Discussion of Grown Without Schooling |
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Food:
We will provide light refreshments during the
break. Feel free to bring your own food. |
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Children:
Many older children would be interested in
seeing the film Grown Without Schooling. If you think
your child is one of them, by all means register him or her.
However, because we are unable to make special accommodations
for children, we ask that you leave at home children who will
be as happy or happier there with a loving caregiver. Children
over the age of one who accompany you will need to register,
pay the $15 registration fee, and be supervised by you at
all times. |
Early
Registration Discount!
Register by March 1 and get a 20% discount.
Envelope must be postmarked no later than March 1 to pay just
$12.00 per person.
After March 1, pay $15 per person.
Directions
to West Medford Congregational Church:
From I-93: Take Exit 32. Follow Route 60 West (which becomes
High Street) about 1.3 miles to West Medford Congregational Church
(on left).
From Route 2: Exit at Route 60. At the end of the exit
ramp, turn left toward Arlington. Continue on Route 60 through
Arlington Center (1.0 miles from Route 2), then through two rotaries
(another 0.6 miles), and across railroad tracks (another 0.6 miles).
Continue 0.2 miles on Route 60 (which becomes High St) to West
Medford Congregational Church (on right).
Space
is limited: advance registration recommended. Mailed registrations
must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2004. Full payment must
accompany registration. Cancellation requests received by May
1, 2004 will be honored. No refunds after May 1, 2004. After May
1, 2004, call 781-641-0566 or email info@AHEM.info
to check availability. Walk-ins will be accommodated, if space
allows, with an additional cost of $5 late fee per person. Registration
confirmation will be sent via email (preferred) or enclose a stamped,
self-addressed envelope or postcard.
All
proceeds benefit Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts.
Download the
registration form and/or a reproducible flyer from the box at
left.
Have questions?
Need help? Email info@AHEM.info
or call 781-641-0566.
The
information on this website does not constitute legal advice;
it is provided for informational purposes only.
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