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Whole 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
1:00 - 1:45

Welcome &
"The Body and Soul of Learning" (Andy Migner)

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

3:30 - 3:45 Refreshment break
3:45 - 5:00 Formal and Informal Discussion of Grown Without Schooling
Food: We will provide light refreshments during the break. Feel free to bring your own food.
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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