A networking group for unschoolers in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Any discussion or ideas presented on this list should be from an unschooling or radical unschooling point of view.

What is unschooling?

“Unschooling means not depending on the usual school methods. It means no lesson plans, no curriculum, no assignments, no quizzes or tests, no required memorizing, and no grades. It means that the parent does not become the child's schoolteacher—it means not creating a miniature classroom in the home.

Instead, unschoolers focus on living a rich and stimulating life together. Seriously, that's it. We do not "school," but, instead, we concentrate on living a life filled with opportunities and possibilities and experiences. Human children are born learners. Literally. What unschoolers aim for is keeping that love of learning and intense curiosity alive as the children grow up.

~ Pam Sorooshian http://sandradodd.com/pam/ilive

Interested in posting information on a class?

A useful yardstick to decide if a class is a good fit for New England Unschooling is to remember that this list is for unschoolers to connect with one another. So classes should have a specific unschooling appeal. Parents who bring their kids to a class announced here should be pretty confident they'll meet several other unschooling parents or parents who are comfortable with unschooling.

Certainly there are unschooled kids who will take an AP Chemistry class but the parent would expect to meet academically oriented homeschooling parents there. Those classes are best announced on local and regional *homeschooling* lists.