Unschooling Haiku and Conference update
Jennifer Johnson
an unschooling conference haiku:
april warming wet
abundant inspiration
great big happy life
-JlJ
GBHL Conference Retreat News:
Great Big Happy Life- An Unschoolers <http://www.greatbighappylife.com/>
Conference Retreat April 28, 2009- May 1, 2009. Lebanon, New Jersey
Tshirt Design Contest
T-shirt design is underway.WE NEED YOU!
Do you know a cool saying, quote or phrase that captures the essence of
Radical or Whole Life Unschooling? What does it mean to you to live a great
big happy life?
Do you have an artist in the family? Artists of ALL ages welcome to
participate! We are seeking artwork and quotes for the front of our
conference tshirts. Something unique, something that speaks.something that
celebrates unschooling and unschoolers. Family submissions are welcome too!
Submissions can be sent to <mailto:cdonzella@...>
cdonzella@... and should include the name and ages of anyone who
contributed. Artwork should be in either .jpeg or .gif format. Deadline for
submission is February 1, 2009. Winner receives a gift card to Pearl Art!
(and, or course, the pleasure of seeing people walk around wearing their
creation)
**Remember that if you donate at least $20 when you register to the GBHL
conference Make it Possible scholarship fund, you are entered in a drawing
to win 4 free tshirts!
Get your Groove On- Great Big Happy Life Playlist
What music most makes you feel that unschooling feeling? What do you dance
to? Get us the name of the artist and song and we will be compiling a
playlist to accompany us during the festivities. Please send song(s) to
<mailto:pnkn314@...> pnkn314@... by March 1, 2009.
NEW!! Planned Activities & Happenings Update
. Take it Apart- a room filled with all sorts of tools to take apart
all sorts of things...broken typewriters, old phones, interesting
inventions.for all ages.
.
. Share Our Wares- This is your big break! Promote your book, make
those amazing muffins, offer to read tea leaves, sing to us, read us a
story, sell painted rocks, what do you DO- and more importantly, how can the
rest of us experience it? There will be at least two 2 hour opportunities
for anyone of any age to sell, promote, talk about or share their thing with
others. If you want a booth, let us know by March 1st!
. 8 minute "dating" optional, of course, for any or all unschooling
families- if you choose to join in, you get to spend 8 minutes getting to
know an unschooling family you haven't met yet.and then switch. open to
whole families! Tentatively scheduled for Wednesday morning.
. Hug-a-Thon- velcor yourself to a family member for as long as you
can!..$5 suggested entry "donation" and the winning family gets a gift card
to somewhere cool!
. We are interviewing tattoo artists in the hopes that we can entice
one to be onsite with us for a day.or we might just have a field trip Friday
afternoon! Stay tuned!
. Puppet Showtime! Kids ( and grown-ups ) can work to design and
produce a puppet show for the whole conference.from set design to costumes,
all will have a chance to do a 3 minute puppet show.volunteers who are
willing to help with this activity are much needed..
. Hoot!!!!!!!!! We are in contact with
<http://theraptortrust.org/> The Raptor Trust and will be hoping to arrange
some kind of neat program with them.Owl lovers unite!
. Shy?? or unsure/weirded out about meeting people (or not) at the
conference? Are you or your children more likely to not talk in large group
settings? Magnificent Wallflower Club will gather to support those of us who
prefer to just hang back..will there be a secret handshake? Perhaps.A
special lapel pin? Maybe..Will you be the one to help this take shape?
. What does your family want to see at the conference? A juggler?
Food fight? (hmmmm..) mudsliding? An offsite trip to the local pub? Poetry
slam? Anything is possible. Join the yahoo group and talk it up or email me
at <mailto:pnkn314@...> pnkn314@... and we will try to make
your wish come true.
Visit our <http://www.greatbighappylife.com/> website for more
information.Awesome Funshop ideas are slowly trickling in- check the website
as we are adding things each week! All Funshop hosts get $40 off of the
price of meals/lodging.
**Reminder: Early bird registration (10% off) ends January 15th.
Please post this email to any groups you may be on so that we can have a
huge turnout for the Great Big Happy Life's first birthday celebration!
If you want to contact me, email me directly at
<mailto:pnkn314@...> pnkn314@....
You can also join our <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NJUC/> yahoo group and
start the conference early!!
Send ideas, questions, suggestions- we looking forward to seeing you there.
Cheers!
-Jennifer Johnson
Coordinator
<http://www.greatbighappylife.com/> Great Big Happy Life- An Unschoolers'
Conference Retreat
The conference site is a gorgeous camp in Lebanon, New Jersey- it has nature
trails, a lake, an awesome creek for creek hikes, great stars, beautiful
grounds and wifi too! As with so many other unschooling conferences that
have taken root in the past few years, this one was inspired by the Live and
Learn Conference that just had its final magnificent run in September '08.
Great Big Happy Life will be a blend of inspirational presentations, awesome
participant led funshops, scavenger hunts, informal discussions, intense
relaxation and just generally hanging out with other unschooling families.
Join us!
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april warming wet
abundant inspiration
great big happy life
-JlJ
GBHL Conference Retreat News:
Great Big Happy Life- An Unschoolers <http://www.greatbighappylife.com/>
Conference Retreat April 28, 2009- May 1, 2009. Lebanon, New Jersey
Tshirt Design Contest
T-shirt design is underway.WE NEED YOU!
Do you know a cool saying, quote or phrase that captures the essence of
Radical or Whole Life Unschooling? What does it mean to you to live a great
big happy life?
Do you have an artist in the family? Artists of ALL ages welcome to
participate! We are seeking artwork and quotes for the front of our
conference tshirts. Something unique, something that speaks.something that
celebrates unschooling and unschoolers. Family submissions are welcome too!
Submissions can be sent to <mailto:cdonzella@...>
cdonzella@... and should include the name and ages of anyone who
contributed. Artwork should be in either .jpeg or .gif format. Deadline for
submission is February 1, 2009. Winner receives a gift card to Pearl Art!
(and, or course, the pleasure of seeing people walk around wearing their
creation)
**Remember that if you donate at least $20 when you register to the GBHL
conference Make it Possible scholarship fund, you are entered in a drawing
to win 4 free tshirts!
Get your Groove On- Great Big Happy Life Playlist
What music most makes you feel that unschooling feeling? What do you dance
to? Get us the name of the artist and song and we will be compiling a
playlist to accompany us during the festivities. Please send song(s) to
<mailto:pnkn314@...> pnkn314@... by March 1, 2009.
NEW!! Planned Activities & Happenings Update
. Take it Apart- a room filled with all sorts of tools to take apart
all sorts of things...broken typewriters, old phones, interesting
inventions.for all ages.
.
. Share Our Wares- This is your big break! Promote your book, make
those amazing muffins, offer to read tea leaves, sing to us, read us a
story, sell painted rocks, what do you DO- and more importantly, how can the
rest of us experience it? There will be at least two 2 hour opportunities
for anyone of any age to sell, promote, talk about or share their thing with
others. If you want a booth, let us know by March 1st!
. 8 minute "dating" optional, of course, for any or all unschooling
families- if you choose to join in, you get to spend 8 minutes getting to
know an unschooling family you haven't met yet.and then switch. open to
whole families! Tentatively scheduled for Wednesday morning.
. Hug-a-Thon- velcor yourself to a family member for as long as you
can!..$5 suggested entry "donation" and the winning family gets a gift card
to somewhere cool!
. We are interviewing tattoo artists in the hopes that we can entice
one to be onsite with us for a day.or we might just have a field trip Friday
afternoon! Stay tuned!
. Puppet Showtime! Kids ( and grown-ups ) can work to design and
produce a puppet show for the whole conference.from set design to costumes,
all will have a chance to do a 3 minute puppet show.volunteers who are
willing to help with this activity are much needed..
. Hoot!!!!!!!!! We are in contact with
<http://theraptortrust.org/> The Raptor Trust and will be hoping to arrange
some kind of neat program with them.Owl lovers unite!
. Shy?? or unsure/weirded out about meeting people (or not) at the
conference? Are you or your children more likely to not talk in large group
settings? Magnificent Wallflower Club will gather to support those of us who
prefer to just hang back..will there be a secret handshake? Perhaps.A
special lapel pin? Maybe..Will you be the one to help this take shape?
. What does your family want to see at the conference? A juggler?
Food fight? (hmmmm..) mudsliding? An offsite trip to the local pub? Poetry
slam? Anything is possible. Join the yahoo group and talk it up or email me
at <mailto:pnkn314@...> pnkn314@... and we will try to make
your wish come true.
Visit our <http://www.greatbighappylife.com/> website for more
information.Awesome Funshop ideas are slowly trickling in- check the website
as we are adding things each week! All Funshop hosts get $40 off of the
price of meals/lodging.
**Reminder: Early bird registration (10% off) ends January 15th.
Please post this email to any groups you may be on so that we can have a
huge turnout for the Great Big Happy Life's first birthday celebration!
If you want to contact me, email me directly at
<mailto:pnkn314@...> pnkn314@....
You can also join our <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NJUC/> yahoo group and
start the conference early!!
Send ideas, questions, suggestions- we looking forward to seeing you there.
Cheers!
-Jennifer Johnson
Coordinator
<http://www.greatbighappylife.com/> Great Big Happy Life- An Unschoolers'
Conference Retreat
The conference site is a gorgeous camp in Lebanon, New Jersey- it has nature
trails, a lake, an awesome creek for creek hikes, great stars, beautiful
grounds and wifi too! As with so many other unschooling conferences that
have taken root in the past few years, this one was inspired by the Live and
Learn Conference that just had its final magnificent run in September '08.
Great Big Happy Life will be a blend of inspirational presentations, awesome
participant led funshops, scavenger hunts, informal discussions, intense
relaxation and just generally hanging out with other unschooling families.
Join us!
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