Isaac Graves

You are invited to attend the Alternative Education Resource
Organization's (AERO) 3rd Annual Conference:

"Educational Alternatives: Finding Our Commonalities & Celebrating
Our Differences"
June 29th - July 2nd, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY

www.EducationRevolution.org/conference.html

The AERO conference brings together Parents, Teachers, Students,
Families, Individuals and Children from every end of the alternative
education spectrum. From unschooling to Montessori to Waldorf,
Democratic, Homeschooling and beyond! Conference fees are kept
especially low so families and students are able to
attend. Scholarship options are also available. Rates are
$180/adults, $140/students, $50/children with family rates
available. E-mail isaacgraves@... for more info and/or to be
added to our weekly announcement list.

Highlights of this year's conference include:
-SEVEN Keynote Speakers! (see below)
-Exclusive Education Documentaries & Films
-Educational Alternatives Keynote Panel Discussion (ft. Pat Farenga,
Tim Seldin, Ron Miller, Jerry Mintz among others)
-Educational Alternatives Student Keynote Panel Discussion (a few
open slots remain, e-mail Isaac if you are interested.
-FREE Child Care Throughout Entire Conference
-HUGE Alternative Education Bookstore
-Wide Variety of Workshops for Teachers, Students, Parents,
Individuals and Everyone!
-Exclusive School / Program Starters 5-Part Workshop Series
-School of Living Sponsored Communities Workshop Series
-Open Workshop Space (attendee controlled workshop time)
-Featured Musical Performances (as part of an evening of entertainment)

www.EducationRevolution.org/conference.html

Keynote Speakers:
John Taylor Gatto:
Former New York State Teacher of the Year & Celebrated Author of The
Underground History of American Education: An Intimate Investigation
Into the Prison of Modern Schooling & Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden
Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Mimsy Sadofsky:
Co-Founder, Sudbury Valley School & Co-Author of Legacy of Trust:
Life After the Sudbury Valley School Experience, Starting a Sudbury
School, & The Pursuit of Happiness: The Lives of Sudbury Valley Alumni
Pat Farenga:
President of Holt Associates, Unschooling Advocate, Author Teach Your
Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling
Ron Miller:
Author & Editor Creating Learning Communities, Caring for New Life,
Paths of Learning Magazine, & Free Schools, Free People
Susan Ohanian:
George Orwell Award Winner, Author of 25, Articles have Appeared in
The Nation & USA Today
Jerry Mintz:
Director of the Alternative Education Resource Organization, Director
of Alternative, Democratic School for 17 years, and Author of No
Homework & Recess All Day: How to Have Freedom & Democracy in Education
Tim Seldin:
President of The Montessori Foundation, Chair of the International
Montessori Council, and Author of The Montessori Way

Hope to see you this June!


-Isaac Graves
Conference Director
Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO)
AERO Conference '06: "Educational Alternatives: Finding Our
Commonalities & Celebrating Our Differences"
June 29th - July 2nd, 2006, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY
417 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577-2620
(800) 769-4171 (toll-free) or 516-621-2195
www.EducationRevolution.org
www.EducationRevolution.org/conference.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aeroconferenceannouncement/
(just one e-mail/week -- conference newsletter)
isaacgraves@...


"Allow children to be happy their own way, for what better way will
they ever find?"
Samuel Johnson


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