unschooling and travelling
stephanie
Hello Everyone!
I am wondering if anyone is familiar with or has any info on something I vaguely remember from a few years ago.
I remember hearing/reading about some sort of unschooling/homeschooling through the 'brown road signs' those historical sites signs across the country. I almost think it might have been some workshop at an unschooling conference?
I keep trying to google different things to see if there is any sort of advice/info or stories of how someone/others might have done this.
We are moving from Maine to Alaska. I'm trying so hard to plan some sort of stops along the way. There is so much to see and do with no possibility (especially with me having a newborn at that time) of seeing it all. It's pretty overwhelming trying to plan a route!! I don't want to just hit the tacky tourist popular sites like yellowstone/mt rushmore etc....but remembered someone having some 'brown sign schooling' thing they did.
Does this ring a bell at all with any of you?
Thanks,
Steph
I am wondering if anyone is familiar with or has any info on something I vaguely remember from a few years ago.
I remember hearing/reading about some sort of unschooling/homeschooling through the 'brown road signs' those historical sites signs across the country. I almost think it might have been some workshop at an unschooling conference?
I keep trying to google different things to see if there is any sort of advice/info or stories of how someone/others might have done this.
We are moving from Maine to Alaska. I'm trying so hard to plan some sort of stops along the way. There is so much to see and do with no possibility (especially with me having a newborn at that time) of seeing it all. It's pretty overwhelming trying to plan a route!! I don't want to just hit the tacky tourist popular sites like yellowstone/mt rushmore etc....but remembered someone having some 'brown sign schooling' thing they did.
Does this ring a bell at all with any of you?
Thanks,
Steph
Faith Void Taintor
Kelly Lovejoy gave a wonderful talk at NorthEast Unschooling
conference a couple years back called 'Brown Sign Stopping' or
something similar. It was literal and metaphorical. It was about
enjoying the journey, paying attention to what's on the way (on the
road and in life) stopping to enjoy things of interest around us.
Faith
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conference a couple years back called 'Brown Sign Stopping' or
something similar. It was literal and metaphorical. It was about
enjoying the journey, paying attention to what's on the way (on the
road and in life) stopping to enjoy things of interest around us.
Faith
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On Apr 8, 2010, at 7:53 AM, "stephanie" <scruffybc@...> wrote:
> Hello Everyone!
> I am wondering if anyone is familiar with or has any info on
> something I vaguely remember from a few years ago.
>
> I remember hearing/reading about some sort of unschooling/
> homeschooling through the 'brown road signs' those historical sites
> signs across the country. I almost think it might have been some
> workshop at an unschooling conference?
>
> I keep trying to google different things to see if there is any sort
> of advice/info or stories of how someone/others might have done this.
>
> We are moving from Maine to Alaska. I'm trying so hard to plan some
> sort of stops along the way. There is so much to see and do with no
> possibility (especially with me having a newborn at that time) of
> seeing it all. It's pretty overwhelming trying to plan a route!! I
> don't want to just hit the tacky tourist popular sites like
> yellowstone/mt rushmore etc....but remembered someone having some
> 'brown sign schooling' thing they did.
>
> Does this ring a bell at all with any of you?
>
> Thanks,
> Steph
>
>
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gruvystarchild
~~We are moving from Maine to Alaska. ~~
Have you made contact with any of the unschoolers in Alaska yet? My sis is one...she did a six month road trip all over the U.S. so could probably give you some input on unschool/family-friendly stops.
Her blog is http://fivefreebirds.blogspot.com/
Ren
radicalunschooling.blogspot.com
Have you made contact with any of the unschoolers in Alaska yet? My sis is one...she did a six month road trip all over the U.S. so could probably give you some input on unschool/family-friendly stops.
Her blog is http://fivefreebirds.blogspot.com/
Ren
radicalunschooling.blogspot.com
BRIAN POLIKOWSKY
i I don't know about brown sign schooling but you could meet unschoolers on the way there and they could tell you the good spots to stop. You could add a stop at my Dairy Farm in SE Minnesota for example! ITs seems like on the way for you and we would be happy to meet you. I have had several unschoolers came visit! THere are some great places before and after to stop and it is on the way to Mount Rushmore !
Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/
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Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/
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BRIAN POLIKOWSKY
Yes and Kelly Lovejoy has been to my farm!!!!!!!!
Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/
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From: Faith Void Taintor <littlemsvoid@...>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, April 8, 2010 7:18:45 AM
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] unschooling and travelling
Kelly Lovejoy gave a wonderful talk at NorthEast Unschooling
conference a couple years back called 'Brown Sign Stopping' or
something similar. It was literal and metaphorical. It was about
enjoying the journey, paying attention to what's on the way (on the
road and in life) stopping to enjoy things of interest around us.
Faith
Sent from my iPhone
Alex Polikowsky
http://polykow.blogspot.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unschoolingmn/
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From: Faith Void Taintor <littlemsvoid@...>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, April 8, 2010 7:18:45 AM
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] unschooling and travelling
Kelly Lovejoy gave a wonderful talk at NorthEast Unschooling
conference a couple years back called 'Brown Sign Stopping' or
something similar. It was literal and metaphorical. It was about
enjoying the journey, paying attention to what's on the way (on the
road and in life) stopping to enjoy things of interest around us.
Faith
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 8, 2010, at 7:53 AM, "stephanie" <scruffybc@yahoo. com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone!
> I am wondering if anyone is familiar with or has any info on
> something I vaguely remember from a few years ago.
>
> I remember hearing/reading about some sort of unschooling/
> homeschooling through the 'brown road signs' those historical sites
> signs across the country. I almost think it might have been some
> workshop at an unschooling conference?
>
> I keep trying to google different things to see if there is any sort
> of advice/info or stories of how someone/others might have done this.
>
> We are moving from Maine to Alaska. I'm trying so hard to plan some
> sort of stops along the way. There is so much to see and do with no
> possibility (especially with me having a newborn at that time) of
> seeing it all. It's pretty overwhelming trying to plan a route!! I
> don't want to just hit the tacky tourist popular sites like
> yellowstone/ mt rushmore etc....but remembered someone having some
> 'brown sign schooling' thing they did.
>
> Does this ring a bell at all with any of you?
>
> Thanks,
> Steph
>
>
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nani
I just ran across an activity collection on amazon called
Carschooling: Over 350 Entertaining Games & Activities to Turn
Travel Time into Learning Time - For Kids Ages 4 to 17 by Diane Flynn
Keith
Maybe it's something in there?
HTH
Natalie
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Carschooling: Over 350 Entertaining Games & Activities to Turn
Travel Time into Learning Time - For Kids Ages 4 to 17 by Diane Flynn
Keith
Maybe it's something in there?
HTH
Natalie
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Gwen
When we moved to Portland from Albuquerque a couple of years ago, I tried to think of places Megan (then almost 7, I think) would like. Zoe was around 18 months old (I think). Inexpensive was also high on my list.
I wanted our move to be an adventure, not just something that stressed out the adults in her life.
Megan is a huge animal lover and I planned our route to take us through Las Vegas because going to Vegas was a big deal to her. I'm not sure why, lol. But she really wanted to walk along the strip at night. So we did. We also visited the M&M store and saw the tigers at the MGM Grand hotel. That was the free stuff. We paid to see Siegfried & Roys animal exhibit (big cats & dolphins). It may seem tacky & over the top to some, bit it was magic for Megan.
There was probably more we could have done, but we were moving with a cat & a rabbit in late Spring....stopping anywhere for long meant the animals could have overheated. My husband was also stressed about the logistics of the move, so I was really working on balancing the fun & work aspects of the move.
So I guess where you stop depends on how far you want to drive in a day and what might interest the members of your family and how much *play time* your finances can handle.
Don't forget that kind of driving can be really tiring & planning an extra day here and there is a good idea.
Gwen
I wanted our move to be an adventure, not just something that stressed out the adults in her life.
Megan is a huge animal lover and I planned our route to take us through Las Vegas because going to Vegas was a big deal to her. I'm not sure why, lol. But she really wanted to walk along the strip at night. So we did. We also visited the M&M store and saw the tigers at the MGM Grand hotel. That was the free stuff. We paid to see Siegfried & Roys animal exhibit (big cats & dolphins). It may seem tacky & over the top to some, bit it was magic for Megan.
There was probably more we could have done, but we were moving with a cat & a rabbit in late Spring....stopping anywhere for long meant the animals could have overheated. My husband was also stressed about the logistics of the move, so I was really working on balancing the fun & work aspects of the move.
So I guess where you stop depends on how far you want to drive in a day and what might interest the members of your family and how much *play time* your finances can handle.
Don't forget that kind of driving can be really tiring & planning an extra day here and there is a good idea.
Gwen
On Apr 8, 2010, at 4:53 AM, "stephanie" <scruffybc@...> wrote:
Hello Everyone!
I am wondering if anyone is familiar with or has any info on something I vaguely remember from a few years ago.
I remember hearing/reading about some sort of unschooling/homeschooling through the 'brown road signs' those historical sites signs across the country. I almost think it might have been some workshop at an unschooling conference?
I keep trying to google different things to see if there is any sort of advice/info or stories of how someone/others might have done this.
We are moving from Maine to Alaska. I'm trying so hard to plan some sort of stops along the way. There is so much to see and do with no possibility (especially with me having a newborn at that time) of seeing it all. It's pretty overwhelming trying to plan a route!! I don't want to just hit the tacky tourist popular sites like yellowstone/mt rushmore etc....but remembered someone having some 'brown sign schooling' thing they did.
Does this ring a bell at all with any of you?
Thanks,
Steph
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Tina Tarbutton
When Draven was 3 or so we did a two week long trip, spent way more than
half of it just driving. We went from Baltimore Maryland to Austin Texas.
One big thing I did was talk to my online homeschooling friends, and we
stayed with people along the way. It was nice to put faces to text, and it
was nice to have a place to crash each night where there were kids so Draven
could play, and I could chat.
Another thing I did was join AAA. I only joined for a month, but that gave
me access to their trip guides, which I seem to remember had maps with all
of the major parks shown. Instead of stopping at rest stops, we planned out
how to stop at parks that were near our travel route.
Good luck!
Tina
half of it just driving. We went from Baltimore Maryland to Austin Texas.
One big thing I did was talk to my online homeschooling friends, and we
stayed with people along the way. It was nice to put faces to text, and it
was nice to have a place to crash each night where there were kids so Draven
could play, and I could chat.
Another thing I did was join AAA. I only joined for a month, but that gave
me access to their trip guides, which I seem to remember had maps with all
of the major parks shown. Instead of stopping at rest stops, we planned out
how to stop at parks that were near our travel route.
Good luck!
Tina
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:53 AM, stephanie <scruffybc@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Everyone!
> I am wondering if anyone is familiar with or has any info on something I
> vaguely remember from a few years ago.
>
> I remember hearing/reading about some sort of unschooling/homeschooling
> through the 'brown road signs' those historical sites signs across the
> country. I almost think it might have been some workshop at an unschooling
> conference?
>
> I keep trying to google different things to see if there is any sort of
> advice/info or stories of how someone/others might have done this.
>
> We are moving from Maine to Alaska. I'm trying so hard to plan some sort of
> stops along the way. There is so much to see and do with no possibility
> (especially with me having a newborn at that time) of seeing it all. It's
> pretty overwhelming trying to plan a route!! I don't want to just hit the
> tacky tourist popular sites like yellowstone/mt rushmore etc....but
> remembered someone having some 'brown sign schooling' thing they did.
>
> Does this ring a bell at all with any of you?
>
> Thanks,
> Steph
>
>
>
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Debra Rossing
Something we found essential when we moved from OK back to CT (and any
time we travel with overnights) is to find a place at least every other
night with a pool. Depending on time of year, that can sometimes mean
added expense (finding hotels with indoor pools) but after a day or two
of driving, even with "fun" stops in the mix, it was really helpful for
all of us to be in water - even if we just spent 20-30 minutes in the
pool. I suppose that doesn't necessarily apply to every family but it is
really helpful for us, especially DH and DS, to be able to just let all
the physical tension of driving and being in a relatively fixed position
for a stretch kind of dissipate in the pool. We all sleep better and
feel more refreshed when we start out again.
Deb R
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time we travel with overnights) is to find a place at least every other
night with a pool. Depending on time of year, that can sometimes mean
added expense (finding hotels with indoor pools) but after a day or two
of driving, even with "fun" stops in the mix, it was really helpful for
all of us to be in water - even if we just spent 20-30 minutes in the
pool. I suppose that doesn't necessarily apply to every family but it is
really helpful for us, especially DH and DS, to be able to just let all
the physical tension of driving and being in a relatively fixed position
for a stretch kind of dissipate in the pool. We all sleep better and
feel more refreshed when we start out again.
Deb R
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