BY NATION
The "Altlearn Map" project
is a worldwide community network of Natural Learning with contacts on five continents.
 U.S. states and regions, click here
 CANADA
Unschooling Canada
Unschooling Montreal
Canadian Home Based Learning
Resource Page
 MEXICO
En lugar de educarlos
 COLOMBIA
Homeschooling Colombia blog
and facebook page
not all unschooling, but a place to find others
 INDIA
Shikshantar is part of the Swaraj movement in India. This is an excellent website with a message board.
Pune Homeschoolers Members only. E-mail Hema Bharadwaj
Multiworld India, Taleemnet
 MALAYSIA
Malaysian Homeschooling Network (MHsN), on Facebook
Learning Beyond Schooling
English for Asians, a blog about home education
 NEW ZEALAND
Radical Unschoolers Aotearoa
 AUSTRALIA
Unschooling Info Australia, on facebook
NOTE: If you request to join this group, check your "Other" folder
Home Education Network
 ISRAEL
In Hebrew: beofen-tiv'ee, "naturally."
In English: Israel Home Education Association
 JAPAN
In Japanese:
Onibabatachi no irutokoro, with Sandra Dodd article
In English:Homeschooling in Japan
 SOUTH AFRICA
This group should be a place to find other unschoolers, even though unschooling isn't their primary focus:
EnvironmentalHomeschooling [all yahoogroups are gone, in 2021]
The list isn't limited to South Africans, either, so others might want to check it out!
 EUROPE
Learning Unlimited yahoogroups list, European focus
 U.K.
There are lots of local groups that people have set up. These can be useful for people who want to arrange in person meetings in their area. However I suggest that for the discussion of ideas and principles, it's best to use Always Learning on yahoogroups, or Radical Unschooing Info on facebook. There are more experienced unschoolers here and the quality of discussion and advice is better than you will find elsewhere. If you need to find a local group just search online to find a group near to you.
 The Netherlands
Vol leven—a place to share experiences, about life with children who learn from life. (in Dutch)
Leiden Home Learners (in English)
 France
Parents Autrement, a site concerned with attachment parenting, nursing, etc., but very interested in unschooling as well. There are local meetings listed in Paris, a message board, a photo gallery planned and articles.
about french radical unschoolers
or a-schooling, and a few pages in English and this one English and French.
Grandir ensemble - Grandir libres
French translations of unschooling materials are at SandraDodd.com/french
 Spain
Libertad Educativa
and on Facebook
 Germany
SchulFrei Bewegung (current in 2017)
Note from correspondent in late 2007: "homeschooling is illegal in Germany... but not in German-speaking Switzerland"
Leben ohne Schule has
lots of unschooling and gentle parenting articles translated to German, and an
associated mailing list
Although homeschooling is not legal in Germany at this time, there is a site for promoting respectful
parenting and natural learning in Germany. Mit Kindern leben und lernen it's in German
German Unschooling list
Mostly German with a few Austrians and a handful of Dutch and English readers
 Sweden
Homeschooling in Sweden (English)
Riksorganisationen för Hemundervisning i Sverige
(Swedish)
 Italy
InizioApprendimento Naturale
 Estonia
Eesti Koduõppe Keskus (Estonian Centre for
Homeschooling).
Aim of the Estonian Homeschooling Centre is to promote legalizing
homeschooling, gradually trying to move towards allowing unschooling.
Webpage is mainly in Estonian and English page is under development.
International
Taleemnet, "A Multiworld Project, Dedicated to the destruction of "factory schooling" in Asia, Africa & South America"
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BY FOCUS
Special Needs
Unschooling Special Needs on facebook.
En Español
NEW IN OCTOBER 2014:
In Spanish, on Facebook, Radical Unschooling en Español, group created by Alicia Gonzalez
Other Languages
Unless otherwise specified, the links lead to English-language sites. There are, in the list at left, sites in Japanese, French, German, Estonian, Hebrew and perhaps other languages.
African-American Unschooling:
AfAmUnschool(yahoo group GONE IN 2021)
This list discussed curriculum more than some of its members expected it would, so don't use it as a sole source of unschooling information.
Mothers of Color:
The Mahogany Way
A Place for Mothers of Color to discuss Natural Living (Attachment Parenting, Motherhood, Natural Birth, Homeschooling, Unschooling, Natural Family Living)
SCOUTING
Unschooling and Girl Scouts by Joylyn Fowler.
RELIGIOUS or as close to Unschooling as I could find for each—some are structured; sorry
Christian:
Christian Radical Unschoolers, on facebook
ChristianUnschooling.com Encouragement and resources for Christian unschooling, relaxed/eclectic home educating families—living in freedom in Christ. (their facebook page)
Resources for Christian Unschoolers
LDS:LDS Unschoolers on facebook
Muslim:
Mission Islam unschooling page
Muslim Home Education Network, Australia (their unschooling page)
A Muslim mom named Umm Badr has a beautiful site and links.
ArabesQ isn't an unschooling site, but options range from unit studies to a curriculum. "Free for all homeschoolers; Online worksheets for History, English, Arabic, Math, Science. See what learning resources we have to learn about Africa, Egypt, Turkey and more - Inshallah"
Jewish:
Jewish unschoolers will find information here. (see also Israeli sites in international list)
Pagan:
All the pagan sites are gone. I'm leaving this because it's interesting to me that at one time there were several.
EarthUnschool
For unschoolers looking to become more Earth centered in their
daily life. It is a place to exchange ideas for ceremonies, crafts, altars
etc. This group is open to unschoolers of all religions but will tend to
focus more on Pagan beliefs. Only unschooling principles will be
acceptable, anything not fitting with unschooling principles will be
questioned. If you are unfamiliar with unschooling, please do more reading
on the topic before joining.
Acorns, Pagan and Alternative Homeschool Journal:
"From the tiny acorn grows the mighty oak." Archives
There is a Pagan "cover-school" and website called Goddess Moon Circles.
Two pages with clear information and good links are Pagan Homeschool Page and the related links page.
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