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post #1 of 17
8/3/08 at 9:22pm
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I've been hanging with a homeschooling group in my area, but we are not completely feeling the love. I think we are a lot more unschooly than i first thought. I am just looking for some other unschoolers in the area to chat with and hang out with.
I live in Haverhill, NH which is near Littleton, Nh, Plymouth, NH, Bradford, VT, Newbury, VT, etc..... Anyone????!!!?!?!?!?
post #2 of 17
8/6/08 at 11:40am
You might try the unschool yahoo group L-E-A-P. Families from all over NH (and a few other states) belong, although there's a tight group based around Nashua/Manch that are very active with get togethers. You might post there and see who may be near you. There's a LOTTA love in this group, tons of support, wonderful people! I think if you go to yahoo groups and search "unschool NH" you'd find us easily. If not, PM me (I'm on the seacoast). Good luck!
post #3 of 17
8/6/08 at 4:55pm
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Thanks, I am a part of the LEAP group online. They are great, just too dang far away. I was hoping to find some folks lurking around my area.
Anyone?
post #4 of 17
8/6/08 at 6:30pm
What part of VT are you in? I know if you were to go to homeschoolers day in the park in Rutland this Friday there would be at least one unschooling family there!
post #5 of 17
8/6/08 at 8:54pm
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I need to change my location. I live in Northern NH/ on the VT line. I used to live in VT and that is why I need to change it. I live about 2 hours from Rutland! I am starting to truly believe that I live in the middle of nowhere.
Thanks for the invite to the park though!
post #6 of 17
8/13/08 at 9:40pm
We are very unschooly in Chelsea, VT - about 30 minutes from Bradford (we're about 30 minutes from everywhere!)

I have a wide age range of children and we often go to Treasure Island in Thetford if you'd like to meet up there some time (if it stops raining long enough!)
post #7 of 17
8/14/08 at 9:22am
Heya Kerri

Dr. G's family is pretty unschooly, I think -- maybe they'd have some ideas? I think his kids are all a bit older than yours though.

Oh, I know! Go down to the Leb. LLL meeting. It used to be held at the home of a woman (Karen?) who has 7 kids and is very unschooly and cool to boot.
post #8 of 17
8/14/08 at 1:53pm
Thread Starter 
Hi Mish ,
Yes, Chelsea is not too far from us. I would love to meet up some time. My DH and I did a stint at the Mountain school as summer farm help, so we kind of know that area of Vershire/Chelsea.
Elsa, I forgot about Dr. G- how could I forget?!?!? At the next appt, I will have to ask him about it.
- Kerri
post #9 of 17
8/14/08 at 4:05pm
Very good! I'll look forward to it! Who is Dr. G.?

Anyone else feeling unschooly in VT/NH?
post #10 of 17
8/16/08 at 3:03pm
Dr. G is Stephen Generaux, a family practice doc at the wells river health clinic.

He is a great doc for AP families.
post #11 of 17
8/21/08 at 10:31pm
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Yup , he is our doc too and I just love him. His kids were born at home, they homeschool/unschool and he runs marathons. woohoo
post #12 of 17
8/22/08 at 12:35am
Can anyone please explain in brief ,the meaning of unschooling..............
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Karmath

Maine Drug Treatment
post #13 of 17
8/24/08 at 3:19pm
Hmm, that's actually a tough one because it means so many things to different people. There's an interesting thread in the unschooling section, you'll see what I mean: here.

For me, it's basically letting your children determine what they want to learn, when they want to learn, and how they want to learn. I find that it tends to become a lifestyle for people, in that they "unschool" other aspects of their lives like TV and eating.
post #14 of 17
8/24/08 at 8:03pm
I've been unschooling myself since 2004, and have since then had two little ones and now we are all happily unschooling and plan to continue to do so until...........................hopefully forever. Not even going to do "preschool."
We are in Chester, VT. Nice to know that are others out there around here!
post #15 of 17
9/2/08 at 11:47am
Hi Kerri! We never have actually met after all this time! We've moved from New Hampton, down to East Andover, but we could meet up in the Hanover/Leb area sometime if you'd be interested in making the trip. We get up that way a fair amount...
post #16 of 17
9/3/08 at 8:19pm
Thread Starter 
That sounds good.
I go to Montshire a lot, how about you?
- Kerri
post #17 of 17
9/9/08 at 1:21am
im in burlington vermont
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