A Conversation With Grown Unschoolers

May 31st, 8pm-9.30pm

With invited guests: Halie Barrick, Ruben Jai, and Teo Koritz
Hosted by: Esther Jones and Melissa Crockett-Joyoue 

How does it feel to be unschooled? In what ways might it impact life later on? We have invited four young people who were unschooled to join us in conversation. They'll share their experiences with us and you'll have a chance to ask them any questions you have.

In this 90-minute Zoom session, you'll have the chance to engage in personal reflection, interactive discussion, and live Q&A with our experienced guests and hosts. 

  GUESTS

HALIE BARRICK (M.A.) is a life-long radical unschooler living in Northern Vermont. Currently she blends her passion for partnership-based horsemanship with her experiences as a self-directed learner through her new business Growing Edge Equine*imity, providing opportunities for equine-assisted personal and professional development. Together with her mother Michelle (M.Ed.), she offers workshops and coaching to support parents and educators in shifting from "power over" to "power with” relationships with young people, particularly around peaceful parenting and self-directed education.

RUBEN JAI is a life long unschooler, free schooler, and advocate for self-directed education from Chicago, IL. They have volunteered and interned at Alcove Learning, Lighthouse Holyoke, and Tallgrass Sudbury School. They hold a B.A from Bennington College in music and ethnomusicology. Their songs and compositions focus on everyday life, ecology, nostalgia, and storytelling. You can find their music on most platforms under Ruben Jai.

TEO KORITZ is a Swedish-Mexican neurodivergent unschooler who left conventional school at ten to pursue self-directed learning. He explores humanist studies, sciences, arts, and homesteading skills. Passionate about social and political issues, he enjoys reading, hiking, conlanging, and gaming. Teo is multilingual, speaking Spanish, Swedish, and English. 

HOSTS

ESTHER JONES is a mindfulness teacher, deschooling coach and mother of three unschooled children. She is the Co-Founder of The Unschooling Summit, author of The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself and host of The Unschool Space podcast, in which she explores unschooling with other unschooling parents. 

MELISSA CROCKETT-JOYOUE is a Māori, AuDHD mama of two unschooled neurodivergent children. She is the Co-Founder of The Unschooling Summit and the Founder of Weave ND, an online membership community supporting neurodivergent unschooling families with a focus on capacity building and connection for the parents.  

 
Price $10 USD (plus $5 USD for the replay) 

After the live session, the replay will be available for $15 USD

 What people are saying about the Sunday Sessions

"The first Sunday Session was so reaffirming for me! I felt great comfort from all of the collective wisdom of the presenters, organizers, and participants. I came away with great tips about unhurried, long-game trust in both process and people." - B.M.

"Thank you so much. I have a lot to reflect on. I hope to join another session." - M.C

"Thank you everyone, really great to hear other unschoolers thoughts." - E.

"Thank you so much - this is exactly what I needed this week." - G.P

"Reassuring and grounding as always, thanks." - L.D