Raison d'etre
So I just got back from the Radical Unschooling weeklong blowout by the beach on Salt Spring Island in BC (thank you Craig & Gillian--you guys rock!) and the whole experience reinforced two of my longest held beliefs:
1. Unschoolers are the coolest people in the universe (with the possible exception of the inhabitants of RufusX in the Ig!ntz galaxy who truly know how to party like its 9,999,999,999)
2. There ought to be a permanent Unschooling Conference Center.
The purpose of this blogspot is to explore the possibility of creating #2 for #1, because after all, unschooling is all about manifesting reality out of dreams.
1. Unschoolers are the coolest people in the universe (with the possible exception of the inhabitants of RufusX in the Ig!ntz galaxy who truly know how to party like its 9,999,999,999)
2. There ought to be a permanent Unschooling Conference Center.
The purpose of this blogspot is to explore the possibility of creating #2 for #1, because after all, unschooling is all about manifesting reality out of dreams.
The Vision
In a nutshell, a permanent, fixed Unschooling Conference Center looks a lot like summer camp for adults, with everything parents might need to raise their children in freedom.
It might contain:
1. A large wooded tract of land with access to a pond/river/stream/lake, and not too far from a major airport.
2. A main conference center building
3. cabins and dormitory accommodations
4. a large communal kitchen, cafeteria, vegetable garden
5. an art barn with enough room to accommodate our creative passions, including, but not limited to: candle making, finger painting, tie-dye, mecha construction, pottery, welding, beer making, glass making (for the beer, of course, eh?), etc.
6. Gaming Center, Media Center, Library, Music Studio, Pirate Ninja dojo...
...and whatever else we imagine it ought to have.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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Start looking at real estate out here. Want me to have Bleu send you some listing? ;)
Brainstorm (as you are here) and get an idea of what folks want. If there's consensus among enough people, go from there.
As far as location, I don't think it really matters as long as it's in a place to provide a rich natural environment and possible farming/gardening. Almost every state has a corner that it could offer with those elements. I live in PA and there's plenty here! Lots of unincorporated land in Maine, the Dakotas and the North Western states.
I don't know any USers who wouldn't try to visit and I know most would love to relocate...so, it could be easy to set up the land purchase and main building(s) cost as a cooperative/land trust. Everyone who pays XXX amount owns part of the pie for life.
It just came to me; I have seen ads before for preexisting camps and retreats. There's always the idea of buying an existing place and tweaking it, if necessary.
Here's an example: http://www.campforsale.net/
I know it's expensive and in California, but it's an example of tons that are on the internet!
ok, really, I'm done after this one. My friend just tipped me off to a huge and lush place three hours outside of NYC.
http://www.lynnskill.com/new-york-retreat-for-sale-videos.html#intro
This is a link for the videos they have made. Warning, they can take a bit to download.
I'll make my plug for East TN now:
http://www.easttennland.com/
I think intentional communities and camps all over the U.S.sound good.:)
And oops...this is Ren not Trevor. Apparently someone was already logged in. lol
I'm posting without really introducing myself, but these ideas you're talking about are so close to something I've been wanting - so here's a great looking place. Go buy your lotto tickets! ~Amy (formerly of Cornvalley)
160 Acre self-sustainable retreat in the Mattole Valley
Reply to: hous-805157455@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-08-20, 11:50AM
You will feel the peace the moment your foot touches the ground and you are greeted by the massive white marble Buddha! Pristine, totally private 160 with views of the Mattole River and Valley. Beautiful European style compound and central courtyard gardens. You could be completely self-sustainable on this land!
Owner's grow all their own vegetables and fruits, even in the winter! Complete solar system, gravity water and pond, hydro in winter. Fully equipped pottery studio included. Plus another artist studio. Producing fruit trees and views to the heavens! This would be a great retreat center! Call Katie/ Broker Action Realty 707-923-7724 Email:katieactionrealty1@yahoo.com Please go to my website for more beautiful photos: www.actionrealtyhumboldt.com
40000 Mattole Rd. google map yahoo map
Location: Honeydew, Humboldt County
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Original URL: http://humboldt.craigslist.org/reb/805157455.html
I second the plug for TN - land prices are still cheap and out in the boonies you don't have to worry about building codes. Both big plusses to starting from scratch!
Wow - cool idea!
BTW, I have a big-*ss cornfield and I'm not afraid to use it. :)
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