Lunchtime Vignette
This is lunchtime. It can happen at 10:30, 12:00, 1:00, or even 2:49 in the afternoon. It can happen once a day or several times a day – part of the natural flow of a typical day here at Alpine Valley Read more…
Recent Unschooling Convert is “Electrified” by Visit to a Sudbury School
After reading Dr. Peter Gray’s “Free to Learn” two years ago, writer and educator Jeffrey Howard became a convert to unschooling (or “Natural Learning”, as we like to call it). As a former mental health professional, he likes to explore how we Read more…
Sugata Mitra’s Version of Natural Learning
In this remarkable video, Sugata Mitra makes his bold TED Prize pitch (which he won). He summarizes his version of what we call “Natural Learning” like this: “We need to look at learning as the product of educational self-organization. If Read more…
The World’s First Truly American School to Launch in Utah
We, the founders of Alpine Valley Academy, believe that to preserve freedom and self-government in America, we must preserve them in the hearts of our children. We’re doing this by creating freedom-based schools where self-government is a way of life, Read more…
“Why Choose Self-Directed Education?”
Self-Directed Education Found a great article on “Self-directed education” (aka “Natural Learning” or “unschooling”)! The subtitle says it all, “Self-directed education is the most natural and joyful form of education”. <mic drop> If that’s the case, which we believe it Read more…
Sir Ken Robinson says life and therefore education should be organic
Sir Ken Robinson on Organic Education “We want our kids to have the best life they can live by discovering what’s inside them….” That’s how TED talk favorite, Sir Ken Robinson expresses his thoughts on what education should be. We Read more…
