The Unschool Files

In this episode, you're going to hear from Chemay Morales James - a multi talented organizer and space holder, unschool Mama and Founder of My Reflection Matters Village.She tells us all about how they came to unschooling as a family and what led her to create MRM and the way it grew from a culturally responsive resource library to a Village!https://my-reflection-matters.mn.co Patreon.com/myreflectionmatterstheunschoolfiles.comPatreon.com/theunschoolfiles

in the 7th episode of the second season, Meghan is speaking with two people from the Seattle Flying Squad. A teen named Everest and facilitator Susan. Everest + Susan explain what flying squads are, how they communicate as a squad, what it’s like out in public during school hours and the ways adults always think they know better! it’s a good one, and you won’t want to miss it 🤌🏼 Head to https://www.flyingsquads.org to learn more and find a flying squad near you - if you don’t see one, start one! to connect of partner with Meghan head to theunschoolfiles.com • zines • community • youth mentorship • youth travel • patreon perks

in the 5th episode of season 2, a series on SDE spaces and the tools and frameworks they use to meet the unique needs of their communities; Meghan chatted with Mel Compo about Agile Learning Centers and their beautiful story of partnering with youth, finding their self and belonging at ALC New York. About Agile Learning Centers: agilelearningcenters.org ALF Trainings: alf.agilelearningcenters.org

in episode 4 of the community care series, Meghan spoke with two people from Zena Democratic School (formerly Hudson Valley Sudbury School) and the conversation is a MASSIVE 2+ hour episode! they talk all about the Sudbury model as a staff member and student, you get a clear understanding of the model as it was first practiced in the original Sudbury Valley School and the ways the Zena has made shifts.  they discuss several topics deeply, really try to offer balance drop some f bombs and definitely have a lot of fun! they even tackle giving kids the vote! Its a good listen and worth the time, even if you have to break it up in chunks. e-mail Charlie at [email protected] is you wanna have a juicy convo about anything he mentioned find Zena Democratic School here https://www.zenademocraticschool.org information on and from the original Sudbury Valley School  ⁠https://sudburyvalley.org/theory⁠ article Charlie mentioned on Sudbury Schools and Neo Liberal Ideology https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1478210315610256 second article charlie mentioned from Tipping Points https://www.self-directed.org/tp/the-first-prison/ Register to Vote in the US here https://vote.gov Exploring Children's Suffrage- Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Ageless Voting https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-14541-4 Check out the Children's Voting Colloquium https://www.childrenvoting.org Find all of Meghan's work on theunschoolfiles.com! please take a second to head over to Patreon.com/theunschoolfiles to partner with Meghan on all the work she does.

in episode 3 of the series on Community Care within SDE, meghan spoke with Cassidy Younghans. Cassidy speaks about her extensive time interning in various SDE spaces across models and her takeaways that have shaped Wild Roots Learning Community. they cover so many aspect of being in community and even start brainstorming and dreaming up ideas! •Find Cassidy at Cassidyyounghans.com •Help me get better recording equipment and fund more episodes by partnering with me at Patreon.com/theunschoolfiles •Get your copy of Issue 5 of The Unschool Files Community Zine at theunschoolfiles.com/zine