Northsideside Unschoolers of Chicago

April tea will be this Sunday at the Urban Tea Lounge
838 W. Montrose from 2-4pm.
Hope to see you there!

The rumors of this great little amusement park closing are not true.
Northwest Cook County HOUSE is putting together another annual homeschooler / unschooler day at KIDDIE LAND

If you are looking for some good day trips, or weekend jaunts around the Land of Lincoln, here is a list of 150 Great Places in Illinois, brought to you by the American Institute of Architects, to get you started. Some of them are close to home. Field trip anyone?

The Ginsburg family, formerly of Chicago, are currently doing a language immersion extended stay in Costa Rica and are blogging about their adventure, stop in and see what they are up to!

Lets Go Family Camping !

Who: Homeschooling Families
What: Camping with their families in their own tents or campers for a weekend of relaxation and fun in the sun. Most of the sites are non-electric and there are modern flush toilets.
When: Friday July 13, 2007 – Sunday July 15, 2007
Where: Kettle Moraine State Forest – Long [...]

Amy will be leading the discussion at the parent’s meeting tomorrow evening. The subject will be the Unending Eternal Quest of balancing family needs, and yes, that includes yours. Please join us and bring your bag of tricks for maintaining family sanity!
Tomorrow night at 7pm at the Bucktown-Wicker Park Library, 1701 N Milwaukee Ave.
Hope to [...]

What: Capture the Flag! (how to play)
When: Saturday March 24, 10:30 till 12:30ish, bring a picnic and water for your family. If it’s raining or below 40 we will reschedule.
Where: Riis Park, meet at upper playground. Riis Park is generally packed with soccer teams on weekends, but we can play capture the flag [...]

The Mother’s Tea for March will be this Sunday, March 11 at 2pm. Tea will be held at the Urban Tea Lounge located at 838 W Montrose. See the tea page for more details!

My favorite part of grade school was the school library, or “resource center”, as we were instructed to call it. At the recent InHome Conference, I was able to relive that experience in the vendor hall at Mary’s Books. Mary has a huge collection of children’s american history, world history, [...]