The Unschool Files

Welcome friend!

I’m so glad you found this space.

Here you’ll find everything connected with The Unschool Files,

from the community zine + ways to connect with other unschooling and SDE

parents and caregivers via discord to resources and offerings of past guests.

this is a place for community ♡

theunschoolfiles

it’s all about relationship✨ 🌳🫀 a little

it’s all about relationship✨ 🌳🫀
a little reminder from Nikolai’s youngest of @liberatorium and @raisingreaders

that’s it. that’s the post.

that’s it. that’s the post.

as i spend less and less time here with the gram,

as i spend less and less time here with the gram, i have been laying bricks one at a time over at theunschoolfiles.com read below about one of several things coming!👇🏼

i am the type of person who feels deeply tied to the service of humanity. and so in that service i am always looking for ways to connect people - it’s how discord became an element of this community!
i was really inspired by @sonia.Khost’s words at the @alliance4sde weekend earlier this year - she was hosting a room and simply said “the space is yours”
and with that i made it my guiding compass for how to run this virtual community.
i put the scaffolding up, and the members take it from there. a self-governed space that only runs as well as the members who participate in it want it to!

we’ve been going now, nearly 2 years 🎉 with many topics of discussion and a growing desire for events such as book club.
the community calendar lives over on my website where server members can reference it and make plans to attend offerings within the community! or perhaps find a day they’d like to offer something!
it’s got reaaallll ‘if you build it they will come’ energy 😉

if you’re looking for community, send me a message or find the discord link on my website! ✌🏼🫀 xxmeg

issue 4 (which currently has no physical copies av

issue 4 (which currently has no physical copies available) is available for digital viewing and download! drop me a DM or head to my website theunschoolfiles.com to claim a copy 🙏🏼
here are a few pages of the zine for preview, including a cozy recipe from a young person in Canada to warm your heart and soul this season 🫀
you’ll have to get a copy to finish reading @makeba_celeste’s family feature and the essay by @naomicfisher
xx meghan

issue 4 is hitting the printer and i am thrilled!

issue 4 is hitting the printer and i am thrilled!

i’ve added a pre-order option to my website theunschoolfiles.com, so that you can get this issue IN your hands on or around the release date (and to get ahead of the holiday 🐌mail slowdown)

this issue was a blast to assemble, and i am so excited to share it with you! it’s filled to the brim with colorful art, thought provoking writing, another beautiful family feature and a little wintery coziness to share with your friends and families this holiday season!

i have experimented with different printing and binding options and finally landed on something that is perfect for the coffee table or bookshelf and i am so impressed with the quality of our community zine.

BIG thank you to all who have supported this project as i trial and error my way thru. so much love goes into this work, and i really couldn’t keep this up without you 🫀

hi folks 👋🏼 issue 4 of the zine is due out i

hi folks 👋🏼 issue 4 of the zine is due out in December and i have few spaces open for your content! drop me and email or a DM if you want to be featured
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if you aren’t familiar with the zine, i collect and curate an issue every few months or so. it typically contains
art, recipes, puzzles, essays, family features (and so much more) from the unschooling community around the globe! a great way for us to see the many ways we are learning and loving without school ✊🏼
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at one point i was managing subscriptions via Patreon but it got to be too much and i migrated to my website theunschoolfiles.com where selling is much simpler! when you want one, you just click and buy✨big thanks to my website guru for always helping me make magic 🪄
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slides 2-4 are a few pages from issue 3 (released this summer)

happy national coming out day, y’all 🌈 i sea

happy national coming out day, y’all 🌈
i searched for the words to describe myself for many years, while feeling boxed in and unable to breathe.
now young people are able to name their experiences in such detail yet be so concise. it’s the coolest shit and we owe it to them to hear them. see them. honor them. love them. #pansexual

a lil message from the tik tok vault 🫀 this wor

a lil message from the tik tok vault 🫀
this work is hard. this work is constant. this work is about trust, compassion, relationship, and a deep love for our children.
we may feel alone in it when we see that dusty ass oppressive parenting in neighbors, friends and family. but you are not alone. i’m here, in it with you dear friend. let that old shit burn 🔥

the pod is back! in episode 35 i spoke with an uns

the pod is back! in episode 35 i spoke with an unschooler (from the 90’s) turned cognitive neuroscientist, Alexis Deighton MacIntyre. we discussed her childhood in Canada- a bit about her family life, reasons for not attending conventional school and her path to higher education! i hope you enjoy this convo, and would love to hear what lands with you here or in DMs

hey folks! i’ll be unplugged from this space for

hey folks! i’ll be unplugged from this space for a bit - while i deeply care about the conversations i have with so many of you via stories and DM, i need to care for myself. rest and recharge. wintering, if you will.
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if you are trying to connect with me, you can still reach me via my website, email me, or join me in community on Discord! Be well, all 🙏🏼
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xx meghan

it’s time for another issue of the zine! this o

it’s time for another issue of the zine!
this one is packed with Unschoolers from around the globe, and very much in need of your help to be sustainable 🫶🏼
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this is a labor of love and a pay what you can model. if this work has inspired you and you have the capacity to give, head to my website for single purchases or become a monthly patron at any level! patreon.com/theunschoolfiles
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🗣special thanks is to the team in the US for keeping this project afloat. they donate so many hours of their time, lots of their own supplies and even their own money. i truly wouldn’t be able to get this to your mailboxes without them! 🫀

this is for you, my number one. a love reel for my

this is for you, my number one. a love reel for my children, my young people, my greatest teachers.
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i mess up a lot. i have feelings come up that have nothing to do with you, but they can seep out of me under pressure.
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i welcome your call outs (even when it feels uncomfortable), and feel eternally grateful for your grace and openness
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i’m your number one fan for life, and i’ll spend the rest of my days doing all that i can to show you how super you are. front and center stage, screaming the loudest and cheering you on without any attachment to my own ideas for you! it’s an honor to walk alongside you three 🫀 mama

𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊

𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 *𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒕* 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 - 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔. 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔.
i’ve had thoughts spinning for months. deep conversations with my fellow leftists and abolitionist unschoolers, reallllly uncomfortable feelings around shame, public humiliation and dehumanization when someone isn’t in lock step with the group.
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othering and erasure in the name of progress (low key dogmatic, or maybe high key) with simultaneous language around tolerance and equity occurring. and it’s hurting us as a species.
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there’s much nuance to this, and it’s certainly not simple. but a little fearless listening, establishing healthy boundaries for safety and sustainability, and getting to know your actual neighbors is a start.
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when you encounter an unschooler who “isn’t doing it right”… perhaps ask yourself why you feel that way and if it’s a true limitation to getting curious.
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i am not a long form writer (and really dislike long captions) but absolutely a long form thinker… so i’m still sitting with all of this and experiencing mind blowing moments when i am SURE that i am centering the humanity of all people in this practice of stepping over heavily drawn lines to bring *myself* closer to what feels like peace.

issue 2 of the zine featured young unschooled arti

issue 2 of the zine featured young unschooled artists like Rose in Kentucky @uhmanduhsaywhat and Ro in Canada @subsomatic! It also includes a coloring page designed by @cassidyalice, an SDE facilitator in Texas
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this issue is filled with work from young people and adults in SDE! It is available for purchase in both digital and print versions - head to theunschoolfiles.com to get a copy or subscribe to receive regular mail over at patreon.com/theunschoolfiles
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Issue 3 is out in 2 weeks (August 1,2022) and we are now accepting submissions for issue 4, out in December! Deadline to submit is November 10,2022

this project needs you and your support to pay for

this project needs you and your support to pay for itself, and eventually pay our print and mail team volunteers.
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the unschool files community zine is restructuring for sustainability —
now publishing in August, December + April!
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become a subscriber or supporting partner over on patreon.com/theunschoolfiles

lovin on us more, we need it 🫀

lovin on us more, we need it 🫀

𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕤𝕦𝕓𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤!
issue 3 of the unschool files zine is due out in August, please send all submissions to meghan@theunschoolfiles.com 🤘🏼
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this is a quarterly released, gritty, handmade, labor of love!
the zine team works hard to assemble, package and mail out this beautiful work of Unschoolers both young and adult to locations all over the globe // the work is sustained through p.atreon where some amazing humans have decided to really help keep this production going by committing to a subscription OR giving more so that we can offset the cost of production a bit. come make a pledge via my bio link if you feel called to do so 🫶🏼

thanks to all who donated, for all the orders and

thanks to all who donated, for all the orders and feedback on the May issue of the zine, and your continued support all around! super proud of us!! 🫶🏼
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if you missed the opportunity to donate, you can still do so at @keepourclinics or keepourclinics.org and i’ll still send you a zine!

for the month of May, all funds raised via the zin

for the month of May, all funds raised via the zine have been put together as a donation to keepourclinics.org, an organization that is dedicated to supporting community-based reproductive health clinics. @keepourclinics
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with alarming rates of closures, diminished funding, trigger laws being set all over the US while Roe hangs in the balance, this amount can only do so much.. i’m aware- but if communities all over have the ability to do this, think of what else we can do collectively 🧠
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thanks to all who requested a zine, and to those who donated! special thanks to our matching donor!! 🤘🏼
receipt to follow.
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contact me if you still haven’t laid eyes on the zine or if you’d like to submit any work for issue 3 due out in August! 🫶🏼

issue 2 of the zine is making it’s way around th

issue 2 of the zine is making it’s way around the globe both in the snail mail and digitally! 💌 my heart and soul are poured into this project and i am absolutely thrilled to see it take off, and for Unschoolers to have the opportunity to see one another and to BE seen!
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if you haven’t received a copy, or would like to see either/ both issues, please head to my website, theunschoolfiles.com to access it!
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this project is a labor of love, and i offer it at whatever price you can afford, and freely to anyone who is unbanked, or simply cannot spare any funds at the moment. (feel free to email me if you would like the physical copy and are in this situation)
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thank you to everyone who has subscribed over on Patreon to sustain this model! the supporting partners and production partners make it possible for me to keep this offering going for the community 🫶🏼
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for one time donations, please send via PayPal theunschoolfiles@gmail.com
OR
Venmo @ iamsilenth

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