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May 2020
Game Room
These rooms are open every day of the conference. Some game times will be hosted, but feel free to bring your games and play any time! Guava is for louder games, while Crown Palm is reserved for quieter board and card games.
Find out more »Gallery
Open all week, the gallery is a casual meeting place where people can gather for informal chats, to meet friends, or just relax. We encourage all families to bring something that represents their unschooling life to display in the gallery.
Find out more »Teens & Tweens Small Groups
Small groups provide a space for teens and tweens (12-18) to connect with each other throughout the Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering. These groups provide a welcoming atmosphere and an opportunity for deeper discussion and bonding. Small groups are a perfect space to meet new people and make friends. Groups will meet up, get to know each other through a small discussion, take part in a fun icebreaker game or two, and then adjourn for the day. Groups will be youth-led and…
Find out more »Registration and T-Shirt Pickup
Pick up your registration packet, name tags, and any gear you have ordered.
Find out more »Fairy Godparents Signup
Fairy Godparents is a reciprocal game played for the duration of the conference. Participants will be secretly assigned a fairy godchild and a fairy godparent. They will spend the week doing things to make their fairy godchild feel special. Fairy godparents can choose to remain anonymous, or reveal themselves at the end of the week. Be sure to return at 8:00 to pick up your Fairy Godchild's name and start playing!
Find out more »Organized Zombie Tag
Players will be separated into two teams: the survivors and the infected. The infected players are trying to infect all the other players and finish off the rest of humanity. The survivors' only goal is to survive. Are you fast enough to survive the zombies?
Find out more »Kahoot
Join us to play Kahoot, a multiple choice trivia game. Be sure to bring a smartphone or laptop to connect to the game.
Find out more »Zentangle Funshop
Zentangle and Zendoodle use smaller drawn patterns to create a larger picture. But the fun goes beyond that: Zentangle can grow, shrink, or transition back and forth. I will have a modest array of implements and paper, so feel free to bring your own supplies or something you’re working on.
Find out more »Welcome Home to Ourselves
Body positivity is a buzz phrase that has made its rounds all over social media, but what does that look like in action? What does that look like in the midst of day to day life? How does this have anything to do with unschooling? As parents of unschoolers many of us have tuned to deschooling ourselves, or even our kids if they started out in public school. It only takes a few minutes of walking the halls of UWG…
Find out more »Skill Toys
Juggling, unicycles, stilts, and more, oh my! All skill levels are welcome. Whether a master of dexterity or a complete klutz, with practice, almost anyone can learn to use skill toys. Already have some skill toy skills? Come share and learn different tricks! Juggling balls and a few other skill toys will be provided.
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