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Sandra Dodd to speak in Edinburgh, 21 May 2011

alisonp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:32:53 +0000

EBHE (Edinburgh and Beyond Home Education) are excited to announce that Sandra Dodd, a popular prolific and high profile unschooler from New Mexico will be giving two public talks in central Edinburgh on Saturday the 21st of May. This is the first time she will have spoken in Scotland. Early bird tickets are on sale now, to find out more please visit the EHBE website.

Beecraigs camping weekend, 20/22 May 2011 – places still available

alisonp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:17:24 +0000

Schoolhouse is organising another camping trip this year and we have decided to return to Beecraigs Country Park. Beecraigs is located 3.2km. (2 miles) south of historic Linlithgow town, midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh, in the scenic Bathgate Hills. It has a dedicated camping area that we have booked the sole use of for Friday 20th May from 2pm to Sunday 22nd May at 11am. The cost for the weekend will be £30 per family and should be paid at time of booking. There will be a discount of £7 for any families who are…

Wateraid at New Lanark‏ by Ciaran Sneddon

alisonp — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:04:23 +0000

This year’s Schoolhouse New Lanark get-together really put the “fun” into fundraising, as over £40 was raised for WaterAid by a couple of dedicated Bakers. The opening of the stall, run by two Fife Home-ed youngsters, on Saturday afternoon nearly caused a stampede as hungry swimmers made a bee-line straight from the pool towards the stall. Home-made gingerbread, fairy cakes and cookies tickled the fancy of the children, whilst the adults preferred the more sophisticated truffles and cupcakes. Home-made Christmas cookies were also donated by Ann Aitkenhead. People kept coming back to the …

New Lanark Weekend 2011 by Caitlin Sneddon

alisonp — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:57:51 +0000

It was 4 weeks since Christmas, when everyone was feeling pretty run down. But they had one thing to look forwards to – New Lanark Schoolhouse Weekend 2011. By 7pm on Friday night all 15 families had gathered in the YHA Hostel in New Lanark. The aromas of a whole variety of meals were swirling around the dining room, as I sat and ate a bag of chips, kindly collected by the DGs on their way to the hostel. While some of the adults got to know each other, and others caught up with friends…

Schoolhouse New Lanark Weekend, 14-16 January 2011

alisonp — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:00:53 +0000

Now that the weather is turning dreich it is time to think again of what is fast becoming a regular fixture in the Schoolhouse calendar – the New Year visit to New Lanark Youth Hostel. Read about last year’s visit here. This year’s residential weekend will take place from Friday 14th January to Sunday 16th January 2011 inclusive. The weekend is a self catering weekend and is primarily to offer members the opportunity to meet other home educating families in an informal and beautiful setting. The hostel is situated in the 200 year old Conservation Village of New Lanark and is surrounded…

Unreasonable Learners conference, 4 October 2010

admin — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:45:12 +0000

“Reasonable men adapt to the world around them; unreasonable men make the world adapt to them. The world is changed by unreasonable men.” (Edwin Louis Cole) Schoolhouse was pleased to accept an invitation to participate in the Unreasonable Learners conference in Glasgow on 4 October which was attended by delegates from the private, public and third sectors and a number of academics. It was an interesting and challenging day which explored ideas and possibilities for change in Scottish society. One of the speakers, Dr Tony Miller of Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, has kindly given Schoolhouse permission to post the slides from his presentation which we believe…

Schoolhouse AGM 2010

alisonp — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:35:10 +0000

The Schoolhouse AGM was held on 21 August 2010 at the Deer Centre in Fife, where we were delighted to welcome members from as far away as the Borders and Tobermory as well as more local folk. Families had an opportunity to enjoy the facilities on offer at the centre before the meeting at which the Schoolhouse annual report and accounts were presented and two new members of the committee duly elected. After the formal business was concluded, there was a question and answer session about the latest activities undertaken by Schoolhouse and various developments since the end of the reported year,…

Schoolhouse AGM, 21st August 2010

alisonp — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:49:00 +0000

This year’s Schoolhouse AGM will be held on Saturday 21st August at 2pm at the Scottish Deer Centre, Cupar, Fife. We are anticipating that whilst the AGM itself will be brief, members will take the opportunity to meet other home educators and make the day a social event. As such we have negotiated discounted rates for entry to the Park itself, so families can arrive from 10am onwards and enjoy the various activities that the Park has to offer. The Scottish Deer Centre has over 140 deer – nine species from around the world. There are regular Bird of Prey Demonstrations in the outdoor theatre and…

Christian education conference – Ayr, 5 June 2010

alisonp — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:21:30 +0000

Schoolhouse has been asked to post details of this upcoming event.

Conference on Christian Education

St Quivox Church of Scotland, Dallmilling Road, Ayr

Saturday 5th June 2010, 10am-4pm

Scottish screening of ‘The Horse Boy’

alisonp — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:33:05 +0000

News from Gillian Naysmith: I have been asked by Author/Director, Rupert Isaacson, to screen his movie ‘The Horse Boy’ about his autistic son Rowan and his incredible relationship with horses, and the family’s amazing adventure in travelling to Mongolia to see the Shaman people in search for help for Rowan. This is to be a fundraising event for his new charity The Horse Boy Foundation UK which will help fund places for families of autistic children to attend Horse Boy Camps throughout the UK. I went to the Scottish camp in January and it was incredible. Details of my own son’s…