Sep 14, 2015
Have you ever watched to movie Pulp Fiction? Most of us hadn’t when we set out to perform the film’s iconic dance scene. Practice and perform a choreographed dance: This was the challenge set before our group on the first day of the UA adventure semester. Many of us had no experiance dancing, but gathered […]
Sep 14, 2015
Today’s adventure was to distinguish Truth from BS. Looking at man made global warming and mandatory drafting for war from both sides of the spectrum. Drawing lines between unbacked mouth vomit and hard fact. Finding a reliable source, making sure reporters were not writing from self interest or being funded by people that could bend […]
Sep 14, 2015
Welcome, everyone, to the challenges of the first day of the first ever Unschool Adventures Adventure Semester! Today, the challenge for my group of four plus an instructor was to travel from our campsite near Paonia to the North Fork Gunnison River, cross it, and get back to camp without being seen by anyone. After […]
May 29, 2015
Today we launched our newest international trip—and perhaps are only international trip for next year—Simply New Zealand 2016. The priority application deadline is the Fourth of July. Don’t delay: apply now! –Blake
Apr 23, 2015
Hi everyone—here’s your Unschool Adventures news for April 2015! Adventure Semester – fully enrolled! This fall’s Adventure Semester received 40 applications for 22 spots, and after a very competitive round of interviews, it’s now officially full! (There’s always the chance that an enrolled participant might drop out, so if you’re still hoping to apply, check the webpage […]
Dec 11, 2014
Hi everyone, I’m making some big changes with Unschool Adventures in 2015: My big goal for next year is to offer a brand-new multi-month adventure education program for ages 16-19 in the United States. The tentative start date is September 2015. (This will be run through Unschool Adventures and announced on our website and mailing list.) More here. To make that big new program possible, I’m […]
Nov 14, 2014
My back against the window, the hostel living room is filled with the gray light of snow. It is a quiet day here, most people slept late and everyone seems to be hibernating in their beds or behind the screens of electronics. As the days here are numbered, each moment seems infinitely more precious than […]
Nov 13, 2014
A couple of micro-fictions from our Flash Fiction workshop: The Silent Treatment I asked you what the makeup is for and you pushed me away. Only to rope me back in. Miming is a weird hobby. – By Abby Hunt I was supposed to write a story that people could relate to. The blank screen […]
Nov 7, 2014
We woke early on the morning of October 25, 2014 and headed out to climb Mt. Crested Butte (Elevation: 12,162 ft or 3,707 meters) near Crested Butte, Colorado! Leaving the hostel and heading for Mt. Crested Butte which is the mountain in the background. Walking through an aspen forest early on in our hike. The […]
Oct 29, 2014
Despite the fact that I have never been to school, nor had any burning desire to attend school it took me quite a while to come to terms with the fact that I don’t want to go to college. But here I am at almost 19, decidedly not going to college and instead sitting in […]