Resources

There are many resources to help unschoolers, ranging from books and websites to real-life communities. These are just a selection of them.

Unschooling Websites

SandraDodd.com

Advice on nearly a hundred categories, from academic subjects to parenting

Unschooling.com

An older website (2006) with some helpful articles and links

Radio Free School

A highly active blog with great insights into Unschooling

Dayna Martin on YouTube

A radical Unschooling advocate with dozens of popular short videos

Articles & Essays

Life Learning

A Canadian website with a variety of helpful articles

Alternative Education Resource Organization

A vast library of articles on unschooling and other educational alternatives

The Natural Child Project

Everything you ever need to know about raising unschooled children—hundreds of great articles

Delight-driven Learning

Great testimonials from unschoolers and their parents

Books

There are a plethora of books about unschooling. Below is a sampling of our favorites:

Communities & Gatherings

Home/Unschooling directory

A comprehensive directory of local support groups

North Star Teens

An example of a quintessential self-directed learning center located in central Massachusetts

Not Back to School Camp

A series of week-long camps in Oregon and Vermont for Unschoolers aged 13-18

Unschool Adventures

International and domestic leadership trips for unschooling teenagers

Other Resource Lists

The Natural Child Project

As linked to earlier, this site is very comprehensive and neatly sorted into books, websites, and more

Leaping From the Box

Links to a variety of blogs and websites

A to Z Home’s Cool

Lists about a dozen unschooling websites

Mothering.com

A forum posting with a huge list of books, websites, conferences & blogs

Have we forgotten a great unschooling resource? Please let us know.