contributing writers

Ren Allen has been homeschooling since 1996 and an active supporter of unschooling both online and in her local community since 2000. She assists those newer to unschooling through an online discussion group and speaking publicly whenever possible. Passions include helping people explore their unique creativity through art classes, makeup artistry and creativity workshops. She also enjoys art, writing, travel, herbal medicine, gardening and eating truffles with a good cup of darjeeling. You can find Ren at ImaginationTribe or unschoolingbasics, at her website learninginfreedom.com or by emailing her at starsuncloud@comcast.net.

Barbara Chase lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter, cats, and guinea pig. She enjoys spacious landscapes, walking among redwoods, swimming with dolphins, artistic creations, and especially playing with her daughter. In addition to living an unschooling life and facilitaing her daughter's exploration of the world, she is a craniosacral bodyworker, a web designer, practices Nonviolent Communication, meditation, and yoga.

Sandra Dodd lives in Albuquerque with her woodworking, recorder-playing, singing husband (who is also an engineer) and her three happy teenagers who play games, tell tales, mess around, ask questions, watch movies, visit friends, and generally frolic and explore life. Kirby is 19 and has a job. Marty is 17 and has a job. Holly is 14 and sleeps a lot, draws, explores the internet, dresses up and colors her hair.

Rue Kream is living happily ever after with her husband, Jon, and two children, Dagny and Rowan. She is a passionate advocate of unschooling and respectful parenting, and is involved in the creation and maintenance of the unschooling.info website. Her book, Parenting A Free Child: An Unschooled Life, is available at freechild.info.

Deb Lewis lives a happy unschooling life in Montana with her husband David and son Dylan. She's a part time floral designer, potter, poet, gardener, trampoline bouncer and bird watcher and a full time unashamed idealist. Deb can be reached at d.lewis@bresnan.net

Anne Ohman's first-born son introduced his family to this glorious unschooling path, and Anne honored and celebrated him by believing him and following him. And because of Jake's insistence on learning in his own way, in his own time, he and his brother, Sam, and his parents have since been joyfully growing and learning and Shining together on top of their rural mountain in New York State. Anne is also following her passions in her job as director of her own unique children's library program. More of her inspiration can be found at her Shine With Unschooling list, at scattered and unpredictable conference appearances, and in various other publications here and there, now and then...