Leslie W. Bray

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It's Earth Day! 🌍
Here's a resource I created with input from others for those interested in life-learning. There's so much we can learn from caring for the earth--gardening being one of them.

Take a look. Let me know what else you've learn from growing things. 🌻

Spring has sprung, and it sure has a way of reminding us that growth doesn’t need to be forced.

Whether it’s planting seeds, digging in the dirt, or just noticing what’s blooming, gardening offers something meaningful at every age.

If you’ve been looking for a simple, seasonal way to support your child’s learning, this is it.

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‘When It’s Time to Leave’
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Read through these slides:

Let me know if you need assistance in this unlearning & relearning.

Join us for a free, open gathering for families interested in self-directed learning, whether you’re just getting started or already living it day to day.

✔️ No experience needed
✔️ No pressure to participate
✔️ Just honest conversation + connection

Come with questions, or just come to listen. Either way, you’re welcome.

🗓️ Thursday, April 16
⏰ 8 PM ET

There is still time to get a FREE ticket to view the replays from this weekend's The Unschooling Summit.

I've been taking my time listening to several replays. The panel I was on earlier today will drop it's replay within the next 24 hours.

If you'd like more time, you can purchase a ticket that will give you a year's time to listen to them. Right now it's $67.

Use my affiliate link below for either ticket. Plus there are freebies (think goodie bag) of resources from many of the participates of this year's conference (things like journals, essays, classes, memberships).

Don't wait!

Tending Grief & Centering Joy -- whew!! THIS conversation is worth your time. Thank you Akilah & Thea! ✨

You can still get a FREE ticket to the The Unschooling Summit. There's 48 hours to watch this replay.

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Many parents come to unschooling because they want something different for their children. More freedom. More trust. More connection.

Often, what surprises us is that choosing unschooling also opens us to deeper unraveling from the system in all areas of our lives. It invites us to rethink authority, control, and what it really means to lead a family with care.

One of the biggest shifts I see parents making, and that I’ve made myself, is moving from “either, or” thinking to “both, and.”

Either I’m in charge, or my child is.
Either I hold boundaries, or I honor their autonomy.
Either I lead, or we collaborate.

But conscious parenting — especially in unschooling homes — doesn’t live in these binaries. It lives in the both, and.

Read more here: https://open.substack.com/pub/lesliewbray/p/both-and-power-sharing-and-partnership

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