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Friday
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4pm
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arrive and get settled
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5:30pm
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Potluck Welcome Dinner
Dive into our weekend community over some food! Bring your family's favourite dish to share and catch up with old friends and meet some wonderful new ones.
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7pm
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Community Games
Join us for some fun games to get to know each other.
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8pm
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Join us at the Firepit - Follow the torches!
Bring marshmallows to toast, s'mores to build, and something to toss into the soup cauldron.
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10pm
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Late night connections
Put on your PJs, grab a pillow and come enjoy a family movie in the Meeting Hall. Wanna chat or play a game instead? Gather in the Creekside Room. Young kids still going strong? Relax, chat, and play in the Lodge common room.
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Saturday
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9-10am
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wake up - it's breakfast time!
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10-11am
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Anne's talk: This is Where Unschooling Lives ~ Take Two
Revisit a snapshot six years later and see where this wonderful unschooling life has taken her boys. (meeting hall)
Funshop: Irish Dancing
Join us and learn a simple dance called "Walls of Limerick"! (dining hall)
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11am-12pm
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Pam's discussion: Moving to Unschooling
Let's talk about deschooling and all this incredibly interesting information you're finding.
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12-1pm
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lunch gathering
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1-2pm
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Funshop: Geocaching
Come enjoy an intro to geocaching and you're on your way to find some that have been placed around the property.
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1:30-3:30pm
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Francette's talk and discussion: Unstrung Heroes and Parenting Epiphanies
Francette will talk about experiences parenting while staying true to her radical unschooling beliefs, and then host a discussion of parenting epiphanies with you.
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2-3pm
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Funshop: Wet-on-Wet Watercolour Painting
Want to paint? Come create, experiment, and enjoy!
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3-4pm
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Funshop: Comic Jam
Come join the fun! You never know where the story will go ...
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4:00-5:30pm
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Marina's discussion: A Natural Lifestyle vs. A "Natural" Lifestyle
What's the difference?
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3-4pm
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Funshop: Candle-Making
Join our young candle-maker to make a small candle with colours and scents of your own choosing.
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6-7pm
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dinner time ...
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7:30-9pm
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Magic Show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9:30-10pm
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Fireworks in the Field
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10-11pm
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Funshop: Werewolf
Come play this variation of the popular mafia game.
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10pm
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Late night connections
Put on your PJs, grab a pillow and come enjoy a family movie in the Meeting Hall. Wanna chat or play a game instead? Gather in the Creekside Room. Young kids still going strong? Relax, chat, and play in the Lodge common room.
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Sunday
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9-10am
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breakfast time!
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10-11am
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Idzie's talk: Against the Current
Join Idzie as she takes you through her process to analyze life against the current.
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10-11am
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Funshop: Walk the Trails
The Ecology Retreat Centre is on 200 beautiful acres in Hockley Valley, part of the Niagara Escarpment. Come see some of it!
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11am-12pm
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Pam's discussion: The Power of Strong Relationships
Unschooling is all about connections and strong relationships with our children. Let's talk about why and how we can support that every day.
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12-1pm
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lunch
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1-4pm
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Family Fun Picnic
Bob for apples, hula hoop, sack races, tug-o-war - all the classic picnic games in an inclusive and supportive atmosphere.
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4pm
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time to say good-bye - we'll miss you!
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