Summit Schedule

At the 2025 summit we had an incredible line-up of speakers and panellists, click below to learn more about them and their talks, and collect any freebies they offered summit participants.

DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3

FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST

Day 1. Our children

What they need to live, learn and thrive

SPEAKER INTERVIEWS

Pam Laricchia

Why a strong relationship is always the foundation for learning

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Dr. Naomi Fisher

How to help yourĀ teen recover fromĀ burnout

Go to interview

Amanda Diekman

Learning through screens: from fear to confidence and connection

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Go to interview

Domari Dickinson

Bridging worlds: Supporting your unschoolerā€™s choice to explore conventional school

Go to interview

Sari Gonzalez & Becka Koritz

How unschooling empowers young people: Rights, consent and autonomy

Go to interview

Lainie Liberti

EmbracingĀ partnership parenting with your self-directed teen

Go to interview

Erich Leidums

The magic of risky play and why it's beneficial for our children

Go to interview

Elspeth Hetrick

Why co-regulation is essential for neurodivergent unschooling joy

Go to interview

LIVE SESSIONS

ROUNDTABLE

Accompanying self-directed teens

6pm (UK time)

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ROUNDTABLE

What do consent and autonomy look like in action?

7pm (UK time)

Go to Roundtable

ROUNDTABLE

Unschooling our neurodivergent children

8pm (UK time)

Ā 

Go to Roundtable
Download Day 1 Schedule PDF

SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND

Day 2. Ourselves

Tending to ourselves as we navigate this journey

SPEAKER INTERVIEWS

Kristy Forbes

Honouring our intuition as parents and carers

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Meghan Suniga-Davies

Unschooling, isolation and when our children seem uninterested in everything!

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Heidi Steel

Living outside the box: Unapologetically unstandardised

Go to interview

Dr Emma Svanberg

The courage to step away: How to feel confident in walking from systems that donā€™t work for you

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Lehla & Anthony Eldridge-Rogers

Insights and strategies for a strong and supportive partnership

Ā 

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Esther Jones

Turning the challenges into opportunities for connection and growth

Ā 

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Melissa Crockett-Joyoue

But thatā€™s not unusual! Discovering your own neurodivergence as you unschool neurodivergent kids

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Jae Williams

How unschooling changed my view on everything

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Go to interview

LIVEĀ SESSIONS

WORKSHOP

Launching a SDE Space

5pm (UK time)

Go to Workshop

ROUNDTABLE

How to deschool ourselves as we unschool

6pm (UK time)

Go to Roundtable

ROUNDTABLE

Experiences of single-parent unschooling

7pm (UK time)

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ROUNDTABLE

The importance of taking of ourselves

8pm (UK time)

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Download Day 2 Schedule PDF

SUNDAY, MARCH 23RD

Day 3. Community & Beyond

How unschooling fits withĀ the wider world

SPEAKER INTERVIEWS

Peter Gray

What has caused the rise in anxiety among US kids? (It's not smartphones or social media)

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Iris Chen

From Tiger Mom to unschooler: Decolonizing education through self-directed learningĀ 

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Chemay Morales-James

The importance of healing in community from colonial education and livingĀ 

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Leslie W. Bray

Intentional living: The core of an unschooled life

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Lucy AitkenRead

Rewilding our livelihood: Why unschooling parents make amazing entrepreneursĀ 

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Zakiyya Ismail

Why intersectional unschooling

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Bria Bloom

From unschooler to unschool advocate

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Pat Farenga

Keeping theĀ legacy of John Holt alive

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LIVEĀ SESSIONS

WORKSHOP

Decolonising unschooling

5pm (UK time)

Go to Workshop

ROUNDTABLE

How to create the community we need

6pm (UK time)

Go to Roundtable

ROUNDTABLE

Working in harmony with your partner

7pm (UK time)

Go to Roundtable

ROUNDTABLE

Reflections fromĀ parents of adult unschoolers

8pm (UK time)

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Download Day 3 Schedule PDF

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