Freedom of Education Festival EFAEC 2013

Civil disobedience in Europe EFAEC 2013

Eddy O'Neill: Father of six home educated children, some of whom are now grown up. He and his wife have a court case ongoing in Ireland because they refuse to register their children in the national register of home education. They believe that education outside the school system is a right and shouldn’t be compromised by having to undergo a previous registration process. Home grown knowledge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trS6dwD7IP0

Leslie Barson: Mother of two grown up children who never went to school. Founder of the Otherwise Club in 1993. One of the founders of the European list Learning Unlimited and long time activist for freedom of education.

http://jual.nipissingu.ca/contact_list.asp?contact16=LBarson

Sylvie Martin: Autor of the book ‘The ten lies of non-schooling’. She and her family have an ongoing legal case in France because of their refusal to allow evaluations of their children that go against their family’s pedagogical convictions. http://horsdesmurs.com/

Henry Readman, grandson of A.S. Neil, ex-student and now music teacher at Summerhill http://www.summerhillschool.co.uk/

 The European Alternative Learning Cooperative, a cooperative for families around Europe (official opening in September), ideas and idealogy

http://freelearning.ning.com/

 Open debate on the legality of education outside of school, with Jorge Sánchez -Tarazaga (lawyer specialised in cases dealing with education), Madalen Goiria (Doctor of Civil law) and special guests. http://madalen.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/ten-clues-for-the-legal-recognition-of-homeschool-a-paper/

TENHE, The European Network for Home Education, advances and ideas, open conversations introduced by Daragh McInerney

Unconference format using open space technology

http://efaec.blogspot.ie/2013/08/unconferencing-how-to-prepare-to-attend.html

Full participation welcomed and expected

Manifesto: http://efaec.blogspot.ie/2013/07/family-gathering-for-alternatives-to.html

Activities for the whole family:

Theatre workshop

Swimming pool and Murderball (for older kids and adults-the only rule is there are no rules)

Facepainting

Disco

Town party

Excursion to the beach of Gandia

Water balloon fight

Football, volleyball, games from different countries in Europe

Make-up workshop with Ainara (13 years old)

Write your own song workshop

Share your favourite poem

Workshop ‘Be the change’ with Eddy O’Neill http://www.bethechangeinitiative.org/

And lots more..

Place of gathering:
Serra d'Ador, in Ador, near Gandía (Valencia). Nearest airports Alicante and Valencia (both one hour away).
http://www.serradador.es/

Dates:
Monday 26 August to Sunday 1 September. 

Type of accommodation:
- Rooms-Cabins. Shared bedrooms with bunkbeds in the tatami style. Sleeping bags or sheets needed.
- Tents, caravans, mobile homes.

Prices


- Rooms and cabins

Full board
Adults 150 euros
Children  4 to 11 years old 126 euros
Children 3 and less free if they eat from their parents’ food

By day
Adultos 25 €/day

Children  4 to 11 years old 23 euros a day
Children 3 and less free if they eat from their parents’ food



- Accommodation in tents and caravans etc

Full board
Adults 138 euros
Children  4 to 11 years old 126 euros
Children 3 and less free if they eat from their parents’ food

By day
Adultos 23 €/day

Children  4 to 11 years old 21 euros a day
Children 3 and less free if they eat from their parents’ food

Prices include four meals a day

Entry is at 5pm on August 26 and exit 1 September(as the stay is 7 days and 6 nights, 6 days are paid).


Please reserve by sending an email to daraghmci@hotmail.com, giving details of your family and menu (vegetarian or meat).

Email contact for the gathering is daraghmci@hotmail.com and telephone/whatsapp (0034)722349019


 

Videos of gatherings in Ador in 2011 and 2012

2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oxUfMIpeONM

2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoZKGPTAONM

More details on efaec.blogspot.com