The Relaxed, Eclectic Unschoolers
(Iowans Dedicated to Educational Alternatives)
Welcome to the IDEA Page! We are an unschooling homeschool group
that supports families in Iowa and surrounding areas.
The families in
this support group come from many different
religions, ethnic backgrounds
and walks of life.
Happy 10th Birthday to IDEA !!!
1998 - 2008
Let's Party !!
Mark your calendars for:
Saturday, August 30th
Raccoon River Park-Des Moines
Noon to 5pm
Potluck lunch about 1pm
More details about the party will be shared throughout the summer.
-Mission Statement-
IDEA is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to providing information, support and
encouragement for those who choose to pursue life-long learning outside of the school environment.
This group recognizes that learning is an internal process that thrives when people are
free to explore life on their own terms; this philosophy is often called unschooling.
Realizing that families come for support from various backgrounds and levels of homeschooling,
IDEA has no official political or religious orientation and does not endorse any one resource.
-E-Mail-
The IDEA E-mail List is the heart of our group, where ideas, opinions, events and community are shared.
To subscribe either send an email to: IDEA-2-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Or go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/IDEA-2
To unsubscribe send an email to: IDEA-2-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Iowa State Information
Iowa State Homeschool Laws:
http://www.homeedmag.com/lawregs/iowa.html
Chapter 31 - Iowa State Codes that further define the Iowa Homeschool Laws:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2001/iac/281iac/28131/28131.pdf
Current online CPI Handbook put out by the Iowa State Dept of Education.
* This contains the CPI forms and instructions for filling them out :
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/301/504/
* For help on filling out the CPI forms, join the IDEA e-mail List (see above) and ask !
- Help Files -
We would like to share some of our definitions of unschooling, and provide personal observations
of the challenges, tools, and resources we have discovered.
Links Contacts Help Files
Questions about Unschooling or the IDEA group? Contact kdiltz at iowatelecom dot net
Please report bad / broken links to: pdiltz at iowatelecom dot net
