2nd annual Project World School Family Summit will offer information, community for growing volume of worldschoolers

Lima, Peru -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/16/2016 -- The founders of Project World School are pleased to announce their upcoming worldschooling summit. The second annual Project World School Family Summit will be held in Merida, Mexico, and the event will offer information, resources, and community for existing and prospective worldschoolers.

Worldschooling is expanding quickly across the globe. Lainie Liberti, one of the founders at Project World School, is also the administrator for a private Facebook group of worldschoolers. The Worldschoolers page has more than 13, 000 members.

According to Liberti, last year's Project World School Family Summit had approximately 150 attendees. She anticipates that this year's event will have double that amount of guests due to the growing popularity of worldschooling.

Over the course of 2016, Project World School has hosted 5 retreats for teens and young adults in Mexico, Peru's Amazon Rainforest, Andes and Machu Picchu in Peru, at an off the grid farm in Wales, and in Thailand. During 2017, Project World School plans to offer more of the same with added locations such as Bolivia and Greece.

More information can be found at http://projectworldschool.com.

About Project World School
Founded by Lainie Liberti and Miro Siegel, mother and son, Project World School coordinates immersive learning events around the world for homeschoolers, unschoolers, and democratic learners alike.

Contact:
Lainie Liberti, Co-Founder
Project World School
E-mail: info@projectworldschool.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectworldschool1
Website: http://www.projectworldschool.com

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Co-founders of Project World School discuss the benefits of worldschooling via recent TEDx talk

Lima, Peru -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/18/2016 -- Project World School co-founders Lainie Liberti and Miro Siegel recently delivered a presentation at TEDxAmsterdamED, a conference held for educators.

In their presentation, Siegel quoted Liberti, "What could we possibly say about education in front of a group of educators at a TEDx conference focused on education?" By the end of the presentation, however, Siegel and Liberti had discussed their journey in unschooling and worldschooling while explaining the difference between education and learning.

"I realized my job as a parent was to decide how I would educate my son," said Liberti. Through research, Liberti says she discovered unschooling, a method that encourages learners to delve into their interests and by which parents and children co-create a partnership through learning.

As an example of unschooling via worldschooling, Siegel said, "I've never studied Spanish. In 7 years of traveling through Latin America, I've never opened a textbook or attended a formal class. Now, I'm fluent."

At the core of worldschooling, the objectives are to develop critical thinking skills, build global perspective, become sensitive to other world views, be inspired to take personal action, and develop a love of learning.

According to Liberti, "I realized that through travel experiences, it was helping me change the conversation from education to one about learning. Now, the only thing I want for my son is for him to grow into a passionate lifelong learner."

Liberti and Siegel discussed how saying "yes" had led them to learning experiences, and the two also discussed Project World School and the immersive community learning events they plan around the world.

This year has been a busy year for Project World School, and Liberti and Siegel are planning exciting new events for the remainder of the year. In 2016, Project World School is producing 5 retreats in Mexico, Peru's Amazon Jungle, Cusco & Machu Picchu, Wales Organic Farming, and Thailand. This year, Project World School held their first-ever Family Worldschooling Summit-Conference.

Project World School addresses a challenge that Liberti and Siegel experienced: community. By planning immersive learning events around the world that families can join, temporary communities and natural, active learning experiences are offered.

"The community aspects blew my mind. I never expected the deep friendships I made during the retreat. I really never expected that," said Dylan Hickcox, 16. Another retreat student, Katie Johnson, said, "Before the retreat I didn't feel at peace with myself or the world. But after the retreat I feel great. I feel more at peace with myself, who I am and my life choices. Also more in control of my emotional self."

A recent video explains more about Project World School retreats. More information can be found at http://projectworldschool.com.

About Project World School
Founded by Lainie Liberti and Miro Siegel, mother and son, Project World School coordinates immersive learning events around the world for homeschoolers, unschoolers, and democratic learners alike.

Contact

Lainie Liberti, Co-Founder
Project World School
E-mail: info@projectworldschool.com
Website: http://www.projectworldschool.com

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Lima, Peru -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/02/2015 -- Homeschoolers have long delved into local cooperatives to branch out and experience further social and educational opportunities, but one relatively new type of co-op is bringing the community learning experience to a global stage for teens and parents everywhere.

Learning communities are groups of like-minded individuals who meet sporadically to conduct classwork and educational activities. These groups share similar attitudes and academic goals and are found around the world. In particular, worldschooling families are tapping into the learning community platform to provide group learning experience for their teens. For families who travel for work or pleasure, homeschooling transforms into worldschooling. This method of learning sets the stage for children, teens, and young adults to experience cultural immersion and learning around the world. Combining this platform with learning communities provides an educational experience like no other.

One organization, Project World School, co-creates temporary learning communities around the world so that worldschooling teens can gain a group educational experience. Project World School was founded by mother and son Lainie Liberti and Miro Siegel, who have traveled the world for 5+ years. Considering themselves to be "accidental unschoolers", both have learned tremendously from their worldschooling experiences. Through their journeys, they were inspired to collaborate with other worldschoolers. From this desire, Project World School was born.

Teens and guides collaborate to achieve the learning experience, enjoying natural and academic learning. Fostering social learning, teamwork, leadership, and immersive cultural experiences, Project World School supports and fulfills the needs of participants while creating strong connections to other participants, education, and the environment. Teens who participate are inspired to continue their world travel and education. One recent participant, Wiley, age 16, said, "I guess the retreat really rekindled my travel bug, i kinda want to go everywhere and see everything, immerse myself in every culture possible."

Project World School organizes retreats around the world, and the schedule for 2015/2016 recently went live. PWS will host community learning events in areas such as Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, and Thailand over the next year and a half. Participants will enjoy topics such as surfing, marine biology, the Amazon Jungle, Cusco & the Sacred Valley, and more. Anyone interested in becoming a part of the Project World School community can submit an application through the organization's website. In addition, participants can remain up-to-date on upcoming retreats by signing up for the PWS newsletter. More information is available at www.projectworldschool.com

About Project World School
Founded by Lainie Liberti and Miro Siegel, mother and son, Project World School coordinates immersive learning events around the world for homeschoolers, unschoolers, and democratic learners alike.

Contact

Lainie Liberti, Co-Founder
Project World School
E-mail: info@projectworldschool.com
Website: http://www.projectworldschool.com

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