By Pashwa Jhala Dear SAM family, The SAM 2023 team would like to say Thank You to Swashikshan for giving us the opportunity, and entrusting us with the responsibility to host this SAM. We are all grateful for this chance to have served the beautiful SAM legacy in some small way. We are grateful to […]
Registrations for SAM 2023 are now open! Please fill out and submit the registration form supplied below. We will send you a reply soon after, to acknowledge your registration and share payment details. https://forms.gle/UoU9QwYqTKuBJDXJ8 We hope to be able to confirm as many people as possible, subject to availability of rooms at the venue. Please
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Swashikshan Annual Meet is happy to announce its next gathering amidst the beautiful and serene surroundings of the ‘Shoonya Farm Retreat’ in Belagavi (Belgaum), Karnataka from 22nd to 25th January, 2023. We are looking forward to hosting families and individuals who are practicing or genuinely interested in exploring Homeschooling or Unschooling, to come together, connect,
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It is time for the 7th Swashikshan Annual Meetup – the annual meetup of Indian Homeschoolers. The first two conferences were held at Khandala in Maharashtra, the 3rd conference was at Aavishkaar campus at Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), the 4th at Visthar campus, Bangalore, the 5th in Indore and the 6th in scenic Goa! Hyderabad/Secunderabad has
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Childline, an NGO in Kerala, complained to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) that a certain family was not sending their child to school. The complain was made in October 2015. The family was summoned to the CWC, which asked them to file an affidavit. After lengthy discussions and help from advocates, here is their reply.
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Sangeetha Sriram and Hema Jain, two homeschooling parents from Chennai, shared their thoughts and stories on a radio programme on Radio One Chennai. The programme was a mix of English and Tamil and it was superb! Do tune in and share your thoughts with all of us. The audio has also been posted on Swashikshan
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The much awaited second Indian Homeschoolers Conference (IHC ’14) is here – a gathering of like minded souls at Khandala to share their experiences, learn from each other and rejoice the company of the amazing homeschooling community. If you have not been to the conference before and want to know more about the experience please
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The first Indian Homeschoolers’ Conference under the umbrella of Swashikshan – the Indian Association of Homeschoolers, was held between 28th February and 3rd March at St Mary’s Villa in Khandala in Maharashtra. St Mary’s Villa is located on the hills of Khandala overlooking a valley. Two hundred people from all over India attended the conference
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“Does one desire the Yule-tide spirit, sir?” “Certainly one does. I am all for it.” – P.G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves We were looking forward to the India Homeschoolers’ Conference from even before it was proposed; wishing and hoping that there could be a time and place for all of us to be together for
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On February 28th 2013, a curious mix of families converged by road and train from various corners of the country. There were families from Coimbatore and Chennai, Andhra, N. Delhi, W. Bengal, Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat, and of course Maharashtra. Contrary to popular perception, families came from diverse economic and social backgrounds, from farmers to businessmen,
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