volunteer!
you can receive a $50 discount off registration by posting this banner below on your awesome, life-supporting blog or website for a year. interested? email us and we will send you the
banner and details.
we love volunteers.
in fact, we could not produce this conference without them.
volunteering is good for you too: you get the satisfaction of being a real contributor plus you receive a discount off registration!
before you volunteer, consider the REAL time your job(s) will take.
you WILL miss something at the conference, most likely, that you want to do.
PLEASE DO NOT VOLUNTEER unless you are prepared to follow through with your commitment.
big love. big thanks.
Volunteer!
Rethinking Everything is looking for a lots of reliable, dedicated volunteers! Volunteers are what make our conference such a great success, adding spirit, vitality, warmth and community.... and talent! We absolutely could not present such a high quality program and continue to keep our registration price low without the support of our volunteers!
Our goal is to find a way to ensure that anyone who wants to attend be able to do so, even when finances are tight. Your attendance, your contributions, the knowledge gained during our weekend together is much more important than your ability to pay. So, if you have a burning desire to boost the spirits of your self-designing, unschool family and undergo exhilarating transformation, but the cost is overwhelming, contact Barb. RE has a small scholarship fund and there is so much volunteer help needed!
The time you give will offset your registration fee and there are many fun volunteer opportunities available.
Contact Barb Lundgren to arrange your volunteer position for the conference. We're so sorry that you cannot choose the time your volunteer job takes place.. you've gotta just trust the process. You will miss something you want to attend. Nonetheless, volunteering is a great way to reduce your registration cost and still benefit extraordinarily from this year's earth-shattering RE experience.
Let Barb know what you want to volunteer for at the time you are ready to register. She cannot reserve the volunteer job(s) you wish without your completed Registration. Barb's email is barb_rethinkingeverything.net and her phone is 817.540.6423. Thank you! You can also email her this way.
We have several 90 minute PANEL DISCUSSIONS planned.
If you are a able to contribute with your valuable experience on one, you will receive a $40 credit toward registration.
Volunteer Panelists needed for:
Drugs, Alcohol & Teens
Allowing, Letting Go & Trusting the Process ... or not?
This panel will be made up of teens and young adults only with clarity of experience and insight on the use and/or abuse of alcohol and/or drug use.
The Art of Living Dangerously
We are looking for older teens, young adults and adults who can share wisdom and guidance on the importance of risk-taking in the healthy development of children and teens.
Teenage Liberation: Unschooling Teens
Teens, young adults and adults needed who can share wisdom and experience on allowing and empowering for maximum freedom when unschooling teens.
Keeping Love Alive: Sustaining a Long-Term Marriage or Partnership
Seeking adults who can share strategies and guidance on overcoming hurdles and challenges in partnership/marriage relationship and grow joyfully together.
Rethinking Marriage... and that Jealousy Component
What purpose does marriage serve, and who does it serve? Does a modern partnership need this old fashioned institution? Is commitment different than marriage? What about jealousy? What's that all about and why are we putting so much energy into it? Can we replace jealousy with self-ownership and empowerment and feel comfortable, confident and ready for anything? If you can shed light and wisdom on this re-thinking topic, we need you!
The Kids are Alright
Kids are born with a natural ability to follow their hearts, ask for help when they need it and always move in the direction of what feels right, powerful and important to them. This magnificent process often goes awry when the adults in a child's life mistakenly impose their own, often well-meaning, values and dictates on their child or teen's behavior - values and dictates that are products of their own dysfunctional or conformist training. Our panel will share their own big mistakes with their kids and teens and how they overcame them, allowing the kids and teens to heal, learn and thrive. If this rings true to you and you are willing to share, contact Barb.
I Love My Life: On My Own Terms
You know who you are: you have the perfect life of self-creation and love waking up (almost) every day. We want you to share your journey, experience and wisdom.
My Unschooled View of the World
Are you a grown unschooler (age 17 or older)? Do you live your adult life as an empowered, self-designing unschooler? We want you.
Unschooling in the African American Community
African American parents committed to the unschooling lifestyle, who are interested in discussing the specifics of how they unschool, how they find community, how they handle cultural issues that come up with this type of philosophy, as well as constructive ways that they infuse pride in culture in their daily lives. (Panelists can see workshop description to get a better feel for the direction of the workshop.)
What We Eat
We are seeking a wide range of empowered ways of meeting our unique nutritional needs and thriving in the process. Have you adopted a method that is working for you and your family?
Additional ADULT help needed:
Musician/Magician/Group Dynamics
Are you an expert at one of these? If so, we have a very special role for you to play this year. Contact Barb to discuss this!
Unschool Coaching
are you a confident and experienced unschool parent who is willing to listen to and counsel others? We are offering private coaching sessions again this year in 1/2 hour increments. Volunteer for a 2 hour block. Credit: $40
Massage Therapist
We love massage therapists! Bring your chair massage and work 2, 1.5 hour shifts during the weekend and receive a $70 credit.
Dance Teachers
Can you teach swing, folk, ballroom, salsa, belly or any kind of dance? The RE audience loves to dance. 90 minute session. Credit: $50
Kid Village
We need volunteers to help in Kid Village for 4 hours each. These hours will be divided into two, 2 hour periods. This job will entail helping our Kid Village facilitators play with and care for kids. This is a great job for anyone with Kid Village age children or anyone 14 or over. Credit: $40 for 4 hours
On Call
Are you willing and able to be available for us to use you in any way we see fit? This job is really important! We promise you will miss at least one thing at the con that is important to you and that you will have no control whatsoever on the timing. You must be 100% reliable and flexible from Thursday - Tuesday. 8 hours, as needed, before, during or at clean-up: Credit $100
Art Activity/Unschool Tinkering facilitators needed:
one 4 hour shift: $60
Silhouette Studio
We'll use a lamp without the shade, turn off the lights and the get the kids jumping around, doing karate moves, dance poses and generally being silly. Their shadows will be all different and you will trace their silhouettes on big paper to be colored and decorated later or at home!
Egg Drop
Set up supplies, keep track of each contraption's weight and measurements, and store all in a bin at the end. Clean up all unused materials and toss in the trash.
Mosiac Coloring
Set up supplies, oversee, tidy up, put away. There is no glass in this activity, just paper, and it requires no knowledge or craft experience whatsoever.
Total Makeovers
Oversee the hair cutting and making over of all who show up. Clean up at the end. This is a perfect job for a hair stylist!
Field Games
Got a fun big group field game you'd like to host? Like baseball, softball, flag football, ultimate frisbee, soccer, or some other game?
Supplies needed:
-Our Video Game Rooms are needing to get stocked with TVs and game systems. The Video Game Room will be locked at night, or you may bring the equipment to your own hotel room when not in use. One TV, one game system and a game or two you can bring to share: $50 credit
-Floor mirrors. We need two of them and they need to stand upright, to be used in our dress-up room all weekend. You will take them home with you. $25 each
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