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2015 Schedule

2015 UN IN THE SUN SCHEDULE

 

Don’t  forget to schedule in “chill time!”   Enjoy!!

 

All resort activities listed here are located at the TradeWinds Island Grand.  We have only included the free activities.  Please see the brochure in your welcome bag for a full list of activities.

 

Thursday October 29, 2015

1:00-1:30pm
Resort Activity – Poolside Invasion: games and contests

Don’t miss the fun at the Beachfront Pool!  Teen-Friendly.

Location:  Beach Front Pool

2:00-4:30pm
UN IN THE SUN REGISTRATION!!
Come decorate your badges and pick up your welcome bags. We look forward to seeing you!

Location: Veranda

 

2:00-8:00pm

Activity Room Open

Location: Snowy Egret

 

2:00pm-Midnight

Gaming Room Open

Location: Royal Tern

 

3:00-4:00pm

Resort Activity – Sand Castle Wars

Build your castle walls high but shoot the water balloons even higher.  Only the strongest sandcastles will be left standing!

Location: Beach

 

6:30-7:000pm
OPENING SESSION

Meet the speakers and quick announcements.

Location: Blue Heron

 

7:30-10:00pm (bonfire ends at 9:30)
Bonfire with S’mores and Inflatable Surfing

If you were at Un in the Sun last year, you remember how much fun this was!  Gather together for a bonfire and S’mores! This is a great time for us to begin to get to know each other.  Kids will have a blast on the inflatable surf boards and, of course, eating s’mores!

Location: Guy Harvey Outpost Beach Patio

10:15pm-12:30am
Late Night Movie:  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Location:  Blue Heron

 

Friday October 30, 2015

9:00am

Resort Activity – YogaFit on the beach

All fitness levels, including beginners, welcome.  

Location: Breck Deck

 

9:30am-8:00pm
Activity Room Open

Location: Snowy Egret

 

9:30am-Midnight
Gaming Room Open

Location: Royal Tern

 

9:45-10:45am
Session -Teresa Graham Brett

Dealing with your Triggers!

As parents we have the best intentions of being patient and peaceful with children.  And then boom!  We’re doing and saying things that we regret.  Bring your triggers and hot buttons and we’ll dive below the surface to understand how and why we get triggered, and what we can do to understand and learn from our triggers.

Location:  Blue Heron

 

11:00am-12:00pm
RoundTable – Teresa Graham Brett

Follow-up Discussion on dealing with Triggers – bring your personal roadblocks and dive in deep.  

Location: Blue Heron

 

12:00-12:30pm

Pirate Trading Table

Kids bring your tickets from your welcome bag and turn them in for fun prizes!

Location: Veranda


1:00-1:30pm
Resort Activity – Poolside Invasion: games and contests

Don’t miss the fun at the Beachfront Pool!  Teen-Friendly.

Location:  Beach Front Pool

 

1:00- 2:00pm
Sunshop – Decorate a T-Shirt with Fabric Markers and More!

Bring your creativity and make a cool shirt (or whatever material you bring).  Please bring your own t-shirt or fabric.

Location: Veranda

 

1:00-2:30pm
Session – Chris Cappella

Re-birth of an Unschooling Dad

Join Chris to learn how he and the Mom of his two sons came to embrace Unschooling and let go of the fear that many new unschooling parents face. He’ll discuss the transition and how that decision empowered his family. He’ll share insights of the unschooling life — even when tragedy struck — and how his boys have grown tremendously within this new paradigm.”

Location:  Blue Heron

 

2:30-4:00pm
Magic Jay Entertainment

Watch Magic Jay perform some of his amazing magic tricks!

Check him out at: http://www.magicjayentertainment.com

Location: Veranda

 

4:15-5:00pm
Sunshop – Scavenger Hunt!
Have a blast with your friends as you work together to complete tasks and get to the prize!

Ages 6 and under meet with a parent on Veranda (by Royal Tern room)

Ages 7-12 meet in courtyard below the veranda

 

4:00-4:45pm
TeenShop – Scavenger Hunt
Work together to complete tasks & get to the prize!

Meet on veranda to get your clues sheet.  You will be going as one group.

 

Dusk
Resort Activity – Dive-In Movie

Grab a raft for a flick on the inflatable big screen at the pool

Location: Beachfront Pool

 

7:00-9:00pm
Resort Activity – Twilight Paddleboat Rides

Take a ride as the sun sets and relax and unwind.

Location: Paddleboat Landing

7:00-8:00pm
Set up for Haunted Beach Walk
All scaring crew should show up early to set-up your areas or see where you will be stationed.
Location: Beach   

 

8:00-9:30pm
Haunted Beach Walk – if you dare!

Location: Beach


10:00-Midnight
Late Night Games and Crafts

Bring your favorites or share ours

Location: Veranda

 

Saturday October 31, 2015

 

9:00am
Resort Activity – YogaFit on the beach

All fitness levels, including beginners, welcome.  

Location:  Breck Deck

 

9:30am-8:00pm
Activity Room Open

Location: Snowy Egret

 

9:30am-Midnight

Gaming Room Open

Location: Royal Tern

 

9:45-10:45am

Session – Lainie Liberti and Miro Seigel

Location: Blue Heron Room

Unschooling + Travel = Worldschooling – Travel as a alternative form of education– Life Learning on the Road–

 

The session will be a presented by single mom and teen son team, Lainie and Miro whom together, have been traveling and learning on the road for over six consecutive years.

 

Interested in adding travel to your family’s unschooling adventure?

Lainie and Miro share strategies for deeper engagement among all family members, how to get the most out of your natural learning experiences on the road and how to truly function as a team while traveling in order to support everyone’s interests.  Lainie & Miro share examples of natural learning (unschooling) partnering perfectly with the surrounding environment (even if you are not traveling) and how the world can be transformed into an infinite classroom anywhere!

 

Lainie and Miro also share their experiences of creating immersive learning communities for unschooled teens over the last 3 years showing travel is a wonderful platform for for profound and engaged learning. The pair believes that learning different world perspectives helps develop empathy and ultimately a kinder and more peaceful world.

 

Last, Lainie and Miro open up the session for a candid Q & A.

 

10:30am
Resort Activity – Paddleboard Demonstration

Listen up, kooks! We’ll show you the basics so you won’t look like a wannabe.

Location: Island Grand Beach

 

11:00-12:00pm

Roundtable – Lanie Liberti and Miro Seigel

Follow-up Discussion from Worldschooling Session

Location: Blue Heron

 

11:00-12:00pm

Sunshop – Shark Tooth Necklaces
Don’t buy a shark tooth necklace, make one!    

Location: Veranda

 

1:00-3:00pm
RoundTable – Emily Williams

Adult and Older Teen Unschoolers – What are they doing now?

Ever wonder what unschoolers do when they grow up?  Well now is the time to listen and ask questions!  Join Emily, a grown unschooler, in an open roundtable discussion to talk about what it looks like for someone that has enjoyed the freedom to follow her passions without traditional school  requirements.  Older unschooled teens are welcome and encouraged to join Emily in sharing what it means to you that you had this amazing opportunity to be unschooled.

Location:  Blue Heron Room

 

2:00pm

Resort Activity – All Hallows Eve Photo Scavenger Hunt

Join us Poolside for a ghostly Scavenger hunt that’ll have you taking silly pictures to get home!

Location: Beach Front Pool

 

3:15-4:15pm

RoundTable – Nance Confer

Unschooling – Can we really do this?

Come talk to Nance about your concerns surrounding Unschooling.  Nace often counsels parents making the transition to unschooling and she will share thoughts on that process. This session is perfect for families new to unschooling.

Location: Blue Heron

 

3:30-5:00pm

TeenShop -FX Make-up Workshop
Learn to make your own blood, scars, bullet holes, and other wounds!  
Location: Compass Room

 

6:00-7:30pm (TradeWinds’ trick or treating ends at 7pm)
Trick or Treating

Who says you can’t trick or treat at a resort?  Don your costumes and meet at the Adventure Center.  You will get a list of hotel sponsored treat locations and a list of our treat locations.   Beware… some are hidden!    
Location: Start at Adventure Center

 

7:00pm

Resort Activity – Pirate Party

Join Captain RedBeard’s crew for family fun, dancing and big belly laughs. Captain RedBeard’s Pirate Show is action-packed and he’ll spin a tale about one of his daring adventures.

7:00pm Pirate Island

 

7:30 – 8:00pm
Pizza Snack
Meet in the courtyard for a slice of pizza before the Halloween Dance.   Please let us know if you have extra-hungry monsters and would like to order your own pizza!
Location: Courtyard below the Veranda

 

8:00-10:00pm
SpookyHalloween Dance
Come one, come all to our awesome Halloween dance!  Your DJ is non other than the awesome Dennis Wolf!  

Mobile DJ for Footloose Entertainment:

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Spectactular decorations by Sarah Byrd Tierney at Yellow Bird Parties www.yellowbirdparties.com Don’t forget your costumes (and your shoes in the lobby)!

Location:  Indian key/Bird Key

 

10:30-11:30pm

Ghost Stories – Bring some spooky ones to tell!

Location: Veranda

 

11:30pm

TeenShop – Late Night Scary Movie     

Location: Blue Heron

 

Sunday, November 1, 2015

 

7:00am

Resort Activity – 3K/5K Run or Walk

Start your morning off right with a nice run before the sun’s too high!

Location: Cabana Hut

 

9:30am-4:00pm

Activity Room Open

Location: Snowy Egret

 

9:30am-Midnight

Gaming Room Open

Location:  Royal Tern

 

9:45-10:30am

Session – Nance Confer

Facing Criticism – from Others about Unschooling

Don’t ask permission.  Do what your children like.  Don’t explain/justify/compare.  ENJOY!.  Revel in the freedom you have given yourself and your family.  Join Nance as she talks about the joys of unschooling and how to handle criticism from your family and friends.

Location: Blue Heron

 


10:00-11:30am
Sunshop- Muslin Dolls

Create a princess, a zombie or something in between

Location: Veranda

 

10:45am-12:00pm

Roundtable -Nance Confer – session follow-up

Bring your questions about facing criticism in the is follow-up roundtable.

Location:  Blue Heron


1:00pm-1:30pm

Resort Activity – Poolside Invasion: games and contests

Don’t miss the fun at the Beachfront Pool!  Teen-Friendly.

Location: Beach Front Pool

 

12:45pm-2:15pm

Session -Teresa Graham Brett

Transitioning back to the real world!

Now that it’s almost time to return home, let’s talk about how we can sustain the positive energy back at home in our day-to-day lives.  We’ll discuss what may come up once we return home and how we use what we’ve experienced here to get support for continuing to move forward on our unschooling journeys.

Location: Blue Heron

 

1:30pm-2:30pm

Sunshop – Sea Shell Wind Chimes

Make a beautiful wind chime.  Think of all the fun you had at Un in the Sun when you hear the noise it makes when you are back home.

Location: Veranda

 

 

 

 

2:30pm-3:30pm

Session – Miro Seigel

Poetry and Prose

Miro Siegel of Seagulls-Den will be leading a poetry and prose session, designed for anyone who is interested. We will talk about structure, content and style, and write a few poems in the group. Bring your pencil and paper, and your best words!

Location: Blue Heron

 

4:00-5:00pm

TeenShop -Box of Lies
Let’s play this fun game, as seen on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon!

Location: Compass Room

 

4:00pm

Resort Activity – Hermit Crab Races

Place your bets!  Pick your favorite in our action-packed, no-holds barred crab race.  Prizes awarded to winners.

Location: Beach

 

5:00-7:00pm

Resort Activity – GIANT Family Game Night

Get ready for some HUGE fun!  Join us on the beach as we bring out the BIG games!  This will be the perfect way to enjoy some friendly family Competition!

Location: Beach

 

6:30-7:45pm  

Bazaar – Kids and Adults

Adults and Children bring your wares – homemade or not – and have fun selling your items.  This is a great time to get an early start for your holiday shopping!

Location: Sawyer Key

 

8:00pm-9:30pm
Talent Show

Don’t be shy – have fun and let loose during our talent show.  The fabulous DJ Dennis Wolf will be your announcer.

Location:  Sawyer Key

10:00-11:00pm
TeenShop – Decorate your Electronics
Bring your cords, earbuds, or any other items you want to personalize.  After this workshop, you’ll always know which chargers are yours!

Location: Compass Room

10:30-Midnight
Late night Games and Crafts  
Location: Veranda

 

Monday November 2, 2015

 

10:00-10:30am

Closing Goodbye

It always comes too fast!  Just a short time to say goodbye and maybe offer some suggestions for next time.  Several families stay the night to enjoy some more family time, so hang out all day if you can!

Location: Blue Heron

 

1:00-1:30pm

Resort Activity – Poolside Invasion: games and contests

Location: Beach Front Pool

 

3:00pm
Resort Activity – Beach Volleyball

Join us as we set the stage for some friendly competition.  Bump, set and spike your way to the top!

Location: Beach Volleyball Courts

 

Dusk

Resort Activity – Dive-In Movie

Grab a raft for a flick on the inflatable big screen at the pool

Location: Beachfront Pool

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