A video explaining Flying Squads. Flying Squads, based in Self-Directed Education, youth liberation, and unschooling, abolish the lines of distinction of adult and youth spaces by intentionally playing & existing in the public without predetermined destinations or materials.
After a long bus ride to and from Gresham (more on that here) someone pointed out a fabric store just a few blocks from our typical morning meeting place. “I’ve always wanted to go to a fabric store…” one of…
This morning I pointed out a bus to Gresham. It was met with a chorus of “Let’s go!” “I’ve never been to Gresham before!” I let them know how long the bus ride would be, that Gresham was a smaller…
One of the young people in the group frequently has a go-to every time we are sitting down to plan our day together: “Anywhere without books.” This is a response to the fact that we as a group keep ending…
“Do you want to learn how to use one of those BMX bikes?” A facilitator asks a young person, as she watches with curiosity. ”No, but I want to learn to skateboard.” She answers as she runs up and down…
We were joined by someone new today, who wasn’t quite sure what we were about, what to expect, or what he wanted to do for the day, but he said he was up for anything. The group listened intently to…
We started our week off with a challenge from Brooklyn Flying Squad: a scavenger hunt at Target! We set off to find out who could collect the most items off the list that Brooklyn TFS had created, in a Target,…
“What do you want to do today?” I asked the group, after they had settled in. One person piped up immediately, “There are these staircases all over the city, I don’t know there they lead, I want to find some…
Welcome to the second week of the PDX Tuesday Flying Squad! This week started once again with energetic chats about books (which the young people have deemed TFS’ “book club”) before moving into a discussion about our nickname possibilities for…