Welcome to our Pop-Ups
Where the Event is the Experience
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It's a choose-your-own-adventure gathering to connect with others and celebrate our worldschooling lifestyles.
But how exactly do they work?
What does the fee cover?
What do I arrange on my own?
What does a typical itinerary look like?
What's Included?
Costs are US$180/family including grandparents and other special adults. We offer discounts for early bird ticket purchases and families in need.
Fees include a week-long itinerary and daily schedule designed by a worldschooling family. The activities cover diverse local offerings ranging from nature to history to food and art and culture.
We arrange 1-3 activities per day to explore the local area, as well as provide the time and space to connect with other worldschoolers. Itineraries are flexible; there's no pressure to attend the full schedule... plus, the group can make spontaneous additions such as a pick-up Frisbee game, a bonfire, or a stop at a coffee shop.
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Your fees also cover the cost of having a friendly host on the ground. All our hosts are worldschoolers, too, and they're just as excited to be part of this as you are! Hosts help keep the group together, coordinate activities, answer questions, and smooth out issues that may arise.
To keep you connected with all the other attendees, each pop-up has private communication groups for chatting, finding the group, schedule reminders, and photo /video sharing.
And the best part is that you get to do this with friends! Our Number One Goal is to help worldschooling families find friends around the globe.
What Do I Arrange?
Families coordinate their own transport, accommodation, and meals. Our pop-ups intentionally exclude these items so no one is priced out of an event due to the expense of all-inclusive plans. This gives flexibility to arrange travel for a shorter or longer period that overlaps the pop-up week and allows each family to stay within their budget.
Suggestions are provided for local neighborhoods and RV/campgrounds for those who prefer to be located near other attendees. If your family needs assistance in coordinating details, please reach out. We will find a mentor for you!
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Note: Though our itineraries are built upon on free or low-cost activities, some destinations include options with day-use or entrance fees. Families are responsible for those fees but will be well aware of any extra costs ahead of time. Occasionally we're able to coordinate group ticket rates as well.
Want some help with finding accommodation? There are plenty of creative accommodation solutions for every budget. Do not overlook a certain type of lodging because you're traveling with family. Sometimes you find a local family that loves to host worldschoolers. Some hostels offer private family dorm rooms.
These linked articles have fantastic ideas for newbies and seasoned travelers: creative lodging options, alternative booking websites, and lots of out-of-the-box ideas for lodging within your budget.
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What's the Value?
It's such a treat to have a full week's schedule thoughtfully planned without any effort on your part!
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But here's the best part: you're guaranteed to meet other worldschoolers. we want you to make forever friends at our events: peers for the kids, confidants for the adults, excellent conversations, & opportunities to glean information from one another and learn how we all manage to make this worldschooling lifestyle work for us.
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Our communities with real-people + real-life experiences are the true value of our popups. How do we know? Because our friend circle has expanded exponentially and nearly every popup we run has returning families -- it's so easy to say YES!
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Ultimately, your family can plug into community and explore the planet with other amazing worldschoolers!
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Need more info? Here's a blog post:
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Sample Activities
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Meet & Greet at the farmer's market, arboretum, nature preserve, or city park
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Swim at the beach / pool / cenote / hot spring
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Attend local cultural demonstration (regional cuisine, traditional craft, music & dance presentation, etc)
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Enjoy the street buskers at the plaza
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Explore the museum on their free day
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Sample the local food truck fare
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Stroll the botanical gardens
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Learn about a local business
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Relax with a sunset campfire
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Tour the local farm
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Listen to the free concert in the park
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Take a day trip - visit an interesting destination up to 1.5 hours away (nature preserve, historic home, ancient ruins, UNESCO World Heritage site, etc)
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Play games
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Enjoy the local festival, celebration, or art walk
Sample Itineraries
