202 European Family Holiday and Conference
21th-24th September 2026
in 2025 we were in the beautiful city of Brașov-Bran where the Romanian homeschoolers welcomed us for our very first European family meet-up and conference.
Tis year, its the Slovenians that will welcome us in their beautiful countryside in Podcerkev 24, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu, Slovenia
EDUCATION UNBOUND 2026
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21st Arrival
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22th-24th Conference
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25th Special outing and departure
Curious about homeschooling? A home educator already? Join us for an unforgettable few days in the beautiful countryside of Slovenia
💬 Topics include:
✨ What is Homeschooling in Europe?
🌍 Meet the Homeschooling Europe NGO Board members
👩👧 How to navigate higher education for your teen
👨👩👧👦 Meet homeschooled adults
🤝 Meet other families
🎙 Guest speaker : Andre Stern
🔥 Campfires • 🚶♀ Excursions • 🌿 Family Fellowship
📍 Podcerkev 24, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu, Slovenia
Monday 21st – Welcome Evening
18:00 – 19:00 Registration & Informal Arrival
19:00 – 19:30 Official Welcome
19:30 – 21:00 Informal Reception
Tuesday 22nd – The Framework (Legal & Political)
Navigating the Boundary between Private Life and Public Systems
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee
10:00 – 10:20 Opening Reflection
Who are the European homeschoolers?
The Legal Architecture of Educational Freedom in Europe
10:20 – 11:00. Education in Europe Today
Between Protection and Control - Compulsory schooling vs. compulsory education
11:00 – 12:00 Where Is the Line?
State Responsibility and Family Autonomy
12:00 – 12:15 When cooperation works in the Child's favour.
The new 2026 Swiss Law (Debora Lutolf)
12:15 – 14:00 Working lunch
What is our common ground?
If you could write the framework of oversight for the state how would you do it?
14:30 Cultural Visit to the castle Snežnik
19:00 Evening program
Wednesday 23rd – The Essence (Pedagogy & Identity)
Reclaiming the Sovereignty of Learning
10:00 – 10:45 From Fear to Trust : Mateja Delat
Beyond the Factory Model – Rethinking the Purpose of Education
11:00 – 12:30 Ecology of the child : André Stern
Building a Sovereign Learning Culture within the Family
12:30 – 13.45 Roundtable lunch with André Stern
14:30 Cultural Trip to the Cerknica lake
19:00 Alphabet
Thursday 24th The Reality (Social & Practical)
Building Bridges: Community, Diversity, and Resilience.
10:00 – 10:20 Education as Culture, Not Structure
10:20 – 11:00 Decentralised Education as a Resilient Model for the 21st Century
11:15 – 12:00 Academic pathways after homeschooling : Jill Niess
12:00 – 14:00 Young Adult Voices over Lunch
Homeschooled graduates Lives, Identity & belonging.
Meet homeschooled Adults and let them inspire you!
14:00 – 14:45 Community Models Across Europe
Intergenerational, cooperative and hybrid examples
14:45 – 15:00 Final Closing
19:00 Closing Ceremony
Friday 25th – Enjoying life together
For those who stay a bit longer: The Škocjan Caves