The National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools, or NCACS, was an international organization based in the U.S. city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, dedicated to promoting alternative education. The organization was founded in 1978. It is known for its annual conferences, which bring together the community of community schools and homeschoolers and are held in a different location around the country each year. It also holds regional conferences. The NCACS also produces a directory of alternative community schools which it sells, as well as a quarterly newsletter. In April 2014, the program closed.
Alternative Community Schools
The NCACS defines its membership as consisting of:
Home educating parents and students Independent (private) alternative schools and programs Government (public) alternative schools and programs Alternative colleges and universities Experiential and adventure-oriented programs Learning centers and traveling schools Individuals and lifelong learners Cultural centers and intentional communities Publishers and researchers focused on alternative education topics
Annual conferences 2006 - held on The Farm, Tennessee 2005 - held in Chicago, Illinois 2004 - held on The Farm, Tennessee 1995 - held in Colorado 1994 - held in Blacksburg, Virginia 1993 - held near Jasper, Arkansas on the Buffalo National River 1992 - held in Indiana 1986 - held at Upatinas in Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
Member schools A partial listing of NCACS member schools: Clonlara School Stonesoup School Cobblestone School The Forum Upattinas School and Resource Center Upland Hills School
References
External links NCACS homepage
See also Growing Without Schooling Homeschooling Grace Llewellyn