NOTE - there are separate dates for traditional homeschoolers waterpark days at the Kalahari. Please contact the Kalahari directly for those dates and info.)
The first UWWG (Unschoolers Winter Waterpark Gathering) will be at the
Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio; January 21 - 24 ( Mon - Thurs).
They're giving us super discounted rates that will be good whether you
decide to come for 1 or all 4 nights!
The Kalahari Waterpark Resort is the premier in waterpark resorts in the country. When their addition is completed in December, they'll be the largest indoor waterpark in the USA ( 173,000sq. ft of indoor
waterpark). The Kalahari is like a mini village with 881 rooms, a full
spa, several restaurants, gift shops, a candy shop, live African animals on display, putt-putt, giant game room and more. Their waterpark includes everything from lazy river rides and a wave pool for surfing and boogie boarding, to giant slides and thrilling water coasters. They also have an activities coordinator (kind of like Julie on the "Love-boat") who will work with us to organize activities from crafts to movie nights).
Here's the Kalahari's link to their website:
http://www.kalahariresort.com/ waterpark/ ?locid=2&areaid=16
<http://www.kalahariresort.com/waterpark/?locid=2&areaid=16> ( Check
it out. This place is AWESOME!)
ROOMS:
* We have reserved a large block of rooms for our Unschoolers Jan. 21
– 24, 2008, only.
* All rooms and suites include waterpark passes (note-day passes
alone are $35 /person. So, as you'll see below, we're getting
discounted waterpark passes and basically a free resort room!)
* Suites only, also include putt-putt and $20 worth of free tokens
for the game room
NOTE: All Huts, Combo Suites and Village Suites are together in the
same wing of the resort. A Village Suite actually consists of a hut
attached to a combo suite. Additional waterpark passes can not be
purchased for these rooms beyond the max. occupancy number stated for
them below. (see Kalahari's website for further details)
Huts: 4-max.person hotel style room w/ small frig and microwave, are
$94/night (which = only $25.50 /person) (Special Note – When
making reservation, can request your hut to adjoin with a specific
family who have reserved a combo suite to make a village suite).
Combo Suites: 8- max. person, 3 room suite with full kitchen, dining
area, hot tub are $164/ night ($20.50 / person)
Village Suites: 12 max. persons, 4 room suite with kitchen, dining area,
hot tub are $244 / night ($20.33 /person)
Nomad rooms: 4 person (with a max.of 6 using a sleeper sofa) hotel style
rooms are $108 / night. Rooms include fireplace, mini frig and micro.
4 water passes are included. Up to 2 additional water passes can be
purchased at $20 ea. (The nomad rooms are all in a separate wing between
the main lobby and Village suites / Combo Suites / Huts.)
Reservations must be made before December 22, 2007 to obtain these super
discounted rates, or until the hotel rooms are filled. Reservations
made after this date, will not be guaranteed these discounted rates.
We have set-up yahoo group specifically for the UWWG - Unschoolers
Winter Waterpark Gatherings. This way everyone can discuss on-line
who's coming and find suite mates (as the best deals are the 8 -12
person suites with the kitchens, free tokens and putt-putt).
Here's the website for joining the UWWG Yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UWWG/<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UWWG/>
Note - you will need to join the Yahoo group to obtain our "secret
code" for making reservations. The Kalahari Waterpark Resort will be
handling all reservations.
Feel free to pass this info. along to all unschoolers, life learners,
relaxed, eclectic homeschoolers, that you know throughout the country.
( The more the merrier, as the hotel will fill the rooms with other
guests, so better to get more unschoolers filling these rooms).
Hope to see you in January!
Carol Reinhard
Unschooling mom in Sandusky, Ohio
carolfhs79@yhaoo.com <mailto:carolfhs79@yhaoo.com>
