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	Reminder: If you haven’t yet made the switch from ASDE Newsletter subscriber to Alliance member, please take five minutes to join now and gain free access to our members-only perks, like the AERO Conference discount and the Member Forums.
Three members recently posted in our News & Announcements forum about upcoming trainings for SDE community organizers and facilitators, based on the ALC model, in Greece, California, and Egypt.
Other member announcements include a new school opening in South Africa and a job listing for a nature-based SDE facilitator in Missouri. Do you have something to announce to the SDE world?
If you’re going to AERO this year, please invite your SDE-aligned friends and associates to go, too, and participate in the ASDE-sponsored sessions, described in last week’s newsletter.
Akilah S. Richards is hosting Unschooling, Explained, a free webinar next Wednesday, July 12th.
 
Active conversations in the Member Forums:
- Reaching the Tipping Point — “What do you think is the main thing standing between where we are now and the tipping point — where Self-Directed Education is normal and accessible ... where everyone knows someone who has chosen Self-Directed Education?”
 - Gaming and SDE
 - Can Curriculum and SDE Co-exist?
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