VOTE NOW for Field Trips!!!!
Where will Raw Learning be adventuring to on Tuesday's this Fall? You decide! Click here to see descriptions of the field trips. Click here to vote! The poll will close on Wednesday, August 11th. Results will be published in the August 15th Newsletter.

Weekly Reader
We are excited to bring this feature to the Raw Learning community, as we know many of you enjoy a life of continual learning and the acquisition of new knowledge.

Here is one view of ADHD and the implications of coercive learning on its increasing diagnosis: http://bit.ly/dA91Zp

Classes
Here is the tentative class schedule for fall:
Monday-Makers and Cooking
Tuesday-Field Trip
Wednesday-Loving Literature, Earth Science and Cooking
Thursday-Native American History and Cooking
Friday-Connecting with Nature, Cooking and Science & Math
The final schedule will be published in the August 15th Newsletter.

Volunteering
Wednesday afternoon is still a possibility if you would like to volunteer.

Please let Gleamer know how you would like to participate in teaching and/or volunteering by August 12th so that we can post a class schedule and set our volunteer time slots.

Take advantage of FREE Raw Learning Sessions!
There are only 4 left! Join us on Tuesday mornings from 9:30-11:30 AM and Thursday afternoons from 3:30 -5:30 PM for free information and play sessions at Raw Learning.
The dates when the sessions will be available are Tuesday, August 10th, Thursday, August 12th and on Tuesday, August 31st and Thursday, September 2nd.
Please come to as many sessions as you can to learn about and be welcomed into the Raw Learning community.
Location Raw Learning is located in the rear of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, facing N. Coalter St (the address is 2807 N. Augusta St., which is where the front of the church is). At the rear of the church there is a playground. Come into the playground and through the door that is in the far right corner. Please call me at 540.292.3002 if you would like further directions or can't find us.

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