Bria Bloom is a born and raised unschooler. Her experience in directing her own education persuaded her to become an advocate for Self-Directed Education (SDE), youth liberation, and partnership-based parenting. She is an unschooling mom; a writer; a video creator; a facilitator and founder of PDX Flying Squads, a community for self-directed young people in Portland, OR; and co-founder of the Flying Squads Network.

Bria is the Executive Director for The Alliance for Self-Directed Education. She manages communication, volunteers, community-building, content creation, and strategic planning; and leads specific ASDE initiatives such as the SDE Efforts.

Bria designed her own undergrad degree, and has an M.S. in Early Childhood and Inclusive Education.

Specific areas of focus and expertise:

• Children’s Rights
• Alliance for Self-Directed Education initiatives, advocacy, and support
• Personal stories and experience
• Growing up as an unschooler
• Being a grown unschooler
• Being an SDE Parent
• Being an SDE Facilitator
• College experience (and admittance) as an unschooler
• SDE in early childhood