Bria is a born and raised self-directed homeschooler (unschooler), writer, and a children’s rights advocate. She serves as ASDE’s Executive Director, putting her background and passion into work that she deeply enjoys.
She is the parent of a self-directed learner who attends a democratic free school, a co-founder of the Flying Squads Network, founder of PDX Flying Squads, and the co-organizer of Portland SDE,
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BriaBlooms
2025-12-16ASDE’s 2025 Annual Report
2024-12-29ASDE’s Discord Servers
The ASDE Community Discord Server is a place to connect, find and share support, and join events. The ASDE Facilitator’s Community Discord is a place […]
2024-12-26ASDE’s 2024 Annual Report
2022-12-26Community is Everything in the SDE Movement
The Alliance for Self-Directed Education (ASDE) began with a focus on bringing the movement together, so we could learn from one another, support one another, […]
2022-07-20ASDE’s Organizational Membership Program, job opportunities, and events
Hi Everyone, The Alliance for Self-Directed Education is thrilled to partner with all kinds of organizations that are supportive of and advocate for Self-Directed Education […]
2022-07-14A Message From ASDE’s Director
Hi Everyone, This Friday, July 15th, will be my last day at the Alliance for Self-Directed Education for several months, as I shift into maternity […]
2022-06-23Optimizing Conditions for Self-Directed Education
Happy June, All! This past week we posted on our social media about the Optimizing Conditions for Self-Directed Education, as defined by ASDE. We want […]
2022-05-11SDE Weekend videos, ASDE updates, and an SDE facilitator job opportunity!
Hi Everyone, The team is still chatting about which projects to prioritize in the coming months, and which ones we will revisit in early 2023. […]
2022-05-10The SDE Weekend 2 –Neurodiversity Panel
This is a video from the 2nd SDE Weekend in which we explore the following questions, and more: How do we show up in self-directed education spaces for neurodivergent people or as neurodivergent people? How can we extend our understanding of neurodiversity and hold spaces for people to be able to learn, facilitate, and be happy?
2022-05-10The SDE Weekend 2 –Entrepreneurship & Unschooling: Re-Learning to bet on yourself
This is a video from the second SDE Weekend. Through storytelling, Lou translates her entrepreneurial and unschooling journey and inspires hope and ideas inside each individual to creatively think outside the box.
2022-05-10The SDE Weekend 2 –Community Conversation
This is a video from the second SDE Weekend. Domari opened up the floor to hear from community members about their successes and struggles when it comes to their SDE journey, and getting feedback on how ASDE can better support the community and their young people on their learning journeys!
2022-05-06The SDE Weekend 2 –Imagining a Better World
A video from the second SDE Weekend in which the speaker explores the potential role of imagination (along with accompanying playfulness and experimentation) in shaping radically different ways of relating to each other, approaching “education,” and restructuring society itself.
2022-04-08Strategic Planning Process Updates & Summer SDE Events
Hi Everyone, Last week we held a community meeting to share about our proposed projects and initiatives for the next few years. We are so […]
2022-02-10Event Listings, SDE Weekend Reflections, & Announcements
Hi Everyone, As we move into the new year and settle in after our exciting January event, The SDE Weekend, we are reevaluating the purpose […]
2022-01-18ASDE Team Comings & Goings
We have new folks to welcome and difficult farewells to others. We are excited and humbled to share the news of team comings and goings […]
2021-12-27The Impact of a Year
Is anyone else feeling the shift? More families than ever, especially BIPOC families, are shifting to homeschooling. For many, this move is fueled by finally […]
2021-11-09ASDE and Community Happenings, Support & News
Greetings Everyone. We want to share a bit about where we are at and what we are up to, as well as events and goings-on […]
2021-07-20Welcome to New Organizing Team Members!
We are thrilled to announce two new members of the organizing team. Domari Dickinson (she/her) A huge welcome to Domari Dickinson, who has joined the team […]
2020-12-21The Alliance in Action
Most who explore self-directed education (SDE) and stick with it were impacted early on by the work of others who shared the honesty within this life […]
2020-12-04Join ASDE in Supporting Youth Liberation
As the most challenging year in modern history draws to a close our awareness is heightened of the ways that we can help others do […]