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1 | Travelling Village Timeline and Decision Log | Traveling Village Website | ||||||||
2 | Here you can find the full timeline and every decision we make - We are making everything public to make it easier for others to build traveling villages | |||||||||
3 | Item | Type | Status | Date | Days | Weeks | Months | End Date | Length | Comments |
4 | Website launched | Marketing | Completed | Mon, Sep 12, 2022 | -189 | -27 | -6 | |||
5 | Monthly Email Status #1 sent | Marketing | Completed | Wed, Oct 5, 2022 | -166 | -24 | -5 | First email with update on the project send to 68 people | ||
6 | Founding Families 1st Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Thu, Oct 20, 2022 | -151 | -22 | -5 | Had our first official meeting | ||
7 | Agreed to make decisions by Consensus | Consent Agreement | Completed | Thu, Oct 20, 2022 | -151 | -22 | -5 | |||
8 | Founding Families 2nd Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Tue, Oct 25, 2022 | -146 | -21 | -4 | Workshop on values and day to day life | ||
9 | Agreed on 4 days communal meals (Mon-Thur) | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Oct 25, 2022 | -146 | -21 | -4 | |||
10 | Agreed on that the first week will be pre-planned | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Oct 25, 2022 | -146 | -21 | -4 | A big welcome event + planned programme for the first week | ||
11 | Agreed there should be monthly party | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Oct 25, 2022 | -146 | -21 | -4 | |||
12 | Agreed Thursdays will be Village Meeting | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Oct 25, 2022 | -146 | -21 | -4 | |||
13 | Agreed that the first and last week will be planned | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Oct 25, 2022 | -146 | -21 | -4 | Welcome and introduction week + farewell week | ||
14 | Agreed Weeks 2-15 will have a theme | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Oct 25, 2022 | -146 | -21 | -4 | Each week would have a theme and the village would decide upon events based on that theme | ||
15 | Added public timeline/decision log on the website | Marketing | Completed | Wed, Oct 26, 2022 | -145 | -21 | -4 | |||
16 | Founding Families 3rd Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Tue, Nov 1, 2022 | -139 | -20 | -4 | |||
17 | Preliminary decided on "3 locations in 1 region" | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Nov 1, 2022 | -139 | -20 | -4 | |||
18 | Monthly Email Status #2 sent | Marketing | Completed | Thu, Nov 3, 2022 | -137 | -20 | -4 | Second email update sent out to 102 people | ||
19 | Founding Families 4th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Mon, Nov 7, 2022 | -133 | -19 | -4 | |||
20 | Agreed on following statement: "A village needs all types of families and while the Traveling Village will be kid centric, all types of families with or without kids are welcome." | Consent Agreement | Completed | Mon, Nov 7, 2022 | -133 | -19 | -4 | |||
21 | Trip has been decided: Hội An, Vietnam - Koh Lanta, Thailand - Kyoto, Japan | Consent Agreement | Completed | Mon, Nov 7, 2022 | -133 | -19 | -4 | The exact start date needs to be decided and it will be between Jan 1 and Feb 1, 2024. Taking into consideration holidays, festivals, and climate. | ||
22 | The project was shared in the "Worldwide Family Events, Kids Camps, Learning Centers & Microschools" Facebook group | Marketing | Completed | Wed, Nov 9, 2022 | -131 | -19 | -4 | 875 members. Great response, +15 email signups and +5 personal emails received. | ||
23 | Published locations on the website | Marketing | Completed | Mon, Nov 14, 2022 | -126 | -18 | -4 | Published on the website. More details will be published as we learn them | ||
24 | Founding Families 5th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Tue, Nov 15, 2022 | -125 | -18 | -4 | Meeting on community center and various discussions | ||
25 | Decided that we are not limiting the ages of kids | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Nov 15, 2022 | -125 | -18 | -4 | All ages are welcome. All ages of signed up kids will be published, so every family can take their own decision. | ||
26 | Decided dates for the trip | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Nov 15, 2022 | -125 | -18 | -4 | 15th of January 2024 to 15th of May 2024 | ||
27 | Founding Families 6th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Tue, Nov 22, 2022 | -118 | -17 | -3 | One family just had a baby, another traveling, so it was just two on the meeting with some brainstorm, concerns, ideas and no agenda. | ||
28 | Founding Families 7th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Tue, Nov 29, 2022 | -111 | -16 | -3 | Focus on Hội An and Ko Lanta, community centers | ||
29 | Decided community center model for Ko Lanta | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Nov 29, 2022 | -111 | -16 | -3 | Decided on aiming for all families to live in the same bungalow resort in Ko Lanta | ||
30 | Decided area in Hội An | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Nov 29, 2022 | -111 | -16 | -3 | |||
31 | Decided that we will open up signing up/applying 1st of Feb 2023 | Consent Agreement | Completed | Fri, Dec 2, 2022 | -108 | -15 | -3 | Exact process to be decided | ||
32 | Decided that communal meals should be arranged by different work groups that all member families can join | Consent Agreement | Completed | Fri, Dec 2, 2022 | -108 | -15 | -3 | |||
33 | Survey sent to our email list | Marketing | Completed | Fri, Dec 2, 2022 | -108 | -15 | -3 | Sent to 165 subscribers | ||
34 | Monthly Email Status #3 sent | Marketing | Completed | Fri, Dec 2, 2022 | -108 | -15 | -3 | Sent to 165 subscribers | ||
35 | Founding Families 8th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Tue, Dec 6, 2022 | -104 | -15 | -3 | |||
36 | Decided on the deposit amount for families | Consent Agreement | Completed | Tue, Dec 6, 2022 | -104 | -15 | -3 | This amount covers the meals, events, community space, and a buffer. It can vary depending on the number of adults and kids. | ||
37 | Launched family interviews on the website | Marketing | Completed | Fri, Dec 9, 2022 | -101 | -14 | -3 | https://worldschooling.com/families/ | ||
38 | Founding Families 9th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Wed, Dec 14, 2022 | -96 | -14 | -3 | |||
39 | Deposit Calculator is ready to share to potential families | Consent Agreement | Completed | Wed, Dec 14, 2022 | -96 | -14 | -3 | |||
40 | Deposit amount can be split up into multiple payments | Consent Agreement | Completed | Wed, Dec 14, 2022 | -96 | -14 | -3 | |||
41 | Traveling Village Guidebook available Jan 1 to potential families | Consent Agreement | Completed | Wed, Dec 14, 2022 | -96 | -14 | -3 | |||
42 | Founding Families 11th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Wed, Jan 4, 2023 | -75 | -11 | -2 | |||
43 | We only meet with potential families one at a time, not 2 founding families for one potential family as was originally discussed. If there is question about a family, will give it to another founding family | Consent Agreement | Completed | Wed, Jan 4, 2023 | -75 | -11 | -2 | |||
44 | Deposit can be paid 50% on initial sign up, the rest can be installments with final payment completed by August, 2023. If a family signs up after August, the amount would be paid in full upon sign up. | Consent Agreement | Completed | Wed, Jan 4, 2023 | -75 | -11 | -2 | |||
45 | 4th monthtly email status sent out | Marketing | Completed | Thu, Jan 5, 2023 | -74 | -11 | -2 | Sent to 211 subscribers | ||
46 | Founding Families 12th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Wed, Jan 11, 2023 | -68 | -10 | -2 | |||
47 | We agreed that we would handpick/ask 4-5 families to get integrated first and help us onboard the rest of the families | Consent Agreement | Completed | Wed, Jan 11, 2023 | ||||||
48 | Founding Families 13th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Wed, Jan 18, 2023 | Focus on the process for getting families to sign up. | |||||
49 | Final calls are being made with potential families | Community | Completed | Fri, Jan 20, 2023 | Tue, Jan 31, 2023 | All interested families go through a second call with a second founding family | ||||
50 | Intro Survey has been closed | Admin | Completed | Mon, Jan 23, 2023 | The intro surveys were the first step to applying. On this date it was closed down as it looks like we have enough families. In total 53 families filled it out. | |||||
51 | Founding Families 14th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Sat, Jan 28, 2023 | Discussed and planned transtion face | |||||
52 | Founding Families 15th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Sat, Jan 28, 2023 | Decided on the families that will be invited, which will be invited on the transition team and went through the handbook | |||||
53 | Decided on "legal entity" | Consent Agreement | Completed | Sun, Jan 29, 2023 | After a lot of research on legal entity, we decided that we are simply a group of families traveling together, which best compares to friends arranging a party together. We will run community contributions through two private accounts owned by two founding families. | |||||
54 | Decided the founding families will keep meeting weekly throughout February | Consent Agreement | Completed | Sun, Jan 29, 2023 | ||||||
55 | Decided that the founding families will be responsible for controlling a wait list and adding new families if any families leave the project. | Consent Agreement | Completed | Sun, Jan 29, 2023 | ||||||
56 | Decided we will have two 'All members meetings" to welcome all signed up families on Sat, 11 Feb (AM) and Sun, 12 Feb (PM) 2023 | Consent Agreement | Completed | Sun, Jan 29, 2023 | Only signed up families who have paid the deposit can join. Every family should join one or both meetings. They are planned so they are good for time zones across the world. | |||||
57 | The handbook has been finalized | Consent Agreement | Completed | Mon, Jan 30, 2023 | ||||||
58 | 17 families were invited | Consent Agreement | Completed | Wed, Feb 1, 2023 | -47 | -7 | -1 | Families can sign up and put down a deposit. We invited 17 families (for a total of 21, because we expected a few to not end up signing up). They families have until the 5th to sign up and 10th to pay the deposit. | ||
59 | Transition family meeting - 8 families | Meeting | Completed | Sat, Feb 4, 2023 | 4 families were invited early to get integrated to catch errors and other stuff before the full community gets together. This was the first time our community grew. | |||||
60 | First 4 families were invited to our digital townsquare, Slack | Community | Completed | Sun, Feb 5, 2023 | ||||||
61 | Founding Families 16th Meeting | Meeting | Completed | Sun, Feb 5, 2023 | Discussing the all members meeting in the upcoming weekend | |||||
62 | Interviews + videoes of new families is created | Content | Upcoming | Wed, Feb 1, 2023 | Fri, Feb 10, 2023 | |||||
63 | All Members Meeting #1 Feb 11, 10 AM CET | Meeting | Upcoming | Sat, Feb 11, 2023 | Onboarding and welcoming meeting for all new families. | |||||
64 | All Members Meeting #2 Feb 12, 10 AM PST | Meeting | Upcoming | Sun, Feb 12, 2023 | Onboarding and welcoming meeting for all new families. | |||||
65 | Starting of the Travelling Village | Upcoming | Mon, Jan 15, 2024 | 301 | 43 | 9 | Wed, May 15, 2024 | 122 | ||
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