Open Connections is a learning community that partners with homeschooling and unschooling families and offers full-day programs for youth ages 4-18. Our mission is to empower people to create the life they want full of purpose and fulfillment. We do this by providing opportunities to develop healthy connections with self, others, and learning.

Shaping Your Life (SYL) is a program for homeschooling teens (ages 15-18). SYL is designed to mindfully combine group collaborations with independent study in an inclusive, facilitator-supported environment that strives to place learning in a meaningful context for young people and allows for maximum initiative, ownership and autonomy of group members.

One of our major collaborative projects this year is planning an overnight educational trip to Cape Henlopen, DE and Cape May, NJ. All aspects of this trip, including fundraising, are carried out by our group members. We are holding this online auction as the final phase of our fundraising efforts, and all proceeds will go towards financing the trip.

Thank you so much for your support.

Shaping Your Life Silent Auction 2026

Support SYL's 2026 Adventure!