IDEN
International
Democratic
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International Democratic Schools
There are over 200 places offering democratic education in more than 30 countries, working with over 40,000 students
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| Democratic school in Argentina : Escuela de la Nueva Cultura La Cecilia
Updated details
Address: Ruta Provincial N° 5 Km 3, 3014 Monte Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina
Contact: Ginés del Castillo Email: Telephone: +54 342 4904151 Website: www.lacecilia.org
Number of Students: 90 Age range: 3 -19
Languages: Spanish
Principles: Freedom, respect, care, no punishment, no imposed teaching.
Democracy, daily meeting. Self-knowledge.
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| Democratic school in Australia : Booroobin Sudbury Democratic Centre of Learning
Address: 29 - 45 Skerman Lane, Booroobin, Queensland 4552, Australia
Contact: Derek Sheppard
Email: updated details
Telephone: 61 07 54 999944 Website: www.booroobin.com
Number of Students: Age range 4 - 19
Languages: English
Principles: Young people learn what they need to know, asking questions, thinking for themselves, making choices about what they learn and how they spend their time, taking responsibility for all the out
comes. It is run democratically by the Students and the elected Staff, with support from parents. |
| Democratic school in Australia : Brisbane Independent School Updated Details
Address: 2447 Moggill Road, Pullenvale, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Contact: Jenny Mansfield
Email:
Telephone: 00 61 07 3378 5466 Website: https://www.bis.org.au/
Number of Students: 31 Age range: 5 - 12
Languages: English
Principles: A BIS education is about freedom to make self-aware choices that empower us to follow our passions. These values permeate every facet of our parent-managed school, student meetings and staff council. |
| Democratic school in Australia : Currambena Pre-School and Primary
Address: 205 Longueville Road, Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW 2066, Australia
Contact: Christina
Email:
Telephone: 0061 9427 0644 Website: www/currambena.nsw.edu.au
Number of Students: 100 Age range 3- 13
Languages: English
Principles: Established in 1969 and run by an elected parent/teacher council. Decisions made democratically throughout the school including at class and school meetings. Basic principles: respect for individuals, whole child development, valuing trust and building relationships, open communication. |
Democratic school in Austria : Die Hupfauer Updated details
Address: 4281 Moenchdorf, Moenchwald 29, Austria
Contact: Brigitte Edler
Number of Students: Age range
Languages: German
Principles: Co-operative projects with young people from the widest possible variety of backgrounds, usually residential and involving the creative arts: emphasis on freedom and self-direction: the purpose is to combat alienation, prejudice and consumerism: based in Austia and Turkey.
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Democratic school in Austria : Lernwerkstatt im Wasserschloss
Address: 3140 Pottenbrunn, Josef Trautmandorfstrasse 10, Austria
Contact: Norbert Mlinar
Email:
Telephone: 43 2782 822 37
Number of Students: 70 Age range 6 - 15
Languages: German, English and Spanish
Principles: Trust in children's curiosity and will to learn, respect for individual needs. No whole-class instruction, exams or marks. Each child decides what to do each day, choosing from a wide range of opportunities for play and study, and activities offered by staff. |
| Democratic school in Austria : Schueler Innenschule
Address: Waehringerstrasse 59, 1170 Vienna, Austria
Contact: Claudia Gerhartl/Claudia Di Constanzo
Email:
Telephone: 43 1 408 20939 Website: www.schuelerinnenschule.at
Number of Students: 35 - 40 Age range 10 - 15
Languages: German
Principles: Self-government; parental involvement in running school in areas not directly the concern of the students; voluntary attendance at projects and lessons; learning in wider contexts and relations (not splitting into 'subjects') and co-defined with students; no pedagogical dogmas - influences from many theories, schools and, above all, current students and staff; no exams or marks. |
| Democratic school in Belgium : Leerhuis Brussel new details Address: 2Grancois Degreef Str. 5, 1030 Brussel, Belgium Contact: Tim Vrancken
Email:
Telephone: + 32 2 215 27 15 Website: www.leerhuisbrussel.be Number of Students: 10 (including staff) Age range 4 - 19
Languages: Dutch, English, German etc
Principles: Sudbury principles, i.e. self-directed activity in a democratic setting. |
| Democratic school in Brazil : Escola Lumiar
Address: Rua Bela Cintra, 561 CEP 01415-000.Sao Paolo (SP), Brazil
Contact: Marina Nordi
Email: Updated Details
Telephone: 55 11 3256 7092 Website: www.lumiar.org.br
Number of Students: 91 Age range 0-14 Languages: Portuguese, English
Principles: All the decisions are taken at the School Meeting that gathers students and staff every week; and the students are free to choose the projects they want to follow and organise their routine together with the educators.
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Democratic school in Brazil : Teia Multicultural School New details
Address: Lincoln Albuquerque, 312 - 05004-010 Sao Paulo – SP Brazil
Contact: Rosa or Ludmila
Email:
Telephone: 011-7744-2695 or 011-3872-1035
Website: www.teiamulticultural.com.br
Number of Students: 70
Age range 1,7 to 10 years old
Languages: Portuguese
Principles: All students and staff gather every week in the school meetings, to build the rules and discuss the conflicts. The key point of Teia curriculum is that all projects are organised around one great theatre project, a collective play. The students are distributed in 5 cycles considering age, interests and ability to read and write. |
Democratic school in Brazil : Politeia School New details
Address: Rua Dona Germaine Burchard, 511 - 05002-062 - São Paulo - SP - Brasil.
Contact: Carolina Sumie Ramos
Email:
Telephone: + 55 11 3803-9805
Website: www.escola.politeia.org.br/ and www.politeia.org.br/
Number of Students: 15
Age range 11 -14 (For the time being)
Principles: All the decisions are taken at the School Meeting that gathers students and staff every week.
The curriculum is project-based and is built by students and staff.
Our values are: democracy, freedon with responsibility, diversity and sustainability.
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Democratic school in Canada : Alpha II Alternative School New Details
Address: 980 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON M6H 4B4
Contact: Dr Carol Nash (Co-founder, Parent) or Marina DeLuca Howard(parent)
Email:
Telephone: 416 393 0501
Website: www.tdsb.on.ca/SchoolWeb/Alpha2/
Number of Students: 11
Age range 32 elementary students 32 secondary students
Languages: English
Principles: Alpha II--a publicly funded school practicing self-direction and consensus decision-making based on the inclusion of everyone's voice. Students, parents, staff and administration are considered equal Community members. Disagreements between members are resolved with mutual respect using a conflict resolution process.
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Democratic school in Canada : Windsor House
Address: 2131 Hamilton Avenue, North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 2M3
Contact: Meghan Carrico
Email:
Number of Students: 175 Age range 5 - 18
Languages: English
Principles: A non-coercive, democratic, parent-involvement, multi-age public school with a belief that learning is a satisfying experience for those who are running their own lives. |
| Democratic school in Chile : yasnaia poliana updated details
Address: Nataniel cox 2020. Santiago de Chile
Contact: Acharya Díaz Painén
Email:
Telephone: 554 54 69 Website: www.escuelademocratica.cl.kz o www.escuelademocratica.blogspot.com Languages: español
Principles: Deseamos crear la primera escuela democrática de Chile, con base Summerhill. 30 personas trabajan con nosotros en forma voluntaria y ocasionalmente, la mayoría estudiantes de pedagogía, artistas y niños.
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| Democratic school in Finland : Feeniks-koulu (Phoenix School)
Address: Savilankatu 2 D 62, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
Contact: Marko Koskinen
Email: marko (at) feeniks-koulu.fi
Telephone: +358-45-6305124 (mobile) Website: https://www.feeniks-koulu.fi
Number of Students: 10 Age range mostly 12 - 15
Principles: : Feeniks-koulu is the first Finnish democratic school based officially on home-schooling. The School started in 2005 and is open to young people of all ages. At the moment our students are mostly 12-15 yo. The school gets no government funding and operates mostly on volunteer work. At the moment we also have no school building. We meet at a public library. |
| Democratic school in France : La Ferme Des Enfants New Details
Address: Route de Chaulet – 07230 Lablachère - France Contact: Sophie Rabhi (director) – Isabelle Samson (teacher)
Email: Website: www.la-ferme-des-enfants.com
Number of Students: 50 Age range: 3-12
Languages: French
Principles: The school offers many activities linked to farming, and the natural world. The basic teaching equipment is Montessori’s, but other influences include Freinet. At the weekly meetings with all the pupils rules, organization and conflicts are settled. All generations live together and participate in the life of the school.
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Democratic school in Egypt : Community Domashniy Rebenok new details
Address: Sinai, Egypt, Nuweiba, Habiba Village
Contact: Katerina Perkhova
Email:
Telephone: (+20) 01516684296
Website: https://domrebenok.com
Number of Students/members: 14
Age range 15 - 18
Languages: English, Russian, Arabic
Principles: A community where parents are the educators, inspired by our own children, Summerhill, Sugata Mitra (hole-in-the-wall computers), Miloslav Balaban's park-school system, Celestin Freinet and Plato. Curriculum based on ideas of democratic education and unschooling. |
Democratic school in France : Ecole Nouvelle et College La Prairie
Address: 1 Rue des Nefliers, 31400 Toulouse, France
Contact: Jean-Pierre Quayret
Email: Updated Details
Number of Students: 500 Age range 2 - 16
Languages: French
Principles: The learner is in charge: the adult watches, helps, guides and supports. Democratic decision-making, self-evaluation, co-operation, alternation of individual and group work.
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| Name: Bildungsschule Harzberg
new details Address: Am Harzberg 1, D-32676 Lügde, Germany
Contact: Falko & Stefanie Peschel (founders, owners, heads, practising teachers)
Email: Info.BSH at web.de
Telephone: (0049) 5282-969694-0
Website: www.Bildungsschule-Harzberg.de
Number of students/members: max. 31 Age range: 5-11
Languages spoken: German, (English)
Basic principles/activities :
Practical democracy not only in several daily meetings, but in the way the kids learn autonomously: there are no textbooks, no worksheets, no courses at all. The kids learn very successful all by themselves in filling blank sheets with their own productions. |
Democratic school in Germany : Demokratische Bildung Berlin e.v. updated details
Address: Sternstrasse 11, 13359 Berlin, Germany
Contact: Martin Wilke
Email:
Web Site: www.demokratische-schule-x.de/
Number of Students: Age range 5 - 16
Languages: German, English
Principles: The concept of the school has been approved by the Berlin Ministry of Education in July 2010. Demokratische Schule X is going to open during the school year 2010/2011
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| Democratic school in Germany : Freie Schule Leipzig-Connewitz e.V Updated Details
Address: Alte Salzstraße 67, 04209 Leipzig,
Contact: Henrik Ebenbeck
Email:
Telephone: 49 (0) 341 301 3343 Website: www.freie-schule-leipzig.de
Number of Students: 140 Age range 6 - 18
Languages: German, English
Principles: Students decide when, what and with whom they learn; democratic structure (keeps growing); Freinet principles. |
| Democratic school in Germany : Kapriole
Address: Oberrieder Strasse 20, 79117 Freiburg, Germany
Email:
Telephone: 49 761 707 3674 Website: www.kapriole-freiburg.de
Number of Students 98 Age Range 6 - 15 (later 18 or 20)
Languages: German, English
Principles: Children/teenagers do/learn what, where and how they want all the time: weekly meetings (parliament) discuss school business/activities: until now staff not elected by children. (That may change.) |
Democratic school in Germany : Leonardo
Address: Jenzigweg 37, 07749 Jena, Germany
Contact: Arno Lange
Email:
Website: www.leonardo-jena.de
Number of Students 15 per year-group Age Range 10 - 11 in August 2007
Languages: German, English
Principles: Personal responsibility for learning, tutorial advice, projects and teaching outside subject boundaries, some bilingual teaching, understandig rather than amassing information, both individual and co-operative work, development of individual talents, democratic relationship between teachers and taught. |
| Democratic school in Germany : Netzwerk-Schule new details Address: Marchlewskistraße 40, 10243 Berlin, Germany
Contact: Mike Weimann Email: Telephone: 49 (0)30 40393340 Website: www.netzwerkspielkultur.de/schule/ Number of Students: 23 currently, to be increased. Age range: 5 -14 years, up to 16 possible
Languages: German; English mother-tongue teacher available
Principles: Self-direction in matters that only concern individuals and joint decision-making in matters that concern everyone.
• Young people from years one to ten sharing a communal life at school
• Acceptance for children with disabilities
• Involvement with the neighbourhood and the local environment.
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Democratic school in Guatamala : Miguel Angel Asturias Academy New Details
Address: 13 Calle 24-43 Zona 3, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Contact: Steve Mullaney
Email:
Telephone: Guatemala phone: (502) 5317-6711, US phone: 763-219-1450
Website: www.asturiasacademy.org
Number of Students: 300 Age range 4 - 20
Languages: Spanish, Q’uiche, and all students are taking English classes
Principles: The Miguel Angel Asturias Academy uses popular education which urges students to transform their reality and technical education which gives low-income youth a foothold in the economy the Asturias Academy to break down barriers for indigenous and female students and transform Guatemala through education. |
| Democratic school in Hungary : Rogers Person Centered High School new details
Address: Konkoly Thege Miklós u. 21. 1121 Budapest, Hungary
Contact: Máté Kovács
Email:
Web site: https://www.rogers-kozepiskola.hu
Telephone: 36 20 3645112
Number of Students: 40 Age range 14-22
Languages: Hungarian, English
Principles: Confidence, authentic personality, positive acceptance (accepting people as they are), empathy. |
Democratic school in Holland : Democratic School Terra Incognita
New details
Address: Dorpsstraat 30, 5432BZ Bergharen, The Netherlands
Contact: Ilja van Bemmel
Email:
Telephone: +31-487-724374
Website: https://terra-incognita.nu
Number of Students: 15
Age range: 5-17
Languages: Dutch, English and Sign-language (but also German, Spanish, Russian capable)
Principles: The schools founding principles are freedom, equality and democracy. The schoolmeeting is the principal authority. Decisions are made using the socioratic method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocracy.(external link).
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Democratic school in Hungary : Carl Rogers Person-Centred School new details
Address: Aga utca 10, 1113 Budapest, Hungary
Contact: Eva Kaderjak
Email:
Web site: https://www.rogersiskola.hu/
Telephone: 3 61 209 3609
Number of Students: 120 Age range 7-15
Languages: Hungarian, English
Principles: Confidence, authentic personality, positive acceptanc (accepting people as they are), empathy |
| Democratic school in India : Butterflies Programme of Street and Working Children updated details
Address: U4 First Floor, Green Park Extension, New Delhi 110 016, India
Contact: Rita Panicker
Email:
Telephone: 91 11 6163935 or 91 11 6191063 Web site: www.butterflieschildrights.org Number of Students: 800 Age range
Languages: English, Hindi
Principles: Alternative education, health service, counselling, children's council, alternate media centre, vocational training, Delhi Child Rights Club, Participatory Action, Research. |
Democratic school in India : Atma Vidya Educational Foundation
Address: Malakara PO (via) Edayaranmula, Kerala 689 532, India
Contact: Sheridan Wilson, Suzanne Buckley or Tara Nanavati
Email:
Telephone: 91 468 2317 675 or 91 468 2317 083
Website: www.kpmapproach.org
Number of Students: 180 Age range 4 - 18
Languages: English, Malayam, French, Hindi
Principles: The KPM Approach to Children in Sri Atmananda Memorial School is based on the teacher-child relationship and valuing the child unconditionally. Children at the school are happy and confident, and flourish personally, socially and academically. Trianing programmes are available for teachers, parents and other interested persons. |
Democratic school in Italy : A Scuola di Partecip-azione New details
Address: Via Cadorna 50, Volpago del Montello, 31040 (TV), Italy
Contact: Simone Piazza
Telephone: +00393403003276
Website: www.kpmapproach.org
Number of educators: 8 educators and some parents
Age range: 6 - 18
Languages: Italian, English, Spanish
Principles: Simone is ideator and coordinator of a democratic project
in a state school. Leads a group interested in studying and
experimenting with new approaches to education, and asks the same
questions in the Pedagogy University in Padua. Hopes to open an
educative space in Treviso this year (2011).
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Democratic school in Israel : Democratic School of Hadera
Address: Shunat Brandess, Hadera, Israel Updated details
Contact: Rani Abramovich
Email:
Telephone: 972 66 225261
Number of Students: 350 Age range 5 - 18
Languages: Hebrew, English
Principles: Democratic government of the school, respect for human rights, no discrimination by age, voluntary lessons. |
Democratic school in Israel : Dolphin Democratic School Association
Address: 9 Gitran Street, Eilat 88000, Israel
Contact: Oren Peled
Email:
Telephone: 972 54 5756148
Number of Students: 23 (in 2006) Age range 3 - 12 (in 2006)
Languages: Hebrew, English, French
Principles: Being a positive individual to oneself, to one's neighbour, surrounding and environment. Positive acceptance of people as they are. Conflict solving by dialog: non-violent communication, mediation and arbitration. The freedom to study. |
| Democratic school in Japan : Mie Shure new details
Address: 1st Floor, Tsu Building, 328 Komei-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, 514-0006, Japan.
Web site: https://www.mienoko.com Contact: Yoshihide Ishiyama
Email:
Telephone: 059-213-1115 Number of Students: 22 Age range: 6-19
Languages: Japanese Principles: Freedom, self-government and the respect of individuality. Students and staff get together in weekly meetings to democratically decide matters concerning their own activities and learning. |
Democratic school in Japan : Okinawa Sudbury School Updated details
Address: Ginowan City, Okinawa-ken, Japan
Contact: Simon Robinson
Email:
Website: https://www.okinawa-ss.com/
Telephone: ++81 90 6864 9277
Age range: Up to 18
Languages: Japanese, staff can also speak English
Basic Principles: We are a democratically-run Sudbury-model school, so the focus is on self-determined activity within a school rule framework decided by the school meeting. Currently most of our members are under 12, so activities can be best characterised as 'free play'. |
Democratic school in Japan : Tokyo Shure
Address: 1-9-19 Kisimachi, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Contact: Kageki Asakura
Email: updated details
Telephone: 81 3 5993 3135
Number of Students: Age range
Languages: Japanese |
| Democratic school in Lesotho : Seliba sa Boithutu
Address: PO Box 288, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Contact: Gerard Mathot
Email:
Telephone: 266 332190 Website: www.ssb.org.ls
Number of Students: around 200 Age range Early teens to adult
Languages: English and Sesotho
Principles: We provide a quiet, comfortable place to study, materials, computers and editorial help. Peer-learning is encouraged. Learners decide what, when, how and how much to learn. We are a democratic non-profit-making society. The annual membership fee is about US $3.00 and the fee for users is about US $0.20 per day. |
Democratic school in the Netherlands: De Kampanje New Addition
Address: Daam Fockemalaan 22, 3818 KG Amersfoort, Netherlands
Contact: PR-Coordinator
Email:
Website: www.dekampanje.org
Telephone: 972 66 225261
Age range: 4-18 students/members: 8 (March 2007)
Languages: Dutch
Principles: Basic principles/activities: Sudbury Model School for personal entrepreneurship . |
Democratic school in the Netherlands : De Ruimte Soest New Addition
Address: Insingerstraat 39, 3766 MA Soest, Netherlands
Contact: Baudy Wiechers
Email:
Telephone: +31 35 6015321 or +31 6 233 65 808
Website: https://www.deruimtesoest.nl/
Number of Students: 60 and growing Age range 4 - 18
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Principles: Learning from: Equality, Responsblity and Freedom |
Democratic school in the Netherlands : Wonderwijs
Address: Hoofdweg 124, 7371 GJ Loenen, Netherlands
Contact: Henk Veneman
Email:
Telephone: 31 55 540 1074
Website: www.wonderwijsschool.nl
Number of Students: 7 (growing) Age range 4 - 14
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Principles: School where children can learn on their own initiative. Participating in the Iederwijs network (www.iederwijs.nl). |
| Democratic school in New Zealand : Tamariki School
Address: PO Box 19506, Christchurch, New Zealand
Contact: Diana Scullin
Email:
Telephone: 64 3 3849014 Website: www.tamarikichch.schoolzone.net.nz
Number of Students: 60 Age range 3 - 13
Languages: English
Principles: All members of the community have access to power through the whole schol meeting (attendance compulsory) and through small meetings to deal with conflict. Learning is under the learners's control. Parents are welcome. We are totally opposed to tests, exams, etc. Kids learning about who they are and who other people are is the most valued and important learning in the school. Responsibility is the obverse of freedom, and authority is a product of experience. |
| Democratic school in Palestine : Hope Flowers School Address: Bethlehem, West Bank, PO Box 732, Palestine
Contact: Ghada Hussein Issa
Email: ghadahotmail.copm
Telephone: 972 2 274 0693 or 972 2 274 4975 Website: www.hopeflowersschool.org/ updated details Number of Students: 150 Age range
Languages: Arabic, English, Hebrew
Principles: Peace and democratic education for Palestinian children. |
Democratic school in Peru : Escuela Democratica de Huamachuco New details
Address: Castilla 208 Huamachuco Dep. de la Libertad Perú
Contact: Valerio Narvaes Polo
Email:
Website: https://www.escuela-democratica.org
Number of Students: 30 (from February onwards) Age range 6-9
Languages: Spanish , English, German ( a bit)
Principles: The school has been founded in March 2009. Its aim is to give children from poor families a chance to use their abilities in order to decide for themselves and to preserve their beautiful nature and resources for their well-being. |
| Democratic school in Poland : Autorska Szkola Samorozwoju ASSA, The School for Individual Development
Address: 53-633 Wroclaw, ul. Dluga 61, Poland
Contact: Urszula Krzewska-Horbowy
Email:
Telephone: 48 71 355 49 64 Website: www.assa.wroc.pl
Number of Students: 240 Age range 16+
Languages: Polish, English, German, French, Spanish
Principles: Natural comprehensive and individual development. Individual learning styles; students schedule their own work and select the tutors they want to work with. Voluntary attendance; students choose group or individual classes, consultations, seminars, lectures, etc. Emphasis on clubs, workshops, trips, camps, etc.. |
| Democratic school in Poland : Independent High School
Address: Limanowskiego Street 7, 33-300 Nowy Sacz, Poland
Contact: Beate Budzik
Email:
Telephone: 48 (18) 4434339 Website: www.mto.org.pl
Number of Students: 70 Age range 15 - 19
Languages: Polish, English, German
Principles: We aim to promote democratic values in functional and participatory communities by promoting a democratic school environment (parliament, ombudsmen, constitution written by students, teachers and parents), innovative teaching methods (teacher training) and responsible citizenship (working in a community). |
| Democratic school in Poland : Kajtus Czarodziej, Korczak's Kindergarten
Address: ul.ks. J. Popieluszki 14, 01-590 Warsaw, Poland
Contact: Waldemar Piasecki
Email:
Telephone: 48 224255514 Website: www.przedszkole.most.org.pl
Number of Students 15 Age Range 2 - 6
Languages: Polish, English
Principles: We are a democratic kindergarten based on pricniples and approach of non-violent communication (Marshall Rosenberg). |
Democratic school in Puerto Rico: espacio a new details
Address: calle San Justo #157, Esq. San Francisco, Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico
Contact: Ginny Marxuach Lausell
Email:
Telephone: 787-721-7426/ 787-402-9351
Website: www.espacioapr.org
Number of Students: 18
Age range 4-18
Languages: Spanish, English
Principles: Integral education, workspace design, community engagement, liberty with responsibility, constant natural evaluation, family involvement, teaching by example, compassionate communication, We are located in the beautiful Old San Juan , Puerto Rico where the whole community serves as our classroom. |
Democratic school in Puerto Rico: Nuestra Escuela new details
Address: 352 San Claudio Avenue #369, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926
Contact: Justo Méndez Arámburu
Email:
Telephone: 787-258-0636
Website: www.nuestraescuela.org
Languages: Spanish, English
Number of Students: 336 in 5 centres
Age range 13 -21
Principles: Nuestra Escuela, a community based organization serving youth to develop emotional health, complete high school, discover talents, form as community leaders and activists for a just and democratic society. Develop entrepreneurial skills to create cooperative social and economic sustainable ventures. |
Democratic school in Russia : School for Self-determination
Address: 105484 Moscow, Sirenevy Bul. 58a, Russia
Contact:
Email: Updated Details
Telephone: 43 2782 822 37
Number of Students: 70 Age range 6 - 15
Languages: German, English and Spanish
Principles: (1) The choice of subjects, courses, teachers, pace and learning types. (2) Not only knowledge in the subject is taught, but 'universal skills' through the subject and through the learning activity. (3) Children-adults rules, rights. (4) Spread democratic education into public schools. |
Democratic school in Spain : Ojo de agua - ambiente educativo
Address: Partida Raco del Pastor, s/n ORBA (Alicante), Spain
Contact: Marien Fuentes, Javier Herrero
Email:
Telephone: 34 96 647 20 06
Number of Students: 13 Age range 3 - 18
Languages: Spanish, English, French, Russian
Principles: A self-learning and self-government atmosphere. |
Democratic school in Spain : Tximeleta New details
Address: Plaza de los Tilos, 6 1º B, Barañain 3010, Navarra, Spain
Contact: Josu Uztarroz
Email:
Telephone: (34) 948251082- 625808220
Web Site : https://tximeleta.innovacioneducativa.org/
Number of Students: 33 Age range 3 - 10
Languages: Spanish, Basque, English, French
Principles: Tximeleta is a learning place for both adults and
children. We create and experiment, developing our own way by observing and
listening to children. Our goals are to develop magnificent learners and to
involve everyone in decision-making.
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| Democratic school in Sweden : SEBOR friskola
Address: Mjaelgavaegen 49, 78437 Borlaenge, Sweden
Contact: Ove Raskopp
Email:
Telephone: 00 462341 Website: www.sebor.se
Number of Students: 20 Age range 6 - 16
Languages: Swedish, English and some Spanish
Principles: Democratic and free education. |
Democratic school in Switzerland : LernStatt Schule new details
Address: Schulhausstrasse 11, 4564 Zielebach, Schweiz
Contact: Petra Maarsen
Email:
Telephone: 032 675 7405
Website: www.lernstattschule.ch
Number of Students/members: 14
Age range 6 - 15
Languages: Deutsch
Principles: kindgerechte Schulbildung, selbstbestimmtes Lernen, offener Unterricht, persönliche Entwicklung und Begleitung auf einen individuellen Lebensweg |
| Democratic school in Thailand : Moo Baan Dek
Address: Latya-Srisawat Road, Muang, Kanchanaburi 71190, Thailand
Email:
Telephone: +662 8141481 - 7 Website: www.ffc.or.th/mbd
Number of Students: 150 Age range 3 - 20
Languages: Thai
Principles: Moo Baan Dek is a living community in an area of forest and cultivable land. It helps children from the most difficult backgrounds. They learn from nature, a warm , loving atmosphere and plentiful understanding and freedom. Neill's ideas are enriched with Buddhist elements. |
| Democratic school in Thailand : The Whispering Seed
Address: PO Box 30, Sanglkalburi, Kanchanaburi Province 71240. Thailand
Contact: Jim Connor
Email:
Telephone: (66) 81 910 8071 Website: www.whisperingseed.org
Number of Students: 8 and growing Age range infant to adult
Languages: English, Thai, Burmese, Karen
Principles: A community Living and Learning Center and Children's Home for refugge and hill-tribe children who have been orphaned and abused along the Thai-Burmese border, focusing on Holisting Learning, Teacher Training, Permaculture, Earthen Building, Traditional Crafts and Indigenous Knowledge |
Democratic school in Taiwan : Holistic Education SchoolNew details
Address: 369 Neiwan, 141-3, Chowland Miaiuli, Taiwan
Contact: Huang Cheng-Hsiung
Email:
Telephone: 008864937666028
Number of Students: 90
Age range: 12 - 18
Languages: Chinese
Description: A boarding school based on an adapted Summerhill approach. |
Democratic school in Taiwan : Seeding School, Taiwan New details
Address: 2F-1, No 4 Alley 28, Loli Rd., Taipei, Taiwan
Contact: Shenjun Wu
Email:
Telephone: +886911226403
Number of Students: 96
Age range: 7 - 12
Languages: Chinese
Principles: Teachers, chlldren and parents cooperate together. |
Democratic school in the Netherlands : Aventurijn School Updated Details
Address: Voorsterweg 1, 7371 GA Loene (Apeldoorn), Netherlands
Contact: Hannah de Vos-Beckers
Email:
Telephone: 0031(0)55 5051222
Website: www.aventurijn.org
Number of Students: 25 and growing
Age range 3-18 years old
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Principles: Learning from life in freedom. |
Democratic school in The Netherlands: BS De Valleiz New addition
Address: Groeneweg 12, 6871 DW Renkum, The Netherlands
Contact: Maaike van Mourik
Email:
Telephone: 0317-319983
Website: https://www.basisschooldevallei.nl
Number of Students: 26
Age range: 3-14
Languages: Dutch (possible German/ English)
Principles: We are a democratic school. Children are free to choose their activities.
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Democratic school in Ithe Netherlands: De Kampanje New Addition
Address: Daam Fockemalaan 22, 3818 KG Amersfoort, Netherlands
Contact: PR-Coordinator
Email:
Website: www.dekampanje.org
Telephone: 972 66 225261
Age range: 4-18 students/members: 8 (March 2007)
Languages: Dutch
Principles: Basic principles/activities: Sudbury Model School for personal entrepreneurship . |
Democratic school in the Netherlands : De Ruimte Soest New Addition
Address: Insingerstraat 39, 3766 MA Soest, Netherlands
Contact: Baudy Wiechers
Email:
Telephone: +31 35 6015321 or +31 6 233 65 808
Website: https://www.deruimtesoest.nl/
Number of Students: 60 and growing Age range 4 - 18
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Principles: Learning from: Equality, Responsblity and Freedom |
Democratic school in The Netherlands: Democratic School Terra Incognita
New details
Address: Dorpsstraat 30, 5432BZ Bergharen, The Netherlands
Contact: Ilja van Bemmel
Email:
Telephone: +31-487-724374
Website: https://terra-incognita.nu
Number of Students: 15
Age range: 5-17
Languages: Dutch, English and Sign-language (but also German, Spanish, Russian capable)
Principles: The schools founding principles are freedom, equality and democracy. The schoolmeeting is the principal authority. Decisions are made using the socioratic method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocracy.(external link).
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Democratic school in the Netherlands : Wonderwijs
Address: Hoofdweg 124, 7371 GJ Loenen, Netherlands
Contact: Henk Veneman
Email:
Telephone: 31 55 540 1074
Website: www.wonderwijsschool.nl
Number of Students: 7 (growing) Age range 4 - 14
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Principles: School where children can learn on their own initiative. Participating in the Iederwijs network (www.iederwijs.nl). |
| Democratic school in the UK : Kilquhanity Childrens Village New details
Address: Castle Douglas, Galloway, Scotland, DG7 3DB
Contact: Andrew Pyle
Email:
Website: www.kilquhanity-childrens-village.co.uk
Number of Students: 15 day places Age range: primary
Languages: English/ Japanese
Principles: For John Aitkenhead (1910 – 1998), education was the generation of happiness. To achieve this, freedom for children to develop was essential. KCV is a re-opening of Kilquhanity School to continue these values for today’s children. |
Democratic school in the UK : Room 13
Address: Caol Primary School, Glenkingie Street, Caol, Fort William, PH33 7DP, UK
Contact: Managing director
Email:
Website: www.room13scotland.com
Number of Students: 100 + Age range 7 - 18
Languages: English
Principles: To provide a philosophical and moral discipline and training through the visual arts and to maintain a state of intellectual and artistic development across all ages. Room 13 is completely run by the students who use it. The average age of the current management team is ten. |
| Democratic school in the UK : Sands School
Address: 48 East Street, Ashburton, Devon TQ13 7AX, UK
Contact: Nathan Gribble
Email: Updated details
Telephone: 44 1364 653666 Website: https://sands-school.co.uk
Number of Students: 60 - 70 Age range 11 - 17
Languages: English
Principles: Government by students and staff together, shared responsibility for everything, equality, avoidance of petty rules and punishments, respect, trust and care. |
| Democratic school in the UK : Self Managed Learning College (Formerly known as South Downs Learning Centre) Updated details
Address: 31 Harrington Road, Brighton, BN1 6RF, UK
Contact: Ian Cunningham
Email:
Telephone: 44 1273 703691
Website: www.selfmanagedlearning.org
Number of Students: 7 Age range 12 - 15
Languages: English
Principles: No imposed teaching; students decide what they learn, when they learn, where they learn and most fundamentally, why they learn. |
| Democratic school in the UK : Summerhill School
Address: Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4HY, UK
Contact: Zoe Readhead
Email:
Telephone: 44 1728 830 540 Website: www.summerhillschool.co.uk
Number of Students: 70 Age range 6 - 16
Languages: English, etc.
Principles: Freedom and self-government. |
Democratic school in the UK : The Family School at Larkhall New details
Address: Brixton, South London
Contact: Polly Griffiths or Virginia Carrington
Email:
Telephone: 07989 173391
Website: https://www.familyschool.co.uk
Number of Students/members: 10 plus 20 families in under 4's drop in group
Age range: 4 through 7 expanding to secondary school in future
Languages: English, with families speaking Italian, German, Portuguese and Dutch
Principles: A democratic school where children are free to learn in their own way and learning is seen as an exciting part of living. |
Democratic school in the Ukraine: Kyiv Park School new details
Address: block 2, 8, Geroev Stalingrada avenue, Kyiv, Ukraine
Contact: Yaroslav Kovalenko
Email:
Telephone: : +380442370333
Website: www.parkschool.com.ua
Number of Students: : 16 (2011-2012)
Age range: 4-16 (4-14 in 2011-12)
Languages: : Ukrainian, Russian, English
Principles: : Founded in 2010, first democratic school in Ukraine (voting). Free attendance of all classes, free choice of the activity in class, productive education, mixed age groups. |
Democratic school in the USA : Clearview Sudbury School New details
Address: 1507 Wilshire Ave. Austin, Tx 78722
Contact: Elliot Hallmark
Email:
Telephone: (512) 584-6882
Website: www.clearviewsudburyschool.org
Number of Students: 13 Age range 5 - 19
Languages: English
Principles: Freedom, Trust, and Respect. Students and staff are equal members of the school's decision making bodies: the School Meeting, Judicial Committee, corporations and committees. Student are free to pursue their passion, experience boredom, and be responsible for their decisions. |
Democratic school in the USA : COMPASS for Lifelong Discovery
Address: PO Box 336, Woody Creek, Colorado 81656, USA
Contact: Skye Skinner
Email:
Telephone: 01 970 923 4646 extension 217
Website: www.discovercompass.org
Number of Students: 270 in 3 schools Age range All ages
Languages: English and Spanish
Principles: Hands-on, experience-based education that follows the child's lead and gives each child responsibility for their own educational success. Small school environment provides intimate, interactive learning groups with a teacher/student ratio of 1:12. |
| Democratic school in the USA : Diablo Valley School new details
Address: 2924 Clayton Rd. Concord, CA 94519, USA
Contact: Anne Sheridan
Email:
Telephone: 1 925 676 2982 Website: https://www.diablovalleyschool.org
Number of Students: 270 in 3 schools Age range All ages
Languages: English and Spanish
Principles: We are a Sudbury-model school Students participate in self-directed activities in a democratic setting |
Democratic school in the USA : Harriet Tubman Democratic High School new details
Address: 59 Elizabeth Street, Albany NY, 12202
Contact: Elizabeth Carivan
Email:
Telephone: (518) 330-8385
Website: www.tubmanschool.wordpress.com
Number of Students: 15 Age range 14-19
Languages: English
Principles: HTDHS offers a supportive, personal learning environment for a diverse population of teens. Students have direct input into their educational process and school administration. They learn through a variety of activities and track progress through ILPs, portfolios, and advisory meetings. |
Democratic school in the USA : Longview School new details
Address: 83 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509, USA
Contact: Mark Jacobs
Email:
Telephone: 1 845 259 8259
Website: www.longviewschool.org
Number of Students: 30-40 Age range 4 - 19
Languages: English
Principles: Longview School combines the Summerhill/Sudbury Valley School approaches with an option for traditional, rigorous pre-K through 12th grade academic program. In our small classes (3-10 students), teachers make the curriculum relevant by connecting their subjects to the students’ lives. Beyond academics, Longview empowers students to become independent and responsible as they participate in our democratically-governed school with a student-led judicial system. Longview is open to enrollment of international students.
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| Democratic school in the USA : Red Cedar School
Address: PO Box 393, Hardscrabble Road, Bristol, VT 05443, USA
Contact: Jacquie Wernere-Gavrin
Email:
Telephone: 1 802 453 5213 Website: www.redcedarschool.com
Number of Students: 25 Age range 5 - 19
Languages: English
Principles: A Sudbury model school. Students direct their own learning and the school is democratically governed. |
| Democratic school in the USA : Sudbury Valley School
Address: 2 Winch Street, Framingham, MA 01701, USA
Contact: Mimsy Sadovsky or Daniel Greenberg (Contact via the web site)
Telephone: 1 508 877 3030 Website: www.sudval.org
Number of Students: 210 Age range 4 - 20
Languages: English
Principles: Self-directed activities in a democratic setting. |
Democratic school in the USA: The Free School
Address: 8 Elm Street, Albany, NY12202, USA
Contact: Chris Mercogliano
Email:
updated details
Telephone: : 1 518 434 3072
Website: www.albanyfreeschool.com
Number of Students: : 50 Age range 2 - 14
Languages: : English
Principles: : We are a very spontaneous democratic community based on principles of freedom and self-regulation. |
| Democratic school in the USA : The Highland School Updated Details
Address: Rt. 83 Box 56, Highland, WV 26346, USA
Contact: Dr. Candy Landvoigt or Ms Noel McCutchan
Email:
Telephone: 1 304 869 3250
Website: www.thehighlandschool.org
Number of Students: 11 Age range 5 - 16
Languages: English
Principles: The only democratic boarding and day school in the U.S., we are committed to democratic process and individual rights. Located in a scenic wooded area, living and learning at Highland gives students the opportunity to grow into self-reliant, creative adults. |
Democratic school in the USA : The Manhattan Free School New details
Address: 115 East 106 St. New York, NY 10003-8253, United States
Contact: Pat Werner
Email:
Telephone: 212-533-2826
Website: www.manhattanfreeschool.org
Number of Students: 30 in 2011
Age range: 5 -18
Languages: English, Spanish, Thai, French, German
Principles: MFS offers young people the opportunity to develop their birth-given gifts while offering them an equal voice and vote in decisions affecting the day-to-day life of the school. |
| Democratic school in the USA : The Tutorial School Updated details
Address: 400 Brunn School Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505 USA
Contact: Moe Zimmerberg, Iku Fujimatsu, Ethan Urbanick Website: www.tutorialschool.org
Telephone: 1 505 988 1859
Number of Students: 37 Age range 6 - 18
Languages: English, Japanese, French
Principles: Self-determination, relationships, love, self-motivation, compassion instead of punishment, trust and respect, realizing that you are in charge of your life and that your actions affect others. |
| Democratic school in the USA : Upattinas School
Address: 429 Greenridge Road, Glenmore, PA 19343, USA
Contact: Sandy Hurst
Email:
Telephone: 1 610 458 5138 Website: www.upattinas.org
Number of Students: Age range
Languages: English |
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