This is a list of some of the current and former democratic schools around the world. This list also includes sub-branches of democratic schools such as Sudbury schools inspired by the Sudbury Valley School and certain anarchistic free schools that align with the broad principles of democratic education.
Australia
New South Wales:
Victoria:
Queensland:
Brazil
Canada
Germany
Neue Schule Hamburg
India
Israel
New Zealand
- Auckland Metropolitan College, Mount Eden, Auckland (closed December 2001)[1]
- Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery, Central Christchurch (It is not a democratic school but it is a special character school. Their educational principles are very democratic, but they still have grades, exams and a curriculum. The difference between a traditional and Ao Tawhiti school is that kids at Ao Tawhiti school choose the subjects they want to attend.)[citation needed]
- Tamariki School, Woolston, Christchurch
Portugal
United Kingdom
Currently Open
Former democratic schools now closed
United States
California
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
See also
References
- ^ "Daring to be different: The rise and fall of Auckland Metropolitan College". March 25, 2004. Archived from the original on March 25, 2004.
- ^ "The Shimer College Assembly". Blog.shimer.edu. 2010-02-08. Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Gell, Aaron (May 7, 2006). "Land of the Free". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ Kavner, Lucas (November 30, 2012). "At Brooklyn Free School, A Movement Reborn With Liberty And No Testing For All". The Huffington Post. AOL. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
Further reading
- Leue, Mary M., ed. (2000). Challenging the Giant: The best of [SKOLE], the Journal of Alternative Education. Vol. 4. Down-to-Earth Books. ISBN 1-878115-13-8. OCLC 250561130.