An alternative model school in North Wicklow, Ireland: encouraging self-directed learning, creative and critical thinking, and essential life skills.
We are a group of parents in North Wicklow who joined together in early 2015 with the strong intention to set up a different type of school for our kids. We have been inspired to find a different way to support our childrens life and learning and are influenced by many schools and ideas about childhood and learning which have been put into practice around the world. Schools such as Summerhill in t
16/01/2017
In search of a home Over the past year the start up committee along with enthusiastic volunteers, including the wonderful Darina Roche-Kiang, have been trawling the internet, and also the highways and byways of North Wicklow in an effort to find a location for our school. We’ve been following up all possible leads and…
01/07/2016
Wicklow Sudbury School Newsletter
Wicklow Sudbury School Ireland's first democratic school of self directed learning.
08/06/2016
Our next public meeting will be held in the Glenview Hotel, Kilmacanoge on Tuesday 14th June at 7:30. We will open the floor up for questions and general discussion. All are welcome to attend. Hope to see you there. Wicklow Sudbury School Team
http://wicklowsudburyschool.com/2016/06/08/next-public-meeting
Next Public Meeting Our next public meeting will be held in the Glenview Hotel, Kilmacanoge on Tuesday 14th June at 7:30. We will open the floor up for questions and general discussion. All are welcome to attend. Hope…
01/06/2016
WSS Democratic School: Newsletter 8
Wicklow Sudbury School Ireland's first democratic school for self-directed learning.
We have a brand new page called Wicklow Sudbury School and you can find it here https://www.facebook.com/wicklowsudburyschool/. Please do click and like.
Wicklow Democratic School Wicklow Democratic School is Ireland's first democratically run school of self-directed learning.
We invite everyone to our PUBLIC MEETING tonight at 7.30, Glenview Hotel, Kilmacanoge - videos and discussion on 'Life after Sudbury School' will be the topic, with plenty of room for discussion on this and other topics, questions & answers.
24/05/2016
Hi. We have a brand new newsletter.
Wicklow Sudbury School Ireland's first democratic school for self-directed learning. www.wicklowsudburyschool.com
19/05/2016
Next Public Meeting: We are having regular meetings to communicate the ethos and listen to questions from parents and other interested people. We are hugely impressed at the high level of discussion and debate. If you can, please join us for the next meeting.
Time and location : Tuesday 31st May, 7:30pm in the Glenview Hotel Kilmacanogue The meeting topics will include video and discussion on life after sudbury school and more.
http://wicklowsudburyschool.com/2016/05/19/next-public-meeting
Next Public Meeting Next Public Meeting We are having Bi-monthly meetings to communicate the ethos and listen to questions from parents and other interested people. We are hugely impressed at the high level of discuss…
18/05/2016
We are really enjoying our fortnightly meetings with prospective parents of Wicklow Sudbury School, and really value the lively discussions that take place. For those that couldn't make it last night, here is the video we watched.
HVSS: Community Responsibility Video made by http://www.bellyfireproductions.com/ The Hudson Valley Sudbury School (HVSS) in Woodstock, NY is an alternative, private school for students ag...
This beautiful testimony to what it is to be a child at a Sudbury School was written by a member of staff upon her retirement. As a parent, it is well worth a read.
What I’ve Learned at Sudbury Schools » Fairhaven School What I’ve Learned at Sudbury Schools By Lisa Lyons, recently retired Fairhaven School staff member. After sixteen years at Evergreen Sudbury School in Maine and Fairhaven School in Maryland, I retired in June. It was time to go and I have exciting plans, but leaving was hard. (And I hope to be back…
16/05/2016
Hi. A reminder about to tomorrow evenings public meeting. Hope to see some of you there.
Wicklow Sudbury School Ireland's first democratic school for self-directed learning. www.wicklowsudburyschool.com
10/05/2016
This is a long interview with John Holt but it is really worth watching.
John Holt interviewed in Pullman, WA John provides some expansive answers to questions about children, society, schools, and homeschooling in this raw footage. I don't know who the interviewer i...