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Sligo Sudbury School is currently recruiting staff members to join our team from September 2018.

Overview of the Staff Member role

The staff member role is vitally important to the successful running of the school.  Staff members are role models for the children, and their primary purpose must be to demonstrate how to live in a democratic community, pursue learning, be engaged in meaningful activities, show respect for others, honour one’s own limits, and share space.  The nature of the role is […]

Our last screening of the summer on Sat 23rd June will be focused on the day to day experiences of life at a Sudbury School and some discussion around self-directed learning in general.

Sudbury Valley School is the original Sudbury School  in MA, USA. This short film documents the day to day activities at the school and reflects on the experiences of some of the children and graduates of this school.

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Saturday April 28th 2018 at 11am

The Model, Sligo

Our film series continues with a screening of ‘Doing Nothing all Day’.

A young mother starts the search for the ideal school for her son and discovers the tradition of democratic schools. She speaks with scientists and protagonists of the democratic education movement in Germany, England and Israel.

Hello everyone!

It is great to see the days getting longer and the first glimpses of spring renewal after the long and very cold winter.

During these quiet months we have been waiting patiently for the outcome of our planning permission and charity status applications, preparing policies and procedures, doing plenty of research and reading, planning a series of films to engage with others interested in educational alternatives, and getting ready to take enrollments.

Our […]