Self Directed Education has a lot to offer to teenagers, particularly those in the transition stage between primary and secondary age. The teen years are a time of great change for young people, of getting to know oneself more deeply, challenging old ideas and attitudes, and exploring options. It is a time full of potential, of great energy and passion to accomplish, and yet also a very fragile time, because thwarting the natural direction […]
Some new stories from our pass-along story-time for you to enjoy
Playing with Stop Motion Animation together while we are separated sounds like a bit of a conundrum but the creativity of our young students can overcome all.
Here is one of today’s creations submitted by Clariana.
Great work Clari!
During the pandemic school closure time we have been meeting up online to connect and collaborate. Here is one of the lovely stories created by Tadhg, Maddie and Saorla during “passalong storytime” recently.
Enjoy!
Don’t forget to send us your photos ….
Warning – some people might be grossed out by this! Proceed with caution!
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Some of you might remember the Experiment, that Izzy started at Morning Circle just before Schools closed.
I went into school yesterday to take photos of the bags, it is probably a bit far gone by now, as you can see, even the slice of bread that went into the bag without anybody touching it (called the “control group”), already grew a considerable amount […]
Welcome to the Sligo Sudbury School members only blog. This is an online space we have created to enable our community to stick together while we are apart.
As self-directed learners we trust that our students are continuing to enjoy pursuing their own interests at home with their families or alone. We also understand that being home alone, isolated from your friends for a long time can be difficult in some ways, so we […]
We are thrilled to be featured by Image Magazine’s Orla Neligan in her exploration of alternative schooling, which includes the voices of parents, homeschoolers, experts in child psychology, and mainstream teachers in addition to that of democratic, self-directed education.
One size certainly does not fit all, and we believe all children should be able to access the education that suits them best.
Read the complete article HERE.
The Madlab workshop was really fun. First we had to put all the wires into the right places and then we had to solder them and trim off the ends. The soldering bit was the best part. It was a bit risky because the soldering iron was very hot but is was a lot of fun and so satisfying to make something that really […]
On Sunday we participated in the Science Fair at IT Sligo, demonstrating some of the experiments we’ve been doing lately in science group. We did the Cartesian diver, which is an experiment to do with water preassure; lemon and potato circuits, which is an experiment to do with electrical currents; and a red cabbage dye experiment, which worked really well for tie dying t-shirts.
We had a lot of fun explaining our […]