The Irish Times, September 2018
The big day finally arrived and Sligo Sudbury School is open. Read about it here.
Sligo Sudbury School interview with Pat Kenny on Newstalk
Pat Kenny was very intrigued by the concept of the Sudbury School when he interviewed Gayle Nagle and Julie Meehan on 25th July.
Link to the interview here!
Enjoy :)
Staff Opportunities at Sligo Sudbury School
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 […]
Louth Meath FM – June 21, 2018
Gayle Nagle and Julie Meehan speaking with Gerry Kelly on lmfm’s Late Lunch. Interview starts 22 mins in.
Sudbury on TV3 July 4, 2018
Gayle Nagle from Sligo Sudbury School, Bernard Moran from Wicklow Sudbury School, together with Julie Meehan on TV3 Ireland am July 4, 2018. Click on link below to view.
Independence Day!!
Sligo Sudbury School on Today FM
Today FM’s Dermot and Dave show had Sligo Sudbury’s Gayle Nagle and Julie Meehan as guests on their show June 28, 2018. Link below to listen to the podcast.
https://www.todayfm.com/podcasts/88411/This-School-In-Sligo-Will-Let-Students-Teach-Each-Other
Schooldays.ie 19 June 2018
Thank you to Schooldays.ie for featuring us on their website.
Read the full article here
The Irish Examiner 13 June 2018
Families flocking to new school where children teach themselves
Read the full article here
June Film Screening at The Model
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.
A must […]
May Film Screening at The Model
For this month’s screening we are doing something a little different. We will be showing 2 short films of 30 minutes each to allow for more time for questions and general discussion of the concepts.
The 2 films are Democratic Schools, by Jan Gabbert and Sudbury Valley School, by SVS Press
We hope you can join us.
Saturday May 26th, 11:00am
The Model, Sligo
Democratic Schools is a film for those who are NOT already expert […]