We have a great interest in philosophy at Sligo Sudbury School and were excited to have the opportunity to meet like-minded people at the Young Philosopher Awards. On the 15 may 2019, we went to UCD for the conference and presentation of the awards. We (myself and my friend) were not among the prize winners but it was […]
Making our Easter Tree was fun.
We blew the yolks out of the eggs first. Then we painted them. Then we hung them up on the tree.
They look just like eggs hanging from a tree.
We had a great time working with students of Sligo IT’s Creative Writing Programme recently.
In the first workshop the students talked together about their favourite myths and legends from Ireland and around the world. Each student them wrote and illustrated a story of their choice. Some students created their own story while others retold traditional legends.
In the second workshop the students worked in small groups to film their stories using shadow puppetry, clay animation, and paper modelling. We are looking […]
Our next Open Day is on Wednesday, 22nd May from 3-6pm.
Anyone who would like to come to see our school and find out more about how a Sudbury School works is welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you.
Members of Sligo Sudbury School attended the National Biodiversity Conference on the 20th and 21st February this year and presented a poster board providing an introduction to our biodiversity project and its progress to date.
We were represented by Gayle Nagle and Melinda Swann,
Through the support of the Community Foundation for Ireland we have been able to plan the development of our school site to protect, enhance, restore or create biodiverse habitats, or protect and provide shelter and/or food sources for […]
On Mon 4th Feb, we all came in early and built a fort out of yoga mats, blankets and cushions. We ate pancakes and just chilled out for the day playing truth or dare. I beat the most jumps on a skipping rope without stopping record (49). Funnily enough, that one day was the warmest that week so we decided to go out.
It was a great day between chatting, pancake eating, soccer and almost sleeping……and skipping.
Wed 6th Feb Colin Harte came in to help us with woodwork. We did sawing and squaring and learned what all of the tools did. At the moment we are in the process of making small wooden planes.
We started by measuring a plank of wood into a rectangle of 200mm. We were in groups of three so we had to cut the plank into three equal pieces of 200mm. Then we went to saw them. It was tough at first […]
Sligo Sudbury School
Thursday January 31st, 2019
6pm – 8pm
ALL WELCOME!
Democratic Schools is a film for those who are not already experts in the politics of education. It is a film that tries to show, as factually and objectively as possible, what unites these schools that assemble once a year under the visionary banner of democracy. The interviews in this film took place at the 2005 International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) in […]
Season’s Greetings!
So much has happened in these short months it’s difficult to know where to begin. Since opening in September with an exceptional staff team and 14 students we have established a strong democratic foundation for our school community through negotiation and compromise at our School Meetings, and have seen a wide variety of interests develop including music, art, science, creative writing, nature and biodiversity, cooking, baking, gaming, maths, language, philosophy, […]
