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Seeking dynamic, creative staff member for 2025

 

Sligo Sudbury School is seeking one additional staff member for the 2024-25 school year, starting in February/March 2025. We are looking for a passionate, hard-working individual who deeply believes in self-directed education for children. 

Staffing at Sligo Sudbury School is very different from working in other types of schools. Here, students direct their own learning and participate as equals in all decisions regarding school  governance. Sligo Sudbury students control how […]

By |2025-01-16T17:30:33+00:00November 10th, 2024|News|0 Comments

March 2025 News

Hello everyone!

As we march through this vibrant and busy month, our school community has been buzzing with energy and creativity! From exciting hands-on projects to the launch of several fundraising initiatives, there’s been no shortage of enthusiasm and teamwork. We are thrilled to share the highlights of these endeavours, which are bringing our students, parents, and staff closer together as we continue to build a bright future for our school.

Tree Planting 

Once […]

By |2025-03-30T01:06:12+00:00March 30th, 2025|News, Newsletters|0 Comments

St Patrick’s Day Parade 2025 with Creative Ireland Sligo

We had an fantastic day at St. Patrick’s Day Sligo Parade, the culmination of 3 months of preparation, learning ceili dancing, making costumes, and desigining our school float. We are honoured to have been selected as the winner of the Category “Best Representation of Theme”. 

Thanks to Creative Ireland and Sligo Co. Council for their support.

By |2025-03-25T13:45:55+00:00March 25th, 2025|News|0 Comments

Self Directed Life: Episode 7

And we’re back!

After a short break, we are delighted to announce the return of A Self Directed Life, with a brand new host Rú.

Rú is ten years old and this is his first time podcasting. I’m sure you will all agree he was born to it. Rú chats with Sonny (who is twelve) about his educational experience to date. Sonny has been at Sligo Sudbury School since 2019. He enjoys his freedom at school, especially being able to work independently […]

By |2025-03-21T18:38:29+00:00March 21st, 2025|News, Our School Podcast - Self-Directed Life|0 Comments

Self DIrected Life: Episode 6

 

We are saying goodbye to our wonderful hosts, Sean and Vasilisa. both of whom have recently graduated from Sligo Sudbury School. Our first graduates to have gone through our official graduation process! On this episode, Jenny and Sean sit down to discuss his personal experience, what graduation in our school looks like and ambitions for the future. This episode was recorded back in June 2024. Thank you for being a part of our podcast Sean. We wish you every happiness […]

By |2025-03-21T18:36:31+00:00March 21st, 2025|Our School Podcast - Self-Directed Life|0 Comments

Self Directed Life – Episode 5 *listener discretion advised*

This episode contains sensitive information. Listener discretion is advised

We have an exciting podcast for you today. We were lucky enough to have Gavin Meenan, host of The Modern Warrior podcast, a mental health and wellness advocate, and a parent to one of our students, join us on this podcast. We delve into the experiences that have brought Gavin to his work, and discuss mental health, systemised education, and the concept of freedom in schooling, as well as in life. We […]

By |2025-03-21T18:37:29+00:00March 21st, 2025|News, Our School Podcast - Self-Directed Life|0 Comments

February 2025 Newsletter

Hello everyone!
Spring energy is contagious, making everyone start to buzz. Despite a full week of mid-term break, a lot has been packed into this short month, and much more planned for March.
Meitheal

Our incredible parent community came together at school for the Spring Clean Meitheal earlier this month, offering a much-needed helping hand to tackle various tasks. Krzysiek and Conall did a fantastic job coordinating all the volunteers, helping everyone stayed focused. The […]

By |2025-02-27T21:58:29+00:00February 27th, 2025|News, Newsletters|0 Comments

February Podcasts for All

So, we talk a lot about it, we agree it’s important, and there are many opinions on how best to do it – curriculum-led, project-based, self-directed, on-the-job, etc. but is there any clear understanding or consensus about how learning actually happens?

Sugata Mitra, best known for his “Hole in the Wall” experiment in New Delhi, India, has some interesting thoughts on the subject based on his understanding of theoretical physics, and his studies […]

By |2025-02-27T21:50:41+00:00February 15th, 2025|News, Newsletters|0 Comments

January 2025 News

Never a dull moment, is there? January has been fast and furious, making sure we don’t get too comfortable after the jolly Christmas season. No easing into the new year here— we just dive straight into the deep end!

New Students

We’re delighted to have welcomed two new students to our community this January. They’ve been settling in well, finding their rhythm, and getting to know everyone. It’s always a pleasure to see […]

By |2025-01-31T22:52:39+00:00January 31st, 2025|Media, News, Newsletters|0 Comments

December 2024 News

As the year comes to a close, we take a moment to reflect on all that has happened over the past months. At the end of each term we encourage all of our staff and students to take the time to reflect on our experiences of community, freedom, and responsibility, celebrating our achievements, learning from challenges, and enjoying the memories. We savour this quiet moment of reflection before anticipating the excitement […]

By |2024-12-20T17:00:08+00:00December 20th, 2024|News, Newsletters|0 Comments
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