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 […]
April Film Screening at The Model
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.
Spring Newsletter
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 […]
The Sunday Times 18 March 2018
Great to be part of this discussion about the development of democratic education in Ireland.
“A new school is set to open in Sligo — but it won’t have classes or a curriculum, and the children get to make the rules. Sligo Sudbury School will be the second of its type in Ireland, following Wicklow Sudbury School, a registered charity.”
Read the full article here
March Film Screening at The Model
Our Film Screenings continue in March with
Class Dismissed on Saturday, March 31st at 11:00am followed by Q & A.
This documentary film follows the experience of one family as they explore different ways of “doing school”.
February Film Screening at The Model
We will host a series of Film Screenings at The Model over the next 3 months followed by Q & A sessions.
Our first film, Schools of Trust, will be shown on Saturday, 24th February at 11:00am
Everyone with an interest in democratic schools welcome. Here is a preview ….
Winter Newsletter
Greetings to you all! As we come towards the end of this incredible year we would like to share with you some of the highlights of our journey so far. When we started meeting in January 2017 with the intention of creating a democratic school, little did we know what we were getting into. What started out as 3 home school parents with a vision has become a concrete and very real […]
