Episode 3 The Majestic Frogs – Developing your Passion, Freedom, and Responsibility
On the third episode of our podcast, we speak to one of our school bands, The Majestic Frogs. These guys are twelve years old and under, and many of them didn’t even play an instrument before joining the band. They have been playing our school concerts, writing their own songs and inspiring many others to start their own bands! We discuss what it’s like to follow your passion […]
Sligo Sudbury School is seeking one additional staff member for the 2024-25 school year. We are looking for passionate, hard-working individuals who deeply believe 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 and when to […]
Hello everyone
April has been a busy and beautiful month with plenty of sun shine and warm weather to keep our spirits high. The Drama club put on a fantastic performance of Appropriate Audience Behaviour, a play where the performers are the audience. The acting was mesmerising and hilarious and the “actual” audience were blown away by the talent. Many months of crochet work literally came together as students who had been working on individual patchwork squares […]
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Education for a changing world.
A complete education can no longer be limited to the accumulation of knowledge and the development of some rudimentary academic skills. Children growing up today will need much more. 21st century students must not only be critical thinkers, self-motivated learners, competent problem-solvers, and life-long learners. They also must have well developed qualities of empathy, respect, cooperation, and collaboration.
Children today need an education system […]
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What we’ve been doing.
Hello everyone and Happy Springtime!
The month of February began of course with Imbolc and Brigid’s Day, and the celebration of the arrival of spring. Weaving St. Brigid’s crosses quickly expanded into a number of new shapes as we played with the rushes and devised new patterns.
Pancake Day marked another important celebration in Irish culture. While “Carnival” is celebrated in other parts of the world with masks, costumes, […]
Interview with Kostya – AI and Education
Podcast interview with Maura & Gayle, the founders of Sligo Sudbury School
Hello everyone!
It’s great to be back at school and to start this new year. Some of us missed school so much we began counting the number of sleeps before going back to school on the day after Christmas.
We welcomed two new students this January and sadly said goodbye to one of our veteran students who left us this year to follow her dreams. We wish her every success in her endeavours. We have a new student intern joining us for this term. […]
