Welcome to the Sligo Sudbury School members only blog. This is an online space we have created to enable our community to stick together while we are apart.
As self-directed learners we trust that our students are continuing to enjoy pursuing their own interests at home with their families or alone. We also understand that being home alone, isolated from your friends for a long time can be difficult in some ways, so we […]
We are thrilled to be featured by Image Magazine’s Orla Neligan in her exploration of alternative schooling, which includes the voices of parents, homeschoolers, experts in child psychology, and mainstream teachers in addition to that of democratic, self-directed education.
One size certainly does not fit all, and we believe all children should be able to access the education that suits them best.
Read the complete article HERE.
The Madlab workshop was really fun. First we had to put all the wires into the right places and then we had to solder them and trim off the ends. The soldering bit was the best part. It was a bit risky because the soldering iron was very hot but is was a lot of fun and so satisfying to make something that really […]
On Sunday we participated in the Science Fair at IT Sligo, demonstrating some of the experiments we’ve been doing lately in science group. We did the Cartesian diver, which is an experiment to do with water preassure; lemon and potato circuits, which is an experiment to do with electrical currents; and a red cabbage dye experiment, which worked really well for tie dying t-shirts.
We had a lot of fun explaining our […]
We are very pleased to continue our Film Nights at Sligo Sudbury School this year with a screening of Self-Taught, Life Stories from Self-Directed Learners.
“Through the stories of six extraordinary individuals, Self-Taught explores what self-directed education means to them and the impact it has had on their lives, ambitions, work, and beliefs.
Whether Artist, Scientist, or Entrepreneur, they all have one thing in common: their belief that a true education is the capacity […]
Come down to Quayside Shopping Centre this Saturday, Oct 26th, to support the Sligo Sudbury School Cyclothon, our first fundraising event of this year. Our challenge is to reach 200km over the course of the day.
Staff, parents, and students will pedal hard all day on Turbo Trainers to raise much needed funds for our school. All donations will go towards the general running costs of our school.
We hope to see many of […]
Listen here to Gayle’s interview with Dermot and Dave on TodayFM…
Celebrating the end of our first year at Sligo Sudbury School we would like to express our gratitude to all of our students and their families, our board of trustees, our staff, and generous supporters, without whom none of it could have happened.
It has been a whirlwind of a year and we are been amazed, humbled and inspired by the young people who have joined our community. It is an honour to be […]
We had a fantastic day out for our first school tour last week. After an invigorating start and lots of fun at the Harbour Splash Aqua Park in Dun Laoghaire we headed over to the Phoenix Park to visit Bloom and meet up with staff and students from our sister school, Wicklow Sudbury School. A beautiful day and a lovely end to the year.
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 […]