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	Democratic school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A democratic school is a school that centers on democratic principles and participatory democracy with "full and equal" participation from both students and staff.
		The second tenet of many democratic schools, which is unrelated to their democratic nature, is giving students the power to choose what to do with their time.
		The oldest surviving democratic school, Summerhill School in England, was founded in 1921 by A.S. Neill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_school (498 words)

	Summerhill School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Summerhill School, founded in 1921 in Hellerau near Dresden, Germany by A.S. Neill.
		Today it is a boarding and day school currently located in Leiston, Suffolk, England, serving primary and secondary education in a democratic fashion.
		School meetings are held four times a week, where pupils and staff alike have an equal voice in the decisions that affect their day-to-day lives, discussing issues and creating or changing school laws.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Summerhill_School (456 words)

	Blue Ridge Sudbury School - R-E-S-P-E-C-T: What Children Get in Democratic Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The root ideas of a democratic education are as simple as they are radical: children should be accorded the same human rights and freedoms as adults; they should be granted responsibility for the conduct of their affairs; and they should be full participants in the life of their community.
		Democratic schools provide an environment where children can live their formative years in exactly the same manner as they will live out their mature years--as free citizens of a society devoted to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
		Democratic schools make rules about littering, as well as about the use of fire; they make rules that govern which rooms people can eat in, as well as which ones they can play the radio in; and, most importantly, they make rules protecting individual rights.
	www.blueridgediscoveryschool.org /article5.html (1339 words)

	New Leaders for Tomorrow's Schools, Spring 1997: How Can We Attain Democratic Outcomes?
		Believing that their lives outside school are too chaotic for them to benefit from content that pushes them to solve complex problems and express themselves both orally and in writing, many educators have eliminated high-performance learning from the educational agendas of inner-city schools.
		Democratic schools, especially in predominantly low-income communities with high numbers of students with special needs, are seeing dramatic results with improved academic achievement and a lower dropout rate among populations considered especially fragile (Lockwood, 1996a).
		This integrated approach to social services and schooling can be compared to a settlement house approach, where the school serves as the central institution in a community and is known as a place where families can connect to social services and other assistance necessary to keep their children in school and achieving at higher levels.
	www.ncrel.org /cscd/pubs/lead41/41attain.htm (1327 words)

	Democratic Decision-making
		Many schools have achieved their success by ensuring that teachers — and often parents and students as well — have a voice in governance.
		Democratic decision-making at the school level models the collaborative work that effective teachers expect from their students (and indeed the democratic process of the larger society) and enables small schools to make significant improvements in their practice with the full endorsement and engagement of all members of the school community.
		Most large schools find it difficult to manage universal participation in governance because of their size, so they typically turn to representative forms of governance, such as school-based decision-making councils.
	www.schoolredesign.net /srn/server.php?idx=230 (290 words)

	[IdeaMap] Israel Research Trip > School Visits
		The school is in the middle of its second year, and has just won its court case to be recognized by the government.
		Keshet School is unique among the other democratic schools – and schools in general within Israel – because it is a blend of religious and secular Jews.
		There aren’t really any alternatives to the government schools in Israel besides the democratic schools, so many of the parents are initially drawn to them by the quality of the staff and the genuine care for the children.
	www.ideamap.org /schools.htm (4041 words)

	Democratic School Governance
		When we founded Shaker Mountain school, in 1968, it was set up as a democratic school, with the encouragement of the then-Commissioner of Education of the state, Harvey Scribner.
		One interesting by-product of the school meetings was that the rate of increase in vocabulary on the part of the average student in school was 2 1/2 times the national rate.
		When the school district made plans to lay off some of their teachers at the end of the school years because of budget cuts, these "at risk" students were the only ones in the district to mount a protest to the school board.
	www.educationrevolution.org /demschoolgov.html (3337 words)

	PES Yearbook: 1998: Winton Lann Wasson and Deron R. Boyles, A Democratic Phenomenon
		Translated into the politics of schooling, this would suggest a greater level of respect for students, whose membership in the school polity, by virtue of their engagement in work, entitles them to a greater level of participation in the decision making process.
		Although Montessori refuses to use the democratic ideal within her own discourse, the affinity of this principle to the democratic ideal is, in fact, the very strength of her theories and practice from the democratic perspective.
		Theories of democratic education, like Gutman's, preserve the illusion that extending a greater measure of power to teachers is not only working in the direction of the democratic ideal, but is grudgingly the best that one can do, given the nature of adolescents.
	www.ed.uiuc.edu /EPS/PES-Yearbook/1998/wasson_boyles.html (3850 words)

	The School in Democratic Society: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The postulate for school democratization is often questioned from the point of view of the nature of the school itself.
		In the centrally governed system of schooling, its efficiency was estimated and evaluated with regard to one ideological pattern of "the man-of-the future." So, parental participation in school was limited to simple forms of assistance as advised by the school's authorities.
		As formulated in the definition of "The Role of Schools in a Democratic Society," this topic is an instrument for investigating connections between events in a democratic school and in a democratic society.
	www.civnet.org /resources/teach/lessplan/syllabus2.htm (18049 words)

	Blue Mountain School: Understanding: FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The contract states a willingness to abide by the Blue Mountain School Lawbook, to participate on the JC and a desire to be at school.
		Democratic schools are suitable for students who are capable of self-motivation, self-direction, self-assessment, and self-regulation.
		For democratic schools that have been in existence for many years, time has shown that the lack of grades and transcripts has been no impediment to college admissions or performance.
	www.bluemountainschool.com /understand/index.cfm?fuseaction=faq (3834 words)

	The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles
		With its relatively large number of democratic schools, Israel is considered a groundbreaker and leader in the field internationally.
		There is growing interest in alternative schools in Israel, where the public school system is mired in a crisis born of poor teaching and disciplinary problems.
		Staff and students are treated as equals and share in school decisions, sitting on a variety of committees that range from the school parliament to a teacher selection committee and a field trip committee.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/preview.php?id=15476 (1191 words)

	Welcome to Liberty School - A Democratic Learning Community
		Liberty School offers students in grades 9-12 a diverse and innovative educational program that merges challenging academic skills with artistic work and other educational opportunities that will enable young people to meet the demands of the 21st century.
		Liberty School is a learning community where teachers and students collaborate in running the school and creating stimulating classes in an atmosphere that is both relaxed and rigorous.
		Liberty School is approved by the State of Maine to receive tuition from towns that do not have their own high school.
	www.liberty-school.org (181 words)

	Diablo Valley School, a Concord California Sudbury School - Serving Elementary Middle and High School age kids in the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Sudbury Valley School, established in 1968 in Framingham, Massachusetts.
		DVS is the fifth Sudbury school in Northern California.
		Diablo Valley School admits students of any race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin to all rights and privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students and staff at the school.
	www.dvschool.org (496 words)

	Ode (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		While his peers at other schools were memorizing their multiplication tables, Ken Pruitt was lying on his back watching clouds, building tree forts with friends, or poking around in the woods.
		Although each of the more than 160 democratic schools around the world evolved independently, they generally share the practices of allowing students to choose how to spend their days, vote on important school matters, and participate in a community of equals, regardless of age.
		Democratic schools, which like every school have their flaws, raise provocative questions about the best way to allow our children to find their authentic paths, a sense of personal responsibility, and contribute to a free and thriving world.
	www.odemagazine.com /article.php?aID=4050 (5188 words)

	The Clearwater School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Democratic schools are based on the understanding that children's natural curiousity will guide them through whatever experiences they need to become healthy, functioning, and responsible members of society.
		The International Association for Democratic Schools was established in August 1994 to chronicle the development of these schools and arrange for communication between them.
		Most democratic schools are modeled on the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts, which is celebrating its 28th successful year.
	www.oz.net /~pshirley/clearwater (427 words)

	Respect What Children Get in Democratic Schools
		For more information on democratic schools or to obtain a School Planning Kit, which covers the nitty-gritty details of starting and maintaining a school, write to Sudbury Valley School Press, 2 Winch Street, Framingham, MA 01701; Fax: 508-788-0674; or visit www.sudval.org.
		Though essential for the operation of the school, staff members' specific skills are less relevant to students than the relationship between staff and student.
		Nan Narboe is a founder of Cascade Valley School in Portland, Oregon.
	www.educationfutures.org /Respect.htm (1590 words)

	Michael Apple and James Beane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In Michael Apple and James Beane’s, Democratic Schools (1995), they paraphrase John Dewey, "If people are to secure and maintain a democratic way of life, they must have opportunities to learn what that way of life means and how it might be led" (p.
		Democratic educators seek not simply to lessen the harshness of social inequities in school, but to change the conditions that create them” (p.
		In short, democratic educators live with a constant tension of seeking a more significant education for young people while still attending to the knowledge and skills expected by powerful education forces whose interests are anything but democratic” (p.
	www.hamline.edu /~mboucher/capstoneproject1998/applebeane.html (809 words)

	Democratic Education
		The International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) is one of the most significant international conferences on democratic education.
		IDEC has been meeting annually since 1993, and is attended by students, teachers, and parents from democratic schools around the world.
		AERO was a partner in hosting the International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) 2003 with The Albany Free School in Albany, New York.
	www.educationrevolution.org /demschool.html (159 words)

	Sudbury Valley School • Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		rust and respect are the keys to the school’s success.
		Through being responsible for themselves and for the school’s operation, they gain the internal resources needed to lead effective lives.
		Located in an old stone mansion and a converted barn on the mid-nineteenth century Bowditch estate, the ten acre campus adjoins extensive conservation lands.
	www.sudval.org (190 words)

	School boards: Democratic ideal or a troubled anachronism? \| csmonitor.com
		Both those who champion public school boards and those in favor of abolishing them argue passionately that schools must maintain a high standard of cost-effective education.
		They are ripe for corruption, a springboard for aspiring politicians, and a venue for disgruntled former school employees to air dirty laundry, he said.
		For 300 years, she said that school boards have played a crucial role in all aspects of policy: from setting district goals to hearing the concerns of the community.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/1021/p12s01-legn.html (401 words)

	Teaching to Change LA: School Accountability Report Card Series: Double Issue #5/#6
		Gompers Middle School teacher and CEJ member Kirti Baranwal offers insight into LAUSD School Board's decision to state that attaching diplomas to the California mandated High School Exit Exam is unfair.
		Schools can promote safety and health by enabling young people to make informed decisions about their sexuality.
		Students report on what it means to be well-educated and attend a safe and democratic school.
	tcla.gseis.ucla.edu /reportcard (840 words)

	Spring Valley School - Home
		Sudbury schools have drawn attention in recent years as a counterpoint to the national movement toward tougher educational standards and school evaluations....
		A school where students ages 4-19 develop interpersonal skills and responsibility democratically, balanced by the freedom to pursue personal interests and passions.
		Sudbury Schools, the cutting edge in education, are growing in numbers around the world.
	www.springvalleyschool.com (225 words)

	Maintain accreditation of The Booroobin Sudbury School, Australia's only democratic School Petition
		The Queensland State Government in Australia is requested to recognise and uphold the rights and responsibilities of parents, children and teachers to attend, participate in and operate The Booroobin Sudbury School - a centre of learning, without excessive interference and in accordance with its participatory democratic philosophy and principles.
		We believe and accept the rights and responsibilities of parents, children and teachers to establish and operate independent schools, according to their values and philosophy, for preparing young people for their lives in a diverse, tolerant, civil, open democratic society.
		These democratic practices are coupled with Booroobin's environmental awareness and organic management practices and within the objective of sustainability.
	www.thepetitionsite.com /takeaction/408446208 (751 words)

	Getting to Democracy: Building an Inclusive Governance/Decision-Making Model for Your School
		Our brand-new Coalition school has just spent a year developing and implementing a democratic governance model created around CES Common Principles, as well as around our school's mission and vision statement.
		This workshop will introduce participants to our model, allow for interactive role-playing, and give participants an opportunity to begin brainstorming a model appropriate to the needs of their site.
		The session is appropriate for individuals, but teams from schools are encouraged to attend together.
	www.essentialschools.org /cs/fforum/view/ces_ff01e/76 (146 words)

	Harvard Law School Democrats: Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The HLS Democrats comprise the Democratic Party’s base at Harvard Law School.
		We seek to energize, amplify, and channel the political interests of Democratic law students through activities both on and off campus.
		Through these efforts, the Harvard Law School Democrats provide a way for students to develop lasting relationships with others while at Harvard and to connect with important Democratic figures in Washington and across the country.
	www.law.harvard.edu /students/orgs/hlsdems (137 words)

	Democrat Media Training School
		Welcome to the TJWalker.Com Democratic Candidate Media Training School…the world’s first interactive web-based media school for Democratic candidates.
		This course is ideal for candidates, campaign managers, press secretaries, political operatives and campaign volunteers.
		TJ Walker is a Democratic media consultant who has coached thousands of Democratic candidates, lawmakers, and party officials over the last 15 years.
	www.tjwalker.com /demschool.htm (125 words)

	T H E B R O O K L Y N F R E E S C H O O L (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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		A grassroots movement formed in the summer and early fall of 2003 with the goal of offering a true educational alternative to the traditional orthodoxy of education now dominant in most public and private schools in this city, the Brooklyn Free School has now sprouted wings and has been up and running since September 2004.
		The Brooklyn Free School is dedicated to the belief that all students must be free to develop naturally as human beings in a non-coercive educational environment and empowered to make decisions affecting their everyday lives and that of their community.
	www.brooklynfreeschool.org (221 words)

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