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Topic: Sudbury Valley School

	Writing
		The Sudbury Valley School has been in operation for more than 30 years now, and several other schools around and outside our country (the United States) see our school's success and are modeling their schools on ours.
		The school Assembly meets annually, and is made up of students, staff, and parents of students (as most parents pay tuition, it is considered only reasonable to give them some voice in the use of their money).
		It is understood that the "purpose" of schools is to educate.
	www.mountainlaurelsudbury.org /writing.asp (1051 words)

	The Blue Mountain School Brochure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The day-to-day governance of the school is done by the "school meeting" consisting of all staff and students (one vote for each member), which normally meets once a week.
		This is chosen to be a cross section of the school meeting and deals with alleged violations of the school's rules, referring to the school meeting cases it cannot resolve.
		The Blue Mountin school serves primary and secondary level students who desire control over and are willing to accept responsibility for how they spend their time each day and the decisions, both large and small, that effect their lives and educational experience.
	www.efn.org /~blue_mtn/brochure.html (1510 words)

	Diablo Valley School, a Concord California Sudbury School - Serving Elementary Middle and High School age kids in the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		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)

	Democratic school - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A democratic school is a school run after democratic principles with full and equal participation from both students and staff.
		The first democratic school, the Summerhill School in England, was founded in 1921.
		Today there are at least 70 democratic schools around the world, in countries such us Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Japan, New Zealand Russia, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Democratic_Schools (99 words)

	Boston.com / News / Education / K-12 / Pitcher loses his bid to play
		That applies to home-schooled students, he said, who must have their curriculum approved by the local school committee, are under the authority and supervision of the high school principal, and must satisfy the school's academic standards.
		This freedom is at the heart of the school; it belongs to the students as their right, not to be violated," the school's website states.
		Ritchie said the school got calls earlier in the year from some parents, complaining that their child might lose a spot on the baseball team to Jedidiah Glass.
	www.boston.com /news/education/k_12/articles/2004/05/23/pitcher_loses_his_bid_to_play?pg=full (998 words)

	HVSS - Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The qualifications for staff members at the school are life experience, the ability to work with kids of all ages, sharing their knowledge and areas of expertise, the ability to model healthy and appropriate behavior, mentor students, and of course, to understand and commit to the philosophy of the school.
		One of the most important aspects of the school model is that students realize they are responsible for their own education and that education doesn't end after they leave high school or college.
		What the staff at Sudbury Valley School did was to help the student learn as much chemistry and biology as they could and then they found the student a mentor.
	www.hudsonvalleyschool.org /faq.php (1660 words)

	Hudson Valley Sudbury School
		These contributions are vital to the functioning of the school, but they pale in comparison to the responsibility each student has to him or herself.
		A good place to start your investigation of the Sudbury Philosophy is the article, "About Sudbury Education" by Jeff Collins - one of our staff members.
		The Hudson Valley Sudbury School is based on the Sudbury Model.The Sudbury Valley School opened in 1968 in Framingham, MA.It was founded on the principle that people learn best when they are self-motivated.
	www.hudsonvalleyschool.org (362 words)

	Fairfield School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		They bring their expectations of what it is that a school ought to be, but they immediately come face-to-face with a very different set of images, and they don't quite know how to deal with the situation.
		There isn't much disagreement that a school is supposed to develop the intellectual potential and moral character of children and, at the same time, to prepare them to perpetuate the culture and to function as citizens in the community.
		Sudbury Valley doesn't have all the road signs that people have been used to in schools.
	www.fairfieldschool.org /isaschool.html (1658 words)

	Sudbury Valley School • Online Library. Education Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Children do not have rights in school, they do not participate in meaningful decision-making at school (even where the decisions directly affect their own lives), nor do they have the freedom of self-determination in school.
		A lot of private schools are pushing hard for legislation that would give some form of tuition tax break to parents who enroll their children in private schools.
		All that private schools see in a tax-break bill is the prospect of an immediate gain in enrollment and, consequently, some quick financial relief in the form of increased tuition income.
	www.sudburyvalley.com /05_onli_10.html (1647 words)

	Different approach gets a look - The Boston Globe
		Her 30-minute segment on Sudbury Valley, to air across Japan on the Fuji Television Network this winter, will be part of a three-hour program on alternative-education systems.
		The Framingham school, which charges about $5,600 in annual tuition, has about 150 students, ages 4 through 19, and there are roughly 1,000 students worldwide enrolled at similar schools, according to Mimsy Sadofsky, a staff member and cofounder.
		The study found that, compared with the general population, Sudbury Valley graduates were more likely to hold jobs in arts and design, community and social services, or the computer and math fields.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2005/10/06/different_approach_gets_a_look (870 words)

	Sudbury Valley School • Online Library. Student Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When I first got to the school we all had the idea that the school was going to be a raving success and that pretty soon we were going to have 1,000 students and lots of buildings and things.
		The school administration in that town was up in arms and called it "outside agitation." I was the only one involved who was not a student there, but they demanded we all get off the public school property.
		But the first few years the school was open, I'm sure that the skepticism was a lot more prevalent in society at large when they came to hear about the way the school was, because there hadn't been a chance yet to reflect on people who had been through the system as students.
	www.sudval.org /05_onli_04.html (10810 words)

	Alpine Valley School : FAQ : A Colorado Private Sudbury School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sudbury schools are a wonderful environment for most children ages 5 through 19.
		The range of careers in which Sudbury graduates engage are as diverse as the students themselves; a substantial percentage become entrepreneurs.
		Sudbury schools recognize that respect for the individual requires responsibility from all.
	www.alpinevalleyschool.com /faq (1507 words)

	Big Rock Sudbury School - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The School Meeting does it all: it spends the money, hires (and fires) the staff, passes all the school rules (the permanent rules are codified in the School Meeting Law Book which can be obtained through the office), oversees discipline, and sets up all sorts of administrative entities to keep things running smoothly.
		School Meetings are open (except on rare occasions; they are closed, for example, when there is a personal discussion involving a particular student).
		The great advantage School Corporations have over Departments is that the former can be formed and disbanded according to the needs and interests of the students, while the latter, unlike old soldiers, never die or fade away, but just keep rolling along.
	www.bigrock.org /article04.html (1009 words)

	Beach Sudbury Valley School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		TORONTO - The Beach School, a student-directed learning center set to open in the East end of Toronto in fall 2003, announced today that a former student of the Sudbury Valley School, after which the Beach School is modeled, will be in Toronto and speaking on her experiences in the environment.
		Sadofsky attended the school from its inception in 1968 to her graduation in 1981 and is today the software implementation manager at Sun Microsystems, and is based in Vancouver.
		The Beach School, launching in the east end of Toronto in Fall 2003, is a student-directed school that models itself after the Sudbury Valley School, which has been in operation in Framingham, Massachusetts since 1968.
	www.thebeachschool.org /media/PlayingforanEducation.htm (342 words)

	The Clearwater School - Seattle's Sudbury School - Where Freedom, Trust and Democracy form the cornerstone of ...
		That summer Martha, Stephanie and I attended the Sudbury Valley School’s summer conference in Massachusetts for existing and startup Sudbury schools.
		As a primary school, their co-op was more in keeping with her vision for the property, so she agreed to lease to them when our lease ended in June.
		I never set out to help found a school and at the beginning of the process had no clue how much the process would require of me. It is probably better I didn’t know, or I might never have begun it.
	www.clearwaterschool.com /articles/personaltcshistory.htm (849 words)

	Free School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The fundamental philosophy of Diablo Valley School is that you can't force someone to learn, that all people are driven by curiosity, and that the most meaningful, efficient and long-lasting learning happens when the learner initiates it.
		A school doesn't have to be accredited, but it means the school can't award a diploma recognized by the state.
		The Sudbury Valley School is a place where students decide how to spend their days.
	www.acfnewsource.org /education/free_school.html (906 words)

	Persistence
		Not long after graduating from school, after completing further studies at a conservatory, Richard became first horn of a major symphony orchestra.
		This article appears courtesy of the Sudbury Valley School, Framingham, MA.
		Sudbury Valley is a democratic school run by a School Meeting.
	www.mountainlaurelsudbury.org /persistence.asp (986 words)

	The Beach School Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Beach School Co-operative Inc. (TBS) is a not-for-profit, independent school for children aged 4-19 and is a part of an educational tradition of democratic decision-making and self-initiated learning.
		Our school is modeled in particular after the Sudbury Valley School, which has been running in Framingham, Massachusetts since 1968 and has inspired schools around the world.
		The school is not a haven which shelters students from society, but is rather a safe place from which to explore the resources and negotiate the challenges of the world at large.
	www.thebeachschool.org (291 words)

	Welcome to Sego Lily School!
		Sego Lily School is a private school where children ages 4-18 are free to pursue their individual interests while participating as responsible members of our democratic school community.
		The philosophy of Sego Lily School is based on the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts, which has been operating since 1968.
		Sego Lily School is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization - contributions to the school are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible as allowed by law.
	www.segolilyschool.org (173 words)

	The Sudbury Valley School - John Taylor Gatto
		It’s the beautiful Sudbury Valley School, twenty miles west of Boston in the old Nathaniel Bowditch "cottage" (which looks suspiciously like a mansion), a place ringed by handsome outbuildings, a private lake, woods, and acres of magnificent grounds.
		Sudbury is a private school, but with a tuition under $4,000 a year it’s considerably cheaper than a seat in a New York City public school.
		All this is aided by a magnificent school library on open shelves where books are borrowed and returned on the honor system.
	www.johntaylorgatto.com /chapters/3d.htm (286 words)

	Macleans.ca \| Top Stories \| Alternative schools abandoning structure, curriculum and teachers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The school is one of several dozen around the world - and three in Canada - following the principles of the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Mass.
		Fairfield was the first Canadian school modelled after Sudbury Valley, followed by the Beach School in Toronto and the Indigo Sudbury Campus in Edmonton.
		The schools are democratically run by staff and students, who vote on administrative issues such as hiring.
	www.macleans.ca /topstories/news/shownews.jsp?content=n101025A (739 words)

	The Living School: Events
		The Sudbury Valley School - This 30-year-old school run on student-directed learning and democratic principals is a gem in education.
		The New School of Northern Virginia - a small, holistic school that seeks to educate the whole child.
		Puget Sound Community School - ensures the freedom of students of all ages to think for themselves and to control their own destinies.
	www.livingschool.org /resources.html (536 words)

	The Sudbury Valley School Experience, 3rd edition
		The existing sudbury schools do not fit this glowing model, unfortunately, leaving the utopian childhood still just a dream for those who will seek it.
		My own experience as a former student at one of these schools could not be more dissimilar to the contents of this book.
		They have created a school where "the inmates are in charge," meaning the kids control everything about the school...and do so very successfully.
	www.literacyconnections.com /0_1888947012.html (291 words)

	Ann Arbor Sudbury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		To open in 2006 a non-profit non-public school in the Ann Arbor area that will follow the philosophy and model created by the Sudbury Valley School in Sudbury, Massachusetts (www.sudval.org).
		After studying the Sudbury Valley Model, we have come to believe that certainly for some, and probably for most, a school of the type we propose would strongly encourage young people to become who they really are through freedom, responsibility, and democracy.
		The most important thing such schools provide is an empowering, supportive, safe, resource-filled and open environment in which students can develop for themselves the skills and confidence that they need for a lifetime of self-directed learning and doing.
	www.annarborsudbury.org (533 words)

	Sudbury Valley School • About Us. Independence. Creating Leaders
		udbury Valley School is a place where people decide for themselves how to spend their days.
		This freedom is at the heart of the school; it belongs to the students as their right, not to be violated.
		The school provides a setting in which students are independent, are trusted, and are treated as responsible people; and a community in which students are exposed to the complexities of life in the framework of a participatory democracy.
	www.sudval.org /brochure.html (166 words)

	Mothering: Learning without coercion: Sudbury Valley School
		The Sudbury Valley School, in Framingham, Massachusetts, is known for its noncoercive environment.
		The school is democratically run, and each of the 140 day students, ranging in age from 4 to 19, initiates his or her own activities.
		Of course, if one year olds went to school, there probably would be speaking classes, together with a full panoply of newly discovered "speaking disorders." As it is now, although some children have functional speech disorders that requrie treatment, the overwhleming majority somehow--and no one knows how--teach themselves to talke.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0838/is_n58/ai_9332524 (1413 words)

	Cedarwood Sudbury School - Further Reading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Here is a comprehensive study of the personal and professional histories of 188 former students, along with extensive comments on how they feel the school influenced their lives.
		The best articles on the concepts and experiences that make up a Sudbury School have been collected in two volumes which together provide an excellent introduction to this model of education.
		RSVP for a tour of the school, given by request when school is in session.
	www.cedarwoodsudbury.org /reading.htm (1078 words)

	Greenwood Sudbury School in Connecticut - Democracy, Freedom & Student-Led Learning - Hampton, CT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Greenwood Sudbury School is considering a move to an interim site in the Columbia/Hebron area of Connecticut during the summer of 2005.
		Greenwood Sudbury School is a completely different kind of school for students ages 5 through 19.
		Greenwood Sudbury School is one of a growing number of democratic schools based on the philosophy of Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts.
	www.greenwood.nu (408 words)

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