List of democratic schools

This is a list of some of the current and former democratic schools around the world. Most of these were modeled on the Summerhill School, the oldest existing democratic school founded in 1921. This list also includes sub-branches of democratic schools such as Sudbury schools inspired by the Sudbury Valley School and certain anarchistic free school that align with the broad principles of democratic education.

Argentina

Australia

New South Wales:

Queensland:

Victoria:

Tasmania:

Western Australia

South Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Secondary Schools

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

Costa Rica

Denmark

Ecuador

Rebeca Wild and the Pesta

Finland

France

Germany

For a detailed list of free alternative schools in Germany check out here.

India

Indonesia

Israel

Japan

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Russia

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland

Thailand

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Currently Open

Former democratic schools now closed

United States of America

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

New Hampshire

Montana

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

See also

References

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Sources

Leue, Mary M., ed. (2000). Challenging the Giant: The best of [SKOLE], the Journal of Alternative Education 4. Down-to-Earth Books. ISBN 1-878115-13-8. OCLC 250561130.

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