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List of democratic schools

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This is a list of some of the current and former democratic schools around the world. This list also includes sub-branches of democratic schools such as Sudbury schools inspired by the Sudbury Valley School and certain anarchistic free schools that align with the broad principles of democratic education.

Australia

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New South Wales:

Victoria:

Queensland:

Brazil

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Canada

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Germany

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Neue Schule Hamburg

India

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Israel

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New Zealand

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  • Auckland Metropolitan College, Mount Eden, Auckland (closed December 2001)[1]
  • Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery, Central Christchurch (It is not a democratic school but it is a special character school. Their educational principles are very democratic, but they still have grades, exams and a curriculum. The difference between a traditional and Ao Tawhiti school is that kids at Ao Tawhiti school choose the subjects they want to attend.)[citation needed]
  • Tamariki School, Woolston, Christchurch

Portugal

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United Kingdom

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Currently Open

Former democratic schools now closed

United States

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California

Illinois

Indiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Daring to be different: The rise and fall of Auckland Metropolitan College". March 25, 2004. Archived from the original on March 25, 2004.
  2. ^ "The Shimer College Assembly". Blog.shimer.edu. 2010-02-08. Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  3. ^ "21st Century Democratic Schooling: A Critical Ethnographic Study of Harmony School".
  4. ^ Gell, Aaron (May 7, 2006). "Land of the Free". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Kavner, Lucas (November 30, 2012). "At Brooklyn Free School, A Movement Reborn With Liberty And No Testing For All". The Huffington Post. AOL. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.

Further reading

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