© 2009 ASHuber
This site designed by Kooka ITC.
Learning Consultant and Psychologist
Yes!
SEE what Derry Hannam has been doing about active citizenship (aka democracy) in schools in the UK!! Look for the CSV/CfBT Active Citizenship Report.
How does your child's school measure up in the democracy realm? Is your child living democracy or learning about it for another day? Museum of Australian Democracy
Have you been imagining a school like Summerhill where children
"have freedom to be themselves ...
Where success is not defined by academic achievement but by the child's own definition of success...
Where the whole school deals democratically with issues, with each individual having an equal right to be heard...
And there is time and space to sit and dream..."?
Thought of starting a new school?
It is a possibility and could be a reality for you and your community!!!
Check out other democratic/free schools:
Brooklyn Free School in Brooklyn, NY, USA
The Free School in Albany, NY, USA
The Family School in Larkhall (near London), UK
Windsor House School in North Vancouver, Canada
Sudbury Valley School Framingham, MA, USA.
The Sands School in Ashburton, Devon, UK
and,
The Institute for Democratic Education in Hadera, Israel
I have been learning with people of all ages for many many years now and I am/have been involved with democratic education internationally through:
1. the International Democratic Education Network (IDEN) and the International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) - conference presenter 2003 (New York), 2005 (Berlin), 2006 (Sydney)
Read what David Gribble has to say about democratic education
2. the Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO) based in New York - conference presenter 2005
3. the Australasian Association for Progressive and Alternative Education (AAPAE) - Member of the Executive, hosted 2002 AAPAE Conference - Conference presenter 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009
4. I designed and started Sowilo and was a founding consultant and educator at Lumiar.
See Escola Politeia which has been developed with support from former Lumiar staff, IDEC and others who are passionate about children, learning and the importance of democratic education!
5. I was a visiting educator at Windsor House School in North Vancouver during 2002
6. I was an invited international panel presenter at the Life After Capitalism Conference within a Conference (World Social Forum) in beautiful Porto Alegre, Brasil in 2003
So, if you are interested in starting a school where children are truly trusted, respected and nurtured, and would like someone to talk to...I would love to hear from you! Please email me
Elsewhere on this website, you will find information about my background and passion for education and healthy interpersonal relationships.
My interest in Psychology came from a strong desire to understand why people do the things they do.
This lead me into education as I wanted to work proactively, rather than fixing up the problems after things have gone awry.
In the future I want to expand the usefuleness of the site by including a Discussion Group.
This page last updated May 16 2009
© 2009 ASHuber
This site designed by Kooka ITC.
