I am interested in these 'democratic schools'--do you know if they teach
foreign languages?
Amy
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Amy Snyder Ohta (aohta who-is-at u.washington.edu), University of Washington
Asian Languages & Literature, Box 353521, Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-6931 Message: (206) 543-4996 Fax: (206) 685-4268
On Fri, 29 Mar 1996 lholzman who-is-at sescva.esc.edu wrote:
> If anyone is interested not just in deomcratic classrooms but democratic
> schools, there are several flourishing in this country and internationally.
> Most are very small. There is a loose organization called the Hadera
> Conference (after the first meeting in Hadera Israel a few years ago). In it
> are from the US the Sudbury Valley School andthe Barbara Taylor School, from
> the UK The Sands School, from Israel the Hadera Domcratic School, from Austria
> --sorry I forget the name. A conference is held every year--with young people
> and staff from an increasing number of schools attending and creating the
> conference.
>
> Another source of info on actual schools is AERO-GRAMME, a newsletter chock
> full of information on democratic, alternative and homeschooling resources
> internationally.
>
> I am involved in discussions with various people from many of these schools on
> such issues as democracy as activity (e.g., as it is at the Barbara Taylor
> School) and deomcracy as structure (as it is at the Sudbury Valley School and
> the 10 or so schools modeled on it).
>
> To get info on Aerogramme: email jmintz who-is-at igc.apc.org
> SudburyValley has a monthly nesletter and a press--they've published quite a
> few boods. their address is 2 Winch St, Framingham MA01701 phone 508 877 3030
> About the Barbara Taylor School--me.
> Sorry for the many typos.
>
> Lois Holzman
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