B elow is a listing of schools and organizations that are members of AERO’s international network of education alternatives. These schools and organizations generally have in common a learner-centered approach to education. Members include K-12 schools, colleges, homeschool resource centers, and other organizations.
AERO membership is available for individuals and schools around the world who would like to help realize an education revolution. Individual and school members get access to our conversational listserve and an extensive video library of speeches and interviews of some of the most famous and influential voices of the alternative education movement.
Members also enjoy discounts in our bookstore and to our annual conference. Individual and school AERO members can post job listings. Schools can post their website link to AERO’s member list, one of the most heavily trafficked lists of alternative schools online. Member schools can also receive a framable certificate as an AERO member school.
Schools & organizations
Australia
- Australasian Association for Progressive and Alternative Education, Aranda, ACT
- Blacktown Youth College, Saint Marys, NSW
- The Booroobin Sudbury Democratic Centre of Learning, Booroobin, Sunshine Coast hinterland, Queensland
- Currambena Primary School and Preschool, Lane Cove, NSW
- Fitzroy Community School, North Fitzroy, Vic.
- Kinma School, Sydney, NSW
- Pine Community School, Brisbane
- Questlife Learning, Middle Swan, WAU
- Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Vic.
Austria
- Netzwerk, Vienna
- SchïlerInnenschule, Vienna
- Schulkollektiv Wien Wuk, Vienna
Belgium
- Leerhuis Bressel, Brussels
Brazil
- Lumiar School, Sao Paulo
Canada
- ALPHA Alternative School, Toronto, ON
- Au Grand Bois, Ladysmith, QC
- Calgary Board of Education, Calgary, AB
- Colin Macdonald Community School, Hamilton, ON
- Democratic Dialogue, Ottawa, ON
- Ecole PEACE, Bondville, QC
- Education Plus, High River, AB
- First Nation School, Sandy Lake, ON
- The Forest School, South Gilles, ON
- Global Science Academy of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Prairie Sky School, Regina, SK
- Indian Way School, Kahnawake, QC
- Montessori Jewish Day School, Toronto, ON
- Oneida Learning Center, Southwold, ON
- Open School, Victoria BC
- Our Schools / Our Selves, ON
- Reach Sudbury, Toronto, ON
- SelfDesign Learning Foundation, BC
- Society for the Advancement of Noncoercive Education (SANE), North Vancouver, BC
- SEED Alternative School, Toronto, ON
- Sitting Tree School London, ON
- South Shore Waldorf School, Blockhouse, NS
- Windsor House, North Vancouver, BC
Colombia
- Colegio Bilingue Jorge Emilio Gutierrez, Bogota
Costa Rica
- Cloud Forest School / Centro de Educacién Creativa, Monteverde, Puntarenas
Denmark
- Det Nødvendige Seminarium, Ulfborg
Ecuador
- Academia Cotopaxi, Quito
- Experiencia Educativa Santana, Cuenca Azuay
France
- Les Enfants Dïabord, Vendat
- Lycïe Autogïrï de Paris, Paris
- The Olive Tree International School, Quinson
Finland
Germany
- Berlin Sudbury School, Berlin
- European Democratic Education Community, Leipzig
Guatemala
- Naleb School, FraijanesHonduras
- Cofradia’s Bilingual School, Cortez
Hungary
- Carl Rogers Person-Centered School, Budapest
India
- Abacus Montessori School, Perungudi, Chennai
- ABC Montessori, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh
- Butterflies Program for Street and Working Children, see also this page, New Delhi
- Gram-Mangal, Karve Nagar, Pune
- Isha Home school, Singanallur, Coimbatore
- Kangaroo Kids Education Ltd., Bandra, Mumbai
- Primrose School, Pondicherry
- Pushp Niketan School, Dhampur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Sholai School, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
- Sunrise School, Bali
Iran
- Madresehfarda, Tehran
Israel
- The Institute for Democratic Education, Tel Aviv
- Education Cities, Binyamina
- KANAF Democratic School, Eliad, Golan Heights
- Kehila Democratic School, Tel Aviv
Japan
- Famille Chofu 307, Tokyo
- Global Community School, Takasago City
- Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Ishikawa, Japan
- Kogakkan University, Ise City
- National Institute for Educational Policy and Research of Japan, Tokyo
Korea
- GET PLEX, Incheon
- School Star, Seoul
- Seoul Alternative Learning Community Network, Seoul
Malaysia
Nepal
- Hindu Vidya Peeth, Kathmandu
- Sri Aurobindo Yoga Mandir, Kathmandu
Netherlands
- De Ruimte Soest, Soest
New Zealand
- Tamariki School, Christchurch
Norway
- AIESEC
- Hurum Rudolph Steiner High School, Tofte
- Forsïksgymnaset i Oslo, Oslo
Palestine
- Hope Flowers School, Bethlehem, West Bank
Poland
Philippines
- Alres-Phils, Quezon City
Puerto Rico
- Casa Sudbury, Cidra
- Espacioa, San Juan
- Nuestra Escuela, San Juan
Russia
- Eureka Free University, Moscow
- First of September newspaper, Moscow
- Generous Apple, Kostroma
- Kluch School, Moscow
- Moscow International Film School, Moscow (click on “ENG” for English)
- School of Self Determination, Moscow
South Africa
- The Blue Crane Centre, East London
- Nahoon Montessori School, Nahoon, East London
Spain
- The Ark Christian School, Malaga
- Asociacion ‘El cohete y la estrella’, Madrid
Switzerland
- imPuls Privatschule, Schindellegi
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
- Stork Family School, Vinnitsa
United Kingdom
- Brigflatts Cottage, Cumbria
- Brockwood Park School, Hampshire
- Craven Cottage, Berkshire
- Education Now, Nottingham
- Education Otherwise, London
- Family School at Larkhall, London
- First College (UK), Online
- Human Scale Education, Bristol
- Marquess College, London
- Kilquhanity, Castle Douglas, Scotland
- Phoenix Education Trust, London
- Planned Environment Therapy Trust (P.E.T.T.), Cheltenham, Glos.
- Sands School, Devon
- Schumacher College, Dartington
- Summerhill School, Leiston
United States
Alabama
- Mobile Bay Montessori, Fairhope
- Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education, Fairhope
- World Of Opportunity, Birmingham
Alaska
- Pacific High School, Sitka
- Steller Secondary School, Anchorage
Arizona
- Center for Partnership Studies, Tucson
- Kino Learning Center, Tucson
- Open Doors Center, Phoenix
- Paulo Freire Freedom School, Tucson
- Phoenix Rising School, Phoenix
- Prescott College, Prescott
- World University Roundtable, Benson
Arkansas
- Headwaters School, Pettigrew
California
- Amity Institute, San Diego
- Ananda Institute Of Alternative Living, Nevada City
- Arbor Academy, Thousand Oaks
- Cascade Canyon School, Marin County
- Cedarwood Sudbury School, Santa Clara
- Celebration Education, Yucaipa
- The Children’s Neighborhood Workshop, Pasadena
- Davis Waldorf School, Davis
- The Cottage, Berkeley
- Day-McKellar Preparatory School, San Diego
- Diablo Valley School, Concord
- Educational Futures Projects, Sacramento
- Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara
- Foundations School, Van Nuys
- Garden Gate Montessori, Walnut Creek
- Genesis Forum Academy, Lodi
- Global Friends School, Nevada City
- Global Village School, Ojai
- Holden High School, Orinda
- I.D.E.A.L., Shell Beach
- The Independent Institute, Oakland
- Integral Elementary School, La Jolla
- Iris Institute, Oakland
- The Knowing Garden Redondo Beach
- Laurel Springs School, Ojai
- Learning Forum, Oceanside
- LEAPNOW: Transforming Education, Calistoga
- Liber Community School, Los Gatos
- National Center for Montessori Education, Sonoma
- None Such School, Sebastopol
- Oak Grove School, Ojai
- The Oaks School, Hollywood
- Oasis Nurturing Education, Inc, Encinitas
- Pacifica Community Charter School, Los Angeles
- Peninsula School, Menlo Park
- Play Mountain Place, Los Angeles
- Pratum Literacy Services, Oakland
- Rainbow Kids Integral Preschool, San Diego
- Rose Blossom Nursery School, Aptos
- Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks
- Sacramento Valley School, Sacramento
- San Diego Integral Elementary School, San Diego
- Santa Lucia School, Templeton
- The School Of Choice, San Jose
- Tara Redwood School, Soquel
- Villa Panorama School, Rolling Hills Estates
- Whole Lang Umb, Fresno
Colorado
- Alpine Valley School, Wheat Ridge
- Cail School, Peyton
- Discover Learning Co, Littleton
- Eagle Rock School, Estes Park
- Golden Independent School, Golden
- Lamborn Valley School, Paonia
- Monarch Center for Family Healing, Georgetown
- NAPNSC Accrediting Commission, Grand Junction
- Boulder Valley Community Open School, Boulder
- River Mist Learning Community, Durango
- The River School, Telluride
- September School, Boulder
- Watershed School, Boulder
- Yampah Mountain High School, Glenwood Springs
Connecticut
- Mountain Laurel Sudbury School, New Britain
- Mead School, Stamford
- The Graduate Institute, Bethany
Delaware
- Higher Ground Academy, New Castle County
- Newark Center For Creative Learning, Newark
- Renewal of the Spirit Institute & Project Return, Delaware City
District of Columbia
- Center for Education Reform, Washington
- Magnet Schools Of America, Washington
Florida
- The Community Green, Lake Suzy
- Conservatory Prep Senior High, Davie
- Full Circle Community School, Oviedo
- Grassroots Free School, Tallahassee
- Jordan Glen School, Archer
- Life Of Florida, Odessa
- Lifetime Learning, Coral Springs
- The Magnolia School, Tallahassee
- The Montessori Foundation, Sarasota
- Palmetto Bay Academy, Miami
- Pinellas Preparatory Academy, Largo
- REAL Education Center, Inc., Tallahassee
- Sail High School, Tallahassee
- The Sanctuary on 8th Street, Jacksonville
- Spring Valley School, Palm Harbor
- Stonesoup School, Crescent City
- Sunset Sudbury School, Davie
Georgia
- ABC Montessori , McDonough
- Freedom To Grow Unschool, Athens
- Foundations for the Future, Kennesaw
- Hill Country Montessori, Palmetto
- Horizons School, Atlanta
- International Community School, Atlanta
- Phoenix High School, Lawrenceville
- The Murray-Grest School, Lawrenceville
- Wind Water & Wisdom, Atlanta
Idaho
- Teton Valley Community School, Driggs
- Woodbury Reports, Bonners Ferry
Illinois
- Alternative School Network, Chicago
- Augustana College Education Department, Rock Island
- The Children’s Music Network, Evanston
- The Crystal Lake Montessori School, Woodstock
- Forum For Creative Study, Blue Island
- Small Schools Workshop, Oak Park
- Youth Connection Charter School, Chicago
Indiana
- Geo Foundation, Indianapolis
- Harmony School, Bloomington
- Ward Education Center / Fort Wayne Community Schools, Fort Wayne
Iowa
- Iowa Association of Alternative Education, Des Moines
- Pleasant Valley School, Decorah
- Prairie Green School, Iowa City, Iowa
- Scattergood Friends School, West Branch
- The Village Home School Cooperative, Coralville
- Virtual Homeschool International, Coralville
Kansas
Maine
- Audubon Expedition Institute, Belfast
- The Community School, Camden
- The Discovery School, Lewiston
- The New School, Kennebunk
- Riley School, Glen Cove
- The River School, Belfast
- Watershed Community School, Thomaston
Maryland
- City Neighbors Charter School, Baltimore
- EducacionAlternativa.org, Severn
- Fairhaven School, Upper Marlboro
- The Freedom School, Barnesville
- FreedomHill Cooperative, Barnesville
- Global Integral Solutions, Germantown
- International Montessori Society, Silver Spring
- Oneness Family School, Chevy Chase
Massachusetts
- Balance Rock Democratic Freeschool and Homeschool Support Center, Jefferson
- The Curley Chronicle, Boston
- Educate TheWholeChild.org, Barrington
- Hampshire College, Amherst
- Heathcote Open Classroom, Freeland
- The Hartsbrook School, Hadley
- Hilltown Cooperative Charter School, Haydenville
- Institute for People Education Action, Florence
- Living Routes, Shutesbury
- Monadnock Community Connections School, Surry
- North Plain Farm, Great Barrington
- North Star, Hadley
- Rosenberg Fund For Children, Easthampton
- Shackleton Schools, Ashby
- Sharon Alternative School, Sharon
- Stone Soup School, Worcester
- Sudbury Valley School, Framingham
Michigan
- Ann Arbor Open School, Ann Arbor
- Clonlara School, Ann Arbor
- Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor
- Little Lake Learning Community, Ann Arbor
- Oasis High School, Mt. Pleasant
- Upland Hills School, Oxford
Minnesota
- International Association for Learning Alternatives, St. Paul
- Lake Superior High School, Duluth
- Learning Alternatives Community School, Spring Lake Park
- Learning Quest, Inc., Lewiston
- Mahtomedi Alternative Learning Program, White Bear Lake
- Second Foundation School, Minneapolis
- Southside Family School, Minneapolis
Missouri
- Delasalle Education Center, Kansas City
Montana
- Billings Educational Academy, Billings
- Kids by Nature, Kalispell
- O.P. & W.E. Edwards Foundation, Red Lodge
- School of Education at the University of Montana – Missoula, Missoula
- Missoula Community School, Missoula
- Sleeping Giant Community School, St. Ignatius
- Sussex School, Missoula
Nevada
- Co-op Elementary, Las Vegas
New Hampshire
- Ashuelot River Free School, Winchester
- Bedford Youth Performing Company, Bedford
- The Community School, South Tamworth
- Derry Montessori School, Derry
- Kroka Expeditions, Marlow
- The Meeting School, Rindge
- Pine Hill Waldorf, Wilton
- QED Foundation, Inc., Amherst
- The Scholars’ Academy, Manchester
- Souhegan Alternative School, Mason
- Woodland Community School, Bethlehem
New Jersey
- A Child’s Place, Lincroft
- Holistic Moms Network, Caldwell
- Montclair Cooperative School, Montclair
- New Jersey Unschoolers, Farmingdale
- The New School Of Monmouth County, Holmdel
- Ridge And Valley Charter School, Blairstown
- Unity Charter School, Morristown
- Voyagers’ Learning Center, Farmingdale
- The Wellspring School, Gladstone
New Mexico
- Mountain Mahogany Community School, Albuquerque
- NALSAS, Accreditation Division, Santa Fe
- Sante Fe Community School Home Study Program, Torreon
- The Tutorial School, Santa Fe
New York
- Academic Community for Educational Success (ACES), Bedford Hills
- Akwesasne Freedom School, Rooseveltown
- American Montessori Society, New York
- Beacon Program, Floral Park
- Bethlehem Children’s School, Slingerlands
- Blue Rock School, West Nyack
- The Blue School, New York
- Brooklyn Free School, Brooklyn
- Calhoun School, New York
- Child Activity Center, Adelphi University, Garden City
- City-As-School, New York
- Clifton Corner, Brooklyn
- Crossroads, Brewster
- Education Futures, East Hampton
- Eugene Lang College, New York
- Friends World Program, Southampton College, Southampton
- Garden Road School Crompond
- Hawk Circle Wilderness Programs & Earth Mentoring Institute, Cherry Valley
- Imagine Academy, Brooklyn
- It Is Time, New York
- Lehman Alternative Community School, Ithaca
- Longview School, Brewster
- Mandala School, East Aurora
- Manhattan Country School, New York
- Manhattan Free School, New York
- Mountain Road School, New Lebanon
- Network Biofeedback Services, Inc., Lynbrook
- The New School, Syracuse
- Niagara Falls Alternative High School, Niagra Falls
- Open School of Rochester, Rochester
- Pono Learning, New York
- Progressive School of Long Island, Merrick
- Provident Living Academy, Savannah
- Queens Paideia School, Queens
- Rainbow Farm School, Fredonia
- Renaissance Charter School, Queens
- Schools and You, Brooklyn
- Students Against Testing, New York
- Sunshine Prevention Center, Port Jefferson Station
- Teachers & Writers Colloborative, New York
- Village School, Great Neck
- Watershed Learning Center, Circleville
North Carolina
- American Hebrew Academy, Greensboro
- American Montessori Society, Boone
- Arthur Morgan School, Burnsville
- Forest Children Home Enrichment Program, Black Mountain, NC
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine, Sugar Grove
- Learning Community School, Black Mountain
- Mountain Sun Community School, Pisgah Forest
- Piedmont Progressive School
- Profound Awareness Alliance, Marshall
- Rainbow Mountain Children’s School, Asheville
- Raleigh Progressive School, Raleigh
Ohio
- Antioch School, Yellow Springs
- Community Service, Inc., Yellow Springs
- Harmony Community School, Cincinnati
- Institute for Democracy in Education, Ohio University, Athens
- Leaves of Learning, Loveland
- National Association For Core Curriculum, Kent
Oregon
- Hera Community School, Oregon City
- Homesource, Eugene
- Portland Cooperative School, Portland
- Portland Family Freeschool, Portland
- Trillium Charter School, Portland
- The Village Free School, Portland
- Village Home Education Resource Center, Beaverton
- Wellsprings Friends School, Eugene
Pennsylvania
- Camphill Soltane, Glenmoore
- The Circle School, Harrisburg
- Keystone National High School, Bloomsburg
- Kinder Associates (consultants in mindbody health), Lancaster
- Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, New Oxford
- Merge Education, Inc., West Chester
- The Oakland School, Pittsburgh
- Open Connections Inc., Newtown Square
- Philadelphia Free School, Philadelphia
- ProgressEd, Philadelphia
- Project Learn School, Philadelphia
- School on the Hill, Kirkwood
- School in Rose Valley, Rose Valley
- School of Living, Julian
- Seven Generations Charter School, Emmaus
- Upattinas School, Glenmoore
Rhode Island
- The Big Picture Company, Providence
- Quest Montessori School, Exeter
- South County Montessori School, North Kingston
South Carolina
South Dakota
- Yankton High School, Yankton
Tennessee
- Laurel High School, Knoxville
- Germantown High School, Germantown
- Home Life Academy, Memphis
- Kids to the Country, Summertown
- Natural Learning School & Homeschool Resource Center, Memphis
Texas
- 9th Street Schoolhouse, Austin
- Academies of Houston, Houston
- Brazos Valley Sudbury School, Brookshire
- Bronze Doors Academy, Austin
- The Circle School, San Antonio
- Clearview Sudbury School, Austin
- Great Oak School, Spring
- Covenant Christian Academy, San Antonio
- Greenbriar, Bastrop
- Integral Education Center, Austin
- Namaste Whole Education School, Round Rock
- Khabele School, Austin
- Liberty Learning Center, Lubbock
- Light Way Schools, Houston
- Next Step Integral, Austin
- Houston Outdoor Learning Acadamy, Houston
- The Real School, Houston
- Redd School, Houston
- The Inside Outside School, Pflugerville
- Whole Life Learning Center, Austin
Utah
- Higher Ground Learning, Salt Lake City
- Sego Lily School, Salt Lake City
Vermont
- Atrium Society, Middlebury
- Burlington College, Burlington
- North Branch School, Ripton
- Common Ground Center, Starksboro
- Foundation For Educational Renewal, Charlotte
- Goddard College, Plainfield
- Hiland Hall School, Bennington
- The Journey School , Chester
- The Institute For Social Ecology, Plainfield
- Mountain View Community School, Rutland
- Open Path Homeschooling Resources, Middlesex’
- Orchard Valley School, East Montpelier
- River Rock School, Montpelier
- Vermont College of the Union Institute and University, Montpelier
Virginia
- Alexandria Friends School, Alexandria
- Arch Academy, Staunton
- Blue Mountain School, Floyd
- Chesapeake Alternative School, Chesapeake
- Community School, Roanoke
- Community High School, Roanoke
- Education Anywhere, Anytime, Sterling
- Hopewell High School, Hopewell
- Lander Creative, Montebello
- New School of Northern Virginia, Fairfax
- Raw Learning, Staunton
- Richmond Waldorf School, Richmond
- Shenandoah Vally Community School, Lacey Spring
- Southeastern Alternative School, Midland
- The Enterprise School, Vienna
Washington
- Alderleaf Wilderness College, Monroe
- Alger Learning Center & Independence High School, Sedro-Woolley
- Antioch Seattle, Vashon Island
- The Attic Learning Community, Bothell
- Bellingham Cooperative School, Bellingham
- Burlington Little School, Burlington
- Central Washington University, Ellensburg
- The Clearwater School, Seattle
- Community School Of West Seattle, Seattle
- Eagle Alternative School, Toppenish
- The Heritage Institute, Clinton
- Methow Valley Community School, Twisp
- Mt. View School, Port Townsend
- New Horizons For Learning, Seattle
- Northwest Free School, Renton
- Olympia Community Free School, Olympia
- Olympia Community School, Olympia
- Puget Sound Community School, Seattle
- Salmonberry School, Orcas
- Spectrum Community School, Bremerton
- Wheels of Life School, Bellingham
West Virginia
- Learning Options Inc., Mannington
- The Highland School, Highland
Wisconsin
- Multicultural Community Services, Milwaukee
- Rethinking Schools, Milwaukee
- Technical Assistance & Leadership Center, Milwaukee
- United Migrant Opportunity Services, Milwaukee
- The Young Women’s Institute for Global Studies, Milwaukee
Wyoming
- The Pinnacles Group, Dubois
Absolutely! It is faturnote to have a choice, and whatever you decide to do will be the right thing. I must say my first born just LOVES grade one. The routines, the structure, the regularity – right up his alley. Hopefully it will continue into next year =) the worries never stop do they?
This design is steller! You certainly know how to keep a reader entertained. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Excellent job. I really loved what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool!