There is no monolithic definition of democratic education or democratic schools. But what we mean here is “education in which young people have the freedom to organize their daily activities, and in which there is equality and democratic decision-making among young people and adults,” as quoted from AERO’s Directory of Democratic Education.
These schools and programs take many forms and include public and private alternatives and homeschool resource centers. Please send us any suggestions for additions to this list.
Argentina
- La Cecilia, Santa Fe
Australia
- Alia College, Melbourne, Victoria
- The Alternative School, Melbourne, Victoria
- Blacktown Youth College, Bidwill, NSW
- Currambena Primary & Preschool, Lane Cove, NSW
- Fitroy Community School, Melbourne, Victoria
- Kinma Primary & Preschool, Sydney, NSW
- Learning Cooperative Hurstbridge, Hurstbridge, Victoria
- Pine Community School, Ferny Hills, Brisbane, Queensland
- Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Melbourne, Victoria
- Village School Melbourne, Victoria
Austria
- Die Hupfauer, Monchdorf
- Schuelerinnenschule im Wuk, Vienna
- Schule der Fruede, Feldkirchen
- Schulkollektiv Wien Wuk, Vienna
Belgium
- De Weide, Erpe-Mere
- Leerhuis Brussel, Brussels
- Pedagogie Nomade, Limerle
- Sudbury School Gent, Gent
- Vlinderwijs, Stabroek
Brazil
- Associacao Cidade Escika Aprendiz, Sao Paulo
- Baniwa School Coripaco Pamaali, Sao Paulo
- Centro Integrado de Educacao de Jovens e Adultos do Campo Limpo (CIEJA) Integrated Center for Young and Adult Education of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo
- Escola de Educacao Infantil e Ensino Fundamental Teia Multicultural, Sao Paulo
- Escolas Lumiar, Sao Paulo
- Politeia, Sao Paulo
- Teia Multicultural School, Sao Paulo
- Tuyuka School
Canada
- Agate Private School, London, ON
- ALPHA Alternative School, Toronto, ON
- Alternative High School, Calgary, AB
- Reach Sudbury School of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Windsor House Alternative Program, North Vancouver, BC
- Wondertree Learning Center, Vancouver, BC
Costa Rica
- Summerhill Latinoamericano
Denmark
- Den Demokratiske Skole, Viby Sj
- Det Frie Gymnasium, Kobenhavn
- Lilleskolernes Sammenslutning
- Naestved Fri Skole, Naestved, Rislev
- Yggdrasil Skolen / Det Sydfynske, Stenstrup
Egypt
- Domashniy Rebenok, Nuweiba
- Family Club Domashniy Rebenok, Sinai
Japan
- Democratic school Makkuro-Kurosuke, Kanzakigun, Hyogo
- Global Community School, Takasago City, Hyogo
- Kinokuni Childrens Village, Hashimoto-shi, Wakayama
- Mie Shure, Tsu City
- Nishinomiya Sudbury School, Hyogo
- Okinawa Sudbury School, Okinawa-ken
- Terakoya Houjousya, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
- Tokyo Shure, Tokyo
- Tokyo Sudbury, Tokyo
Finland
- Feeniks-Koulu, Helsinki
- Kehittyv� koulu -yhdistys ry, Helsinki
France
- La Ferme des Enfants, Lablachere
- Lycee Autogere De Paris, Paris
- Lycee Experimental, Saint Nazaire
Germany
- Bildungsschule Harzberg
- Demokratische Schule X, Berlin
- Freie Schule am Mauerpark, Berlin
- Freie Schule Frankfurt, Frankfurt, am Main
- Freie Schule Leipzig, Leipzig
- Freie Schule Pankow, Berlin
- Kapriole, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Leonardo, Jena
- Netzwerk Schule, Berlin
- Neue Schule Hamburg, Hamburg
- Ting Freie demokratische Schule Berlin e.V., Berlin
Guatemala
- El Colegio Naleb, Don Justo, Fraijanes
- Miguel Angel Asturias Academy, Quetzaltenango
Hungary
- Rogers Person Centered High School, Budapest
- EUDEC Hungary, Budapest
India
- Abacus Montessori School, Perungudi, Chennai
- The Blue Mountains School, Tamil Nadu
- Butterflies Program for Street and Working Children, New Delhi
- Sri Atmananda Memorial School, Kerala
- The Blue Mountains School, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
- KBKPM (Komunitas Belajar Kampung Pingin Maju), Bangsri, Kab. Jepara
Israel
- Democrati Lev Hasharon, Lev Hasharon
- The Democratic School of Kfar Sava, Kfar-Sava
- The Democratic School of Ono Valley, Kiryat-Ono
- Dolfin, Eilat
- Eynot-Yarden, Upper Galilee
- Hadera Democratic School, Hadera
- Hashita, Rehovot
- Hod Hasharon Democratic School, Hod Hasharon
- Jersalem Sudbury School, Jerusalem
- Kanaf Democratic School, Ramat HaGolan
- Kedem The Democratic School in Arad, Arad
- Kehila Democratic School in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv
- The Keshet School, Zichron Yaakov
- Kfar Kera Democratic School, Kfar Kera
- Korczak Democratic School of Holon, Holon
- Meitar, Kibbutz Beit Oren
- Merchav, Raanana
- Nadav The Modiin Democratic School, Modiin
- The Open Democratic School Jaffa, Tel-Aviv
- Shachaf Democratic School, Shoham
- Shalem, Upper Galilee
- Tefen Experimental School, Tefen Industrial Estate
- Yafa The Arab Democratic School, Jaffa
- Ziv-Kishurit, Kibbutz Kishor
Nepal
- Sri Aurobindo Yoga Mandir, Kathmandu
Netherlands
- Aventurijn School, Loenen, GA
- De Kampanje, Amersfoort, KG
- De Koers, Beverwijk
- De Nieuwe School, Tiel, AZ
- De Ruimte, Soest, MA
- De Vallei, Renkum, DW
- De Vrije Ruimte, Scheveningen, SB
- Guus Kieft School
- Iederwijs Apeldoorn Wonderwijs, Loenen, GJ
- De Paradox, Vorden
- Iederwijs Heuvelrug, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, KS
New Zealand
- Mountain Valley School, Motueka
- Tamariki School, Christchurch, Linwood
- Timatanga Community School, Auckland
Palestine
- Hope Flowers School, Bethlehem
Peru
- Escuela Democratica, De la Libertad
Poland
- ASSA, Wroclaw
- Przedszkole Przyjaciele Żyrafy, Warsaw
Portugal
- Escola da Ponte, Villa Das AVES
Puerto Rico
- Nuestra Escuela, San Juan
- Espacio A Viejo San Juan
Russia
- Kluch School Moscow
- Moscow International Film School, Moscow
- School of Self-Determination, Moscow
South Korea
- Dream School, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul
- San Childrens School, Gyeonggi-Do
- School Star, Kwanakgu, Seoul
- Small School (Gwang jin), Seoul
- Small School (Youngsan), Seoul
- Sung Mi San School, Seoul
Spain
- Ojo de Agua Educativo, Orba, Alicante
- Tximeleta, Navarra
Sweden
- SEBOR Friskola, Borlange
Switzerland
- imPuls Privatschule, Schindellegi
Thailand
- Moo Baan Dek, Kanchanaburi, Siam
- Wispering Seed, Sanglkaburi, Kanchanaburi
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- Center For Self-Managed Learning, Brighton
- Family School at Larkhall, Brixton (South London)
- Kilquhanity Childrens Village, Scotland
- Park School, Totnes, Devon
- Room 13, Scotland
- Sands School, Ashburton, Devon
- Summerhill School, Leiston, Suffolk
United States of America
- A Full Table, Sahuarita, AZ
- Academic Community for Educational Success, Bedford Hills, NY
- Alpine Valley School, Wheat Ridge, CO
- Arthur Morgan School, Burnsville, NC
- Arts & Ideas Sudbury School, Baltimore, MD
- Ashuelot River Free School, Winchester, NH
- Balance Rock Center, Jefferson, MA
- Blue Ridge Sudbury School, Lynchburg, VA
- Brooklyn Free School, Brooklyn, NY
- Casa Sudbury, Cidra, Puerto Rico
- Cedarwood Sudbury School, Santa Clara, CA
- The Circle School, Harrisburg, PA
- Clearview Sudbury School, Austin, TX
- The Clearwater School, Bothell, WA
- Clonlara School, Ann Arbor, MI
- The Community School, South Tamworth, NH
- The Community School, Camden, ME
- Compass for Life Long Discovery, CO
- The Delta Program, State College, PA
- Diablo Valley School, Concord, CA
- The Discovery School, Lewiston, ME
- Dragon’s eye Learning Center, Pahoa, HI
- Eagle Rock School, Estes Park, CO
- Fairhaven School, Upper Marlboro, MD
- The Farm School, Summertown, TN
- Flexible Scheduling Program, Birmingham, MI
- The Free School, Albany, NY
- The Freedom School, Barnesville, MD
- Friendship Sudbury School, Louisa, VA
- GAIA democratic School, Minneapolis
- Global Village School, Ojai, CA
- Grassroots School, Tallahassee, FL
- Great Oak School, Spring, TX
- Harmony Education Center, Bloomington, IN
- Harriet Tubman Free School, Albany, NY
- H-B Woodlawn Program, Arlington, VA
- Highland Free School, Tucson, AZ
- The Highland School, Highland, WV
- Horizons School, Atlanta, GA
- Hudson Valley Sudbury School, Kingston, NY
- Jefferson County Open School, Lakewood, CO
- Jersey Shore Free School, Monmouth Beach, NJ
- Katuah Sudbury School, Fletcher, NC
- Kids by Nature, Kalispell, MT
- Laurel High School, Knoxville, TN
- Leeway Sudbury School, San Diego, CA
- Lehman Alternative Community School, Ithaca, NY
- Little Lake Learning Community, Ann Arbor, MI
- Little River Community School, Canton, NY
- Longview School, Brewster, NY
- Manhattan Free School, New York, NY
- Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education, Fairhope, AL
- The Meeting School, Rindge, NH
- The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, Providence, RI
- Mountain Laurel Sudbury School, New Britain, CT
- The New School of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, VA
- The New School, Kennebunk, ME
- The New School, Newark, DE
- Open Source Learning, Kapaa, HI
- The Patchwork School, Louisville, CO
- Play Mountain Place, Los Angeles, CA
- Philly Free School, Philadelphia, PA
- Puget Sound Community School, Seattle, WA
- Pono, New York, NY
- Raleigh Progressive School and Learning Center, Raleigh, NC
- Raw Learning, Staunton, VA
- The Real School AKA Dragon Valley, Houston, TX
- Red Cedar School, Bristol, VT
- Rising Tide School, Olympia, WA
- River Rock, Montpelier, VT
- River School, Belfast, ME
- Sacramento Valley School, Sacramento, CA
- SAIL High School, Tallahassee, FL
- Scarsdale Alternative School, Scarsdale, NY
- School Around Us, Arundel, ME
- School Within a School (Brookline High School), Brookline, MA
- School Within a School (East Anchorage High School), Anchorage, AK
- School Without Walls, Rochester, NY
- School Without Walls, Live Oak, FL
- Second Foundation School, Minneapolis, MN
- Sego Lily School, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spring Valley School, Palm Harbor, FL
- Stellar Secondary School, Anchorage, AK
- Stone Soup School, Worcester, MA
- Stonesoup School, Winter Springs, FL
- Sudbury Maui, Haiku, HI
- Sudbury Valley School, Framingham, MA
- Sunset Sudbury School, Davie, FL
- Tall Grass Sudbury School, Riverside, IL
- Teddy McArdle Free School, Little Falls, NJ
- Trillium Charter School, Portland, OR
- The Trillium School, Indianola, WA
- The Tutorial School, Sante Fe, NM
- Upattinas School and Resource Center, Glenmoore, PA
- The Village Free School, Portland, OR
- Voyagers Community School, Farmingdale, NJ
- Wellspring Community School, Gladstone, NJ
- Wheels of Life School, Bellingham, WA
- Wildcat Community Free School, Richmond, CA
- Woodland Community School, Bethlehem, NH
- The Young Women’s Institute for Global Studies, Milwaukee, WI
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