Summerhill Democratics
Our Web Page, Blog, Facebook Page and especially our Consultation Packages all have a single purpose.
Democratic Meetings in the World
Democratic meetings are an essential part of of democratic societies… But it seems like people do not know how to run them, behave in them and make decisions in them. This should change.
Saturday Summerhill Take Away #1 : The Meeting
The Meeting at Summerhill serves two functions. It decides on the Laws that govern the community and it resolves problems between people. Anyone can bring a law for approval to the meeting or suggest an alteration to an existing one; anyone can bring up another member of the community in a Tribunal case. There is…
Summerhill Take Away # 2 : Why a Meeting?
Summerhill protects your right to be how you want to be. You choose; the Meeting does not. The purpose of the Meeting is to sort out the inevitable boundary disputes in a community of nearly one hundred people who are all trying to live vibrantly individual lives.
Summerhill Take Away #3: Your Democratic Meetings
We need more democratic meetings. Here is a way of setting up a meeting similar to the Summerhill Meeting. It can be used at work, in clubs, societies, and committees. The more democratic we are the better, in my opinion.
Summerhill Take Away : ‘Crime and Punishment ?’
Some people find the system of fining people at the Meeting in Summerhill problematic. This post describes how a typical meeting case might go and discusses what kind of punishment the fine might really be.
Summerhill Take Away: Teaching at Summerhill
Teaching at Summerhill is no big secret. It should be the most natural thing in the world. But here is a list of ten ideas that can help to keep you on track as a Summerhill teacher.
Design a School : The Model 1
What is a Found Object School? Why we are not creating one.
DAS 25:3: Reduced Formal Curriculum Wk.5 Summary
Notes from the Wednesday Blog and More: Core Curriculum, Foundation Curriculum, Freedom, Play and Projects. Staff reduction skills. Re-entry. Our age levels.
DAS 25-2: Reduced Formal Curriculum Wk.5 Podcast
We cover the English National Curriculum, Core and Foundation Subjects as well as Freedom, Group Ages, the Timetable, the need for experienced teachers and more.
