“What do kids learn at a Sudbury school? Are there any guaranties? I actually think that there are, and I think the things that can be (almost) guaranteed are the most important things of all in an explosively changing world.”
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A comprehensive collection of materials designed to aid people in starting Sudbury model schools and in understanding the model in depth. Includes books, in-house publications, CDs, audio books, DVDs, a subscription to the Sudbury Valley School Journal, and many other items.
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The Sudbury Valley School Handbook contains the central documents defining the structure of the School. These are a short description entitled "How the School is Governed”, the School Meeting Law Book, the ongoing policies and guidelines of the School Assembly, and the Corporation By-laws.
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The Management Manual contains all the nitty-gritty details of running the school.
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“Its judicial procedure is a community’s way of dealing with breaches of the rules that have been set up in order to deal with actions that derive from the tension between the individual’s desires and the community’s needs. Every social order, no matter how primitive, has some judicial procedure.”
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The people who play sports at SVS learn far more profound lessons about life than those that can be taught by regimented, performance-oriented sports. They learn excellence, the type of excellence that comes from setting a standard for yourself to live up to and then trying your best to live up to it.
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Thousands of lively, often controversial, e-mail exchanges, discussing problems and issues common to Sudbury schools, culled and organized by subject for general use. Participants are from Sudbury schools all over the world, members of start-up groups, and others. Loaded with practical insights.
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The diploma procedure at Sudbury Valley has undergone numerous reviews, each preceded by extensive and probing discussions on the subjects of how a diploma is compatible with the educational philosophy of the school; the criteria for granting a diploma, and how to judge fulfillment of those criteria.
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“The seeds for having a sustainable school are planted at the outset. How you start is largely the determining factor in how long you’re going to stay in existence. I’m going to examine the things that are necessary from the beginning and see how they tie into keeping a school sustainable over the long run.”
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A collection of essays, letters, and email exchanges exploring in depth the unique role that adult staff members play in Sudbury schools.
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