“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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In this book, two of this generation’s most provocative thinkers and practical doers have re-imagined education from the ground up. They draw on the latest scientific research, the most enduring human wisdom, and their unique personal experiences transforming institutions that resist change.
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The Journal publishes essays relating to the development of the concepts underlying the Sudbury model, as well as articles and vignettes about the life of the school.
Price for the Journal is $70 outside the U.S.
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What education needs is something it rarely gets: a thorough, deep re-examination of its essence – of what it is, and what it means. To do that requires an understanding of human development, and a comprehension of the great historic forces that have shaped human nature and society.
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Many people think that Sudbury Valley is an easy school, many think that it is hard. The truth, it turns out, is much more subtle and depends entirely on your point of view. This lecture talks about “easy” and “hard” from a very new angle. This lecture was delivered on March 17, 2010.
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This book is an extensive discussion about how people form their individual conceptions of the world, how they deal with each other socially, and how societies interact. It offers new outlooks on various aspects of psychology, sociology, economics, history, philosophy, linguistics and education.
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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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“What are the characteristics people should have to be comfortable in this new reality? I think you’ll all agree with these. They have to be flexible and adaptable, and can’t be stuck in any rut. They have to be able to interact seamlessly with their environment, and the environment now means the globe.”
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This book quickly became a classic and is still enjoyable and relevant. It lays out the foundations of the Sudbury model in clear, easy terms.
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To celebrate the school’s 30th anniversary, a series of talks was presented showing how people who struggled to implement this new educational model deepened their understanding of topics such as play, conversation, and democracy. This book is valuable for parents considering a Sudbury education.
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To celebrate the School’s 30th anniversary, a series of talks was presented showing how people who struggled to implement this new educational model deepened their understanding of topics such as play, conversation, and democracy. This set is valuable for parents considering a Sudbury education.
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What should Information Age schools look like? How does Sudbury Valley School model the type of schooling appropriate for post-industrial societies? A socio-cultural analysis of the history of education presents the background for the development of 21st century schools.
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For those who wish to gain a richer understanding of the innovative model that is Sudbury schooling, we have put together a set of books, CD’s and a video that delve more deeply into the philosophical background of the school and its place in the 21st century.
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A collection of CD’s delving more deeply into the conceptual underpinnings of the Sudbury model.
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“Sudbury Valley School was consciously modeled on the American experience. Our book The Crisis in American Education stressed the theme that this school’s values parallel those of American society. Why is it so hard for Americans to accept its premises? Why is it such a hard sell to the rest of the world?”
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“You want children to grow up in an environment in which they can have their native curiosity unleashed. Kids who are good at following their curiosity are ready to step into the modern world and lead a satisfactory life.”
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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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This speech is an excellent general introduction to the philosophy and practice that define Sudbury Valley School. It places the Sudbury model in its historical context, and presents the argument for a completely new approach to educating children.
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“Forty years of amazing students have passed through our campus, but parents still worry while their children are here, students still struggle with the difficulty of the school, and the public still hangs onto models of education that have fallen into disrepair. Why?”
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“The simple answer is: of course they can! If they’re given the freedom to do what they would do naturally – to do all the things that learning is about – of course they can learn. They do it as infants, they will do it as adults, and they do it throughout the ages in between.”
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