Kinokuni

Kinokuni Children's Village, a co-educational boarding school, is the first alternative school authorized by Japanese MIXT (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). The school was started in 1992 by Shin-ichiro Hori and his company, who were inspired by the works of John Dewey and A.S.Neill (Summerhill School, England. 1920-present), opened Kinokuni Children's Village in 1992.
The school emphasizes children's learning by experiences and their intellectual, emotional and social development through living together with others.

Summerhill School

A.S Neill's Summerhill School, a co-educational boarding school in Suffolk, England, is the original alternative 'free' school. Founded in 1921, it continues to be an influential model for progressive, democratic education around the world.

Sands School

At Sands School, we value people as individuals. Students are free to be themselves, and to explore their own paths through education. Staff are able to teach their subjects to GCSE free of the strict guidelines of the national curriculum.
There are no uniforms, no petty rules resulting in detentions, and everyone is on first name terms. All are equal.

Sudbury Valley

At Sudbury Valley School, students from preschool through high school age explore the world freely, at their own pace and in their own unique ways. They learn to think for themselves, and learn to use Information Age tools to unearth the knowledge they need from multiple sources. They develop the ability to make clear logical arguments, and deal with complex ethical issues. Through self-initiated activities, they pick up the basics; as they direct their lives, they take responsibility for outcomes, set priorities, allocate resources, and work with others in a vibrant community.

The Alternative Education
Resource Organization

AERO was founded in 1989 by Jerry Mintz.
AERO is a branch of the School of Living, a non-profit organization founded in 1934 by Ralph Borsodi. AERO's goal is to advance student-driven, learner-centered approaches to education. AERO is considered by many to be the primary hub of communications and support for educational alternatives around the world.
"AERO's mission is to help create an education revolution to make student-centered alternatives available to everyone."

John Taylor Gatto

John Taylor Gatto is an American retired school teacher of 29 years and author of several books on education. He is an activist critical of compulsory schooling and of what he characterizes as the hegemonic nature of discourse on education and the education professions.
He was named New York City Teacher of the year in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991.

David Gribble

The David Gribble Archive
What Children Learn
Do they actually all want to learn? They badly want to learn. But something new, something exciting. Something that they don't know already. And something that they can make use of ...

IDEN

IDEN stands for International Democratic Education Network.
It is a network of schools, organisations and individuals all round the world that uphold such ideals as:

* respect and trust for children
* equality of status of children and adults
* shared responsibility
* freedom of choice of activity
* democratic governance by children and staff together, without reference to any supposedly superior guide or system.

IDEC

IDEC stands for International Democratic Education Conference. It is not the name of an organisation or a group. Each year the conference is organised by a different school or similar organisation that has volunteered to do so at a previous conference.

IDEC-OnLine

The 'IDEC OnLine' project is developing a portal for
on-line participation with IDEC and archived mixed media documentation

Educational Heretics Press

We are a small press that exists to question the dogmas and superstitions of mass, coercive schooling, with its roots in totalitarian thinking, with a view to developing the next modern, humane, flexible, personalised effective public learning system – one fit for a progressive democracy that provides genuine choice from a menu of ‘alternatives for everybody, all the time’.

Home Education Forums

Whether you are a parent just thinking about educating without schooling, a new or established home educator, a professional who comes into contact with home-based educators, or even if you are just curious about home education and how it works, we hope you will find our site of interest.

Learning Freely Network

…a worldwide network of free learning families and groups, sharing their unique experiences and understanding of the many aspectsregarding the Learning Freely process. Often referred to as Natural Learning, Unschooling, etc. , this site is designed as a collective community to mirror the information and news from locations throughout the world.

Taking IT Global

"As social networking sites have taken off, TakingITGlobal provides a critical niche for youth who really want to make change happen. It is the place for youth to organize change and create a sense of community. TIG is needed now more than ever as a beacon for social change."

Library Chick

An amazing resource. In this wiki, the Librarian Chick organises free educational resources in several different categories. This is one of the better lists out there and her free book search is excellent, too.