There are many insightful resources available about the Sudbury model, Self-Directed Education, Unschooling, and more. Here are some of our favorites!
BOOKS
Reflections on the Sudbury School Concept, Mimsy Sadofsky (Editor), Daniel Greenberg (Editor) (1999)
The Sudbury Valley School Experience, Daniel Greenberg, et al. (1992)
Free at Last: The Sudbury Valley School, Daniel Greenberg (1995)
A Clearer View: New Insights into the Sudbury Model, Daniel Greenberg (2000)
Kingdom of Childhood: Growing up at Sudbury Valley School, Mimsy Sadofsky (Editor), Daniel Greenberg (Editor) (1994)
When Kids Rule the School: The Power and Promise of Democratic Education, Jim Reitmulder (2019)
Like Water: The Extraordinary Approach to Education at Fairhaven School, Mark McCaig and Lisa Lyons (2008)
A Different Way to Learn: Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education, Naomi Fisher (2023)
Free to Learn, Peter Gray (2015)
Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Education Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, Kerry McDonald (2019)
Unschooling: Exploring Learning Beyond the Classroom, Gina Riley (2020)
AND MORE
Dr. Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn
”Former Students’ Evaluations of Experiences at a Democratic School”
Alpine Valley School Blog
Sudbury Valley School Blog
The Circle School Blog
Transforming Schools into Democratic Communities: Ramin Farhangi, TEDxIHEParis
Alpine Valley School Podcast
Arts & Ideas Sudbury School
Bruce Smith of Alpine Valley School: 15 Years in a New Paradigm
Sudbury Valley School’s Online Resources
The Alliance for Self-Directed Education
Alternative Education Resource Organization
Progressive Education
New to Self-Directed Education?
LiberatED Podcast with Kerry McDonald