This space includes links that we believe those interested in independence, choice, freedom and care in education could check.
They include organisations and articles that promote and defend families' rights to choose the type of education they feel is best for their child.
The others are schools that share a common commitment to children as individuals and who see the development of the whole child and happy adult as the ultimate goal of schooling.
Why Are We Still Teaching Reading The Wrong Way?
This space includes links that we believe those interested in independence, choice, freedom and care in education could check.
They include organisations and articles that promote and defend families' rights to choose the type of education they feel is best for their child.
The others are schools that share a common commitment to children as individuals and who see the development of the whole child and happy adult as the ultimate goal of schooling.
No grades, no timetable
Tim Gill’s Rethinking Childhood
The benefits of demanding student self-discipline
Why the right & left can't stop sounding off about phonics
An alternative and independent, small-scale school for children aged between 3 and 16, split across 6 classes.
The school with no rules.
Independent schools give "Choice in education".
Alia College offers a cheerful school experience in a nurturing and creative environment.
Blackall Range Independent School
Seeks to meet the emotional, social and education requirements of its student population.
Blue Gum adopts a personalised, strengths-based approach to education where every student can be successful.
Candlebark is a co-educational day school, has no school uniform, and operates on a first-name basis.
Currambena Primary and Preschool
A democratic school that offers child-centered education for both pre and primary school children.
Daylesford Dharma School offers a vision for education that draws from the methods and wisdom of Buddhist teachings.
Connect the classroom to the world.
The Hurstbridge Learning Co-operative
The Hurstbridge Learning Co-operative is a parent run, alternative school for primary aged children.
Kinma is a progressive school in Sydney which offers an alternative to mainstream education where children from zero to twelve years enjoy learning in a stimulating environment.
Koonwarra Village School, combines a range of educational philosophies, new and old, to provide a unique range of learning opportunities for children.
Maharishi School fosters effortless, joyful, successful and fulfilling teaching and learning.
Maridahdi Early Childhood Community
The name 'Maridahdi' is a Swahili word, meaning to embellish, to enhance. It conveys the school's focus on children as individuals and the role of teachers as facilitators of discovery and learning.
Peregrine is a caring community where children have a secure sense of belonging. Children benefit from the continuity of belonging to one whole group with the same group of teachers throughout their schooling.
The Preshil philosophy is based on encouragement, equality, co-operation and the supremely valuable concept of discovery.
Progressive education for a sustainable future.
They celebrate individual differences while at the same time encouraging children to develop an awareness of their place in Australian society and the global community, and to grow to understand their role in supporting and caring for each other, all living creatures and the natural environment.
Australasian Democratic Education Community
It is for all in the community who seek to share and extend their experience and knowledge of such education.
Progressive education supports children as both learners and citizens, and promotes diversity, equity, and justice in our schools and society.
Website to provide parents with information that they can use in the debate about funding for government and non-government education
My School enables you to search the profiles of almost 10,000 Australian schools and see how they compare against similar schools and the national average on a range of academic measures. My School is maintained by ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority). ACARA is an independent authority with functions including the publishing of nationally comparable data on all Australian schools.
MessageMedia provides SMS services to Fitzroy Community School to help our communications with students and parents. SMS is read within the first three minutes of receipt by more than 90% of people. We have greater confidence that our messages are getting through while saving us time in manually calling each person individually. MessageMedia offer bulk sms services to education and vocation organisations in Australia.
In the UK the Government has changed legislation and now actively encourages the opening of new schools. In support of this new initiative, there are a number of groups and charities helping to get schools off the ground. Full government funding for recurrent costs, and start up capital are also allocated to this endeavour.
This situation could not be more different to Australia, where the starting of a new schools is virtually impossible, and barriers are placed at every step along the way.
A few links are provided here.
education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/freeschools/
40 years ago, Philip O'Carroll co-founded Fitzroy North Community School. Today it is still going strong, often ranking in the top 1% of the state in areas like literacy and numeracy, and equipping kids with the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving world.
