23 March 2010
At
a time when our educators are mandated to march forward with no child
left behind, many students are falling through the cracks of today's
failing public school system. More and more, parents are looking to
alternative methods of educating their children. Homeschooling
networks, Waldorf Schools, Free Schools and unschooling are popping up at an unprecedented rate all over the country.
Despite this, parents in Syracuse have a limited number of options for alternative education. There are countless organizations willing to donate time, energy and money to groups who are interested in offering their children a holistic, life-affirming environment in which to educate their children.
If you are interested in helping to start or sending your children to an alternative to public school in Syracuse, please join our. . . .
At
a time when our educators are mandated to march forward with no child
left behind, many students are falling through the cracks of today's
failing public school system. More and more, parents are looking to
alternative methods of educating their children. Homeschooling
networks, Waldorf Schools, Free Schools and unschooling are popping up at an unprecedented rate all over the country.
Despite this, parents in Syracuse have a limited number of options for alternative education. There are countless organizations willing to donate time, energy and money to groups who are interested in offering their children a holistic, life-affirming environment in which to educate their children.
If you are interested in helping to start or
sending your children to an alternative to public school in Syracuse,
please join our education alternatives interest group! We will be
discussing options for education alternatives, compiling resources and
visiting alternative schools around the state. A general interest
group start-up meeting will be held at the end of this month. If you
are interested, please contact Tara Morgan at #315-317-8025 or send an
e-mail with your area of interest and availability to
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.
Please visit the following sites or enjoy these books for more information!
-educationrevolution.org (Alternative Education Resource Organization-helps groups around the world to start and maintain alternative schools, they are holding an education alternatives conference in Albany, New York June 24th-27th, 2010)
-www.sudval.org (A democratically run elementary school in Sudbury, Massachusetts - one of the original democratically run schools in the U.S. and model for many alternative schools across the country)
-http://www.nipissingu.ca/
-www.albanyfreeschool.com (Inner city Free School in Albany, New York - at the forefront of alternative education in New York State)
-http://www.idenetwork.org/
-How to Grow a School by Chris Mercogliano (A great book about starting and maintaining alternative schools, includes stories of over 15 alternative schools in the United States, written by a teacher at the Albany Free School)
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