Tag: education
Teachers at these schools don’t need to strike.
Sometimes teachers need to go on strike to get their needs met. A great way to bring everyone to the table is to use sociocracy in schools as a way to organize a teachers’ union.
Weaving Global Governance from Below: Neighbourocracy and Children’s Parliaments in India
A Case Study The Dream, the Web “Imagine a [… ] spider’s web in the early morning covered with dew drops. And every dew drop contains the reflection of all […]
Gerard Endenburg: founder of Sociocratic Circle Method and trailblazer of self-management
Endenburg and the origins of sociocracy Where did sociocracy begin? The term was first coined in 1851 by French philosopher Auguste Comte,[ to mean “the rule of the associates.” Kees […]
Let’s Decide Together! Book Launch
Let’s Decide Together! is an accessible workbook for anyone interested in practicing sociocracy with children. Readers can use this book to make more values-aligned, egalitarian, and inclusive decisions together with […]
School Circles Q&A with directors (Marianne Osorio and Charlie Shread)
This presentation’s recording is under review. Presentation slides can be found here. To find out more about the presenter’s work please visit: Wondering School: www.wonderingschool.org School Circles: www.schoolcirclesfilm.com Description This will be a Q&A […]
Sociocracy in schools in Africa in under-resourced communities (Brad Sitzer)
Description A look at Grace Cafe, a “nano-school” based in South Africa, that uses Sociocratic principles to live out their learning hub in a high potential, under-resourced, high-crime environment. Presenter […]
Conflict Resolution by Honouring Objection and NVC Consciousness (Magdalena Sendor)
Description If you say school you can say conflicts. It is life, it is normal. Since NVC and sociocracy have crossed my way, in this order, I am in the […]
Unico: a sociocratically run school owned by parents, teachers and staff (Tobias Leugger)
This presentation was not recorded. To find out more about the presenter’s work please visit: Tobias Leugger’s website Description This will be a case study presentation about Unico, a private […]
Comparison of Sociocracy in Rainbow Community School, North Carolina, and Montessori Children’s House, Washington State (John Buck, Renee Owen, and Angela and Robin Spayde)
Description The presentation will explore insights and lessons learned from implementing sociocracy in two different schools. There will be a short presentation about Rainbow Community School, K-8, where sociocracy has […]
The Implementation of Sociocracy at High Mowing School (Gabriel Futterman)
Description An alumnus from High Mowing School describes his experience with using a sociocratic model for class meetings and student council at a Waldorf boarding school; its benefits and pitfalls, […]
