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Democratic Schools in Austria

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Democratic school in Austria :    Die Hupfauer Updated details

Address:  4281 Moenchdorf, Moenchwald 29, Austria

Contact:   Brigitte Edler

Number of Students:    Age range

Languages:    German

Principles:    Co-operative projects with young people from the widest possible variety of backgrounds, usually residential and involving the creative arts: emphasis on freedom and self-direction: the purpose is to combat alienation, prejudice and consumerism: based in Austia and Turkey.
Democratic school in Austria :    Lernwerkstatt im Wasserschloss

Address:  3140 Pottenbrunn, Josef Trautmandorfstrasse 10, Austria

Contact:   Norbert Mlinar

Email:    mlinar@lernwerkstatt.ws

Telephone:    43 2782 822 37

Number of Students:    70 Age range 6 - 15

Languages:    German, English and Spanish

Principles:    Trust in children's curiosity and will to learn, respect for individual needs. No whole-class instruction, exams or marks. Each child decides what to do each day, choosing from a wide range of opportunities for play and study, and activities offered by staff.

Democratic school in Austria :    SchuelerInnenschule

Address:  Waehringerstrasse 59, 1170 Vienna, Austria

Contact:   Claudia Gerhartl/Claudia Di Constanzo

Email:    schuelerinnenschule@gmx.at

Telephone:    43 1 408 20939

Website:    www.schuelerinnenschule.at

Number of Students:    35 - 40 Age range 10 - 15

Languages:    German

Principles:    Self-government; parental involvement in running school in areas not directly the concern of the students; voluntary attendance at projects and lessons; learning in wider contexts and relations (not splitting into 'subjects') and co-defined with students; no pedagogical dogmas - influences from many theories, schools and, above all, current students and staff; no exams or marks.