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IDEC/EUDEC 2012
Puerto Rico

Democratic school in Canada :   Alpha II Alternative School New Details

Address:  980 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON M6H 4B4

Contact:   Dr Carol Nash (Co-founder, Parent) or Marina DeLuca Howard(parent)

Email:   

Telephone:    416 393 0501

Website:    www.tdsb.on.ca/SchoolWeb/Alpha2/

Number of Students:    11

Age range 32 elementary students 32 secondary students

Languages:    English

Principles:    Alpha II--a publicly funded school practicing self-direction and consensus decision-making based on the inclusion of everyone's voice. Students, parents, staff and administration are considered equal Community members. Disagreements between members are resolved with mutual respect using a conflict resolution process.

Democratic school in Canada :    Fairfield School

Address:  65 Highland Avenue, Wolfville, NS B4P 1Z5, Canada

Contact:   David Greenberg

Email:   

Telephone:    1 902 542 0548

Website:    fairfieldschool.org

Number of Students:    22 Age range 4 - 16

Languages:    English

Principles:    Self-directed, democratically run, independent day school based on the educational philosophy pioneered at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts.