Hope to see many of you at the ADEC 2016 Conference. Early bird registration closes at the end of August so there is still time to take advantage of this.
ADEC Conference 2016 Information
ADEC Conference 2016 Information
Koonwarra Village School in South Gippsland, Victoria, is proud to host the 2016 ADEC Conference
Dates: Monday 26th (evening) to Wednesday 28th September (mid-afternoon)
Accommodation and travel information
Cost: $180 (up until 30th August), $220 (after 1st September) (this includes all meals and conference activities)
Program so far:
- Friday night screening of ‘Most Likely to Succeed’, film from the US
- Invitation for attendees to present on what’s working really well in their schools
- Presentation on IDEC / APDEC conferences by Cecelia Bradley and other conference attendees.
- Workshops by KVS staff to demonstrate how we apply aspects of our learning model.
- School Starters workshop
- School Administrators get-together
- ADEC AGM
- More program details will be advised in the coming months.
Please contact us with any questions or program suggestions.
ADEC CONFERENCE 2016 @ KOONWARRA VILLAGE SCHOOL
I am very pleased to tell you that Fiona McKenzie, the Co-ordinator, and the community of Koonwarra Village School in Victoria are happy to host the ADEC Conference in 2016. I would like to thank them very much for agreeing to host. They hope to hold the conference during the week of 26th – 30th September 2016 which is the week most common to most of the States and NZ.
As soon as they have the definite dates I will let you know.
Those of us who were at the 2014 conference at Peregrine School in Tasmania will remember Fiona and Hadassah and I look forward to being able to spend time together with them and their community. Koonwarra Village School began in 2011/12.
The website for the school is koonwarravillageschool.org
I hope that many of you and members of your school communities will be able to join us for this gathering and we can continue to renew the connections we have made over the years and build new paths for ADEC.
APDEC 2016
Early Bird registration is still open till the end of April for the first APDEC conference being hosted by Miao-Li County Holistic Education school in Taiwan from 18th – 24th July 2016. We hope that many of our friends in ADEC will be able to participate and continue the work to develop the Asia/Pacific Democratic Education Community.
For more information please see the website www.apdec2016.org or follow developments on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/apdec2016
Fitzroy Community School Book Published.
Faye Berryman and Philip O’Caroll, have published the story of their founding of the Fitzroy Community School in 1976 and their discoveries over the years since then about children, parents, education, schooling and life.
The title of the book is Fitzroy Community School.
It is published by Fitzroy Programs Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2015.
Faye and Philip have each written their story and though it is about FCS as Philip wrote, ” the book is mostly about the state of education in Australia today and what it could be in the future.”
Philip is keen to spread the word about the book and hopes that as well as the fascinating story of this specific school, the broader premise of the book will be of interest to many of us involved in the lives of children and working to create education which enables their lives to be rich and fulfilling.
ADEC 2014 Conference Registration
The registration page for the ADEC 2014 Conference is now available on the website of the host, Peregrine School Tasmania. I hope that many of you will register soon and join us for the conference from Sunday 28th – Tuesday 30th September 2014.
http://www.peregrine.tas.edu.au/adec-conference-2014
Peregrine 2014
Visit the Peregrine Conference site for more information about this year’s ADEC conference, including registration details.
Sunday 28th September – Tuesday 30th September, Peregrine, Tasmania.
ACCOMMODATION SUGGESTIONS for ADEC Conference2014
A list of suggestions for Accommodation close to Peregrine School in Nicholls Rivulet in Tasmania, which is hosting ADEC Conference 2014, is now available.
ADEC 2014 CONFERENCE
We are very pleased to announce that PEREGRINE School in TASMANIA has agreed to host the 2014 ADEC Conference.
The dates for this gathering are Sunday 28th – Tuesday 30th September 2014.
The gathering will start on Sun evening and conclude Tuesday afternoon. Times to be announced later.
I would like to thank Imogen Hunt, the students, other teachers and members of the community for creating this opportunity for us to all meet in their part of the world. Peregrine school is situated in Nicholls Rivulet about 45 kms south of Hobart. It is in a rural setting and cars are the main means of transport. Imogen advises it is wise to hire them early as there can be a demand on hire cars in Tasmania. So for those considering attending it might be worth connecting up early so that we can organise some car sharing and pooling. The general theme of the meeting will be around PLAY.
ADEC AGM will be held during the meeting.
When they become available we will put more details about the conference on the ADEC website and the ADEC Facebook page.
We hope many of you will be able to join us.
IDEC NEWS
The 21st Annual International Democratic Education Conference was held in Boulder, Colorado from August 4-8, 2013.
For more news about IDEC2013 see Report by Jerry Minzt in AERO NEWSLETTER 11th August 2013 and “What if School Were Out Forever?” a piece in The Huffington Post about IDEC 2013 and other interesting things.
IDEC2014 will be held July 28 – Aug 2, 2014 in Gwangmyeong, South Korea.
IDEC2015 will be held in NEW ZEALAND so we have some opportunities for strengthening the connections in our region.