List of democratic schools

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This is a list of some of the current and former democratic schools around the world. This list also includes sub-branches of democratic schools such as Sudbury schools inspired by the Sudbury Valley School and certain anarchistic free schools that align with the broad principles of democratic education.

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Australia

New South Wales:

Victoria:

Queensland:

Brazil

Canada

Germany

Neue Schule Hamburg

India

Israel

New Zealand

Portugal

United Kingdom

Currently Open

Former democratic schools now closed

United States

California

Illinois

Indiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

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