Learn more:

• More information about Maria Montessori and her methods can be found here.
• You can read about Steiner/Waldorf schools here, and then maybe look up ‘anthrosophy.’
• More on Reggio Emilia schools here.
• Constructivism and Seymour Papert fans? Here’s one of many papers to check out.
• Forest schools drew press interest particularly during the early days of the covid-19 pandemic.
• Sometimes folks mix up project-based learning (PBL) and self-directed education. Here’s an article on PBL.
• There’s lots of information on democratic free schools — notably books about Summerhill and Sudbury Valley. There are also books about the Modern Schools, which are worth looking for. Here’s an intro piece on democratic schools.