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EUDEC’s Network
Across Europe, more than 100 democratic schools are actively fostering environments where student voice, choice, and agency take centre stage. Alongside them, hundreds of emerging initiatives are working to embrace the values of self-directed learning and shared decision-making, on their way to becoming fully democratic learning communities.
Why Schools Join EUDEC
Schools, educators, families, and students join EUDEC to become part of a vibrant, supportive European network committed to transforming education through democratic principles. As a member, you’ll gain access to:
- Cross-European partnerships
- Student and teacher exchange programmes
- Annual meetings and conferences
- A wealth of shared experiences, resources, and inspiration
Supporting New Democratic Schools
EUDEC is proud to support a growing number of start-up groups, passionate educators and communities who are in the process of founding new democratic schools across Europe.
If you’re planning to start a democratic school, joining EUDEC gives you access to our Start-Up Support Pack, created by the EUDEC Council to help guide your journey from vision to reality.
Mission partners
The following organisations have formally joined EUDEC in our shared mission to promote democratic education across Europe. Together, we are building an educational landscape where freedom, responsibility, participation, and equity are not just ideals, they are everyday practice.
- ALHE, research group of the Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Anthropology of the University of the Basque Country, Spain
- Bundesverband Freie Alternativschulen BFAs, Free and Alternative Schools network, in Berlin, Germany
- Bullerbyn Foundation, democratic education network, located in Warsaw, Poland
- Büro für Kollaborationskultur, support participatory, democratic and collaborative structures in schools, organisations, companies, and communities, in Feldkirch, Austria
- ReDesign-CEREHARD, research and educational projects network, in Bucharest, Romania
- Collective Up, Social digital impact Startup, in Ghent, Belgium
- Democratic Education Ireland, an umbrella organisation for democratic schools in Sligo, Ireland
- Evolving Education, research and training organisation, in Malaga, Spain
- Joyce’n’fun, living Network of Learning and Joy, in Skiathos, Greece
- QUEST, research and policy network, in Brussels, Belgium
- Spring Academy, intergenerational and interdisciplinary learning community, in Cofu, Greece
- …and more Organisations joining soon
EUDEC is more than a network, it’s a living community where Democratic Education is practiced, celebrated, and advanced together.