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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, a growing number of emerging initiatives are embracing the values of self-directed learning and shared decision-making, working towards becoming fully democratic learning communities.
Democratic Education has its own long-standing history and trajectory. Its principles are also supported and affirmed by international human rights standards, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Council of Europe’s frameworks for democratic citizenship and human rights education.
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
- CollectiveUP, Social digital impact Startup, in Ghent, Belgium
- Culturewise Youth, a Youth Organization connecting young people in communities entering the digital landscape with global peers through digital access, cross-cultural collaboration, and co-creation.
- Democratic Education Ireland, an umbrella organisation for democratic schools in Sligo, Ireland
- DNS The Necessary Teacher Training College, a Teacher Training Academy, for global citizens and proficient educators who can act to meet the challenges of the future
- 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
- ReDesign-CEREHARD, research and educational projects network, in Bucharest, Romania
- Vabadus Õppida, promoting learner autonomy and democratic education by advocating for the right of young people to direct their own learning, in Tartu, Estonia.
- Humanistic School Association Switzerland, promoting humanistic education by supporting holistic, learner-centred development and personal autonomy, in Lucerne, Switzerland.
- …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.
Ready to join the movement? Here you can learn more about our membership.