1. A New Democratic School in Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

2. Huamachuco, Peru Huamachuco: Capital of Sanchez Carrin province3180 metres above sea 52,500 inhabitants 3. Huamachuco, Peru 4. A School of Freedom... 5. What is Democratic Education?

Teachers & students have an equal vote in the decisions about learning & social lives

Young people have the right:

• to decide individually how, when, what, where and with whom they learn

• to have an equal share in the decision-making as to how their organisations in particular their schools are run, and which rules and sanctions, if any, are necessary

Learning academic subjects happens alongsidelearning-by-doingdemocratic decision making

6. A Democratic School in Huamachuco

Officially recognised by the Peruvian Ministerio de educacin

Opened at the start of the school year in March 2009 in a room provided free-of-charge by friends...

...starting with the first grade of primary school, with 12 children aged six

7. Waiting for the children 8. First day in school 9. First day in school (2) 10. Building together significant learning 11. Children who want to learn... 12. ...and all one needs to learn... 13. ...one learns better by doing! 14. Eating lunch together 15. ...and then together washing dishes 16. A Democratic School in Huamachuco

A long-term project

With a long-term planned growth: starting a new grade each year...

...but we need more room

We have a project of ecological settlement, harnessing energy from wind and sun,establishing ecological small-scale water treatment , waste management systems ...

12 000 m of land property of the school

17. Adquired land with all legal documents 18. Working with the local community 19. Planning and designing our school 20. And now in order to build... LAUNCH OF CONSTRUCTION WORK IN JUNE 2009WE NEED FUNDING 21. Contact us