ADEC and IDEC

As you may know, Currambena is a member of ADEC, the Australasian Democratic Schools Community and also participates in IDEC, the International Democratic Education Conference which is held each year somewhere in the world. There are also other local DECs including EUDEC (Europe) APDEC (Asia Pacific) and a number of similar organisations in the USA.

This worldwide community facilitates connection between educators and schools where students are encouraged to participate in decisions and develop self-efficacy in a range of ways… in their learning and the governance of their schools or learning facilities. In some schools, students make all the decisions with minimal adult input… in others the balance is different with more adult involvement as at Currambena.

This year, ADEC is holding a conference in WA, hosted by Kerry Street School. Parents and families are warmly invited to come along!
https://www.adec.edu.au/events-1/adec-conference-2024
It is over a weekend, 21st and 22nd September.

IDEC is being held in Taiwan this year from 20th to 28th July. Jess is going to represent Currambena there along with Cecelia who is a past Currambena teacher and also past president of ADEC.
https://www.twdec.org/en/idec2024

Any parents, especially Council members, who feel passionate about the type of education Currambena offers would enjoy these conferences enormously! Highly recommended.