Event Title:
Sociocracy for Schools (S4S) April 2025
Event Type:
Course
Description:
SOCIOCRACY FOR SCHOOLS
The course starts on 16th April 2025 and takes place every Wednesday at 1pm - 3pm BST across 6 weeks, until 21st May.
The course is designed for educators, school managers, parents, students and anyone else interested in applying democratic governance in an educational context. Throughout the course, you will develop practical skills to implement sociocracy in your own environment, whether in a school, community, university, organisation or family.
The Sociocracy for Schools (S4S) course emphasizes experiential learning. You will be organised into small groups to practice consent-based decision-making and open elections, which can be applied in any meeting with students, staff and parents. It also includes time for participants to design a circle structure and learn the sociocratic decision-making process through role play using real examples that we collected from schools worldwide. Participants are encouraged to bring their own topics to the circle, allowing us to practice with issues relevant to the group.
The aim is to empower participants providing you with the opportunity to develop facilitation skills that can be immediately applied in your context after the course.
For more information, visit the course page here: www.wonderingschool.org/sociocracy-for-schools
For registering on the course:
www.wonderingschool.org/event/sociocracy-for-schools-course-april-2025
Testimonials from previous S4S participants:
“This course was a wonderful mix of theory and practice, hands-on experiences. I came away feeling inspired and encouraged to begin practicing sociocracy in my work and personal life. Mari and Charlie are skilled facilitators, and their passion and warmth shines through. Just the right length, great value for money, and a nice way to connect with like-minded people around the world.”
Eloise Rickman – Parent Educator & Author,
A Beautiful Childhood (UK)
“I learned a lot about how to communicate in a fair and equal way. I think this method can be applied in many different situations and I hope my colleagues are as enthusiastic as I am. I will definitely be trying to implement the ideas at my school.”
Megan Morlok, Highschool teacher
Greenshoots International School (Vietnam)
“The course was beyond my expectations as theory was so well intact with practice. Mari and Charlie know incredibly much on sociocracy and it’s outstanding that they deliver the content in such a calm, positive and creative way. I loved that there is given a lot of attention to grasping the method by allowing the participants to dwell in it and where needed, adding guidance.
It was a very hands on experience.”
Indrè, Teacher, International School of Vilnius (Lithuania)
“Really brilliant facilitation from Mari and Charlie. Having done a number of zoom based classes in the past year, this one felt the most ‘held’ and supportive. I learned so much more than I thought could be possible in the time frame. They made a potentially daunting topic seem completely accessible and achievable.”
Naomi Clarke, Writer & Site Manager
East Kent Sudbury (UK)
“Mari and Charlie have crafted a course that embodies the principles and processes of sociocracy. They give all the nuts and bolts, but the real learning comes through participation in the sociocratic process, which is woven throughout the course. A good mix of theory and practice.”
David Wessels, Garden Coordinator/Teacher, Troy Howard Middle School (USA)
“A great course – very practical and authentic. After each session I had something new I wanted to implement straight away, so it was also empowering in that sense. “
Claudia Gray, Director, Ako Space
(New Zealand)
“The hours always flew by. The course was very well structured and the materials given will be very useful to implement sociocracy in my context. One of the best parts of the course was the possibility to experience the sociocratic process. The course had just the right amount of theory and then it was all practice. What in the beginning seemed a bit difficult to grasp was at the end internalized.”
Teresa Sopas Soares, Fellow, Teach for Portugal
“I really enjoyed the training with Charlie and Mari. They were patient and clear, answering all our questions. They made us feel very relaxed and able to take on board all the new material. The training was very eye opening for me and I recommend to any organisation.”
Tessa Round, Founder
Las Tortugas Curiosas (Spain)