The National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools

WEB LINKS TO MEMBER PROGRAMS

The following schools, publications and programs are NCACS members and have active Web sites. This is neither an exhaustive list of members, nor all of our members with Web sites. Members wishing to list their programs or e-mail addresses on this page should contact the National Office at ncacs1@earthlink.net.

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Alternative Schools

This list is sorted first by state, then alphabetically.

Compuhigh

www.compuhigh.com

Cyberspace

Online high school courses

 

The Booroobin Sudbury School -- A Centre for Learning

booroobinschool.squirrel.com.au

Booroobin, Queensland Australia

Independent, democratic school

 

Wondertree Foundation

www.wondertree.org

Vancouver, BC Canada

Enfranchising children through natural learning

 

Au Grand Bois

agb.ottawa.com

Ladysmith, QU Canada

 

Democratic School of Hadera / IDEN

www.homestead.com/democratic/demo_map.html

Hadera, Israel

Democratic education

 

The Hope Flowers Secondary School and Al Amal Child Care Center

www.hopeflowers.org

Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestinian Authority

Education for peace and democracy

 

Ecole D'Humanite

www.ecole.ch

Hasliberg Goldern, Switzerland

Holistic education, rigorous academics

 

Moo Baan Dek -- Children's Village School

www.ffc.or.th/ffceng/html/eaci.html

Tambol Wangdong, Muang Kanchanaburi Thailand

Summerhill school-based program for poor and orphans

 

Summerhill School

www.first-ask.de/summerhill2000/index.html

Suffolk, United Kingdom

Free school

 

Kino School

www.azstarnet.com/public/nonprofit/klc

Tucson, AZ

Independent and creative

 

Boston School

www.bostonschool.org

Big Bear City, CA

Independent study program

 

Branford Grove School

www.branfordgrove.com

Arleta, CA

Internet access required

 

John Woolman School

woolman.org

Nevada City, CA

College prep

 

Leila International\ESL

www.leila-esl.com

Los Angeles, CA

Academic English-language program

 

Oak Grove School and Krishnamurti Foundation of America

http://oakgroveschool.com/

Ojai, CA

Sane, whole, intelligent

 

Open Alternative School

http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~sbsdweb/oas_page.html

Santa Barbara, CA

Creative, supportive, family and community oriented

 

Plantation Christian School

www.plantationchristian.com

San Jose, CA

Umbrella school for homeschoolers

 

Play Mountain Place

www.playmountain.org

Los Angeles, CA

Humanistic education and parenting

 

 Clonlara School -- Western Office

www.clonlara.org

Pine, CO

Independent, alternative school

 

Colorado High School

colohigh.org

Greeley, CO

Individualized alternative school

 

COMPASS for Lifelong Discovery

www.discovercompass.org

Woody Creek, CO

Alternative schools

 

Desiderata School, Inc.

www.desiderataschool.com

Berthoud, CO

Proficency-based education

 

Jefferson County Open School

http://204.98.1.2/high/jcos/

Lakewood, CO

Open, experiential education

 

The Living School

www.livingschool.org

Niwot, CO

Self-directed, democratic learning

 

 The University School -- Department of Distance Education

www.theuniversityschool.com

Bridgeport, CT

Private high school

 

Renaissance Progressive School PTO

RenaissancePTO.homestead.com/RenaissancePTO.html

Lakeland, FL

 Parent's group of a progressive charter school

 

Stonesoup School Inc.

rrhobbs.com/2ndhome/stonesoup/

Crescent City, FL

Alternative boarding school

 

Lake View Academy

www.lakeviewacademyhs.org

Chicago, IL

Nontraditional, Christian

 

The School for Creative Studies

www.geocities.com/dlrowen

Warrenville, IL

Plans & ideological framework for a progressive alternative program

 

West Town Academy

www.greaterwesttownproject.org

Chicago, IL

Community-based education

 

The Community School

www.thecommunityschool.com

Camden, ME

Alternative high school

 

Wassookeag School

wassookeag.com

Dexter, ME

Parent-run, developmental program

 

Fairhaven School

www.fairhavenschool.com

Upper Marlboro, MD

Sudbury school

   

Shackleton School

www.shackleton.org

Ashby, MA

Residential, experiential high school

 

Sudbury Valley School

www.sudval.org

Framingham, MA

Sudbury Valley school

 

Clonlara School -- Campus

www.clonlara.org

Ann Arbor, MI

Independent, alternative school

 

New Morning School

www.people.mw.mediaone.net/newmorning

Plymouth Township, MI

Private school

 

Upland Hills School

www.uplandhills.org

Oxford, MI

Community school

 

 Kansas City Academy

www.kcacdemy.org

Kansas City, MO

 

The Meeting School

www.meetingschool.org

Rindge, NH

Quaker farm community

 

 The Studio for Experiential Learning

members.aol.com/studiog

Titusville, NJ

Progressive, relational, holistic

 

Acacia School

www.laplaza.org/education/local/about_acacia.html

Taos, NM

Alternative community school

 

Nizhoni School for Global Consciousness

www.nizhonischool.com

Galisteo, NM

Alternative boarding school

 

The Tutorial School

pages.prodigy.net/tutorial

Santa Fe, NM

Private

 

Yaxche School

www.yaxche.org

Taos, NM

Alternative, holistic

 

Alternative Community School

www.iscd.k12.ny.us/acs

Ithaca, NY

Public alternative

 

Cobblestone School

www.cobblestone.org

Rochester, NY

Independent, learner-centered

 

Scarsdale Alternative School

www.scarsdalenet.com

Scarsdale, NY

Public alternative school of choice

 

The Circle School

www.circleschool.org

Harrisburg, PA

Sudbury model school

 

Upattinas School

www.chesco.com/upattinas

Glenmoore, PA

Fostering particpant control of education

 

The Farm School

www.thefarm.org

Summertown, TN

Private, church-related school

 

Summit Christian Academy, Inc.

www.scahomeschool.com

Cedar Hill, TX

Homeschooling resource

 

Blacksburg New School

new-school.org

Blacksburg, VA

Independent parent-teacher co-op, self-motivated

 

Community School

www.communityschool.net

Roanoke, VA

Nontraditional, small, multi-age classes

 

New School of Northern Virginia

www.nsnva.pvt.k12.va.us

Fairfax, VA

Progressive college preparation

 

 Oak Meadow School

www.oakmeadow.com

Putney, VT

Head, Heart, Hands

 

Alger Learning Center / Independence High School

www.independent-learning.com

Sedro Woolley, WA

Independent learning

 

Puget Sound Community School

www.pscs.org

Seattle, WA

Independent

 

The Clearwater School

www.clearwaterschool.com

Seattle, WA

Seattle's Sudbury school

 


Alternative Colleges and Universities

Colleges and universities are listed by state.

Sterling College

www.sterlingcollege.edu

Craftsbury Common, VT

Alternative college

 

Naropa University

www.naropa.edu

Boulder, CO

Alternative university

 

Shimer Collge

shimer.edu

Waukeegan, IL

Alternative college

 

Friends World Program/LIU

www.southampton.liu.edu/fw/

Southampton, NY

Global B.A. program

 

Antioch College

www.antioch-college.edu

Yellow Springs, OH

Private college

 

Goddard College

www.goddard.edu

Plainfield, VT

Private university

 

 


More member schools, universities, home schooling groups, publications and resources can be found in the NCACS' National Directory of Alternative Schools.

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