During the 2023-2024 School Year Hudson Valley Sudbury School (HVSS) became Zena Democratic School (ZDS). All references to HVSS in articles, social media posts, blogs, etc., should be considered to refer to the history of ZDS!
Lessons of a Sudbury Education
As we sit in our school’s main lounge, trying to write about the underlying lessons of a Sudbury education, we often find ourselves “off task.” We are watching the bustling […]
Kingdom of Childhood Growing Up at Sudbury Valley School
From interivews by Hanna Greenberg; Edited by Mimsy Sadofsky and Daniel Greenberg Chapter 11 I came to Sudbury Valley the first summer we were open. I was seven. I was […]
The Sudbury Model of Education
The Responsibility Spectrum The fundamental difference between a Sudbury school and any other type of school is the student’s level of responsibility. In a Sudbury school the students are […]
“OK, So You’re Sort of Like…”
After hearing a short explanation of our school’s philosophy, many people understandably try to link it with something already familiar to them. The most frequently mentioned “so-you’re-sort-of-likes” are listed below. […]
Back to Basics
Why go to school? For people who like to think through the important questions in life for themselves, Sudbury Valley stands as a challenge to the accepted answers. Intellectual basics […]
A Few Words on SVS
The Sudbury Valley School has been in operation for more than 30 years now, and several other schools around and outside our country (the United States) see our school’s success […]