Name: Memorial Day
Start: 2023-05-29T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-05-29T23:59:59-04:00

February 2023
Valentine’s Ball

February 17, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Put on your fancy duds and get your groove on at the Valentine's Ball. Open to enrolled families and those they invite.
Mid Winter Break

February 20, 2023 - February 24, 2023

Mid Winter Break - No School
March 2023
Open House

March 4, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Hudson Valley Sudbury School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

HVSS Open Houses are the best way to learn more about the school. Students, parents, alumni, and staff members will be in attendance to give tours of the campus, discuss the school, and answer questions. Panel discussion at 2:00pm.
April 2023
An Auction in Oz

April 1, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Hudson Valley Sudbury School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

Come one, come all! Winkies, quadlings, munchkins, Gillikins, wizards, and witches. You are most cordially invited to walk the road of yellow brick into the auction of Oz Gala in the Emerald City! Hearts! Brains! Courage! Kansas! Whatever you need most, you will find it here, and have fun at the same time! Come and […]

$18
Spring Break

April 3, 2023 - April 10, 2023

Spring Break - No School
Open House

April 22, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Hudson Valley Sudbury School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

HVSS Open Houses are the best way to learn more about the school. Students, parents, alumni, and staff members will be in attendance to give tours of the campus, discuss the school, and answer questions. Panel discussion at 2:00pm. RSVP zenademocraticschool.org/open-houses
May 2023
Playground Build Days

May 18, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hudson Valley Sudbury School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

Join us to build an obstacle course and make other playground and campus improvements. Free lunch for all volunteers.
Playground Build Days

May 19, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hudson Valley Sudbury School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

Join us to build an obstacle course and make other playground and campus improvements. Free lunch for all volunteers.
Open House

May 20, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Hudson Valley Sudbury School 84 Zena Road, Kingston, NY

HVSS Open Houses are the best way to learn more about the school. Students, parents, alumni, and staff members will be in attendance to give tours of the campus, discuss the school, and answer questions. Panel discussion at 2:00pm. RSVP zenademocraticschool.org/open-houses
Memorial Day

May 29, 2023

Memorial Day - No School

February 2023

Valentine’s Ball

Mid Winter Break

March 2023

Open House

April 2023

An Auction in Oz

Spring Break

Open House

May 2023

Playground Build Days

Playground Build Days

Open House

Memorial Day

Parents’ experience of the school is a crucial factor in determining their childrens’ experience of the school. Children of parents who work hard to understand our philosophy, communicate with staff, attend events, and connect with the community usually get the most out of our program.

Students may receive a diploma if they elect to undergo our internal diploma process.

Every student and staff at Zena Democratic School is assigned a cleaning job by the Physical Plant Clerk.

At Zena Democratic School, the jobs of administration and maintenance are divided into roles called Clerkships;

At Zena Democratic School, a Cooperative (coop) is a group of like-minded students and staff who organize around a common interest, like music, art, or sports.

Screens are allowed at school, with restrictions.

Each student aged 13+ is automatically enrolled in our High School Advisor Program;

Age-mixing is one of the most potent developmental experiences at Zena Democratic School.

At Zena Democratic School, rule infractions and interpersonal conflicts are resolved using sophisticated restorative justice tools.

Zena Democratic School is located on a parcel of 67 wooded acres in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in the Hudson Valley region of New York State.

Zena Democratic School is a direct democracy; each student and member of the staff has an equal vote in managing all aspects of the school’s operation.