Name: Spring Break
Start: 2021-03-29T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-04-02T23:59:59+00:00

November 2020
Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2020

School Closed
Thanksgiving Break

November 25, 2020 - November 27, 2020

School Closed
December 2020
Winter Break

December 21, 2020 - January 1, 2021

School Closed
January 2021
Parenting and the Five Elements

January 6, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join Jipala of Transpersonal Acupuncture, HVSS parent and Five Element acupuncturist in an exploration of your own and your child’s elemental patterns in this 4 session series via Zoom. Wednesdays, January 6, 13, 20 & 27 Suggestion donation of $100 per screen
Parenting and the Five Elements

January 13, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join Jipala of Transpersonal Acupuncture, HVSS parent and Five Element acupuncturist in an exploration of your own and your child’s elemental patterns in this 4 session series via Zoom. Wednesdays, January 6, 13, 20 & 27 Suggestion donation of $100 per screen
Martin Luther King Day

January 18, 2021

School Closed
Parenting and the Five Elements

January 20, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join Jipala of Transpersonal Acupuncture, HVSS parent and Five Element acupuncturist in an exploration of your own and your child’s elemental patterns in this 4 session series via Zoom. Wednesdays, January 6, 13, 20 & 27 Suggestion donation of $100 per screen
Parenting and the Five Elements

January 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join Jipala of Transpersonal Acupuncture, HVSS parent and Five Element acupuncturist in an exploration of your own and your child’s elemental patterns in this 4 session series via Zoom. Wednesdays, January 6, 13, 20 & 27 Suggestion donation of $100 per screen
February 2021
February Break

February 15, 2021 - February 19, 2021

School Closed
March 2021
Spring Break

March 29, 2021 - April 2, 2021

School Closed

November 2020

Veteran’s Day

Thanksgiving Break

December 2020

Winter Break

January 2021

Parenting and the Five Elements

Parenting and the Five Elements

Martin Luther King Day

Parenting and the Five Elements

Parenting and the Five Elements

February 2021

February Break

March 2021

Spring Break

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.