The Alliance for

Self-Directed Education

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Imagine what would happen if, instead of sending children to conventional schools where their natural ways of learning are curtailed, we provided them with the resources that would allow their curiosity, playfulness, and other natural ways of learning to flourish. That is Self-Directed Education (SDE): education that derives from the self-chosen activities and life experiences of the learner.

The Alliance for Self-Directed Education (ASDE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to normalizing and legitimizing Self-Directed Education, to make it available to everyone who seeks it. We invite you to join.

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Asking the right questions...
What is Self-Directed Education?
 
Building a movement...
About the Alliance for Self-Directed Education
 
Sharing our stories...
Tipping Points Press

ASDE News


Organizational Members


Generational Seeds logoThe Children’s Community logoJuniper Root Woodland Microschool logoFreedom Academy logoCasco Learning logoDandelion Learning Collaborative logo3446 Madera Ave logoYUEGU Learning Community logoLANGUAGE & ARTS logoThe Learning Cooperatives logoCottonwood ALC logoLiberated Learners logoThe HUB logoTrellis Learning logoAlder Commons logoAgile Learning Centers logoEmbark Center for Self-Directed Education logo