Do you remember?

Long, long ago in a country far far away…

No wait, it was right here in the Netherlands. And actually it’s not so long ago, although it feels like it. EUDECNL2024. It’s been a great event. We’re so grateful to all of you contributors, showing up to make this a great event, a great memory and a good start of new co-creations.

There’s been a lot of activity in open spaces and we had some great speakers. At your request some of the speakers shared a handout or other content with us, so we can share it with you.

Here it is, we hope you enjoy it!

How to create happy schools, happy students happy teachers

Peter Gray

‘HOW CHILDREN ACQUIRE ACADEMIC SKILLS WITHOUT FORMAL TRAINING’ is the name of the handout Peter shared with us. You can find it by using the QRcode.

Kageki Akasuri

This quote is the last slide of Kageki Akasuri’s presentation called ‘Having More Understanding on Democratic Education and Changing the Society’. We’re happy he shared his presentation with us.

You can find it by clicking this link

Derry Hannam

Derry Hannam shared his journey of becoming a democratic teacher in a state school . His book is available on Amazon or as an E-book.

More books available

Some of the books of our Dutch colleagues are available in English too. In order of appearance: ‘Beyond coercive education’ by Peter Hartkamp, ‘How to create an oasis for development’ by Ruud van Middelaar en Marloes Vis van Heemst and of course the stories of former students ‘Taking the leap’ edited bij Claartje van der Grinten, Elizabeth Meerbeek en Janneke Bergmans. You can find these and how to purchase them on our website

Goodbye EUDECNL2024

So this was it. The last newsletter. Now all that’s left are good memories and new inspiration to move forward. We’re hoping to see you all in Belgium next year, to share memories, experiences, knowledge and create new memories in an ongoing circle.

Good luck to the Belgian team!