The International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) is an annual academic and youth conference hosted by a variety of schools and organizations in cities around the world. It is a global gathering of educators, students, parents, and advocates who are interested in democratic education.
History
IDEC was first held in 1993, and has been held in all subsequent years except 2001 (see notes). The length of the conferences has varied between two days for the first event and 15 days in 1997. The purpose of each conference has been decided by the school organising it.
Internal Democratic Education Conference details Year Host school Location Participating countries 1993 The Democratic School of Hadera Israel Austria, Israel, UK, USA 1994 Sands SchoolSands School official website. Retrieved 28/04/19. England Austria, Israel, UK 1995 SchülerInnenschule & Werkcollege im WUK Official website. Vienna, Austria Austria, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Norway, UK, USA 1996 The Democratic School of Hadera Israel Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, UK, USA 1997 Sands School England Austria, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Palestine, Turkey, New Zealand, Ukraine, UK, USA 1998 The Stork Family School Vinnytsia, Ukraine Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, UK, Ukraine, USA 1999 Summerhill SchoolSummerhill IDEC 99 archive website. Retrieved 12/02/18. Leiston, Suffolk, England Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Palestine, Poland, UK, US 2000 Tokyo ShureTokyo Shure official website. Retrieved 1/15/09. Japan Australia, China, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Palestine, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Thailand, UK, Ukraine, USA 2001 Institute of Democratic Education Israel Germany, Israel, Palestine 2002 Tamariki School Christchurch, New Zealand Australia, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Nepal, UK, USA 2003 Albany Free School,Alternative Education Resource Organization United States Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Palestine, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, Ukraine, USA 2004 SchoolScape Bhubaneshwar, India Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Nepal, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, UK, USA 2005 K.R.Ä.T.Z.Ä. Berlin, Germany Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lesotho, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, Ukraine, USA. 2006 Australasian Association for Progressive and Alternative Education (AAPAE)Australasian Association for Progressive and Alternative Education official website. Retrieved 1/15/09. Sydney, Australia Australia, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Nepal, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA 2007 Institute for Democratic Education (Politeia),Politieia official website. Retrieved 1/15/09.World Education Forum,Mogi das Cruzes Brazil Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, USA. 2008 SANE Vancouver, Canada Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Palestine, Peru, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, UK, USA 2009 People's Solidarity for Alternative Education,Korean Parents's Association for Alternative Education,Seoul Alternative Learning Community Network Seoul, South Korea Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the USA 2010 Institute of Democratic Education Tel Aviv, Israel Australia, Austria, Brazil, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Poland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, USA 2011 Sands School United Kingdom 2012 Nuestra Escuela Puerto Rico TBD 2013 The Patchwork School IDEC 2013 - Boulder, Colorado, USA - Official website Colorado, USA TBD 2014 Gwangmyeong, Korea TBD 2015 Ako-ā-Rongo Trust Nelson, New Zealand TBD 2016 Mikkeli, Finland Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, USA, UK, South Africa. 2017 Education Cities Organization Institute of Democratic Education Hadera, Israel Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Columbia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nepal, Norway, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, USA, UK. 2018 Institute of Democratic Education Bangalore, India India, Indonesia, Brazil, Japan, UK, Israel, South Korea, Ukraine, Nepal, USA + more 2019 Institute of Democratic Education Kyiv and Vinnytsia, Ukraine ?2020Sri Aurobindo Yoga Mandir-Sri Matri Aurobindo VidyalayaKathmandu, Nepal 2021 Summerhill School United Kingdom online 2022 Summerhill School United Kingdom 2023 Sri Aurobindo Yoga Mandir Kathmandu, Nepal 2024 IDEC 2024 Executive Committee (TDEC) Taipei and Yilan, Taiwan Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Nepal, Malaysia, United States, Indonesia, Finland, Ukraine, Australia, Germany, Israel, India, United Kingdom, Thailand2025IDEC@EUDEC 2025 Sint-Joris-Weert, Belgium
Notes: IDEC 2001: The conference was to be held jointly and co-hosted by the Institute of Democratic Education in Israel and the Hope Flowers School in Palestine, but the international situation reduced it to a comparatively small event, attended mainly by Israelis, Palestinians and Germans; for that situation they was decided to call this conference the "Israeli Democratic Education Conference". IDEC 2009: The conference was cancelled due to H1N1Notice | IDEC 2009 KOREA official website. Retrieved 9/10/09. IDEC 2012: For the very first time, the IDEC conference will be held in the Caribbean at Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth (unincorporated territory) of the United States.
See also European Democratic Education Conference European Democratic Education Community Democratic education List of democratic schools
References
External links International Democratic Education Network - further information and a data-base of democratic schools IDEC 1999 was held in Summerhill School, England, July 23 to July 26, 1999 (full 100-page report, with texts of all speeches, pictures, workshop reports, a conf diary, & delegate list) IDEC 2003 was held in Troy, New York, USA IDEC 2004 was held in Bhubaneshwar, India, from Dec 3rd to Dec 12th 2004 IDEC 2005 was held in Berlin, Germany, July 30 to Aug 7th 2005 IDEC 2006 was held in Sydney, Australia, July 10 to July 16, 2006 IDEC 2007 was held in São Paulo, Brazil, September 8 to 16 2007 IDEC 2008 was held in Vancouver, Canada, August 11 to 18 2008 IDEC 2009 was officially cancelled but the people already there had a gathering in South Korea, August 2009 IDEC 2010 was held in Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 6 to 13 2010 IDEC 2011 was held in Devon, England, July 5 to 14 2011 IDEC 2012 was held in Caguas, Puerto Rico, March 24 to 28 2012. IDEC 2016 was held in Mikkeli, Finland, June 6 to 10 2016. IDEC 2017 was held in Hadera, Israel, March 30 to April 3, 2017. IDEC 2018 was held in Bangalore, India, November 15 to 21 2018. IDEC 2019 was held in Kyiv and Vinnytsia, Ukraine, August 1 to 9 2019. IDEC 2024(Chinese Language) was held in Taipei and Yilan, July 20 to 28 2024. IDEC 2024(English Language) was held in Taipei and Yilan, July 20 to 28 2024.