We have been engaged with the global Democratic Education community since 2019 - we have participated in conferences to learn from an international network of practitioners, and we have visited Democratic Schools to understand the realities on the ground.
Fusing those learnings with our own experiences, we have shared our thoughts on a variety of platforms:
- Session on "Parenting and Self-Directed Education" at AERO’s 2021 conferenceÂ
- Flipped Workshop on "How Self-Directed Education could address challenges in Higher Education" at ABSEL’s 2021 conference (based on this article for ASDE’s Tipping Point magazine)
- Session on "Aesthetic (Art) Education" at International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) 2020, and a sequel at ZA Share Education Innovation Expo, Taiwan
- Webinar on Father’s role in parenting for EveryStory Sri Lanka
- Guest column on "How Education could respond to #covid19" in the Daily FT
- Interview on "Kannangara Reforms" for “Sri Lanka Together” YouTube channel (Sinhala)
- Interview on "An Education for a Democracy" on Citizen’s Forum (Sinhala)Â
- Keynote on Restorative Practices at the 30th International Democratic Education Conference 2023, Nepal
- Keynote on Role of Adults in Democratic Education (await recording) at the 30th International Democratic Education Conference 2023, Nepal
- Co-authoring a resolution to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child approved at the 30th International Democratic Education Conference 2023, Nepal (see the final resolution here, read the backstory here)
- Panelist at the Screening of QUEST documentary on Suvemäe democratic school-within-a-school on Dec 10, 2023
- Speaker at "Should I have to go to School?" online event by Taiwan Democratic Education Community, Dec 23, 2023
- Speech on Education as a Right at the Policy Dialogue organized by the Bandaranaike Academy of Leadership and Public Policy (Jan 23, 2024). Video coverage, Press Coverage
- Session on "The Biggest Barrier to Rights Affirming Education and How to Dismantle it" at the Learning Planet Festival 2024
- Session on "RIGHTing a Wrong: Conventional Education vs. the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child" at the Liberation of Education Conference, Feb 26-29 2024
- Guest Column on the National Education Policy Framework (2023-2033) on the Daily FT (May 9, 2024)
- (Upcoming) Workshop at 12th International Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice in Tallinn, Estonia on "Healing our invisible inner-child trauma and ending violence against children: The role of Restorative Justice" May 29-31, 2024Â