What is a democratic school? - Sands School; Ashburton, Devon

I filmed this school prospectus video for my beautiful school back in 2008 when I was a teenager who had recently finished there. Hopefully sharing it here will help more people understand what democratic schools are like - there are many around the world (see idenetwork.org) - and maybe set aside some prejudice for a moment, at least those who haven't studied or taught at a school like this before. It's a very different way of doing things which does indeed challenge the status quo and the beliefs many of us so tightly hold on what 'success' is and what a school should be like.