Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre
| Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre | |
|---|---|
 Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre on Plaza Saint-Hubert | |
| Location | |
6790, Saint-Hubert Montreal , Quebec Canada | |
| Information | |
| Other name | Mont-Libre |
| School type | Independent Democratic |
| Established | January 9, 2017 |
| Category | Democratic |
| Director | Marc-Alexandre Prud'homme |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age range | 6 to 18 years |
Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre (Mont-Libre) is an independent (i.e. fee-charging) inclusive multi-age and bilingual democratic learning centre servicing children who are registered for homeschooling in Quebec, Canada.[1]
Mont-Libre was founded on January 9th, 2017. It is the first democratic learning centre of its kind in Quebec.[2] The centre is located in the urban borough of La Petite Patrie, Montreal.
Philosophy and educational structure
Similar to the democratic free school, Summerhill, Mont-Libre is a part of the radical alternative education movement. Following the tenets of democratic learning centres, Mont-Libre features a child-centred and participatory approach to learning in the context of primary and secondary education.[3]
Mont-Libre's community decision-making processes are organised via democratic assemblies.[4] These assemblies are opportunities for equal opportunity decision-making by both the youth and the staff members. [1] The assemblies direct the culture and educational climate of the centre. Mont-Libre follows the philosophical principles of unschooling with self-directed learning, non-violent communication, transformative justice, a love of learning and community involvement.[2] Community members attending the centre are free to explore their own interests as long as they do not encroach negatively on others.[4]
"By embracing the unschooling philosophy, you must have deep faith that a child placed in a healthy and enriching environment will develop to their full potential on their own. You, as an adult, can create all the circumstances that will help them."
In September 2025, Mont-Libre began to include younger children between the ages of six to nine for one day a week. The remaining four days of the week are reserved for youth bewtween the ages of nine to eighteen.[5]
The educators at Mont-Libre include Christine Perry, Daniel Stee, Hyon Stee and Marc-Alexandre Prud'homme. [6]
References
- 1 2 3 Péloquin, Tristan (2022-09-06). "Non-scolarisation: Une enfance buissonnière". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- 1 2 Lepage, Ninon Louise (2017-01-24). "Des écoles pas comme les autres! - École branchée". ecolebranchee.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Gillen Motherway, A democratic school: Teacher reconciliation, child-centred dialogue and emergent democracy, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 56, Issue 6, Dec 2022, Pages 998–1013, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12718
- 1 2 "Our principles - Mont-Libre". 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ↑ "Home - Mont-Libre". 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ↑ "Our staff - Mont-Libre". 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2025-11-21.