Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre
{{School
| name = Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre
| image = ML wiki.jpg
| caption = Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre on Plaza Saint-Hubert
| address = 6790, Saint-Hubert
| city = Montreal
| province = Quebec
| country = Canada
| other_name = Mont-Libre
| schooltype = Democratic
| fundingtype = Independent
| established = January 9, 2017
| category = Democratic
| director = Marc-Alexandre Prud'homme
| gender = Coeducational
| age_range = 9 to 18 years
}}
Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre (Mont-Libre) is an independent inclusive multi-age bilingual democratic learning centre servicing children who are registered for homeschooling in Quebec, Canada.{{Cite news |last=Péloquin |first=Tristan |date=2022-09-06 |title=Non-scolarisation: Une enfance buissonnière |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-09-06/non-scolarisation/une-enfance-buissonniere.php |access-date=2025-01-11 |work=La Presse |language=fr-CA}}{{Cite news |last=Péloquin |first=Textes : Tristan |last2=Jean |first2=Ph0tos : Olivier |date=2022-09-07 |title=Non scolarisation: Les centres d’apprentissage libre se multiplient |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-09-07/non-scolarisation/les-centres-d-apprentissage-libre-se-multiplient.php |access-date=2025-01-11 |work=La Presse |language=fr-CA}} Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre is part of the alternative education movement and is the first democratic learning centre to be established in the province of Quebec. Mont-Libre is located in the borough of La Petite Patrie, Montreal. The centre was founded in response to the desperate need for a space to support children and their families who do not fit in the traditional school system. The founders of Mont-Libre, Marc-Alexandre Prud'homme and others, also founded the Quebec Network of Democratic Schools (RÉDAQ).{{Cite web |last=St-Germain |first=Nicolas |date=2018-01-31 |title=Écoles démocratiques : apprendre librement |url=https://montrealcampus.ca/2018/01/31/ecoles-democratiques-apprendre-librement/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Montréal Campus |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |title=Contact – REDAQ |url=https://redaq.ca/contacts/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Werewolf Party: How Playing Can Enhance Self-Directed Learning in an Agile Learning Centre |url=https://www.self-directed.org/tp/werewolf-party/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Alliance for Self-Directed Education |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=HeySummit |title=Sommet sur l'éducation à la maison / IEF 2025 |url=https://sommet-sur-leducation-a-la-maison-ief-2025.heysummit.com/speakers/marc-alexandre-prudhomme/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Sommet sur l'éducation à la maison / IEF 2025}}
Philosophy and educational structure
Mont-Libre prioritises self-directed learning, non-violent communication, transformative justice, democratic decision-making processes, a love of learning and community involvement.{{Cite web |date=2017-01-24 |title=Des écoles pas comme les autres! - École branchée |url=https://ecolebranchee.com/des-ecoles-pas-comme-les-autres/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |language=fr-FR}} The centre follows the tenets of unschooling.
Mont-Libre decision-making processes are organised via democratic assemblies held every week.{{Cite web |date=2016-09-08 |title=Our principles - Mont-Libre |url=https://montlibre.org/en/how-the-centre-works/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |language=en-CA}} Mont-Libre community members are free to explore their own interests as long as their interests do not encroach negatively on others.{{Cite web |date=2016-09-08 |title=Our principles - Mont-Libre |url=https://montlibre.org/en/how-the-centre-works/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |language=en-CA}} Similar to the Summerhill School, founded by A.S. Neill the centre follows progressive educational philosophies, with an attitude of meeting students where they are at. Mont-Libre is an example of community-based democratic education and alternative education.{{Cite news |last=Péloquin |first=Tristan |date=2022-09-06 |title=Non-scolarisation: Une enfance buissonnière |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-09-06/non-scolarisation/une-enfance-buissonniere.php |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=La Presse |language=fr-CA}}{{Cite web |title=Mont-Libre: Centre éducatif agile de Montréal |url=https://www.self-directed.org/resource/mont-libre-centre-educatif-agile-de-montreal/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Alliance for Self-Directed Education |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Péloquin |first=Textes : Tristan |last2=Jean |first2=Ph0tos : Olivier |date=2022-09-07 |title=Non scolarisation: Les centres d’apprentissage libre se multiplient |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-09-07/non-scolarisation/les-centres-d-apprentissage-libre-se-multiplient.php |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=La Presse |language=fr-CA}}
References
External links
- [https://montlibre.org/en/home-2/ Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre website]
- [https://redaq.ca/ecoles-democratiques/ Quebec Network of Democratic Schools / Réseau des écoles démocratiques au Québec (RÉDAQ)]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 2016