Membership
Are you passionate about democratic education?
We invite you to join The Australasian Democratic Education Community and connect with others who are involved with democratic, progressive and alternative education.
Become a member by filling in our membership form and our Secretary will be in contact to process your membership fee.
Annual Membership Fees
School/Institution $150
Individual $30
Individual Concession $15
Student FREE
If you are working at a school that is an ADEC member, your are automatically a member. We would, however, recommend that you Join our Mailing List (see button below) to make sure your receive any communications directly to your inbox.
Why Belong to ADEC?
Be part of a group of like-minded educators, schools, and learning centres.
Support is available for school and learning centres start ups.
Opportunity to apply for financial support from ADEC to attend local and international conferences - ADEC, APDEC & IDEC Conferences
Discounted price to the Annual ADEC Conference
Chance to inform government policy, as members are surveyed on their views and represented in submissions to State and Commonwealth Governments.
Regular newsletters, including member school profiles and networking opportunities
Your school or learning centre will be listed on ADEC website.
Be informed about research undertaken in the democratic education field - and contribute to that research.
Help other member schools nationally and internationally (through IDEC) with financial and other support in times of crisis (eg democratic school in Ukraine during war, schools in Nepal during earthquakes, etc)