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anyone know of any free schools ( skools)?
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Anonymous
i'm not talking about the cost being free, but schools that follow the "summerhill" philosophy 
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Anonymous
| is fairhaven in upper marlboro one? It is modelled after sudbury. |
Anonymous
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I read an article in the Washington Post awhile back about a school like this -- Fairhaven sounds right. OP, if you do a search on www.washingtonpost.com in the archives, you may be able to find it. You will have to pay a small fee to get a copy of it.
Also when I was doing research on possible schools for dd, I came across the website for Sandy Spring(s?), a Quaker school in Maryland. Not a "Summerhill" type school completely (but what school is?) but it may have something a long the lines of what you're looking for. |
Anonymous
| Sandy Spring Friends School is not really comparable to a Summerhill school. What about Washington Waldorf? |
Anonymous
| According to Wikipedia, the closest active free school is The New School in Newark, Deleware. Wikipedia offers a pretty good summary on the philosophy for those who like me are completely unfamiliar with the term free skool. |
Anonymous
| The New School in Newark is fabulous! I did not go there, but many of my friends from high school did. The people who run it (Melanie and John Heiner) are remarkable individuals really committed to the 'unschooling' concept. |
Anonymous
| thank you. well, i am familiar with fairhaven, and there is also The Freedom School in barnesville. i was sort of hoping to find something more geared to younger kids. i think fairhaven is a boarding school ( although i could very well be wrong). Waldorf is interesting, but not quite the same |
Anonymous
| Fairhaven is not a boarding school, and it is appropriate for young children. |
Anonymous
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(OP here) thanks - i will have to look at fairhaven again
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Anonymous
| What is this?? |
Anonymous
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That is so interesting. I wish it was closer.
I went to their web site and looked around. I doubt it would be effective for high school. But surely every kid would benefit from doing at least one year in that school. |