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Summerhill School is an independent (i.e. fee-charging) day and boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England. It was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill with the belief that the school should be made to fit the child, rather than the other way around. It is run as a democratic community; the running of the school is conducted in the ...
Summerhill School, experimental primary and secondary coeducational boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, Eng. Founded in 1921, it is famous for the revolutionary educational theories of its headmaster, A.S. Neill. The teaching methods and curriculum are flexible, and the accent is on contemporary.
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The Summerhill School, the Radical Educational Experiment That Let Students Learn What, When, and How They Want (1966) in Education, K-12 | March 9th, 2020 6 Comments. Among the political and social revolutions of the 1960s, the movement to democratize education is of central historical importance.
Summerhill School celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021 and continues to operate true to its roots today in Leiston, Suffolk. giles 2024-06-26T19:53:04+01:00.
Jun 29, 2022 · Summerhill continues today as a thriving boarding school that also accepts a few day students, with a student body of roughly 75, age 5 to 17. The headmistress is A.S. Neill’s daughter Zoë...
A.S.Neill's Summerhill School | 613 followers on LinkedIn. Founded in 1921 and still ahead of its time. | Summerhill is the oldest children's democracy in the world.