The Beach School
| The Beach School | |
|---|---|
 The main building | |
| Location | |
42 Edgewood Avenue Toronto, ON Canada | |
| Information | |
| Established | 2003 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Grades | JK-12 (ungraded, ages 4+) |
| Campus type | urban |
| Philosophy | Sudbury |
| Governance | School Meeting (democratic, vote by students and staff) |
The Beach School was a
Some participants of The Beach School are part of a group attempting to open a similar school called Reach Sudbury School of Toronto.[1]
History
Modelled after the Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, which opened in 1968, The Beach School community believed that learning which is initiated and pursued by the learner happens naturally, meaningfully, and enduringly. As such, there was no set curriculum at the school; instead individual curiosity and self-initiation directed learning. Beach School students were trusted with their own education and were free to draw from the school's resources as much or as little as they saw fit. The Beach School encouraged self-evaluation; there were no grades, tests, or assignments unless desired. This educational approach was based on the Sudbury belief that everyone is instinctively curious; therefore, when trusted to do so, they will discover independently the knowledge and experiences they need, becoming self-aware and resourceful in the process.[1]
Tuition
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Because the
See also
- List of Sudbury schools
- Education reform
- Anarchist free school
- Alternative Education
References
- ^ a b Boesveld, Sarah (28 May 2011). "The politics of unschooling: Raising independent trailblazers or lazy free-floaters?". National Post. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
