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Note: “In Appreciation of Liberty” was posted on the SVS blog (www.sudval.org) on June 9, 2014. It elicited several fascinating comments which, we felt, enriched the conversation, so we thought you might enjoy reading it as a “package”. With all the difficulties that beset us in our personal lives, work environments, and world affairs, it […]
The school was first conceived half a century ago, in the Fall of 1965. In so many ways, it was a different world back then. Talking to young people about life in those days is like relating stories about some distant far-gone period in the history of mankind. No laptops? No smartphones? No worldwide web?
As I write, I am looking outside at the beautiful campus in the morning sun. Children of all ages are all over – running, playing, calling each other, romping. Inside, voices can be heard from the adjacent rooms – and sometimes floating up from the main lounge downstairs. The school is alive with activity, excitement, […]
Of course they can . . . They do it as infants . . . as adults . . . and throughout the ages in between. At Sudbury Valley children learn how to live as free citizens in a democratic society.
The Question For as long as I can remember, Sudbury Valley School has stated that its reason for existence, in a nutshell, is to provide an environment, suitable for our place and time, in which children can take responsibility for preparing themselves to be effective adults. Our writings seek to explain how the school fulfills […]
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