Children Come First
An interview of Mimsy Sadofsky, by Daria Brezinski for her weekly radio show. This interview succinctly describes most of the important aspects of the school in a Question and Answer format.
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SVS 25th Anniversary Retrospective
Five Former Students, Where They Are and How They Got There A snapshot of the lives of alumni ranging in age from 22 to 36 – a physician, a graphic designer, a mathematics professor, a musician and a dramatist. “I can cope with failing or succeeding at doing anything I am interested in doing. It’s […]
A Lecture on Play
Play – the activity central to people in their most accelerated learning mode – . . . is the most effective instrument for learning.
Sudbury Valley: A School for Today
The children at Sudbury Valley are ‘doin’ what comes natur’ly.’ But they are not necessarily choosing what comes easily… Along with the ebullient good spirits, there is an underlying seriousness. They know that they, and only they, are responsible for their education.
A Paradigm Shift in Education
The raw materials for effective adulthood are there in the child. The best service we can render a child in making the transition from childhood to adulthood is not to get in the way.
What Sudbury Valley Is About – 1988 Interview
An interview with Daniel Greenberg in 1988, conducted as part of an oral history study of educational innovation, sponsored by New York State University. Questions covered a wide range including the school’s founding, its philosophy, and its place in the world of education.