Wennington School

Wennington School

Wennington School, founded by the Quaker [http://www.quaker.org.uk] educationalist Kenneth C. Barnes, was a co-educational and ultimately progressive boarding school. It was originally founded in 1940 in Lunesdale , Lancashire. Early governors included Alfred Schweitzer and John Macmurray [http://www.johnmacmurray.org] . At the end of the Second World War the school relocated to Ingmanthorpe Hall near Wetherby, Yorkshire where it remained until its closure in 1975 [http://www.pettarchiv.org.uk/jointnewsletter/6.pdf] .

Notable alumni

* Peter Lawrence, developmental biologist
* Nicholas Maw, composer
* [http://www.amazingdarts.com/hammy_howell.html William Howell] musician

References

*"Involved Man: Action and Reflection in the Life of a Teacher"; by Kenneth C. Barnes
*"Energy Unbound: Story of Wennington School"; by Kenneth C. Barnes

External links

*http://www.wenningtonschool.org.uk/history.htm
*http://www.quaker.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=90043&int1stParentNodeID=89813&strAreaColor=aqua
*http://www.wenningtonschool.com/


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