- Free School of Evanston
The PAGENAME was an
alternative school that existed inEvanston, Illinois ,USA from 1970 to 1975, for fiveschool years .Influences
The Free School was influenced by
Summerhill School .At meetings, parents, students, teachers were all equal, each having one vote.Tuition was based on asliding scale percentage of parents income.The school did not pursueeducational accreditation .Location
The first year, the school rented space in the in basement of the Evanston
Unitarian Church , and for the latter four years in the WheadonMethodist Church , both on Ridge Ave. in Evanston.tudent body
There were more than 100 students, aged 5-16,divided into lower, middle, and upper age groups,Most were from the
Chicago suburbs , but there were also several students fromChicago 'sinner city neighborhoods.ee also
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Free school
*Alternative education
*Student voice
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