- Kilquhanity School
Kilquhanity School was one of several free schools to have been established in the
UK in the twentieth century. Others includeSands School in Devon,Summerhill in Suffolk andKirkdale School in London.The school was founded by
John Aitkenhead (1910-1998) in 1940 and closed in 1997. cite web| accessdate = 2008-08-22|publisher=The Independent|title=Obituary: John Aitkenhead |url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980821/ai_n14180654 |date=1998-08-21] It was located atCastle Douglas in theScottish Borders . cite web| accessdate = 2008-08-22|publisher=Braehead News|title=John Aitkenhead |url = http://www.braehead.info/html/john_aitkenhead.html ]Philosophy
The philosophy of Kilquhanity was heavily influenced by the writing and ideas of
A. S. Neill , who founded Summerhill school, where Aitkenhead had worked ; essentially that children learn best with freedom from coercion ("free-range").Further reading
* "The Education Revolution" #32 Spring/Summer 2001 (The Magazine of the Alternative Education Resource Organization).
* Various authors. "Summerhill: For And Against", A collection of essays, arguing both in favour and against Summerhill's (and Kilquhanity's) approach.
* A.S. Neill. "Summerhill". A book about the school and its philosophy, by the school's founder.
References
See also
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Free schools
*Democratic school
*Collaborative learning
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