Beacon Hill School is the name of the school founded and run by Bertrand Russell and his second wife Dora Russell. It was run from a succession of different locations (including its original premises at the Russell's residence (Telegraph House) all based in England and is considered to have been one of the most important pioneering schools in the field of Libertarian Education together with Summerhill School. There are at least three other schools in the UK with the name Beacon Hill. Jump to: navigation, search Bertrand Russell The Right Honourable Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was an influential British logician, philosopher, and mathematician, working mostly in the 20th century. ... Dora Black (3 April 1894 - 31 May 1986), the second wife of the legendary philosopher Bertrand Russell, led a life worthy of note. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... A.S. Neill founded the controversial Summerhill School in 1921 in Hellerau near Dresden. ...
In 1911 she spent nearly a year at a private boarding school for girls in Germany, in preparation for the 'Little Go' at Cambridge.
Black and Russell founded a school in 1927 called BeaconHillSchool in which they tried to teach children to leave behind superstitions and irrational views of previous generations.
After the war, Black became an advocate of the peace movement and was one of the founder members of the CND, in which she joined with other prominent leftists (Russell, J.
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