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Encyclopedia > The Circle School

The Circle School is an Integral school located in Harrisburg, PA and founded in 1984, and is aligned with the Sudbury model. The term Sudbury School means that it is modeled after the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts. It enrolls pre-kindergarten through high school aged children. The Circle School currently has over 70 students enrolled (a record high) and 5 fulltime staff members. It is the only Sudbury School in Pennsylvania and one of the oldest in the world. Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. ... The Sudbury model of education was pioneered at Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts. ... The Sudbury model of democratic education is named after the school that pioneered it — Sudbury Valley School. ... The Sudbury Valley School was founded in 1968 in Framingham, Massachusetts. ... Framingham is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 66,910, making it the most populous town in Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ...


Educational Method

The Sudbury Valley model of schooling has two defining characteristics. First, the students are free to spend their time as they choose. During the hours they are in school students can spend their time engaging in any activity they wish (reading, playing video games, climbing trees, watching TV, conversing, studying, playing trumpet etc). The only requirements placed on them are that they must follow the rules and that they must do a chore each day (the school has no custodian). There are no grades or evaluations, the idea being that every activity students engage in, they engage in because they wish to do so. The second defining characteristic is that the school's administration is placed principally in the students' hands. All the "day to day" affairs of the school are governed by a democratic body called the School Meeting. There, decisions are made concerning such things as student admissions, creating, repealing or amending a rule, suspensions and expulsions etc. The School Meeting is composed of all students and staff members (teachers) and since the students greatly outnumber the staff members most of the administrative power lies with the students. This model of education receives a great deal of skepticism as it is very different than the other methods of teaching.


History

The Circle School was founded in 1984 by Beth Stone, Jim Rietmulder and Sue Narten. They were soon joined by dee Vogt. The school was not originally founded as a Sudbury Valley School but as a liberal elementary school intended partially as an alternative for the children of the founders. As the students attending got older The Circle School expanded to an elementary and middle school and finally to a full pre-kindergarten through high school enrollment. The Sudbury Valley School was founded in 1968 in Framingham, Massachusetts. ...


External links

  • The Circle School's Official website
  • Sudbury Valley School's Official Website

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The Circle School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (392 words)
The Circle School is a Sudbury School located in Harrisburg PA and founded in 1984.
The term Sudbury School means that it is modeled after the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts.
The school was not originally founded as a Sudbury Valley School but as a liberal elementary school intended partially as an alternative for the children of the founders.
Circle+School+02 (4032 words)
Plaintiffs, a public high school student, two parents of private school students, and several non-religious private schools, claim that the Act, by compelling schools to hold, and students to participate in, recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem and salutations of the flag, on its face violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
The private school plaintiffs, the Circle School, Project Learn, the Crefeld School, the School in Rose Valley, and Upattinas School and Resource Center, argue that the Act violates their freedom to expressive association by requiring them to hold recitations that contradict their educational philosophies.
The Circle School's public mission statement includes the following: "we believe in the wisdom of each person to know what's best for him or her," that "freedom to entertain ideas must be unbounded," and that "the child person is encouraged to explore widely.
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