kayb85 <[email protected]>

I was wondering if anyone has any opinions of the Sudbury Schools.
There is one about an hour from me, and I've been toying with the
idea. The Circle School's website: http://www.circleschool.org/

I've posted before about my daughter feeling like she needs more time
with friends, that there's not kids her age on our block and she's
not getting a lot of free play time with homeschooled kids. I was
thinking maybe it would be a solution. Maybe they would allow part
time enrollment, maybe 2 days a week, which would be perfect.

If anyone's not familiar with this style of school, it's not
very "schoolish" at all. It is a building with a ton of resources
and adults as resource persons where kids have the freedom to do what
they want all day. Kids and adults all have equal votes in
everything, including the hiring and firing of teachers.

Mary Bianco

>From: "kayb85 <sheran@...>" <sheran@...>

<<I was wondering if anyone has any opinions of the Sudbury Schools.>>


A friend from my homeschool group just moved to Oregon because of a Sudbury
school. Her and her two children saw a program about it, I think it may have
been 60 Minutes. Anyway, as soon as it was over, both of her children said
that's where they wanted to go. She had been pretty relaxed with them on
homeschooling. They were both getting older and looking for something else.
So, for her children, she up and moved to Oregon. That was the only place
that had a Sudbury school that was public. She couldn't afford the other
ones. I haven't heard from her as of yet but if you would like to know how
the kids are faring, (I would) I can try to find her.

Mary B


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kayb85 <[email protected]>

I would love to hear how they are doing. :)
Sheila

> A friend from my homeschool group just moved to Oregon because of a
Sudbury
> school. Her and her two children saw a program about it, I think it
may have
> been 60 Minutes. Anyway, as soon as it was over, both of her
children said
> that's where they wanted to go. She had been pretty relaxed with
them on
> homeschooling. They were both getting older and looking for
something else.
> So, for her children, she up and moved to Oregon. That was the only
place
> that had a Sudbury school that was public. She couldn't afford the
other
> ones. I haven't heard from her as of yet but if you would like to
know how
> the kids are faring, (I would) I can try to find her.
>
> Mary B
>
>
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on 12/23/02 9:48 PM, kayb85 <sheran@...> at sheran@... wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone has any opinions of the Sudbury Schools.

I should know more being only one town away from the original ;-) But what I
have heard is some people say it's warm and inviting and some people say the
opposite. So it sounds like, as with any group, a lot depends on the child
and on the mix of children who happen to be there at the moment.

And some of the offshoots have changed the original idea and may be more
eclectic than unschoolish.

Joyce

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In a message dated 12/24/02 9:31:06 PM, sheran@... writes:

<< Anyway, as soon as it was over, both of her
children said
> that's where they wanted to go. She had been pretty relaxed with
them on
> homeschooling. They were both getting older and looking for
something else.
> So, for her children, she up and moved to Oregon. >>

Teenagers go to school out of state lots.
Specialty schools (arts, theatre) draw families to other states pretty
regularly.

Even though my kids don't go to school, a school is one thing I think would
be worth moving and buying another house for. If one of them DID need a
particular teacher or school for something important to them, I'd think about
it. If I were unhappy where I was or a single mom, I would JUMP at it.

Moving for a job seems less important to me (depending on the job, of
course--a professorship somewhere, or a vice-presidency of something, that's
moving stuff for sure). Moving to be near relatives or friends seems good.
Moving to avoid unemployment has ancient roots. But just moving to get a few
thousand dollars more a year, uprooting kids for chance of a slightly better
life, seems not as desirable to me. Maybe because I don't like change in my
personal life so much. And I saw the sadness in kids who had to move too
much when they were little, who came through my school or neighborhood for a
year or less. And I wasn't in a military town.

I hope those kids really like that Sudbury school and make some friends to
last their whole lives.

Sandra

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My best friend's son (who is my son's best friend!) attends a Sudbury School
in the Hartford , CT area, which just started. Nick was heavily involved in
the planning, etc., and really feels like the school is HIS. I don't know
about schools that have moved away from the basic philosophy, but it's
supposed to be pretty much an unschooling school. Even young children can
determine what they want to do.

There ARE rules, but they are determined by the kids. Nick, having left
public school to do this, LOVES it. And this is still a very small, new
place. If you have more specific questions about it, I'm sure he and his mom
would be happy to answer them.

I would say the big difference is that Sudbury Schools do not stress learning
as a family like unschooling does. But if for some reason I HAD to send my
son back to school, I'd like it to be a Sudbury School.
Kathryn


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Lanora and I were actively investigating the idea of enrolling her into
Sudbury school in Portland. Unfortunately the economy here had such a big
impact on enrollment that they had to close.

Except for it being a "school" and having some basic rules it was very true
to the ideals of unschooling. The kids were self-confident and generous with
one another.

Lanora liked the idea of having other kids to spend time with in this
environment but has no interest in anything more main stream. We have
discussed the idea of relocating to Eugene which has a Sudbury school.

Kris


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Have a Nice Day!

I am looking into the Circle School here in PA. Upattinas is too far for us. But the Circle School is very "unschooling' oriented too and is in Harrisburg, which is much closer.

I might ask them about "dual enrollment".

My older kids are missing being with friends but don't want the crap of institutional school either. The Circle School might be the answer to what they are looking for. I emailed them for tuition information. I understand its very expensive.

Kristen
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Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Sudbury Schools


Lanora and I were actively investigating the idea of enrolling her into
Sudbury school in Portland. Unfortunately the economy here had such a big
impact on enrollment that they had to close.

Except for it being a "school" and having some basic rules it was very true
to the ideals of unschooling. The kids were self-confident and generous with
one another.

Lanora liked the idea of having other kids to spend time with in this
environment but has no interest in anything more main stream. We have
discussed the idea of relocating to Eugene which has a Sudbury school.

Kris


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kayb85 <[email protected]>

I emailed them too, right before Christmas. Someone on another list
said that they run from 1500-9500 depending on income level. That's
nothing that I heard or read from the school officially though. I
also read on their site that you can do a one week trial before you
enroll to see if you like the school. I'm anxiously awaiting their
reply!
Sheila

--- In [email protected], Have a Nice Day!
<litlrooh@c...> wrote:
> I am looking into the Circle School here in PA. Upattinas is too
far for us. But the Circle School is very "unschooling' oriented too
and is in Harrisburg, which is much closer.
>
> I might ask them about "dual enrollment".
>
> My older kids are missing being with friends but don't want the
crap of institutional school either. The Circle School might be the
answer to what they are looking for. I emailed them for tuition
information. I understand its very expensive.
>
> Kristen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: louisaem@a...
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 6:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Sudbury Schools
>
>
> Lanora and I were actively investigating the idea of enrolling
her into
> Sudbury school in Portland. Unfortunately the economy here had
such a big
> impact on enrollment that they had to close.
>
> Except for it being a "school" and having some basic rules it was
very true
> to the ideals of unschooling. The kids were self-confident and
generous with
> one another.
>
> Lanora liked the idea of having other kids to spend time with in
this
> environment but has no interest in anything more main stream. We
have
> discussed the idea of relocating to Eugene which has a Sudbury
school.
>
> Kris
>
>
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i'm currently a 16 year old pser ( groans) ( though hardly If you knew the
situation but anyway) and am Looking into the " original" sud val. and just
to put my limited knowlege in.. I believe that the week long trial is
Mandatory and that ours is around 3,000 prehaps. I could be wrong. anyway,
just thought i'd poke my head in as this topic is the reason i'm on here. (
some of you may remeber me posting about boycotting the MCAS tests)

the_clevengers <[email protected]>

--- In [email protected], "kayb85 <sheran@p...>"
<sheran@p...> wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has any opinions of the Sudbury Schools.
> There is one about an hour from me, and I've been toying with the
> idea.

We have friends whose children go to the (public charter) Sudbury-
type school that is here. I think we actually have two of them in
this area. The kids that go there seem to really enjoy it and get a
lot out of it. If my kids wanted to go to school when they're older,
I can easily see them gravitating towards something like this, as it
seems to have the same basic respect for children determining their
own life paths and learning that we do at home.

I have heard some negative things about democratic schools, and like
anything, I think the dynamic of the school probably depends a lot on
the kids and parents involved in it at any given time. As they are
run by democratic process, they are probably more fluid and change
more over time than more traditional beauracracies.

Blue Skies,

-Robin-