Free School of Evanston

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The Free School of Evanston was an alternative school that existed in Evanston, Illinois, USA from 1971 to 1976, for five school 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 a sliding scale percentage of parents income. The school did not pursue educational accreditation.

Location

The School rented space at:

School years Space Building Address Coordinates
1971-72 basement Unitarian Church of Evanston 1330 Ridge Av. Evanston, IL Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
1972-76 many rooms Wheadon United Methodist Church[1] 2214 Ridge Av. Evanston, IL Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Student 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 from Chicago's inner city neighborhoods.

Principals

School year(s) Principal
1971-72  ???
1972-74 Nelson Armour[2]
1974-75  ???
1975-76  ???

See also

References

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