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Adshead, Mary Lois Timbes – Journal for Living, 2001
A former student reminisces about attending the Organic School in Fairhope, Alabama, in the 1950s. Founded in 1903, the school pioneered child-centered education; had multigraded classes; incorporated dance, pottery, weaving, and art into the curriculum; and was guided generally by the philosophy that education is not preparation for life, but…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Multigraded Classes, Nontraditional Education
