A boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England, founded in 1921 by A.S. Neill as one of the earliest and most influential democratic free schools, run on the principle that children learn best when free to choose whether and what to study, with school rules set by a community meeting in which pupils and staff each have one vote.
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Summerhill School is an independent day and boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England. It was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill.
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in Leiston, Suffolk, England
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It was founded in 1921.
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Summerhill School is an independent (i.e. fee-charging) day and boarding school in Leiston, Suffolk, England. It was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill...
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founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill
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Independent (i.e. fee-charging) day and boarding school.
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In 1921, Summerhill was founded as a boarding school and the first school in which students and teachers had an equal vote in nearly all school matters.
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