Meaning of free school | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An educational institution that provides tuition-free schooling, often with greater autonomy than traditional government oversight; a public school.
2. An alternative school focusing on student freedom, democratic self-governance, and self-directed learning, often operating outside traditional curriculum constraint.

Examples

“The Germans had a free school, rather like King Alfred School, in London. A school with co-education, much freedom, no punishments, no rewards. But it contended that the school must mould the child.”

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