Visits England’s progressive co-educational boarding school, Summerhill, founded by Alexander Neill a half century ago. Aims to show that students can make decisions about their studies without lessening the quality of their education.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010415
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Boarding schools
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Experimental methods
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Neill, A. S. (Alexander Sutherland), 1883-1973
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Summerhill School
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)