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Anastasia Congdon

Outstanding Ohioans

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Robert Wheeler

Matt Kramer

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Gene Logsdon

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Margaret Lewis

In Episode 41, I had the privilege of interviewing Anastasia Congdon &amp; Margaret Lewis, Founders of Kokosing Valley School in Gambier, Ohio (Knox County). Connect with the Outstanding Ohioans show on Facebook, Itunes, or Stitcher The Kokosing Valley School is based on the Sudbury School Model founded in 1968.  It is a model based on freedom, self-paced learning, mixed peer ages, play, interest exploration, and democratic processes. It is in fact nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wreck and ruin without fail. -Albert Einstein Here are some of the highlights from our conversation:  Anastasia and Margaret's backgrounds prior to founding the school in 2015 How each person came across the Sudbury model The tipping point for taking action for their children, and why they felt the Sudbury model was the best fit The inspirational, massive action they took to create the school within 7 months are they impacted by the school establishment of the state how the beautiful property contributes to the experience of the students the what a day looks like for the school children the parental support needed to make it successful the benefits the children receive from the Sudbury model, including the value of mixed ages all together historical outcomes of students that have gone through this model their vision for the future and legacy they hope to leave behind  Some resources to learn more about the Sudbury school model or mentioned in the interview:  Research articles and videos Free At Last:  The Sudbury Valley School book by Daniel Greenberg Starting A Sudbury School:  A Summary of the Experiences of Fifteen Start Ups by Daniel Greenberg Free to Learn by Peter Gray Creative Schools:  The Grassroots Revolution that is Transforming Education by Sir Ken Robinson  To contact the school, you may do the following:  website Facebook page Email at info@kokosingvalleyschool.org Phone at (740) 427-2037  Thank you for listening.

In Episode 41, I had the privilege of interviewing Anastasia Congdon &amp; Margaret Lewis, Founders of <a href="http://www.kokosingvalleyschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kokosing Valley School</a> in Gambier, Ohio (Knox County). Connect with the Outstanding Ohioans show on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Outstanding-Ohioans-show/704019533002197" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/outstanding-ohioians/id910017260" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Itunes</a>, or <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/52707/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> The <a href="http://www.kokosingvalleyschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kokosing Valley School</a> is based on the <a href="http://www.sudval.com/01_abou_01.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sudbury School Model</a> founded in 1968.  It is a model based on freedom, self-paced learning, mixed peer ages, play, interest exploration, and democratic processes. It is in fact nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wreck and ruin without fail. -Albert Einstein Here are some of the highlights from our conversation: <ul> <li>Anastasia and Margaret's backgrounds prior to founding the school in 2015</li> <li>How each person came across the Sudbury model</li> <li>The tipping point for taking action for their children, and why they felt the Sudbury model was the best fit</li> <li>The inspirational, massive action they took to create the school within 7 months</li> <li>are they impacted by the school establishment of the state</li> <li>how the beautiful property contributes to the experience of the students</li> <li>the what a day looks like for the school children</li> <li>the parental support needed to make it successful</li> <li>the benefits the children receive from the Sudbury model, including the value of mixed ages all together</li> <li>historical outcomes of students that have gone through this model</li> <li>their vision for the future and legacy they hope to leave behind</li> </ul> Some resources to learn more about the Sudbury school model or mentioned in the interview: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sudval.com/05_articles.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Research articles and videos</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/1PMa3Wc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free At Last:  The Sudbury Valley School</a> book by Daniel Greenberg</li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/1SQJ8IU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Starting A Sudbury School:  A Summary of the Experiences of Fifteen Start Ups</a> by Daniel Greenberg</li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/1PMarnz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free to Learn</a> by Peter Gray</li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/1PpCtDd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Schools:  The Grassroots Revolution that is Transforming Education</a> by Sir Ken Robinson</li> </ul> To contact the school, you may do the following: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.kokosingvalleyschool.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kokosingvalleyschool/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a></li> <li>Email at <a href="mailto:info@kokosingvalleyschool.org">info@kokosingvalleyschool.org</a></li> <li>Phone at (740) 427-2037</li> </ul> Thank you for listening.

The Outstanding Ohioans Show, Episode 41-Interview with Anastasia Congdon & Margaret Lewis, Founders of Kokosing Valley School