Are You Raising a Factory Worker?

Your child is one-of-a-kind. Shouldn't her education be, too? 20th century schools, modeled after the assembly line, were designed to mass educate children in the same way factories built Model Ts. Even today, schools separate children by age, expect them to learn the same thing at the same time in the same way, and treat learning as unrelated bits to be memorized, tested, and, all too often, forgotten. A 21st century school should meet 21st century needs by allowing your child's learning to be driven by his natural curiosity.

The Natural Curriculum of Childhood

Did you send your child to walking school or talking school? Children are natural born learners, driven by curiosity and wired to learn through play, yet the amount of time dedicated to childhood play is in sharp decline. At the same time, tests of creativity show a marked decrease in the creative thinking of American schoolchildren in the past two decades. We have a deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn, create and share, and to elevate ourselves and our world. Unfortunately, most schools try to coerce learning through rewards and punishments. Because the longest-lasting and most effective learning takes place when it is self-directed, at Tallgrass Sudbury School, your child's drive to master her world will be given full rein.

A Custom-Fit Education

Just-in-time learning, not just-in-case learning. With no bells to interrupt them, children at Sudbury schools learn what they need, when they need it, in the manner they choose and for as long as they wish. They eat when they are hungry, rest when they are tired, and move around as needed. They interact with people of all ages, learning from and teaching each other. They naturally engage the world in ways they find personally meaningful. Gone are the pressures to achieve high scores on standardized tests, the lost sleep due to hours of homework, or the fear of making mistakes in a setting that emphasizes right answers over critical thinking. Instead, Sudbury students are charged with real world responsibilities - proposing, making and enforcing the rules in a working democracy, spending budgeted money, and hiring staff at annual elections.

Tallgrass Sudbury School....Because Life Is Not Standardized.

Our school is one of a new generation of schools modeled after The Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, MA, www.sudval.org, which has been giving children freedom, trust and respect for over 40 years. We invite you to call or visit our school for more information.