INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS in the 60s
Roxbury History Speaker Series
Where: Haley House Bakery Café 12 Dade Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
When: Wednesday, March 30
Come for dinner starting at 5 pm; program starts promptly at 7 pm
Please rsvp to roxburyhistory@gmail.com
Roxbury Community School, Highland Park Free School, and the New School for Children were independent schools founded by parents to provide their children with an excellent education when the Boston Public Schools were failing them.
What was special about these schools? What can we learn from them in light of today’s educational challenges? Parents, teachers and students from these schools will share their experiences.
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