Outstanding Ohioans

In Episode 41, I had the privilege of interviewing Anastasia Congdon & 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 f