The Free School, located in Albany, New York, is a day school for 60 students aged two to fourteen founded in 1969 by Mary Leue, with approximately half of the kids coming from the city and half coming from outer-lying areas. It is the oldest urban free school in the United States. The school describes itself as a school that offers "... a unique alternative to traditional models of education by giving children complete freedom over their learning.

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  • The Free School, located in Albany, New York, is a day school for 60 students aged two to fourteen founded in 1969 by Mary Leue, with approximately half of the kids coming from the city and half coming from outer-lying areas. It is the oldest urban free school in the United States. The school describes itself as a school that offers "... a unique alternative to traditional models of education by giving children complete freedom over their learning. Students at the school, many whom [sic] have slipped through the cracks of today's increasingly regimented school system, flourish in a nurturing environment that allows them the freedom to chart their own course of learning while fostering their emotional growth. " It has been cited as an influence for other urban free schools.
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