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{{Short description|Former alternative school in Evanston, IL, USA}}
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The '''Free School of Evanston'''  was an [[alternative school]] that existed in [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Illinois]], 
United States from 1971 to 1976, for five [[school years]].

==Influences==
The Free School was influenced by [[Summerhill School]]. At meetings, parents, students, and teachers were all equal, each having one vote. [[Tuition payments|Tuition]] was based on a [[sliding scale]] percentage of parents' income. The school did not pursue [[educational accreditation]].

==Location==
The school rented space at:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School years !! Space !! Building !! Address !! Coordinates
|-
| 1971-72 || basement || Unitarian Church of Evanston<ref>[http://ucevanston.org/ Unitarian Church of Evanston]</ref> || 1330 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois || {{Coord|42.04262|-87.68912}}
|-
| 1972-76 || many rooms || Wheadon United Methodist Church<ref>Church later renamed. See {{cite web|title=Living in Evanston|url=http://www.epl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=124&orgscatid=94}}</ref>  || 2214 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois || {{Coord|42.05817|-87.68648}}
|}

==Student body==
The school enrolled more than 100 students, aged 5–16, divided into lower, middle, and upper age groups. Most were from the [[Chicago suburbs]], with a few from [[Chicago]]'s [[inner city]] neighborhoods.

== Principals ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School year(s) !! Principal
|-
| 1971-72 || ?
|-
| 1972-74 || Nelson Armour<ref>[http://www.nelsonarmour.com/ Nelson Armour]</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Armour|first=Nelson|title=Comment on "Nelson, can you..."|url=http://www.facebook.com/nwarmour/posts/448961938504811?comment_id=66972522|work=Profile|publisher=Facebook|access-date=9 December 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| 1974-75 || ?
|-
| 1975-76 || ?
|}

==See also==
*[[Anarchistic free school]]
*[[Alternative education]]
*[[Student voice]]

==References==
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{{Evanston, Illinois}}
{{High schools in suburban Cook County, Illinois}}
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[[Category:1971 establishments in Illinois]]
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