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Mairead Ronan

This Wicklow School Lets The Students Decide The Curriculum And Lead Their Own Education

A special three-part series is currently on RTÉ which follows a group of young people in Bray, Co Wi...
Orla Ormond
Orla Ormond

5:30 PM - 1 Jul 2021



Mairead Ronan

This Wicklow School Lets The Students Decide The Curriculum And Lead Their Own Education

Orla Ormond
Orla Ormond

5:30 PM - 1 Jul 2021

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A special three-part series is currently on RTÉ which follows a group of young people in Bray, Co Wicklow over an 18 month period.

One of those people is 15-year-old Aed and his mum Ciara who started the Wicklow Sudbury School after seeing how Aed and his siblings struggled in standard school.

This Wicklow School Lets The Students Decide The Curriculum And Lead Their Own Education

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Ciara told Mairead about how the school came to be, how it operates and what subjects the students choose to learn.

You can hear the chat in full by pressing the play button on screen.


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Bray Democratic Schooling Education Our Town Sudbury School Wicklow Sudbury School

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