Life is cool for these teens at the school with no rules . . . [Independent.ie]

It is one of the most radical ventures in Irish education. In the building of an old vocational college in Trim, Co Meath, Liz Lavery runs a school where there are virtually no rules.

The students play a role in the choice of the teachers. Before they can take a job, new teachers are interviewed by the pupils.

Rather than being told what they have to learn, pupils choose what they want to study, based on their own interests. They make decisions on school policy and attend staff meetings. There is no code of discipline.

 

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