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THE ALTERNATIVE IS SHAPING UP AS A1
WHEN I first heard the term "alternative" education I wondered what it involved which was different to procedures at "normal" schools. Was it the information or the method? Did the children turn out the same? Could they read and write? When I talked about sending our son
Sydney Morning Herald 22/08/1994     no charge     695 words

LOLLIES ARE BANNED - BY ORDER OF THE KIDS
WHEN Currambena School opened in 1969, many people protested to Lane Cove Council. "People used to think that all the kids ran around naked and wild, out of control and with absolutely no regard to any rules whatever," said parent Mr Geoff Price, who was having lunch in the staff roo
Sydney Morning Herald 08/11/1990     no charge     1049 words

ALTERNATIVE AND ALIVE
ON THE top floor of the Currambena school building, the Cecilia group were planning a class picnic. What games would they play? What food would they take? Suggestions flew around the room, were noted by the minute-taker, then voted on. "Direct your comments through the chair," sa
Sydney Morning Herald 30/05/1988     no charge     2359 words

Kick out the jams
It's picture perfect, but life will be better when the tunnel is built.
Sydney Morning Herald 23/06/2005     no charge     739 words

Kids run the school - and it works fine
HEARD the one about the school with no principal, run by the kids?
Sun Herald 15/07/2001     no charge     795 words

COLUMN 8
WHY, asks Ron McBeth, of Potts Point, does the Australian Psychics Association office in Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo, need a doorbell? AGE shall not weary them ... it's no barrier to being a flight attendant, at least on American airlines. United's flight leaving on Wednesday for San Franc
Sydney Morning Herald 11/09/1994     no charge     491 words

RSVP
Currambena School: A 40th anniversary reunion barbecue will be held at noon on Sunday, July 5, at 205 Longueville Road, Lane Cove. RSVP to Karen at karen@giveorganic.com.au, or visit currambena.nsw.edu.au/.
Sydney Morning Herald 25/06/2009     no charge     35 words

PARENT POWER
Parents expect a lot from schools - and when they don't measure up, concerned mums and dads aren't afraid to intervene. But, as Annette Binger discovers, such well-meaning attention isn't always welcome.
Sun Herald 02/07/2006     no charge     1559 words

Teachers say tests will take fun from learning
As nine Currambena Primary School girls practised handstands yesterday, their teachers were talking of an uprising of their own.
Sydney Morning Herald 13/03/2004     no charge     434 words

AUTONOMY BRINGS LOVE OF LEARNING
THE Australian International Independent School at North Ryde is Sydney's only "alternative" high school, with the exception of the three Rudolf Steiner schools, which combine primary and secondary. Like Currambena, it is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year and, also like
Sydney Morning Herald 08/11/1990     no charge     970 words

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