Sudbury School lets pupils learn their own way

Louise Walsh People are relocating from all around Europe to attend a school in Sligo where students have complete independence to decide their own education.

People are relocating from all around Europe to attend a school in Sligo where students have complete independence to decide their own education. The Sudbury School in Calry, Sligo, is preparing to open for its second year and its student numbers have grown from 15 to 32.

The ethos of the school is that students decide what to do with their time, which means they can spend the day climbing trees, reading, researching for a project or surfing their tablets — it’s purely their own choice.