22/07/2026
Learning at Summerhill 📝
It is a common misconception that Summerhill School (often dubbed “the do as you like school”) is NOT a strong academic establishment, but this can’t be further from the truth.
Yes, at Summerhill, the children choose whether to engage in academics and attend their lessons, but this very approach instils in our children an incredibly grounded and mature relationship to their learning.
The school has a dedicated and very experienced group of teaching staff, and a full and diverse curriculum for the students to choose from – subjects include Maths, English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Fashion and Textiles, Fine Art, Woodwork, Metalwork (including blacksmithing and bladesmithing), Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Computer Science, Digital Composition, Sound Engineering and a wide range of musical instruments.
The very fact that children have the complete freedom to choose what they want to dip into, or to study longer term, gives them a healthy relationship and a deep ownership of their learning from a young age, and therefore a strong foundation for them to build on for whatever their chosen path may be in the future… 📖☀️
