Preshil
Preshil, or The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, Progressive, school located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Founded in the early 1930s by Margaret J. R. Lyttle. Preshil states that it "aims to fit itself to the needs of the child rather than forcing the child to fit into the needs of the school". At Preshil, students work at their level of cognitive and emotional development. Preshil caters for students from Pre-School to Year 12 (Victorian Certificate of Education).
Notable alumni
- Lauren Burns, Olympic gold medallist in taekwondo. [3]
- Clare Bowditch, musician, winner of Best Female Artist award at 2006 ARIAS
- Charlie Thorpe and Josie De Sousa-Reay, musicians, members of Dash and Will
- Sean Greenway and Matthew Whittle, musicians, members of the band GOD
- Daniel Ross, philosopher and filmmaker
- Susan Richardson, Professor and Director at Flinders University; commissioner, Essential Services Commission of South Australia; author.[4]
- Peter Singer, philosopher[5]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Burns, L. Fighting Spirit (Penguin Books, 2003). ISBN 0-670-04037-1
- Lyttle, Dermot. Preshil Uniquely Different (Kew: Preshil, 2002).
- White, Naomi Rosh. School Matters: The Preshil Alternative in Education (Port Melbourne: Mandarin, 1995).
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