Approaching the Elephant

Name: Approaching the Elephant
Released: 2015-02-20
Rating: 7

7.0/10 (7)

·2015· 88 min

Director: Amanda Wilder

APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT is a feature-length documentary about The Teddy McArdle Free School, where classes are optional and rules are made by democratic vote. Summerhill, founded 90 years ago by A. S. Neill, was the first free school - now there are more than 200 worldwide. Approaching the Elephant chronicles a free school in the making - spanning two years, from Teddy McArdle's first day when there were no rules or classes, through the changing of the school's director and the expulsion of a student by democratic vote, to the last day of the second year, APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT is an intimate portrait of a small group of people from a range of educational backgrounds, come together to forge a place where children are treated as equals, at liberty to spend their days however they please.

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Approaching the Elephant (2015) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 7.0/10 from 7 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 28min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Approaching the Elephant runs 88 minutes (1h 28min).

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Approaching the Elephant has an average rating of 7.0/10 based on 7 viewer votes on TMDB.

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Approaching the Elephant was released in 2015.