Friends of the Modern School was a non-profit organization that helped sustain the history of the early twentieth century Modern Schools and fostered contemporary methods of anarchist education. The organization was founded in 1973 and closed in 2022.
If you’re looking for more information on Francisco Ferrer and the Modern Schools, check out Paul Avrich’s excellent book, The Modern School Movement: Anarchism And Education In The United States or the Anarchist Pedagogies Collective.
“Aim well, my friends. You are not responsible. I am innocent. Long live the Modern School!” –Francisco Ferrer
