Category — George Lyward and Finchden Manor
George Lyward and Finchden Manor.
Articles from a special edition of New Era in 1974.
George Lyward and the therapeutic community he set up and ran, Finchden Manor, were legendary to those of us entering this work in the 1970's. I regret never meeting him nor visiting Finchden. In a way I felt as though I knew him through listening to Richard Balbernie.
George Lyward wrote very little about his work, as far as I know, which is why this edition of New Era is so special and has been reproduced here in full. His work was extremely influential and these articles from the New Era help us to understand why this was the case.
The Stricken Healer.
What was it about George Lyward which made me feel that to expose student-teachers, however briefly, to his influence, could be a vitally important ingredient in their training? Probably much the same thing that kept me, as a teacher myself, coming back to him for wisdom over a period of more than thirty years. In this article I shall try to catch that quality in the man as it relates to the philosophical cross-currents and dilemmas of twentieth century education.
[ Read More → ]A Memorial Address.
John Prickett, Tenterden, UK No one who knew him well is likely to deny that in his chosen sphere George Lyward had a gift which can only be described as genius, by which I mean a gift comparable to that of a poet, a gift which leaves both the poet himself and the listener (or [...]
[ Read More → ]Introduction to Finchden.
David Dunhill, London. *Reprinted in the New Era July/August 1973 p. 164. On the strength (to me, the weakness) of a radio programme which I recorded at Finchden and an obituary notice which I wrote for ‘The Times’,* I have been asked to contribute an introduction to the series of articles which make up this [...]
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