The Open School of Rochester (aka Open Learning Foundation) is a nonprofit foundation named after the UK Foundation of the same name. The UK foundation is dedicated to creating a non-compulsory educational alternatives and inspired the Summerhill and Sudbury Valley School. The Rochester foundation was formed in 2008 by local parents seeking a similar educational experience for their own children.
The Foundation is currently focused on recruiting a group of founding families with which to launch the Rochester Open School in the Fall of 2009. The Open School of Rochester is a private school under development in 2008 to create a non-compulsory educational alternative for the Rochester area. See their About Us for the schools open learning concept and implementation.
Notes and References D&C Article of August 7, 2008 - "At Open School of Rochester, students learn to teach themselves" - had lots of comments on the original online article (no longer available).