Talk: The Poor Child's Friend: Joseph Lancaster and the Educational Revolution

By Bee Smyth

29th Jun 2022 | Local Features

Joseph Lancaster - Georgian founder of the Monitorial School system
Joseph Lancaster - Georgian founder of the Monitorial School system

Evening talk at the Hitchin British Schools Museum on the founder of the Monitorial School System.

A chance to hear the fascinating history of the man who helped the children of so many of the labouring poor achieve an education and a future.

Thursday 7th July (7pm for 7.30).

£6 per person.

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