kənsˈʌltɪŋ wɪð ˈʌðɚ kwˈeɪkɚ ɡɹˈuːps θɹuːˈaʊt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ænd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, ænd tɹˈævəlɪŋ θɹuː jˈʊɹɹəp ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts tə bɪkˌʌm fəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪð ˈɪnəvˌeɪɾɪv skˈuːlz ænd kˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz, θɹˈiː fˈæmɪliz kˈeɪm təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ɹˈaɪndʒ, ænd bɪɡˈæn ðɛɹ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt.
Consulting with other Quaker groups throughout 1956 and ’57, and traveling through Europe and the United States to become familiar with innovative schools and colleges, three families came together in Rindge, and began their experiment.