ˈɛlən, ðə sˈɪblɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ klˈæsmeɪts, wɛnt tə ðə skˈuːl tə fˈaɪnd ˈaʊt mˈoːɹ ɐbˌaʊt tɹænsəndˈɛntəlˌɪzəm, wˌɪtʃ hɜː fˈɑːðɚ klˈeɪmd ðə skˈuːl wʌz bˈeɪst ˈɔn.
Ellen, the sibling of one of the former classmates, went to the school to find out more about Transcendentalism, which her father claimed the school was based on.