We are an egalitarian, cooperatively run school. Children, adolescents and adults are decision makers who help steer the entire educational program. There is no hierarchical controlling body dictating what is politically correct. Because we value discovery, consciousness, and the power of individual choice, the relationship between children, adolescents and students is based on collaboration, not on authority.
We are all students, empowered to find our own answers when we live in an atmosphere of respect, openness, compassion, empathy, and a rigorous commitment to truth. Individually, or in group meetings, teachers listen to and focus on each student’s personal agenda --- his or her unique circumstances, needs, priorities, desires, goals, interests, and fears. Unless these individual, subjective elements are respected and honored, the educational process can only proceed on a superficial level. Therefore, we integrate subjective and objective perspectives in order to make the learning experience appropriate, relevant, and potent.
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