Alternative Worship
“Can anyone guess why we’re doing bird-watching instead of Meeting for Worship?” Katy VanDusen asks her group. — “Ya – bird watching is quiet and peaceful.” Teaching Quaker process and values is an important part of our...
Cleaning up after Nate
“We wanted to do something unique; something that no-one else would have done otherwise,” explained one grade 12 student. As the class mulled over a suitable Community Service project, they thought of Charlie, who had lost his house during October’s...
Poems and Songs of Monteverde
Our students aren’t just smart – they’re wildly creative. And, even more important, they’re BRAVE. They stand up in front of their peers and community and share themselves, and are met with unconditional support and love. That’s one of...
Bringing Color to Your World
Over the past weeks, our students have been lovingly drawing on the envelopes of our annual appeal letter (see photos below), which will be reaching you soon if you have shared your address with us. We instructed the children to not ask for money (that’s in the...
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