Alexia’s Point

Alexia made a great point. What about foster kids and kids who have no opportunities? Along similar lines, I had been thinking about the cost of the school (as a starting point). I’d love for the school to be free. But that is unrealistic. So I thought about making tuition [...]

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Complete Recent Thought Process of the Genesis School (really long)

Original thought: middle school/high school mainly boarding. But then you have to deal with all the boarding crap that comes from that. Rich parents without any connection to their children and kids without enough supervision.
Maybe this is too intense for middle/high school. Maybe it should be a college. But, no. [...]

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Genesis Pedagogy Structure

Foundation of the School: Christianity
Pillars of the School:EnvironmentalismSocial JusticeTechnologyInternational ConnectionsServiceBeautyPeople

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We are, we are…the faculty of the Genesis School

I call this the Statement of Being, which is like a belief statement for the faculty community and of course will trickle down into the mission statement eventually. It is meant to be humorous and I want it to stay that way, but we will see what is practical in the end.
We are evangelical, but [...]

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Advertising Scheme for the Genesis School

I envision full page ads in magazines using these sets of words and definitions. Like Refridgerator Magnet Poetry or something.
Gen•e•sisNounThe time or circumstances of something’s coming into beingThe formation of somethingThe first book of the Bible, in which the story of the creation of the world is toldSchoolNounAn institution for educatingOrigin: Old English, via Latin [...]

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Going to Athol after Wisconsin

So I am now in Whitewater, Wisconsin (the end of week 2) doing a biology research experience internship here for the summer. I have 8 weeks left.
I decided to go to Athol with the Bridges to the Future program in the Fall. It is a small rural school about 40 minutes [...]

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