Yellow Bird: School offers students a community

[Thunderwolf, MSN, RN]

"so, when i was told schoolcraft was a special or different school, i assumed it was for young people who were having trouble in school, academically or emotionally. i was wrong.

my first inkling that this was not a typical public school came while watching several children at play. when i arrived at schoolcraft, several youngsters -- perhaps 8 or 9 years old -- were playing some kind of game. a tall pine tree seemed to be the goal. as i watched them, i saw something strangely different: all of the children were participating. none stood apart, as often happens with a large group of kids; and i saw none of the hitting, shoving or rough teasing that you sometimes see in a group such as this.

instead, there was a feeling of harmony, something the school promotes and teaches in the form of conflict resolution, beginning in kindergarten."

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dorreen yellow bird column: school's lessons go beyond walls (the grand forks herald 4/29)