2. The only time I've ever been called to school during the day, it was because Carbon had waded into a muddy duck pond with a friend to collect water samples to view under a microscope and he needed clean clothing. The whole thing was the kids' idea, not an adult project.
3. When the kids there got interested in Pokemon, they drew their own cards up in the art room and proceeded to play and trade them. It was hugely creative, and I loved how they didn't instantly buy into needing to "buy".
4. There are real consequences for breaking rules, consequences that feel natural and that he responds well to.
5. There are real opportunities for a young child to take leadership - like when he came back from LegoLand and wanted to start a Lego Corporation at school.
6. The mixed-age setting. I just love the mixed age setting.
7. He can bring anything he wants to school, so if he is in the middle of a great book or a game on his nintendo, he can take that with him. He can take his passions and interests to school, and stay engaged in what interests him.
8. When I arrive to pick him up, he is frequently doing his school chore, cleaning and working responsibly without resenting it - it's part of the school community.
9. I might arrive and find him doing percussion for a jam session in the music room, with staff and students playing music and just having fun.
10. If there is something else he wants to do during a school day, he just has to make a proposal and get it approved by the school meeting, and he could go off for music lessons or an internship, or anything that was deemed "educational".
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