In our had to build a society in which teenagers (12-18 yrs. old) could learn to be independent. The point was that the children living here learned how to become independent, people. Different from the other schools. We wanted them to feel like a little city, semi-enclosed from the rest of the city. We enclosed them with the school building out front. In the middle, we placed a soccer/football field with a track. Directly behind the school building, are the dorms. Two are separated sex, boys and girls and the middle one is co-ed. The to the left hand side of the campus are smaller pools, and a regular sized pool. Between the pool and the girl's dorm is a smaller stage with a painted mural that serves as the stage wall.
The way the school would run, would be, independent learning. The "Teachers" would post up the assignments in the morning and the student's would have to manage their own time in completing them. If they were to need help, then they would go to the Office Hours the teachers hold during the day to receive it. The "Classrooms" are just a strip of rooms along the back side of the building, while the majority is space to work. The idea in general is to prepare them for the real world, practice time management and life style.
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