When her son was struggling in school

The lesson during our visit was a study of lizards and other reptiles. The class was small with less than a dozen kids. It looks like a typical classroom, encouraging posters line the walls, there are bookshelves and plenty of art supplies. But there’s not a school desk in sight. Instead the kids can sit […]

The little micro-school that could

CREATE Conservatory celebrated the 101st day of school with a “101 Dalmatians” theme featuring lesson plans that tied the arts to historical happenings 101 years ago. Students made their own newspapers to show what they learned, soaking the papers in pans of tea to give them the look and feel of old newsprint.