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1) PLAY as educational value: Hands on, experiential, project based learning 2) PLACE as educational value: Commitment to care for environment, creative use of the outdoors in all aspects of school day (garden to table) 3) PACE as educational value: an emphasis on social-emotional well being, growth as organic and gradual, not linear and mechanical! Our partnership with the Retirement Community will also expand our concept of "life-long" learning as well as the gifts of intergenerational sharing, relating and serving.

Other Special Characteristics of The Cypress School: 4) Integration, collaboration across grade levels and disciplines ("specialst teachers" assigned to a grade level, but spanning grade levels as well. Use of the gifts of elders in every area) 5) Technology days (as a way to "unplug" other days) 6) Kupuna Days - families, RORC residents activities with students as teachers meet to plan 7) Commitment to serving our community - 8) y

Specialists in music, art, gardening, dance, languages, drama/storytelling, social-emotional-spiritual learning, and of course, math/science/history/language arts - but totally in tune with creative techniques to make teaching and learning fun and relevant and age appropriate.