Tonight I was lucky enough to be invited by my advisor, Amy, to attend the Ron Clark Academy here in Atlanta. It was an open house to raise awareness with the local business community since they are a private school that provides almost complete tuition assistance for most of their students. If you don't know Ron Clark or his story, google him to learn more. The school in its 2nd year and is for grades 5-8, in an area not too far from us. Students visit 7 out of 8 continents before they leave and the school looks like a movie set. A lot of learning is done through song, music, and technology. The energy and passion was everywhere and I enjoyed watching Ron teach a lesson with students. It was an abosultely amazing experience and I learned several students from one of my previous schools attend. I also slid down their big blue slide, located in the middle of the school! The best part was when they performed this song- see the links from Youtube. They'll be performing this on several shows this week. It was incredible and I felt very lucky to visit tonight. This is how all schools should be! I'm hoping to arrange for a group of my current students to go and visit one day to witness the amazing teachers. Check these out and enjoy!
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