I had the fortunte experience of being able to send my two children to Unity Charter School for many years.. What made them stand out from other regular schools was the following: each child attends a field trip at least once per month and the middle school has a camping trip in the fall and a "historical" type of trip such as to Washington DC, Gettysburg, Boston, ect... That is still in place. The children get a lot of "hands on learning". Each child was involved in Community Service work outside of the school at the Morris Senior Center and Speedwell Lake, however they don't really provide that anymore. The school used to employ a chef that only served organic, vegetarian and vegan lunches but they no longer have that as it was a money issue. The children used to spend a great deal of time outside as there location was right next to Speedwell Lake and they were able to have daily hikes and nature walks but they moved to a different location and this is no longer being done. The children do have morning meetings where they start their day in a very positive manner and that is a plus. The school does offer a "positive disipline program' that is very different from the regular school system in that it empowers the students to make good, healthy choices. The school is a "green' school to a great extent and does try to encourage sustainablilty. The academics are fine, they need to meet the same core cirriculm standards as any other school. Over all the school has many great qualities, but it lost some its most precious programs due to a change of thinking and personnel.
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