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Apple Juice, from what I recall, class sizes were small and some grades were combined, espcially in the higher grades. It seemed like most of the teachers were older and experienced. Eric did some teaching as well and his wife taught Spanish. Other than Spanish, there were no "specials," library, artroom. Teachers ate lunch alongside the students in the classroom. They seemed to work very hard implementing an individual program for each child. They also seemed content without having adminstrative pressure and there was low turnover, but mostly it was a supplementary income for them with their spouse being the breadwinner. It was very laidback and not much discipline but I wouldn't say that classes were out of control. It reminded me of a communue school from the late 60s. There was a meditation period. At the time, quite a few children were from public schools that wanted them classified for special ed against their parent's wishes, which is why the parents placed them in this school. Others were classified and receiving special ed services through their public school district (either at the PS location or the teacher would come to Progressive), but the child had difficulty fitting in for whatever reason at their public school. Not every child, but quite a few. I did not send my children there, but did some outside work for them a while back. I'd give them a call to get updated information if Humanism appeals to you.
Send your kids to the school district. Better than some granola bar for-profit school working on a shoestring to survive with little more to offer than yoga.
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