Just ten months later, the three schools opened. By 1993-94 they had expanded on a site donated by a Lutheran congregation to an enrollment of 363 students. All children participate in physical education, art, and music classes and take mandatory Spanish lessons.
Every class stresses positive health habits.
The three schools run on a 240-day school year instead of the traditional 180 days. Students are never turned away based on the family's inability to pay. About 60 percent of the enrollment is unable to cover the full tuition and students enroll with their families paying according to ability. We simply need to develop that right side of the brain that allows all of that creativity to emerge. One day, we'll all benefit from the talents that we find.