There are also plaques commemorating the memory of many courageous men and women, known and unknown, who lived and died in the name of non-violence, love and peace. The public is invited to attend a community meeting in what appears to be a quaint Quaker meeting room. Although nondenominational, the Life Experience School aspires to the principles of the Friends, cultivating an awareness of each person's identity as peacemaker. Dedicated to the memory of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the school helps students discover their strengths and develop compassion and self-empowerment through service to others. One's heart instinctively knows it is welcomed, safe and blessed, Spirit meeting Spirit.
Students can participate in the Special Peace Corps.
Routine assignments can be serving meals to the homeless or homebound, volunteering in a nursing home, caring for animals at the humane society, participating in community clean up, as well as assisting in conflict resolution. Upon entering the Center Room, you immediately notice a beautiful, long wood table decorated with a handmade runner. Framed pictures of some of the participants in the morning meeting are placed along the runner. Students and faculty alike are surrounded by these mementos daily, inspiring their commitment to peacemaking. God put the rainbow in the clouds so even in the dreariest of times we would know there is hope.