The Wellsprings school day centers around community activities and spirit. We manifest this spirit most clearly in our daily morning circle, afternoon chore activities, and weekly community and "Silent" Meetings, but it can be seen throughout the day in the friendly and open relationships among staff and students.
Monday through Thursday regular classes meet throughout the day, with a 45 minute lunch break. Fridays are a unique day at Wellsprings. The day begins with Morning Circle followed by a fifteen minute Silent Meeting in the Friends (Quaker) tradition that encourages inner reflection and group connectedness.
Classes then meet for a 2-hour block period before lunch. Afternoons on Friday are community time, to be spent either in Community Meeting, or in other activities and field trips. At community meetings each student is given a chance to be heard on any issues s/he feels are important.
"Our labor is to bring all (persons) to their own teacher in themselves."
- George Fox, Quaker Founder
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Courses offered provide learning experiences which fulfill graduation requirements while enhancing life-experience and personal growth. Examples of recent classes include: Government, Breaking the Sound Barrier, Math, Japanese, Creative Writing, U.S. History and Music Jam.
Individual classes and the school as a whole frequently go on field trips, both local and as far as Portland or Ashland or the coast.
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