The uniqueness of our school
is best described through the three themes of adventure,
service and self-discovery. Throughout the year, students
are challenged to broaden their horizons through involvement
in a wide variety of expansive, outside-the-classroom
experiences.
In previous years students
have:
- studied marine biology on the coast
of Baja California;
- worked with Alzheimer patients
at an adult daycare center;
- helped out in a war refugee camp
in Italy;
- toured the West Coast with student
drama and music productions;
- assisted in classrooms for severely
handicapped children;
- visited monasteries and ashrams
in the US and India;
- worked in local food banks and
homeless shelters;
- protected endangered sea turtles
along the beaches of Costa
Rica;
- volunteered to plant trees and
collect litter at national parks;
- helped build houses with Habitat
for Humanity;
- volunteered for two weeks in a
Mexican
orphanage;
and much more.
Through these adventure
and service projects students not only broaden their
sense of what they are capable of, but gain invaluable
insights into some of life’s subtler dimensions.
Adventure
The natural focus of teenagers is to
explore and experience the world around them.
“After
a week at the orphanage, I learned a lot more than Spanish.
My new friends taught me more than I could ever give
back. I learned everything from songs to prayers, dish-washing
to basketball, even a new hairstyle! Although none of
the kids were well-off, they all had a sense of joy
that I don’t see in middle-class America. It was
worth getting up extra early to help with the chores.
It was worth repetitive meals. It was worth it all.
I made, we all made, new friends. I will never forget
them.”
C.P., LWHS student
Many teenagers are not
aware of their ability to manifest what they want. We
require students to earn a portion of their tuition
as a means of stimulating will power and a sense of
personal responsibility. Students are guided in the
process of finding after school and jobs and weekend
jobs. It is incredible to watch the students grow in
confidence after their first year of helping in this
way. The money earned has helped us take incredible
trips all around the world. As we travel, students take
pride in telling those we visit that they helped finance
the trip themselves.
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The uniqueness
of our school is best described through the
three themes of adventure, service and self-discovery.
Throughout the year, students are challenged
to broaden their horizons through involvement
in a wide variety of expansive, outside-the-classroom
experiences.
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By working sensitively
with this innate tendency, we find abundant opportunities
for cultivating self-discovery on many levels. Through
helping others, students gain personal validation for
the maxim "Service is joy." In challenging
their capacity for adventure, comes a realization of
the truth "There are no such things as obstacles,
only opportunities." Periods of introspection,
meditation, and time alone in nature deepen the experience
of self-awareness. Through activities of this kind,
students gradually become more comfortable with themselves
and more secure in their inner wisdom. And of course,
nothing is more motivating to this age group than sharing
all these experiences with like-minded friends.
“Our daughter
came to Living Wisdom High School from Germany. Most
important to us was that in the very sensitive time
of adolescence, children learn to be more in contact
with their inner selves and to look inside for answers
to their questions. The teachers guide the students
to help them to see their own difficulties as well as
their strengths." T.J., Bonn, Germany
Learn more about the “Willful
Years” from ages 12-18 when some of the greatest
opportunities present themselves to teens. Hallmarks
of an Education For Life School
