Children’s
Community
School
emphasizes
growing,
sharing
By JAMIE HARTSHORN
Of the Emerald
At Children’s Community
School the little red schoolhouse
of yesteryear has been replaced
by a green one, and progressive
ideas reign over staid, traditional
concepts.
The school, located at 1367
Madison, certainly doesn’t fit the
standard mold.
Absent are rows of desks and
other trappings usually
associated with classrooms. The
main area is a large shag
carpeted room with a blackboard
against one wall, an upright
piano against another. Venetian
blinds let in the afternoon
sunlight and a big blond dog,
evidently a part of the school
scene, basks in its warmth.
It’s an “open classroom”
situation.
“Children here are free to get
into what they want,” explained
Janice Zagorin, coordinator.
“They make their own decisions
on what they want to learn.
“It’s an elementary
educational alternative for low
income children,” she said, “that
is private, non-profit, and meets
state school regulations.”
Members of the all-volunteer
school staff include Zagorin,
Malcolm Brodzinsky, Art
Evidon. Ann Blandin and Water.
“The school also makes use of
ESCAPE tutors from the
University,” said Zagorin. “Both
parents of an attending child
must put in a minimum of five
hours a week at the school.”
“We’re trying to break away
from the idea that it’s the
mother’s responsibility alone to
raise the child.”
Sixteen Lane County children,
ranging in age from six to 12
veark old are currently enrolled
at Children’s Community School,
which meets from 9:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday through Friday.
Each pays an average tuition fee
of $20 a month.
“Last year the school was
funded by the Office of Economic
Opportunity,” said Zagorin.
“This year it’s supported only by
tuition and what money we are
able to raise.”
To benefit the school, a poetry
reading is planned for 8 p.m.
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Photo by Stuart Stone
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