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Tracy Miller is just one of the 100 area children getting an
alternative education at Arrowhead School
A grade school alternative
School emphasizes creativity and progressive learning
Teachers and students sitting crosslegged
around a wood-burning stove sing folksongs
They welcome a two-day old goat into the warm
room Sadie-Margaret. one of two felines, strolls
lazily across the room and eyes everything
with half-closed eyes
Just another day at Arrowhead School, a
unique alternative school located six miles past
Santa Clara Set among apple orchards and
rustic bams, the small school building appears
peaceful However, an electrifying excitement
sparks within
Each classroom's atmosphere radiates
enthusiasm, with the students taking learning
very seriously
"Around here the big deal is to be in charge
of the Coke machine and keeping track of the
money," says Principal Mary Buckner
But the curriculum at this institution doesn't
foilow the standard readin , writin' and rithmatic
of most schools The Arrowhead administration
emphasizes creativity arid progressive learning \
through a structured curriculum that includes
languages performing arts and equine studies
The school begins at preschool level and
continues through ninth grade, but there are no
specific age groups — only learning levels The
100-student enrollment limit encourages a more
intimate interaction between Arrowhead's seven
teachers and students
Teaching styles here are not new, Buckner
says She started the school in 1963 and
modeled her teaching techniques on the
Montessori method which encourages
individualized teaching of young children without ;
emphasis on age
Arrowhead is concerned with developing strong bodies as well as minds as this physical education class
demonstrates Included in the curriculum are performing arts and equine studies
With an elementary education degree and
Montessori training in London, in addition to
some public school teaching, Buckner claims
she created a school that brings students to their
highest abilities
She has statistics to support her statement
For example, Buckner says Arrowhead students
score from one to three years above grade level
on standardized tests But she likes to think that
the classroom activities are more impressive
than good test results
“The biggest difference
of Arrowhead from
other schools is that
kids don’t laugh at you
if you don’t know
something and ask and
make a mistake.”
"The thing we accomplish here is that we let
the kids walk — they will never be held back,"
Buckner explains "They are ready for new
things all the time, and they are getting them "
Inside the pre-school classroom, two and
three-year-olds make letter sounds as a teacher
holds flashcards Nearby, a larger more
complicated teaching aid explains the stages of
pregnancy and fetal growth
Buckner cites small classes for Arrowhead's
success Staff members, she explains become
familiar with each student's strengths and
weaknesses, enabling them to teach more
effectively
"I taught eight years in the public school
and this is different In every way possible," says
Jeannie Peterson, whose charges range from
five to seven years old I feel now I'm
teaching I don't know what I was doing
before But I couldn't be creative Here there's
the freedom to be yourself — not just me but also
the kids."
Like the staff many of the students have
attended public schools prior to coming to
Arrowhead
"I had a problem in the public schools — it
wasn t going well," says twelve-year old Micki
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Dyer 'When I got here they gave me a test and
found out I needed a year later book — I was just
held back there."
Many students said the attitude in every
classroom was more advantageous than the fast
progress they were allowed to make or the
individual attention they received daily from their
instructors.
"The biggest difference of Arrowhead from
other schools is that kids don’t laugh at you if
you don't know something and ask or make a
mistake,” explains Hannah Mclver, who is in the
final 12-14 age level of Arrowhead
Many of Arrowhead s students are
considered gifted, such as seven-year-old Ben
Kimball who can handle 7th and 8th grade level
reading and math Buckner doesn't really know if
the kids were gifted to begin with or whether the
Arrowhead experience perpetuated it
Some Arrowhead parents hope the school
will cure their children's learning and disciplinary
vices, Buckner says, adding that Arrowhead has
few discipline problems.
"Two months ago we got a 13-year-old who
had a record of absence from the public school
He hadn’t gone hardly at all," she says. Since his
arrival, ’’he hasn’t missed a day "
Monthly tuition ranges from $110 for
pre-schoolers to $190 for others Despite the
high figures, students from all economic
backgrounds attend, says Buckner
Staff members agree that a public school
position would be more economically rewarding
But it would be a real sacrifice for me to go
back," says Judy Eritt instructor of the four to
five age group "I’ve never seen kids happier
The school emphasizes individualized instruction. Here Gabrial
Buckner gets a little personal attention from her mother Mary,
the principal of the school.