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-- THE FIRST WAS EARLIER THIS
YEAR-- WITH JUST FOUR
COUNTIES.
THE GROUP PLANS TO MEET AGAIN
LATER THIS SUMMER.
A SCHOOL WITHOUT GRADES OR
BOOKS MAY BE UNCONVENTIONAL ,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY RANKED AS
ONE OF THE TOP EIGHT CHARTER
SCHOOLS IN THE NATION BY
FLORIDA'S DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION.
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER
ANGELA SALERNO TAGGED ALONG
WITH A STUDENT AND TAKES US
INSIDE THE WALLS OF
TALLAHASSEE'S SCHOOL OF ARTS
AND SCIENCE.
ABHINAV HARISH GATHERS HIS
NOTES AND HEADS TO CLASS, BUT
IT'S NOT YOUR AVERAGE
CLASSROOM.
"MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET TO GO
TO A GOOD SCHOOL LIKE THIS."
HARISH SITS WITH HIS PEERS AT
A ROUND TABLE RATHER THAN IN
ROWS OF DESKS. HARISH DIVES
INTO HIS LESSON OF CHOICE..AS
OTHER STUDENTS TAP INTO THEIR
AREA OF INTEREST. "ONE OF THE MS
IS MY STUDENTS HAVE A LOT OF
CHOICES IN WHAT THEY CAN DO
WITH THEIR EDUCATION, A LOT OF
OUR LEARNING IS SELF DIRECTED
LEARNING, SO STUDENTS ARE UP,
AND ACTIVE WALKING AROUND THE
CLASSROOM WORKING ON DIFFERENT
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES."
RATHER THAN RECEIVING GRADES
IN THE CLASSROOM, HARISH
BRINGS HOME A PORTFOLIO...
KEEPING HIS PARENTS UP TO DATE
ON HIS PROGRESS.
"IT'S IMPRESSIVE TO SEE HIS
WORK DAY TO DAY."
" WE DON T DO JUST THE PAPER
PENCIL WORK, IN FACT THAT S A
RARE PART OF WHAT WE DO, WE
NEED TO DO THAT FOR THE TEST
PREP, THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW TO
WRITE, AND ALL THOSE THINGS.""HE
SCHOOL, STUDENTS ARE
PARTICIPATING IN HANDS ON
ACTIVITIES, BY RECREATING
HISTORY THROUGH ART."
"EVERYDAY YOU GET TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AND IT'
'S ALWAYS FUN AND IT'S
NEVER REALLY BORING, I REALLY
LIKE IT.
HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR SCHOOL
SHINES THROUGH HIS
PERFORMANCE...THE FOURTH
GRADER IS ALREADY WORKING ON
THE SAME ALGEBRA EQUATIONS AS
FIFTH GRADERS.
SOMETHING HIS MOTHER SAYS
WOULDN'T BE AN OPTION IF HE
WAS AT A TRADITIONAL PUBLIC
SCHOOL.
"HE WAS THE KIND OF KID WHO
LIKES TO EXPLORE, AND DO MORE
KINDS OF THINGS, WHEN I WENT
TO REGULAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IT
WAS LIMITED FOR HIM" AND
HARISH APPRECIATES MOM
ENROLLING HIM INTO A CHARTER
SCHOOL WHICH CHALLENGES HIM
PREPARING THE NINE YEAR OLD
FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.