TEAM | SERVICE LEARNING

TEAM

T: Talk it out.
E: Everyone counts.
A: Appreciations, not putdowns.
M: Make it fair.

Communication, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation

In the summer of 2000, The Learning Community School was one of the first schools in the area to adopt a new conflict mediation curriculum developed by the Asheville Mediation Center. This curriculum involves weekly lessons, exercises, games, and conflict mediation skills. The TEAM format provides a successful mechanism for handling conflicts that might arise at school. The TLC Board and faculty feel that the skills learned in the TEAM curriculum support and embrace the community focus of our school; therefore, we utilize and integrate this important knowledge into our school day.

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MONTHLY CHARACTER STUDY

  • September: Mindfulness
  • October: Compassion
  • November: Integrity
  • December: Gratitude
  • January: Collaboration
  • February: Creativity
  • March: Wonder
  • April: Perseverance

SERVICE LEARNING

While the school was founded with the intent of building awareness in the children of their place in the world community, in its third year of operation, TLC’s community service program added a new dimension. Over a two-year period, TLC received three grants from the NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service and the NC Humanities Council to support a service-learning program.

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Past and current projects include reading and chess buddies at retirement homes; singing and reciting seasonal poetry for the residents of the Black Mountain Neuromedical Center; working with Asheville Greenworks on various projects; Bingo partners with seniors at the NC State Veterans’ Home; adopting a section of the Swannanoa River through RiverLink; Animal Haven; Brother Wolf; maintaining an organic school garden with produce going to local food banks; food drives; working with Root Cause Farm and the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden, and packing boxes with Bounty & Soul.