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national Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
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NCACS
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POB 15036
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Santa Fe, NM 87506
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(505) 474-4312
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i'm not affiliated with the group, but i ran accross one of their
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pamphlets recently and think they may be helpful to folks looking for
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alternatives from state education systems. i know that some of you are working
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toward creating schools in your communities; maybe NCACS can help with things
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like dealing with state repression (which you will likely face). i've
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transcribed part of the pamphlet below, but if you're interested, you should
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write them for more info...
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ORIGINS AND OBJECTIVES
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In May, 1976, several hundred representatives from alternative educational
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programs met in Chicago at the Education for Change" Comference, where they
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drafted a Statement of Objectives.
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Based on this statement, NCACS was founded in June, 1978, when the following
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Preamble and Statement of Objectives was formally adopted.
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PREAMBLE TO THE BYLAWS
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We are a national coalition of schools, groups and individuals committed to
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creating an egalitarian society by actively working against racism, sexism,
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ageism, and all forms of social, political and economic oppression.
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
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The object and purposes of the Coalition are to support an educational process
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which is alternative
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1. in intention, working to empower people to actively and collectively
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direct their lives;
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2. in form, requiring the active control of education by the students,
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parents, teachers, and community members who are most directly affected;
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3. in content, developing tools and skills to work for social justice."
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NETWORKING
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The primary function of the NCACS is to facilitate networking for its members
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as well as other interested parties. Currently there are nearly 300 members
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composed of schools, communities, home educators and others who support
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non-traditional educational alternatives throughout the us and in 20 countries.
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We receive hundreds of inquiries every year about all aspects of alternative
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education. Many of these are from peoople seeking information on existing
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alternative programs, and those wanting to establish a new alternative school
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or homeschool. we also hear frequently from individuals looking for jobs or
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careers in alternative education. all receive as much assistance as possible.
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WHAT ARE MEMBER SCHOOLS LIKE?
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members of the coalition have developed many different environments for
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learning: large schools, small schools, and home schools; day schools and
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boarding schools; independent and traveling schools. various age groupings
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exist, ranging from babies to senior citizens. many programs have low
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student/teacher ratios and encourage freedom balanced with responsibility.
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approaches emphasize field trips, apprenticeships, the world as campus and
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living as learning. some members of the coalition are new, and others have
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been operating very successfully for decades.
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