Hi! We are students from Clearview Sudbury School in Austin, Texas, working to raise funds for an educational trip to Alpine Valley School in Denver, Colorado. We are hoping to learn from other members of our larger Sudbury school community and to expand on our knowledge base of democracy, fairness, and responsibility. If we can raise the funds, Alpine Valley School has offered to host us for a week to observe, ask questions, and get ideas.

By traveling, we hope to broaden our worldview. By raising seed money, we would be setting a precedent for our fellow students to show them that projects like this at self-directed schools are possible. We also want to convey to others how important it is to grow a bigger sense of community. Any contribution would mean a lot to us. Thank you!

(Note from the staff chaperone: The idea for this project, the planning for the trip, and the writing in this post were all developed by students at our small, alternative, non-profit (501c3) learning community (www.clearviewsudburyschool.org). Thank you for any amount you can give to show these young people that their drive and initiative is valued.)