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This school leverages lessons from their on-campus ropes course to help students realize their full potential as part of a community of learners—and beyond.

As a small public tuition-free charter school in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, The Greene School has always emphasized themes of interdependence—in their local ecosystems and in their classrooms. In addition to their location—a 74-acre woodland setting—one of the features that makes this school so unique is a number of outdoor education elements sprinkled throughout campus, and the way the faculty utilizes them to help students build the mindsets they need for learning. A climbing tower stands near the pond, and throughout the year, teachers use the ropes course attached to the tower along with various team-building activities to help students fully appreciate what they are capable of doing, and learn how they can truly support each other.

To learn more about this innovative school, visit the Greene School page on Edutopia: https://www.edutopia.org/school/the-greene-school

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