There are some schools like this in Germany as well. Usually children that have issues like attention deficit disorder or do not fit into a normal school (problem child) will attend to such a "Forest school" (Waldschule). There are studies that it benefits development as the change in scenery from the busy city life helps the children adjust. It is definitely not very common and children still need to attend regular classes.

To say it has a flair of "anti science" is a bit far fetched as these schools often teach a lot about the local flora and fauna, do stuff like looking at water samples under a microscope or take earth probes. Sure it is not super scientific, it probably compares to what most kids would do as boy scouts - except it's part of the school's education program. For some kids this approach is better at fueling their scientific curiosity than in a regular school environment where they have many other issues to deal with.

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Such an exotic looking creature, and they are naturally drawn to buckets LOL.

*promote


Bucketful of thanks!

Those were some mean streets.

I just moved back to Denver and I'm still trying to get my city legs. It's going to take a while.

Funny thing about city life, one night you can just feel the good vibes in the air, and you can walk almost anywhere and usually be okay.

Then, on nights like tonight, you can just feel something mean out there, some omnipresent ill intent that makes the thought of stepping across the street for a slice of pizza something you have to think about twice.

Your video, Goldie - 'Inner City Life' - timeless drum and bass anthem!!, has made it into your personal Highest Rated Videos listing. Congratulations on a job well done. For you contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

Ua mau, ke ea o ka aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i
Ua mau, ke ea o ka aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i


If just for a day our king and queen
Would visit all these islands and saw everything
How would they feel about the changes of our land

Could you just imagine if they were around
And saw highways on their sacred grounds
How would they feel about this modern city life

Tears would come from each others eyes
As they would stop to realize
That our people are in great great danger now
How, would they feel, would their smiles be content, then cry


Chorus:
Cry for the gods, cry for the people
Cry for the land that was taken away
And then yet you'll find, Hawai'i

Could you just imagine they came back
And saw traffic lights and railroad tracks
How would they feel about this modern city life


Tears would come from each others eyes
As they would stop to realize
That our land is in great great danger now


All the fighting that the king had done
To conquer all these islands now these condominiums
How would he feel if he saw Hawai'i nei
How, would he feel, would his smile be content, then cry

This is one of my favourite tunes of all time!

'Inner City life' is taken from the 'Timeless' album which is not only the best jungle/drum and bass album of all time, but also a defining moment in the history of dance music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeless_(Goldie_album)

They deserved it - crazy freaks!

Reminds me of this time I was walking with g/f and old friend (who is the closest person I know to a kickboxer). Well two guys were yelling at each other about who knows what. We turned to look at the commotion and one of them came at us, trying to start a fight with us!

Words were exchanged, and that idiot was incredibly lucky to run away when he did. Oddly enough, when we whipped out cell phones and started dialling 911, he decided he didn't want to stand around any longer.

Ah, big city life...