Found+Poem

Early in the year, I had the students use the Mission Statement, Diversity Statement, and Philosophy Statement to generate found poems. These poems sparked a discussion about what they thought was important about the school.

Each student put his or her rough draft in a new discussion thread. Other students (especially those assigned as a response group) commented on the poems, and the author revised the work. This continued until final drafts were posted on the main page for Found Poems (this page)

Here are their results. Student 1 Varied strengths Define you as an individual And define you as a Member of a larger world

In-depth integrity Invested in a force To reflect on the Essence of human life

Student 2 Different in our similarities, every one varied, vibrant, individuals. Confidence, experience, and resources all shaped by the needs of growing children. So many individuals all of them your responsibility, and you, all of their responsibilities-a growing community.

Student 3 Atrium reflects confidence Atrium reflects voice Atrium reflects social justice Atrium reflects creativity Atrium reflects LOVE

Student 4 Develop skills to persevere, Value Diversity, Encouragement to explore and to wonder, Powerful learning, Cooperatively and independently, At the Atrium School,

Student 5 Explore the joys or our rights of our traditions of our celebrations of our strong energy of our allies The Atruim explores and wonders the depthes of leaerning learning.

Student 6 Encourage the wonder of exploring a community and its respectful contribution to the larger world, for the larger world Is all that is everything. Help build it by sharing your distinct experiences. The children are the base, while the teachers educate them, and the administrators over see, to make sure everything is working smoothly.

Student 7 Teachers and children Working together in a partnership Teaching and Learning Persevering and growing Respecting differences and similarities Building the Atrium

Student 8 Wonder at the Atruim school. Explore at the Atrium school. Invent at the Atrium school. Imagine at the Atrium school. When you are at the Atruim school, you'll have allies and friends. The Atrium is a community of teachers, children, and families. Learn at the Atruim school Respect at the Atrium school. Discover at the Atrium school. Reflect at the Atrium school. Value at the Atrium school. Achieve at the Atrium school. Grow at the Atrium school. ... You can do a lot at the Atrium school.

Student 9 poem 1 We observe our differences and our integrity with a growing respect. Our uniqueness is so strong, We have to explore to discover all of it. We have to inspire each other, Strengthen our weaknesses, and contribute to others. We are a community Recognize ourselves as learners. Deepen our lives with confidence, trust and thinking and perseverance. We wonder and imagine. We realize how our differences hold up our similarities. We are individuals in one strong community. That is all I mean.

poem 2 We develop growing joys with the essence of loving responsibilities Traditions are longing wonders And exploration is what holds our story together

Student 10 This place encourages children to wonder. This place taught us to persevere at challenging work. This place is one community made up of many different cultures, responsibilities, and needs. This place offers you individual love. This place is formed by students, teachers and families. This place built my self confidence. This place let me Imagine my own world. This place told me to collaborate with every one. This place's middle name is respect. This place is a part of me. This place is the Atrium School.

Student 11 to encourage exploration is to encourage the wonder of life's discoveries, life's joy. Learning will encourage high growth of contributions to a respectful community with respect for differences of individuals and groups along with the joy of learning similarities and joining the community of the world.