 We really specifically address each individual according to their strengths and needs and in creating an intentional community It's what we often come back to and when we talk about our school community We call it an intentional community because we inform and educate all the students around the challenges that people face when they experience oppression abuse or discrimination and the population has a huge amount of empathy and Usually their lived experiences of trauma have given them a broader bandwidth in which to see the world so there's a lot of wisdom and a lot of felt sense of experience that They can see and relate to one another and that peer acceptance of knowing They're all here because they've been been through and survived adverse experiences creates a community of understanding and empathy and for the most part We have a very peaceful accepting regulated environment