We have been incredibly lucky over the past few years to have multiple organizations, businesses, and community members walk through our doors and simply ask, “What can we do to help?” Having people outside of our walls eager to partner with our staff and students was such a foreign concept at first, that the […]
Category: Volunteer
Spreading the Love: International Aid
The presidential election of 2016 will forever be remembered for its divisive effects, both leading up to the election and after the results were announced. This divisive feeling didn’t only exist nationwide, but also in our school, where many students struggled to express their feelings about the political landscape and we as teachers struggled to […]
Where Community Becomes Our Classroom
If there is a most cherished piece of the Mind, Body, Spirit Initiative here at Allegan Alternative, it might very well be the diverse connections our school has made with members of the local community. From partnerships with the American Red Cross and Wings of Hope Hospice, to International Aid and the United Way, students […]