Chores

Everyone at Alpine Valley School (students and staff alike) participate in doing cleaning chores twice a week. On this episode, we follow a Chore-Checker (the student responsible for making sure chores are done, and to the appropriate standard) on their rounds and share our rationale behind why we have chores in the first place. Believe it or not, there are a lot of developmental advantages to doing chores, beyond the obvious benefits of having a clean place to play every day.

Show Notes Page (including a transcript)

Want more? 

• Read more about chore-related successes in a blog post: This is What Innovation Looks Like

• Read a New York Times article about the importance of kids tackling chores.

• Listen to another podcast episode featuring our graduate Kelsey: Amplify Your Passion.

• Listen to a group of graduates talk about their experience with Open Campus at school.

• Watch a video featuring graduates of one of our sister schools talking about how they went on to college after graduation.

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• Send us your questions, suggestions, and feedback at [email protected] 

This episode is also available in video format on YouTube.