A Charter School Model Different from Most
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An Intrinsic Schools classroom holds roughly 50 to 60 students.
An Intrinsic Schools classroom holds roughly 50 to 60 students. Though, it's counterintuitive to what research says about smaller classrooms, the school splits those students into multiple smaller groups. Brandis Friedman takes a closer look at this unique charter school model.
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A Charter School Model Different from Most
Clip: 6/14/2015 | 5m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
An Intrinsic Schools classroom holds roughly 50 to 60 students. Though, it's counterintuitive to what research says about smaller classrooms, the school splits those students into multiple smaller groups. Brandis Friedman takes a closer look at this unique charter school model.
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