2024-05-07T11:05:18-04:00 2023-06-30 383828234 CARTER P C 301 COLLEGE ST STE 320 ASHEVILLE NC 288012449 990EZ 2022-07-01 811578435 SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE SCHO 8283575485 PO BOX 421 BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711 HEIDI M GRUNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8283575485 2024-05-07 true HEIDI GRUNER 999009999 true RUFUS W DOLLAR P01293995 8282599900 2024-05-06 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X SCHOOLOFTHEALTERNATIVE.COM X X 4011 X 2 4000 9 4011 1437 7102 8539 -4528 27385 22857 27385 22857 27385 22857 27385 22857 X SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE IS AN EXPERIMENT IN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY. WE AIM TO PROVIDE A PASSION-DRIVEN MODEL OF EDUCATION THAT ENCOURAGES GREATER POSSIBILITIES FOR THOUGHT, CREATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION. INSTEAD OF A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, OUR CAMPUS SUPPORTS A COLLECTIVELY BUILT, SELF-DIRECTED APPROACH TO LEARNING, WHICH GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN AND TEACH. IN THE FACE OF UNAFFORDABLE, CORPORATIZED LEARNING, AND THE ONE SIZE FITS ALL CURRICULUMS THAT OFTEN DEFINE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION, WE ARE PRESENTING AN ALTERNATIVE. SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE IS A SOCIALLY INTEGRATED EXPERIENCE, WITH INTIMATE CLASSES, COMMUNAL LIVING, AND EMPHASIS ON SHARED LABOR. THROUGH A SYSTEM OF CO-EDUCATION, LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS COOPERATE IN ACTIVELY PRODUCING KNOWLEDGE AND FORMING NEW AESTHETIC EXPERIENCES. FACULTY ARE FREE TO PLAN THEIR CLASS ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN INSTRUCTION, AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN OTHER CLASSES AS STUDENTS. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DESIGN THEIR OWN CURRICULUM BUT ARE ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH. ALL MEMBERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOLS PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE THROUGH GARDENING, COOKING, CLEANING AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GRADUAL AND CONTINUAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, ESSENTIAL VALUES, AND POLITICAL CONCERNS, BRACING SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE. WE VALUE EXPERIMENTATION AS BOTH AN AESTHETIC DRIVE, AND AS A WAY TO PUSH NEW IDEAS AND OLD TRADITIONS TO THEIR LIMITS. THIS RADICAL POWER IS ONE THAT ALLOWS FOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WITHIN US, OUR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, OUR SOCIETY, AND AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. AT SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE WE AIM TO BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE BROKEN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS A SYMPTOM OF A BROKEN SOCIETY. WE KNOW THAT PROGRAMS OF INTENTIONAL INCLUSIVITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION ARE UNDER CONSTANT THREAT. BUT BY SUPPORTING DISRUPTIVE CURRICULA, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING DIVERSE POPULATIONS, AND LISTENING DEEPLY TO FOLKS WHO HIGHER EDUCATION TRADITIONALLY SILENCES, WE HOPE TO REVERSE THAT TREND. OUR HOPE IS THAT OUR COMMUNITY, UNLIKE HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE ART WORLD, WILL BE A WIDER REFLECTION OF THE ART-MAKING COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. WE WANT SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS ACCESS. WE WANT TO SHARE OUR PROGRAMMING WITH ALL REGARDLESS OF RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER, INCOME LEVEL, OR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, OR BACKGROUND. WE VALUE RECIPROCAL EDUCATION, WHEREIN DIALOGUE BETWEEN PEERS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CREATES SPACE FOR ALL TO LEARN. 5667 5667 HEIDI M GRUNER EXECUTIVE DI 6.00 0 NELLE OWENS DUNLAP SECRETARY 6.00 0 MARIA JUDICE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0 KEITH SMITH BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0 LUAN SHERMAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0 false false false false false false false false false NC CHRISTINA RUIZ 116 TAYLOR STREET BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711 6464899569 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 12114 8102 1002 10954 2 32174 27268 5746 33014 39382 8102 1002 16700 2 65188 4999 4999 4999 4999 60189 11 7 9 27 11 7 9 27 39382 8102 1013 16707 11 65215 0.92290 0.94690 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 105 CONTRACT LABOR 2,600 SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 351 PAYPAL FEES 88 BANK FEES 60 PO BOX 182 SOFTWARE & APPS 601 WEBSITE FEES 333 FOOD 1,732 GAS 50 LODGING 1,000 TOTAL 7,102 FORM 990-EZ, PART III SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE IS AN EXPERIMENT IN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY. WE AIM TO PROVIDE A PASSION-DRIVEN MODEL OF EDUCATION THAT ENCOURAGES GREATER POSSIBILITIES FOR THOUGHT, CREATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION. INSTEAD OF A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, OUR CAMPUS SUPPORTS A COLLECTIVELY BUILT, SELF-DIRECTED APPROACH TO LEARNING, WHICH GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN AND TEACH. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 IN THE FACE OF UNAFFORDABLE, CORPORATIZED LEARNING, AND THE ONE SIZE FITS ALL CURRICULUMS THAT OFTEN DEFINE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION, WE ARE PRESENTING AN ALTERNATIVE. SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE IS A SOCIALLY INTEGRATED EXPERIENCE, WITH INTIMATE CLASSES, COMMUNAL LIVING, AND EMPHASIS ON SHARED LABOR. THROUGH A SYSTEM OF CO-EDUCATION, LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS COOPERATE IN ACTIVELY PRODUCING KNOWLEDGE AND FORMING NEW AESTHETIC EXPERIENCES. FACULTY ARE FREE TO PLAN THEIR CLASS ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN INSTRUCTION, AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN OTHER CLASSES AS STUDENTS. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DESIGN THEIR OWN CURRICULUM BUT ARE ALSO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH. ALL MEMBERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOLS PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE THROUGH GARDENING, COOKING, CLEANING AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GRADUAL AND CONTINUAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, ESSENTIAL VALUES, AND POLITICAL CONCERNS, BRACING SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE. WE VALUE EXPERIMENTATION AS BOTH AN AESTHETIC DRIVE, AND AS A WAY TO PUSH NEW IDEAS AND OLD TRADITIONS TO THEIR LIMITS. THIS RADICAL POWER IS ONE THAT ALLOWS FOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WITHIN US, OUR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, OUR SOCIETY, AND AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. AT SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE WE AIM TO BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE BROKEN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS A SYMPTOM OF A BROKEN SOCIETY. WE KNOW THAT PROGRAMS OF INTENTIONAL INCLUSIVITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION ARE UNDER CONSTANT THREAT. BUT BY SUPPORTING DISRUPTIVE CURRICULA, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING DIVERSE POPULATIONS, AND LISTENING DEEPLY TO FOLKS WHO HIGHER EDUCATION TRADITIONALLY SILENCES, WE HOPE TO REVERSE THAT TREND. OUR HOPE IS THAT OUR COMMUNITY, UNLIKE HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE ART WORLD, WILL BE A WIDER REFLECTION OF THE ART-MAKING COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. WE WANT SCHOOL OF THE ALTERNATIVE TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS ACCESS. WE WANT TO SHARE OUR PROGRAMMING WITH ALL REGARDLESS OF RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER, INCOME LEVEL, OR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, OR BACKGROUND. WE VALUE RECIPROCAL EDUCATION, WHEREIN DIALOGUE BETWEEN PEERS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CREATES SPACE FOR ALL TO LEARN.