"When I wanted to go outside with Leta and Maya and build fairy houses all day, I did. When I wanted to read 10 books a day and not socialize with people at all, I did. When Leta, Maya, Casey, Tana, and I decided to paint the girls' bathroom bright pink and purple, the teachers let us, and didn't get mad when the pink paint only stuck to parts of the icky yellow stalls. (And I apologize for that; we're working on it.) When I wanted to build a car that would run purely off water . . . I was at least able to explore the idea.
"Kino is all about supporting you to learn, fight for, and do what you believe in and learn about what you're interested in. The teachers trust you to know what is right for you and by doing so it builds this whole mentality of trusting yourself to make the right choices. And I can really see that now, and I'm so thankful that I made the choice I did, to stay at Kino."