Dear {REDACTED},
Please accept my apologies for being so hard to reach. My name is Cam, and I run a classroom of 12 students as their primary educator for a private/alternative charter high school in Houlton, Maine, called Carleton Project.
Our educational philosophy is more of a mission statement for those who do not feel as though traditional K-12 properly supports the concept of a heliocentric-type of differentiated curriculum, which cultivates aspects attributed by intrapersonal learning experiences.
This is my third year with Carleton Project, and this work is deeply personal to me. Houlton is my place of birth, meaning that I have already been through the very model of education which ultimately comprises and escorts a developing archetypal “Human” brilliance into a cookie-cutter, collegiate-prep, state-led Consumer, catalyzed by institutional negligence.
And thus, for me, the faculties of education have undoubtedly found themselves now more closely and commonly associated with a game of identity politics. As each generation passes, we drift ever further from its altruistic roots. The Western world should ideally strive to implement and improve its foundational K-12 \rightarrow university \rightarrow post-grad \rightarrow so forth framework, and return to the roots of our Western philosophies which demand a concerted effort towards achieving penultimate academic excellence. It is our duty for the next generation of learners to ensure all questions, both asked and unasked, are given space to explore and develop.
This brings me to the interest on behalf of my institution, involving your particular program. My goal would be to connect our curriculums together and prepare ourselves to experience the world, opening a fundamental gap between what’s offered to the town’s general public—which is often a state-led manufacturing of people who have no interest in what Learning truly means—and what we can provide.
A partnership could define what limits there are that have been established between the established order and a primary learner. Fundamentally speaking, if given an avenue for expression, the gray colors of this town could become painted once more with a vibrant, more cultured collective Mind. The possibilities are endless if what’s shaped by our collaboration together can be cultivated, shared, and well-structured.
I have only hesitated to reach out because we do not have much state-backed funding, and every student already pays out of pocket to attend. However, we do have a record of securing grants and other scholarships, and resources are at our disposal—not to mention the possibility of a school fundraiser.
I would be very interested in discussing this possibility with you further when you have a free moment.
Sincerely,
[CAM.D.S.]
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