What does it mean to belong at school? How can a young person's life be shaped by the unique brand of support and acceptance available in democratic schools like Alpine Valley? These are the questions host Missa Gallivan takes on in episode 4. Her guest, Vanessa Reich-Shackelford is an AVS graduate who talks about her experience as a teenager at Alpine Valley School and how finding a community that saw her and accepted her for who she was helped shape her young life and propelled her into a successful academic career.

Links mentioned on the show:

• AVS Blog eBook
• Free at Last
• WWEST Organization
• Life Lessons with Brene Brown