Community of Learners Foundation or COLF Accepts Special and Homosexual Children
When I attended the Community of Learners Foundation or COLF 2008 Christmas presentation, I was taken aback when a student dressed in a skirt and blouse ensemble took to the stage. Not that the attire was scandalous, but, rather, to my ears, the COLF high school attendee sounded like a male, which would imply that he is gay and prefers female clothes.
To ascertain my impression, I texted my sister-in-law, who was attending to my sick nephew at home, whether she knew the student.
She replied “Yes,” and said that he was widely accepted in the school.
My heretofore respect for COLF gained another level of admiration with this new piece of information. I have always approved of the way COLF has tried to integrate special children through the “mainstream” method, which allows those with the skills to attend the regular classes.
Since regular children are constantly surrounded by special children and those who are physically challenged (e.g. kids in wheelchairs), I thought it’s an excellent way to open up the kids and make everyone feel accepted no matter what their physical, psychological, mental and spiritual states may be.
I felt that compassionate and generous human beings will result because of such an environment.
And, with children who feel that their sexuality may not be of the norm, COLF may be a special haven for them as well in a city that is dominated by religious educational institutions.
To learn more about COLF, please visit their site.
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March 30th, 2010 at 12:59 am
COLF is a very wonderful school and I loved it so much that I wanna go back. People there are nice and the system is different from other schools, which make it very different and unique.
COLF is a very wonderful school with amazing teachers where they let the students express themselves in ways like their clothing or how they participate in interesting school activities.
And that’s what I like about it. I’ve been in COLF for almost my whole life until we moved to Canada.
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
I went to CL for most of my life (I graduated in 2004) and really the school allows children to grow and find their individuality and to learn how to deal with all kinds of people. CL really is a special school