School Makes Life Part of its Curriculum

Vistamar School in El Segundo is working to prepare its students not just for college but the world beyond. 

By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2008

How does a 19th Century Maori war chant figure into the college aspirations of a bunch of student athletes in El Segundo? At their South Bay school, it is all part of a cross cultural morale-boosting exercise, combining lessons in global awareness and the psychological underpinnings of victory -- with the added benefit of terrifying the opponent.   http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vistamar2jan02,0,6125939.story?coll=la-home-local