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Equity and justice are the foundation of the Roeper philosophy as described and defined by the schools’ founders, Annemarie and George Roeper. The Roeper School was founded to provide students an opportunity to learn together in an environment where they would be challenged to succeed.
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Hertzog, N.B., Ryan, M.A., Gillon, N. (2013). Social Justice in an Early Childhood Classroom. In: Ambrose, D., Sriraman, B., Cross, T.L. (eds) The Roeper School. Advances in Creativity and Giftedness, vol 4. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-419-2_14
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